Prince William County Public Schools is pleased to be able to provide a wide range of high school program opportunities for our students. Ninth-grade students may participate in the comprehensive program at their base high school, apply for the specialty program at their base high school, or apply to transfer to another high school for a specialty program.
Additionally, students may apply for a Summer Residential Governor’s School Program, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. In the 10th grade, students may apply for The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park.
We hope you will consider your wide range of choices as you begin planning for high school with your eighth-grade student. Please review this website for additional information. Whatever your decision for a high school program, we hope that you will participate fully in the school. Involved parents and guardians are vital for student success in school. The PWCS staff and I look forward to working with you to prepare our students for the future.
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High School Program Opportunities Information Nights
Eighth-grade students and their parents are invited to investigate the variety of specialty programs available to students as high school options. Two general information sessions in October introduce PWCS specialty programs and offer an overview of the application process. Information sessions will also be held at school sites to allow students to visit the school site and explore the program further. Please see calendar for dates.
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Program Availability
If a program receives applications for more students than the program can accept or the school can house, a lottery is held to select program participants. Under conditions of extreme overcrowding of a given school, a program may be open only to students within the school’s boundary and may be closed to all transfer students.
Application Guidelines
In order to apply for a specialty program, all students must complete an application. Applications are required for students residing within a school boundary as well as for students who transfer for a program.
Applications for students applying for the Center for Fine and Performing Arts are due December 10, 2018. Auditions for all areas of concentration will be held in January 2019. Dates will be posted as soon as they are available.
For all students residing in Prince William County before January 1, final applications are due by February 1. Students moving into the county after January 1 should call the coordinator of the program.
Governor's Schools
Students may also apply to participate in the Summer Residential Governor's School programs.
Transportation Services
Students living within the boundaries of the specialty program school may ride their regular bus to school. Transportation services for students who reside outside the boundaries of the specialty program school will be provided via a network of proposed express bus stops. Transportation requests, including the selection of a specific express stop, must be returned to the school with the specialty program application. The transportation request process must be repeated for every year the student is enrolled in the specialty program. Parents have the responsibility to provide transportation to and from express bus stops.
Virginia High School League Eligibility
Rising ninth grade students who transfer to a school to participate in a specialty program will be eligible to participate in VHSL sponsored activities. Rising tenth and eleventh grade students who transfer to any specialty program shall be ineligible to participate in VHSL sponsored activities for 365 days unless there is a corresponding change of address in accordance with VHSL Regulation 28a-7-1. For additional information, please refer to PWCS Regulation 721.2.