The Governor’s School of North Carolina is the oldest statewide summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students in the nation. The program is administered by the State Board of Education and North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) through the Office of Advanced Learning & Gifted Education. Each summer, selected students are invited to Governor’s School to help build a learning community during a four-week residential session. Students are encouraged to explore and ask questions, with the purpose of learning for its own sake and discovering new possibilities that complement their high school instruction, without the regular pressures of tests, scores, and grade point averages. The Governor’s School emphasizes collaborative efforts in all disciplines. Students go through a local and state nomination process. Students are nominated locally at the district level or at the school level, if at a charter or non-public school. Each district/school has its own process to determine nominees for NCDPI at the state level. 

AREAS OF POTENTIAL NOMINATION

N.C. Governor’s School occurs on two college campuses during the four-week session. 

• Governor’s School East is hosted by Meredith College in Raleigh.

• Governor’s School West is hosted by Greensboro College in Greensboro.

The application window for the 2025 North Carolina Governor's School is open for GCS students September 11 - October 11.

Intent to Apply Form