Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

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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.

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It has grades 6–13, with the Governor Morehead School's campus housing most grades, except the campus of St. Augustine's University has grades 11 through 13. [1]

History

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. [2]

WYWLA was established in 2012. [3]

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. [2]

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. [4]

Admissions

Each year the school admits 50–60 students in the 6th grade and smaller numbers in other grades. [5]

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References

  1. "2020–2021 High School Profile" (PDF). Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. 1 2 Hui, T. Keung (2016-05-24). "Wake County's first single-gender public schools hold graduation". The News & Observer . Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. "About Our School". Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. 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.
  5. "Top 20 Frequently Asked Questions". Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-01.PDF

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