The application is a 2 step process. Both Steps must be completed by December 18, 2026.
Application will open November 2, 2026.
Links will be available November 2, 2026
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Read all the information provided for each magnet to understand the application expectations and information.
You must complete the JCPS Options and Magnet application 1st.
(You will be ask to enter your personID located in application conformation email from JCPS Options and Magnet.)
Have all application materials ready before beginning the online application submission.
Online application will be open November 2, 2026
Recommendations* are due January 5th, 2027.
*Recommenders will receive a digital form to complete once you submit your application - make sure you confirm the correct email address with your recommender.
Applications will be reviewed through a process that evaluates achievement test scores, attendance, extra-curricular involvement, grades, personal essays, and recommendations. Application materials will be submitted via an online platform. An audition is part of the admission process for YPAS students in addition to the completed online application and JCPS application.
During the admissions season the Admissions Team at duPont Manual receives several inquiries regarding our review process. It is designed to consider all aspects of an applicant’s record and school experience thus far and is not intended to admit applicants solely on the basis of any single criterion (grades, test scores, attendance etc.).
Therefore, we have adopted a process that ensures an accurate, comprehensive, and unbiased review process, where each application is assessed by multiple evaluators within our school community before a decision is rendered.
Application evaluators have the opportunity and responsibility to consider all the information submitted in order to admit applicants who are both academically qualified and have demonstrated their potential to contribute to and be successful students at duPont Manual High School.
Residency in Jefferson County is required for admission.
School bus service is not available to all accepted students.
Transfer between magnets after enrollment is not permitted.
*Recommendation form will be emailed to the provided email address (entered in your duPont Manual Application once the application has been submitted. Recommendations must be submitted via the emailed form. No paper forms or letters will be accepted.
Please click on the magnets below to learn more about the magnet programs at duPont Manual High School and associated application requirements.
Videos available by clicking on the magnet name.
NON-JCPS Students only
Manual welcomes the opportunity to host 8th grade parochial, private, Anchorage, non-Jefferson County resident*, home-schooled or out-of-state students* through Prospective Student Experiences (formerly known as Shadowing). This student only experience will include a tour of our campus and question-and-answer panel with current students. It will provide the opportunity for prospective students from outside JCPS to explore all the school has to offer and highlight magnet-specific locations in our buildings. They will also interact with our current students who will share their own experiences and answer magnet specific questions.
Prospective Student Experiences will take place from 1:00-3:00 pm on the following dates:
October 8, 15, 22
Prospective Student Experiences Information: Click Here
Prospective Student Experience Sign up link: Click Here
*Residency in Jefferson County is required for admission. The prospective student experience is intended for families who are moving into JCPS prior to the start of the school year.
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