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About Our
Schools
Wilmington has long recognized the
importance of education and offers our residents excellent academic
choices. We have one public school system, New Hanover County Schools, which
serves students living both inside and outside the city limits. In addition to
the public and private schools and the opportunities for pre-school and child
care described below, Wilmington also is home to Cape Fear Community College
and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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School Redistricting |
Three new schools have
been built, and New Hanover County Schools have changed the school district
lines. These changes are now in effect, and maps are available that show these
new districts.
 School
District Maps
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New Hanover High School |
New Hanover High
School
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New Hanover High School is
our oldest high school and the alma mater of many of Wilmington's leaders.
Built in 1920, it has enjoyed an excellent reputation through many years of
growth and change. Currently the smallest of the high schools (1600 students),
it offers a rich curriculum. New Hanover is especially proud of its Lyceum
Academy, literally a school-within-a-school for 200 Juniors and Seniors. These
students spend the first four hours of each day within Lyceum where they study
Advanced Placement or Honors literature, history, science and math in an
integrated curriculum. New Hanover serves the students in the southwest portion
of New Hanover County (Historic District, Forest Hills/South Oleander, Historic
Overlay, and neighborhoods between Eastwood Road and Oleander Drive).
New
Hanover High School
1307 Market St
910-251-6100
email:nhhs@nhcs.k12.nc.us
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Hoggard High School |
Hoggard High
School |
John T. Hoggard High
School serves the students in the southeastern portions of New Hanover County
(Wrightsville Beach and the areas south of Eastwood Road and north of Whiskey
Creek). These are areas that have recently experienced rapid growth, and
consequently Hoggard was somewhat over-crowded until the opening of Ashley High
School in August 2001. Hoggard offers Advanced Placement classes in
language/composition/literature, calculus, biology, chemistry, physics,
European history and American history.
John T. Hoggard High
School
4305 Shipyard Blvd.
910-350-2072
Email:
wlanders@nhcs.k12.nc.us
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Laney High School |
Laney High
School
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Laney High School serves
the students in the northeast portions of New Hanover County (north of Eastwood
Road and both east and west of Market Street); currently this includes the
Figure 8 Island, Landfall and Porters Neck neighborhoods. Until Ashley High
School opened, Laney was the newest of our public high schools; Laney opened in
1967 and is perhaps most famous for one of its alumni, Michael
Jordan.
Emsley A. Laney High School
2700 N. College Rd.
910-350-2089
Email: wlanders@nhcs.k12.nc.us
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Ashley High School |
Ashley High
School
Minnie Evans Art
Center
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Ashley High School, new in
August 2001, serves the southern part of New Hanover County and is named for
Sgt. Eugene Ashley, who received the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. The
current enrollment is just under 1500 students, and the class of 2003 will be
the first graduating class. A special feature for Ashley (and the new Murray
Middle School) is the Minnie Evans Arts Center. Named for Minnie Evans, a
Wilmingtonian and one of the foremost black artists of the 20th century, the
Arts Center connects the Middle and High Schools, and it offers performing arts
spaces for both schools. Its 1,000-seat auditorium is the largest in the
county, and classrooms for art, drama, band and chorus are located on each side
of this auditorium.
Ashley High School
555 Veterans Drive
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Upper School, Cape Fear Academy |
Upper School, Cape
Fear Academy
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Cape Fear Academy, founded
in 1967, has become the dominant independent school in New Hanover County.
There are approximately 500 students in grades Pre-kindergarten through 12. The
middle school and upper school concentrate on college preparation and 100% of
the graduates attend college. The school has just completed a major expansion
to the upper school.
Cape Fear Academy
3900 South College Road -
28412
910-791-0287
Email: cfa@isaac.net
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Wilmington Christian Academy |
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Wilmington Christian
Academy was founded in 1969 as a ministry of Grace Baptist Church. It serves
kindergarten through 12th grade students and its focus is on providing
conservative Christian education.
Wilmington Christian
Academy
1401 N. College Rd
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Saint Mary's School |
Saint Mary's
School
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Saint Mary's School
(grades 1-8) is located in the Historic District. The school's emphasis is on
preparing students to be independent learners who maintain high academic
achievements and standards throughout their high school and college
years.
Saint Mary's School
217 S. Fourth
Street
910-762-6517 |
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St. Marks School |
Saint Mark's
School
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St. Mark's is located on
Eastwood Road, behind St. Mark Catholic Church. It opened in August 2002 with
grades K-6; in 2003 expanded to include 7th grade, and the 8th grade was added
in 2004. There are currently 2 classes per grade level and the maximum
enrollment is 25 students per class.
Saint Mark's School
1011
Eastwood Road
910-392-0720 |
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The Friends School of Wilmington |
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Founded in 1994, The
Friends School was initially a middle school. Their enrollment has grown
rapidly, and they now are located on two campuses. The middle school is at the
original campus, located off Oleander Drive; the elementary school (preschool -
5th grade) is located at 207 Pine Grove Drive next to Winter Park Elementary
School's playground.
The Friends School of Wilmington
Elementary:
207 Pine Grove Drive
910-791-8221
Middle School: 350 Peiffer
Avenue
910-792-1811
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New Hanover County Elementary and Middle
Schools |
For information on New Hanover County's 20 elementary schools and 6
middle schools, click here
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Child Care |
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Childcare is an
increasing concern and, consequently, a business opportunity in the area.
The phone book is flooded with possibilities, including church-affiliated
day-care centers, preschool development centers and after-school care, making
the choices somewhat bewildering for parents
The Child Advocacy
Commission, 1401 S. 39th Street, Wilmington, (910) 791-1057, maintains a
detailed data bank of child-care resources in the area. This organization does
not make recommendations, but it offers information and referrals that allow
parents to make informed decisions. There is no charge for this
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