The GCS Magnet Academy application window for the 2024-2025 school year will open on Monday, November 13, 2023. Magnet applications will be available in “Parent Backpack.” For more information, visit the GCS Magnet Page.
Magnet applications will be available via GCS Parent Backpack during the application rounds listed below. Paper-based applications are available by request. Please visit the GCS Magnet Website for application directions and the Magnet Academy FAQs for information about how applications are scored and processed. Parents are encouraged to apply in the first application round as available space in magnet academies will fill up quickly.
Magnet Open House Events
Each magnet academy will conduct an open house event to explain the magnet application process and discuss the unique characteristics of its magnet program. The events will begin promptly at the start time listed on the flyer.
Magnet Open House Events Schedule
| Round | ROUND OPENS | ROUND CLOSES | NOTIFY PARENTS | RESPONSE DEADLINE |
| 1 | November 13, 2023 | December 1, 2023 | December 8, 2023 | December 15, 2023 |
| 2 | December 18, 2023 | January 19, 2024 | January 26, 2024 | February 2, 2024 |
| 3 | February 5, 2024 | March 4, 2024 | March 8, 2024 | March 14, 2024 |
| 4 | March 25, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | May 14, 2024 |
| 5 | May 15, 2024 | June 20, 2024 | June 25, 2024 | June 27, 2024 |
| 6 | July 1, 2024 | July 29, 2024 | August 2, 2024 | August 5, 2024 |