Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy (WYWLA) is a public secondary school for girls in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a part of Wake County Public School System.
It has grades 6–13, with the Governor Morehead School's campus housing most grades.
History[edit]
In 2011 the school system proposed creating single gender schools. Initially they were to be located at William Peace University, but that institution chose not to host them.[1]
WYWLA was established in 2012.[2]
The Governor Morehead campus held all Wake Young Women's students until St. Augustine's formed a partnership in 2013. In 2016 the first class graduated.[1]
In the 2021 U.S. News & World Report 2021 Best High Schools List, WYWLA was ranked #36 in North Carolina and #1,282 in the United States.[3]
Admissions[edit]
Each year the school admits 50–60 students in the 6th grade and smaller numbers in other grades.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hui, T. Keung (2016-05-24). "Wake County's first single-gender public schools hold graduation". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "About Our School". Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ Hui, T. Keung (2021-04-27). "These are the top high schools in the Raleigh and Durham-Chapel Hill metro areas in 2021". News & Observer. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Top 20 Frequently Asked Questions". Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-01. – PDF
Further reading[edit]
- "MEMORANDUM TO: Wake County Board of Education Members, Superintendent Tony TataFROM: Public Education and Child Advocates RE: Concerns about the establishment of single-sex academies in Wake County" (PDF). 2011-12-01. – Discussed in "Wake County's first single-gender public schools hold graduation".
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