The Superior Learner Program provides advanced studies for students in grades six, seven, and eight. The enrichment classes meet once a week.
Eligibility is determined with prescribed criteria established by the school division.
Since this Governor s School for Science and Technology is located in Northern Virginia, the school serves qualified applicants from the area school districts, including Loudoun County. Eighth grade students are selected to attend after a competitive process that evaluates admission test scores, academic achievement, personal essays, teacher recommendations, and self-reported interests and activities. All applicants must take the admissions examination, which is administered each year in Loudoun County at Farmwell Station Middle School. Most students enter as ninth graders. Replacements are selected for vacancies at the tenth grade level only.