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Welcome to Hunter GT/AIG Basics Magnet Elementary School! Wake County's first and finest magnet school! The unique Gifted and Talented/Academically Intellectually Gifted (GT/AIG) theme allows students to identify, explore, and expand their gifts and talents in AIG, the content areas, and multiple areas of the visual and performing arts. All students are recognized for ways they can shine as Hunter STARS! Sign up for a tour.

Upcoming Events

Today

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Spring Pictures
Friday

9:15 AM - 3:45 PM Inclement Weather Make Up Day
Monday

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Tuesday

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
May 7, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
May 8, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
May 9, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
4:00 PM First Friday Playdate, Davie St Playground
May 13, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Skate Night

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GT/AIG Basics

Students in the AIG (Academically and Intellectually Gifted) Basics theme are grouped with other AIG-identified students for language arts or math, according to their individual qualifications. Read more.

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Hunter is proud to offer our students Gifted & Talented/Academically and Intellectually Gifted Basics (GT/AIG)-themed programming. According to their qualifications, eligible students are grouped with other GT/AIG-identified students for language arts or math. Learn more.

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School News

Board of Education names Hunter Elementary Principal

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Important update for families

December 20, 2023

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Learn more about the principal selection process

December 7, 2023

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Input sessions regarding principal selection process Dec. 4

Families can attend an in-person or a virtual session on Dec. 4. There is also an online feedback forum open until Dec. 8.

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Updates for Families

For the second year in a row, Hunter GT/AIG Basics Magnet has been named a TOP Magnet School of America School of Excellence! We are also recognized as a Nationally Certified Magnet School! Magnet Schools of America's National Merit Awards program honors the most outstanding magnet schools in the United States. Magnet Schools are founded on the five pillars of diversity, innovative curriculum and professional development, academic excellence, high quality instructional systems and family and community partnerships. The synergistic relationship of these five equally held tenets is not merely a foundation, but a compass moving our students/children forward to a well-prepared future.