Thank you for your interest in TMSA Public Charter Schools.
We do not discriminate against students on the basis of sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, academic, artistic, or athletic ability. TMSA Public Charter Schools are open enrollment schools and admit any child who qualifies to attend a public school in North Carolina regardless of the school district the child resides in the state.
We completed TMSA 2023-2024 Admission Lottery on February 16, 2023 and created our waitlist. We are humbled once again by your demand for TMSA Public Charter Schools. We received more than 9,000 applications for the 2023-2024 school year.
We are deeply invested in the success and well-being of our students.
Visiting our schools is a great way to get a true sense of the culture, curriculum, and student life at TMSA. Our passionate faculty and dedicated administration team help you explore our schools firsthand before you make your final decision. Each TMSA school organizes special information events for prospective students and their parents, generally in January each year. Make sure you contact your school of choice to know more about their information event schedule.
TMSA ADMISSIONS PROCESS
New families are required to submit an initial application and go through a public lottery process due to the limited spots available in our schools. Please note that the initial application is for new families only. Current students at TMSA Public Charter Schools do not have to go through the initial enrollment proceedings. Current families wishing to re-enroll are given an “Intent to Return Form” to complete and return to the schools every year in the school’s stated time frame.
TMSA accepts applications year-round. However, due to the high demand for our schools, we recommend new families apply for TMSA Public Charter Schools between December and mid-February for the upcoming school year.
LOTTERY
TMSA Public Charter Schools receive hundreds of applications every year beyond the number of seats available at any grade level. We conduct a lottery every February to fill the seats fairly and equitably. Our lottery is publicly undertaken and may be attended by any member of the public.
We randomly select names or numbers through an NC DPI-approved computer software PowerSchool. Once all available seats are filled, a waitlist will be established by listing the students in the order drawn. Multiple birth siblings (twins, triplets) enter the lottery as one name, and they are all admitted upon selection. Late applications after the scheduled lottery will be placed on the bottom of the waitlist. Schools may apply a weighted lottery to serve disadvantaged communities better.
TMSA Public Charter Schools give enrollment priority to qualified applicants to fill the available seats ahead of applicants without priority status. For more information, visit TMSA's Policy on Enrollment and Lottery
The lottery results are emailed to the applicants. If selected, parents will have a period to determine whether to accept or decline the offer.
ENROLLMENT
Applicants who receive a seat at TMSA Public Charter Schools must complete the necessary forms to enroll within the specified time. If the applicant does not notify the school of its acceptance of admission on time, the applicant will be deemed to have declined admission, and the first applicant on the waitlist will be offered admission.
Each school might require additional documents to submit. If you do not have the items needed to complete the enrollment process immediately available, such as EOG test results or kindergarten physical exam, you can bring them at a later time. Please consult your school for more detail.
TMSA ENROLLMENT OFFICES
TMSA Triangle - Triangle Math and Science Academy (K-12):
Apex HS Campus: [email protected] (919) 388-007
Cary K-8 Campus: [email protected] (919) 388-0077
TMSA Apex - The Math and Science Academy of Apex (K-6):
[email protected] (919) 335 0262
TMSA Triad - Triad Math and Science Academy (K-12), Greensboro, NC
Secondary School: [email protected] (336) 621 0061
Elementary School: [email protected] (336) 763 2771
TMSA Charlotte - The Math and Science Academy of Charlotte (K-12):
Secondary School: [email protected] (980) 321 7744
Elementary School: [email protected] (980) 299 6633