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.

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What Magnet Families Are Saying:

Hot Topics

  • Don't miss the Magnet Schools Fair on Saturday, Nov 7th at 10AM at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School.
  • Join us for parent information sessions at 10AM on the first and third Tuesdays from Sept - Feb at the Magnet Resource Center.
  • Visit magnet elementary schools during open house on November 12th. Information sessions and tours at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm
  • Visit magnet middle schools during open house on November 17th. Information sessions and tours at 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
  • Magnet high schools now offering open houses in November! Please contact the magnet high schools for tour times.

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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