This is no ordinary education Magnet School

Magnet Programs

Magnet schools enhance the North Carolina Standard Course of Study with innovative approaches to learning that maximize student potential. Magnets open doors of opportunity and spark the imagination of students, preparing them to become responsible citizens in a global society. Since 1982, Wake County magnet schools have fostered great achievement, crafted hotbeds of creativity and cultural diversity, and produced a rich array of educational choices for all students.

What Magnet Families Are Saying:

Hot Topics

  • Notification about the magnet and calendar application will be available on April 8th on the Wake County School's homepage, http://www.wcpss.net/ You will need your application confirmation number to view selection information.
  • Magnet Schools of America announces the 2010 National Magnet Schools of Excellence Award winners for Wake County: Bugg ES, Conn ES, Joyner ES, Millbrook ES, Wiley ES, Ligon MS, Garner HS
  • Magnet Schools of America announces the 2010 National Magnet Schools of Distinction Award winners for Wake County: Combs ES, Brooks ES, Douglas ES, Hunter ES, Washington ES, Centennial Campus MS, East Garner MS
  • Join us for parent information sessions at 10AM on the first and third Tuesdays from Sept - Feb at the Magnet Resource Center.
  • Follow us on Twitter! Join today at: http://twitter.com/wakemagnets

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Objectives

Magnet Programs will be used to foster healthy schools throughout the Wake County Public School System by using choice to help:

  • Reduce high concentrations of poverty and support diverse populations
  • Maximize use of school facilities
  • Provide expanded educational opportunities