Admissions

2026-2027 Admissions

The application for 2026-2027 closed on February 27, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
It will reopen after the lottery on March 9, 2026 for applications to go to the bottom of the waitlist.

RTHS does not accept mid-year transfer students.
All students must apply to attend for the following year.

Who can apply to RTHS?

To apply to Research Triangle High School your student must be a rising high schooler (rising 9th – 12th grade) and reside in North Carolina. Seats are offered to rising 10th – 12th graders depending on availability.

At RTHS, any child who is qualified under the laws of the state for admission to a public school is qualified for admission to a charter school. In order to apply to a charter school, a parent or guardian must be physically living – “domiciled” – in the state of North Carolina at the time of application.  Non-domiciled families must wait until having moved to NC to apply to the school.

Our admissions and and enrollment policies can be found here: RTHS Admissions and Enrollment Policy (updated as of 01/2025)

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If you have any questions, please email admissions@rthighschool.org