How To Apply

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The Central Park School for Children is a tuition-free charter public school that admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin. We welcome special needs children who will benefit from our educational philosophy. 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. Informational tours are held weekly with morning and evening sessions available. Please call 682-1200 to reserve a tour.

Admission by Lottery

If there are more applications than spaces, the available spaces will be awarded by public lottery to be held on the first Monday in March at 10 AM. All applications are due the Monday before the lottery to be included. Families are notified by email or U.S. mail of receipt of applications.

The Central Park School for Children maintains a waiting list for available spaces based on the lottery results. Siblings of already-enrolled students and children of teachers receive priority placement.

The lottery is a blind lottery conducted by the Registrar of Central Park School for Children.  Twins are given the option of submitting one application for 2 spaces or submitting 2 applications. 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. Families on the waiting list are offered spaces by telephone and are given 2 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.

Applications Are Available at the School.

Applications may be mailed to: Central Park School for Children, Admissions, 724 Foster Street, Durham, NC 27701 or faxed to 919-683-1261.