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A notable feature of Ocean Lakes high school is the Math and Science Academy, started in 1996 as the first of several magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Students throughout Virginia Beach who are interested in a math and science education can apply for admission to the academy. Admission is based on an essay, testing, and teacher recommendations.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is known for its academy system. First Colonial High School hosts the Legal Studies Academy, which provides students who have an interest in and curiosity about the law, law-related fields, and legal and ethical issues the opportunity to extend their knowledge beyond the typical high school program.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools currently serves approximately 70,000 students, and includes 87 schools. [ 3 ] The division has a fleet of nearly eight hundred school buses , which is serviced by two bus garages and is the second largest employer in the city, following Naval Air Station Oceana .
Its feature is the Health Sciences Academy; students throughout the city interested in a health sciences education can apply. The school has a written agreement with Eastern Virginia Medical School regarding preferential admissions for Academy graduates. [3] Bayside is in the top three in Standards of Learning (SOL) scores within the school ...
In addition to serving regularly zoned students and the International Baccalaureate program, the school hosts the Virginia Beach center for students with moderate to severe disabilities (located within the "West Building") and used to host a citywide center for pregnant teenagers (The "PA Center"), which now is located in the Renaissance Academy.
Salem High School, located at 1993 Sundevil Dr (numbered in honor of the class of 1993), is built on a 50-acre (200,000 m 2) site acquired by the School Board in 1985.. Construction of the 258,862-square-foot (24,049 m 2) building began in July
Kempsville High School is a comprehensive public high school for students in grades 9–12 in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools system. In the western section of the city, the Kempsville High School covers approximately 12 sq. miles and draws students from Kempsville Middle School and Larkspur Middle School.
Landstown High School Governor's STEM and Technology Academy is a public secondary school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia which first opened in 2001. [ 1 ] The school features the Technology Academy and Governor's STEM Academy, two of several magnet programs in Virginia Beach.