Change Your School

2023-24 School Year Transfer Requests

• Families of existing Wake County students can still submit transfer requests. Requests submitted after March 10 are not eligible for an appeal unless families of existing Wake County students changed their address in the last 10 days.  Results will be available via email within 7-10 business days.
• Families of students newly enrolled in Wake County Public School System can submit a request for transfer within the first 10 days of enrollment. Those requests would be eligible for appeal to the school board if denied by staff. See Board Policy 4100.D.1.a. for more information. 
• How to request a transfer tutorial [VIDEO]
• Request a transfer for the 2023-24 school year.

Magnet and Early College Applications

• Early College Application Period - October 16 - December 14, 2023
• Magnet and Year-Round Application Period - October 16, 2023 - January 25, 2024
• Notification of Results - Late February  2024

Magnet School themes and pathways

Understanding Your Results

In the application portal, you will see one of the following by the application school:

• Green dot: assigned status 
• Orange dot: applicant pool status (may be assigned to the school if seats become available)
• Submitted or Not Assigned status may show a red or yellow dot.
  • Yellow dot: submitted
  • Red dot: not assigned 

School Transfer Criteria 

Back to Base School Transfer 

This transfer describes students who attend a school other than their base school and want to attend their base school.

• Acceptance is guaranteed if the request is made within the Request for Transfer window, unless the base school has an enrollment cap. 
• Transportation is provided unless your address is in the walk zone.

Joining a sibling at a school

This transfer applies when an older child attends a school other than their base school, and you wish to have an entering grade level (K, 6, or 9) younger child attend the same school. Such requests are guaranteed to be approved only if made within the Request for Transfer window. 

WCPSS Employees

This transfer describes full-time employees requesting that their child attend the same school or campus where they will be working for that school year.  

• Most requests are granted. Some restrictions apply. 
• Transportation may be provided. Transportation information is provided in the address look-up.  

Traditional Calendar Transfer

This transfer describes students who attend a year-round or modified-calendar school and wish to attend a school with a traditional calendar.

• Acceptance is not guaranteed.
• Transportation may be provided. Transportation information is provided in the address look-up.  

Hardship Transfer

This transfer describes families that do not meet any of the above scenarios. Parents/legal custodians must provide a reason for their request. Requests that do not meet any of the criteria defined in Board Policy, including capacity restrictions, will be denied by the administration. The school board considers student assignment transfers to be appropriate only in rare or exceptional circumstances.

• Acceptance is not guaranteed.
• Transportation may be provided. Transportation information is provided in the address look-up.