Wake Early College of Health and Sciences

Wake Early College of Health and Sciences High School (more commonly known as Wake Early College or WECHS) is a small secondary school program (grades 9–13, with up to one year of post-secondary education) located on two Wake Tech sites.

Wake Early College of Health and Sciences
Location
2901 Holston Lane Raleigh, North Carolina 27610 United States
35°47′06″N 78°35′05″W
Information
School type	Public, magnet, secondary
Founded	2006 (2006)
Category	Health and Science
CEEB code	343249
NCES School ID	370472002866
Principal	Lisa Cummings
Faculty	12.5 FTEs
Enrollment	336 (as of 2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	27.0:1
Hours in school day	7:25 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Degrees	High school diploma, Associate's degree, a variety of certifications
Website	www.wcpss.net/healthscienceec

Governance

This school is one of six early college high schools in Wake County. The others are Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, Wake STEM Early College High School, Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies, Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy, and Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy (the latter two schools also serve middle school students).

School structure

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 336 students and 12.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 27.0:1. There were 111 students (33.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 21 (6.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Curriculum

The school offers a five-year program in which students can earn a high school diploma and, in some cases, an Associate degree. It is a public magnet high school under the Wake County Public School System and operates in conjunction with Wake Tech.