No, there is no priority given for when you apply; as long as your student is eligible and you apply by set deadlines.

If you are getting an error message when competing the magnet application, check the following common errors:

• Student Name – For OCPS students, the name entered must exactly match the student’s name in Skyward (the exact name is also on the student’s report card). Check for extra spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and double names to be sure your student’s name is precisely the same as it is in Skyward.
• Browser – Before trying your application again, please completely close your browser and then re-open.
• Back Button – Please do not use your browser’s back or refresh button while attempting to complete a magnet application.
• Device –The magnet application works best on a desktop or laptop computer as opposed to a cell phone.

Once you’ve checked all of the above common errors and you’re still experiencing this issue, please contact our team at MagnetOffice@ocps.net. Please  include your student’s name, student ID, and the name of the first choice magnet you wish to apply for.

No, you may select one, two, or three magnets. Be sure to choose in order of your preference. If you select more than one magnet, you may be offered a seat in your second or third choice selection if your first-choice magnet is full.

Yes, you may apply. However, if you do not live in Orange County, Florida, you must provide to the school, by the registration deadline stated in the magnet seat offer email, official proof you are a resident of Orange County, Florida, or you must provide at the time of your registration an approved Pending Move Transfer from the OCPS Office of Student Enrollment. 

All OCPS elementary magnets begin at kindergarten. You will need to apply for a kindergarten magnet seat once the application is available.
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Yes, all students, including students who are zoned to attend the school that hosts the magnet, must apply for a magnet seat.

To protect student information, the magnet application times out if you do not complete it within 20 minutes. You will need to begin your application again.

As soon as you click on SUBMIT, the magnet application automatically generates a confirmation page that lists your student’s name and next year grade, the magnets that you selected, and some important information. We suggest printing this page for your records. The confirmation page is also automatically sent to the email address you entered into the application. Please be sure to check your junk/spam folder as some email providers mark auto-generated emails as spam.

Please email magnetoffice@ocps.net. In your email, give the student’s name, ID number (if possible), and the name of the first-choice magnet that you currently have on your application and any changes you would like to make. A magnet team member will contact you to assist. This must be done via email as you may not make changes via phone.

No, once a student is withdrawn from a magnet, he/she must return to their zoned school. If you are interested in a magnet, you would need to reapply for the next school year.

Yes, you may apply for both. However, once you receive a seat offer or seat offers, you will need to select 1 program to register in to.

No, Scholastic Academy applicants are offered seats based on first come, first applied for eligible applicants. So be sure to apply as soon as possible if you wish to receive a seat offer. 

No, transportation is not provided for Scholastic Academies or Magnet Programs.

Both Magnet and Scholastic Academies are school choice options offered by OCPS that provide students with specialized areas of study. Magnet programs are available to students districtwide through a lottery process and may include provisions such as sibling preference, same grade sibling preference, GPA for high school applicants, etc. Magnet are recognized at the national level and are eligible to apply for Magnet School of America awards.

Scholastic Academies were originally established to serve zoned students with a focused curriculum. They now may also enroll out-of-zone students based on capacity on a first-come, first served basis based on applications. In prior years, a school was required to operate successfully as an Academy for three to five years before applying to become a Magnet, and this process remains in place.