The Wake County Public School System’s high school program provides students many options based on their career goals, needs, and individual interests. Students may choose from a wide array of courses and programs. Choices students make in high school impact the options they have for future education and job opportunities after high school.
Students may select courses from Arts Education, Career and Technical Education, English Language Arts, English as a Second Language, Healthful Living, JROTC, Mathematics, Media Services, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages.
Students must meet all course, credit, and test requirements to earn a high school diploma. Courses are designed to prepare students for postsecondary opportunities from entry-level career options to highly technical fields, from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities. Students are expected to pursue the most challenging course of study in which they can be successful.
High School Planning
Students may select courses from Arts Education, Career and Technical Education, English Language Arts, English as a Second Language, Healthful Living, JROTC, Mathematics, Media Services, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages.
Students must meet all course, credit, and test requirements to earn a high school diploma. Courses are designed to prepare students for postsecondary opportunities from entry-level career options to highly technical fields, from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities. Students are expected to pursue the most challenging course of study in which they can be successful.
High School Planning
Promotion Requirements High school students shall be promoted by attaining credits that are earned through successful completion of specific courses as illustrated in the following charts. Note that the appropriate English credit is required for promotion each year.
Promotion Standards
Promotion Standards
Early College & Magnet High School Information
Application Processes
- For the 2023-24 school year, the Early College application will be open from October 14 through December 14. The application for Magnet and Year-Round schools will be open from October 14 through January 25. Applications are not first-come, first-served. Families are notified via email if they receive a seat at a school they requested.
Early College, Crossroads FLEX, Magnet and Year-Round applicants will be notified of their results on February 23, 2023 via email. This information will also be in the parent account.
- Magnet and Year-Round
- Early College
KEY APPLICATION DATES
Oct. 14 - Dec. 14: Apply to Early College
Oct. 14 - Jan. 25: Apply to Magnet/Year-Round
Feb. 23: Notification of results by email
Feb. 27 - Mar. 10: Transfer period
2022-2023 Magnet Pathways
Early Colleges Options
High School
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy (6-12+)Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy (6-12+)
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy (6-12+)
Wake Early College of Health & Science (9-12+)
Wake STEM Early College (9-12+)
North Wake College and Career Academy (9-12+)
Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies (9-12+)
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy (9-12+)
List of WCPSS High Schools
- Apex
- Apex Friendship
- Athens Drive
- Broughton
- Cary
- Crossroads Flex
- East Wake
- Enloe
- Fuquay-Varina
- Garner
- Green Hope
- Green Level
- Heritage
- Holly Springs
- Knightdale
- Leesville Road
- Middle Creek
- Millbrook
- North Wake College & Career Academy
- Phillips
- Panther Creek
- Rolesville
- Sanderson
- South Garner
- Southeast Raleigh
- Vernon Malone College & Career
- Wake Early College of Health and Science
- Wake Forest
- Wake STEM Early College
- Wake Young Men's Leadership
- Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy
- Wakefield
- Willow Spring
