Governor's Schools
Richmond Public Schools online application process supports:
- Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies
- Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology
The applications for regional governor's schools (MLWGS and ARGS) will open in the Enroll RPS portal (www.attendrvaschools.com) on Friday October 13, 2023. Students and families will have until Friday December 1, 2023 at 4:30 PM to submit their governor's school application.
Applications for CodeRVA Regional High School are managed by Code RVA. Their application opens on Monday January 8, 2024. Students and families will have until Friday February 16, 2024 to submit their CodeRVA application.
Regional/Governor's School Application Schedule
- October 13, 2023 - MLWGS and ARGS applications open on the Enroll RPS portal (www.attendrvaschools.com)
- October 17, 2023 - CodeRVA Open House for all interested students and parents at CodeRVA and online
- October 28, 2023 - MLWGS Information Forum for prospective Richmond students and parents (8 AM)
- November 2, 2023 - ARGS Open House for all interested students and parents at Appomattox Regional Governor’s School
- December 1, 2023 - Deadline for submitting ARGS and MLWGS applications in the Enroll RPS portal (by 4:30 PM). Teachers have until December 15, 2023 4:30 PM to submit recommendations.
- December 12, 2023 - CodeRVA Open House for all interested students and parents at CodeRVA and online
- October 28, 2023 - MLWGS Information Forum for prospective Richmond students and parents (8 AM)
- January 13 & 20, 2024 - ARGS Adjudication Day (interviews, auditions, and adjudications)
- January 27, 2024 - MLWGS student evaluations. Students from all school districts will be evaluated in morning and afternoon sessions. We aim to have our students scheduled at the same time and will share more information about transportation as the date approaches.
- January 27, 2024 - Snow day for ARGS Adjudication Day
- February 3, 2024 - Snow day for MLWGS student evaluation
- February 13, 2024 - Make-up MLWGS student evaluation session
- February 16, 2024 - CodeRVA applications due (on coderva.org)
- March 1, 2024 - ARGS and MLWGS application decisions shared online in Enroll RPS; CodeRVA lottery results shared online on coderva.org
- March 12, 2024 - ARGS visitation for accepted students (Regional)
- March 12, 2024 - CodeRVA Virtual Open House for accepted students
- March 14, 2024 - MLWGS visitation for accepted and wait-listed students (Richmond)
- March 15, 2024 - ARGS visitation for wait-listed students (Regional)
- March 15, 2024 - ARGS and MLWGS acceptance responses due in the Enroll RPS portal by 4:30 PM. Students can only have one actively accepted offer.
- March 15, 2024 - Written appeals for ARGS or MLWGS must be emailed by 4:30 PM to lpleveic@rvaschools.net. Appeals must include specific concerns related to the application process that the parents/guardians would like to have considered for review.
Contact us!
Email us at enrollrps@rvaschools.net.