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Kestrel Heights Admissions
Kestrel Heights School provides an outstanding education to students in grades K -12. Our class sizes are small, and our student-to-teacher ratio is 10:1. Our current middle school enrollment is 308 and there are 262 students at the high school. Our 2012 graduating class enrollment is 48 and last year we graduated 40 students.

Because we believe that a small student population is key to providing a personalized, excellent education, we have a lottery system in place. Our policy is to enroll any student who is selected in our blind lottery admission process, and, who has been promoted by any other NC Public School or by any other state school system. In the case of homeschooled students or students coming from unaccredited private schools, KHS will base all enrollment decisions on nationally recognized testing results the student may have completed; or we will have such student take a series of tests to assess their appropriate grade placement.

Follow these steps to start the admission process:
1) Complete the admission form for your middle or high school student (see links at the right).
2) The lottery is a "blind" lottery. We assign all applicants a number in each (e.g., 1-298) and place the lottery number into a box and draw them one at a time. When we have filled the class, say 100 students for 6th grade, we continue drawing the numbers and placing them on the waiting list until all numbers have been drawn.

There is currently a wait list for students in all grades. The next lottery will be held on February 24, 2012.

We invite you to contact us at any time with your questions, and to browse this website to learn more about our test scores, Paidaeia philosophy, and our school curriculum.

Suzanne Vargas, Admissions
(919) 484-1300 ext. 123

Tim Dugan
High School Director
(919) 484-1300 ext. 124

Richie Michell
Middle School Director
(919) 484-1300 ext. 125

Next Lottery Date:
February 24, 2012

KHS Applications for Elementary, Middle and High School Students
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