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 9âÂÂ13, with up to one year of post-secondary education) located on two Wake Tech sites.
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).
As of the 2022âÂÂ23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 336 students and 12.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâÂÂteacher 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.
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.