How To Apply
The Central Park School for Children is a tuition-free charter public school. We welcome students and families regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. Any family with a legal residence in the state of North Carolina may apply. Children entering kindergarten must be at least five years old on or before August 31 of the year they start school.
Come Visit!
The application process begins in October. Prospective families are strongly encouraged to tour the school and learn about our educational philosophy before applying. Beginning in October, informational tours will be held weekly with morning and evening times available.
Get an Application
Applications for the 2012-2013 school year are now available online and at the school. Applications must be returned to the school by April 20, 2012.
Spanish applications are also available.
Admission by Lottery
If there are more applications than spaces, the available spaces will be awarded by public lottery to be held in the spring of 2012 (date to be announced).
Siblings of currently enrolled students and children of teachers receive priority placement. Twins are entered as one application and will be admitted together if chosen.
The lottery is a blind lottery conducted by the Registrar of the Central Park School for Children. Prospective families are invited to attend the lottery and asked to sign a statement verifying that they witnessed our lottery.
Families are notified of lottery results via email or U.S. mail within one week and given one week to accept the space offered.
The Central Park School for Children maintains a waiting list for available spaces based on the lottery results. Families on the waiting list are offered spaces by telephone and are given two days to make a decision.
All applications received after the lottery will be placed on the waiting list in the order received by the Registrar.