All information entered into this application must be in English. Please read the following information before completing the magnet application.
Completing the magnet application in no way implies that your applicant will be offered a magnet seat for the 2026-2027 school year.
The electronic application will be the only application accepted for consideration. No duplicate applications or paper applications will be accepted.
All information on the application must be complete and correct. Incomplete applications cannot be processed.
The application must be submitted electronically before the deadline of December 19, 2025, for consideration in the first lottery. Students must meet the eligibility requirements of the magnet(s) for which they are applying.
Only one application may be submitted per student applicant. You may choose one, two, or three magnet choices. Be sure to select your choices in the order of your preference. If you are only interested in one magnet, only apply for that one magnet.
If you are offered a seat from the lottery, this seat offer will be the only seat offer you will receive. If you are offered a seat and it is not your first choice, you may apply again once the Spring/Summer waitlist application is available.
For middle and high school applicants who are not currently enrolled in an OCPS school, for example, your child is currently enrolled in a non-OCPS charter school, private school, out of county, or home school, please be ready to upload student report cards showing final grades from the previous two years, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. The application will not continue without uploading these documents. You will need to upload one document for each required school year within the application. Multiple pages or pictures for one school year should be scanned and saved in one document. Please note: only .pdf, .jpeg, .png, or .gif files may be uploaded.
All eligible applicants who meet the application deadline will be considered for available seats. If there are more eligible applicants requesting admission to a specific magnet than the number of seats available, a computerized lottery selection process will provide an equitable opportunity for all eligible students seeking to enroll in that magnet.
After you have submitted the electronic magnet application, you will receive a confirmation page listing the magnet(s) you selected. This confirmation page in no way implies that the application is complete and eligible for the magnet(s) for which you have applied. All required documents must be submitted at the time of application. Please print the confirmation page and keep it for further reference.
If there is any incorrect information on the confirmation page, contact School Choice Services immediately via email at magnetoffice@ocps.net. Please include the student name, student ID and magnet(s) for which you are applying in your email.
Eligible students who submit applications by the deadline of December 19, 2025, will be notified of their status via email sent to the parent email address listed in the application. This email is considered the official notice of a magnet seat offer or wait pool status. Please see the School Choice website for updates on these important dates. Students who are offered seats in magnets must register at the school during the registration dates listed in the notification email.
Eligible students who are not offered a seat in the first lottery will be placed in a wait pool. A second lottery, if magnet seats become available, will be held. Eligible students who are not offered a seat in the first or second lottery will be sent their wait list number for their first eligible choice magnet to the parent email address listed in the application. If magnet seats become available, parents/guardians will be notified via email.
Transportation is not provided for magnet programs. If a student is enrolled in a magnet at his or her zoned school, the student will be eligible for transportation according to district transportation policy.
SPECIFIC INFORMATION BELOW IS FOR ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY APPLICANTS ONLY
Parents/Guardians of CURRENT OCPS Students and current OCPS Charter School Students, Applying for Orlando Gifted Academy:
Students must have an active Florida Education Plan for gifted services at the time of application for the Orlando Gifted Academy. Your magnet application will be cancelled if an application is submitted and the student does not have a valid Florida Education Plan for Gifted Services.
- If your student has an active Florida Education Plan and has been previously determined eligible by OCPS for gifted services, please complete the application.
- OCPS students who do not have an active Florida Education Plan or who have been previously evaluated outside OCPS and whose parents/guardians would like to request a document review should contact your student’s zoned OCPS school. This includes private evaluations, out-of-county evaluations, and out-of-state evaluations.
Parents/Guardians of NON-OCPS Students (NON-OCPS charter school, private school, out of county, or home school students):
Students must have an active Florida Education Plan for gifted services at the time of application for the Orlando Gifted Academy. Your magnet application will be cancelled if an application is submitted and the student is not eligible to receive gifted services.
Parents/Guardians of non-OCPS students who have not qualified for gifted services or students previously evaluated outside OCPS, please contact your student’s OCPS zoned school.
- Non-OCPS students who have been previously evaluated outside OCPS and whose parents/guardians would like to request a document review should contact your student’s OCPS zoned school. This includes private evaluations, out-of-county evaluations, and out-of-state evaluations.