September 17, 2021

No. Applications are done through an online program.

No. Please submit a fully-completed application.

However, make sure to submit your application before the November 11th deadline and request testing if you need to by this same deadline.

Contact Ms Moumni if you have any question regarding application at lmoumni@houstonisd.org

You need to apply to the HISD magnet application and choose the Carnegie vanguard High school program. 

In addition to the 9th grade space available, Carnegie Vanguard High School may have a limited number of spaces available for incoming 10th graders. If space does materialize and there are more applications than spaces, a lottery will be held to determine which applicants are accepted into the school.

We do not accept applications for 11th grade nor 12th grade students.

Applications for Phase I must be submitted or postmarked no later than November 11th , 2021. We do not accept applications during Phase 2.

No. For equity purposes we cannot consider letters, resumes, awards, projects, photos, or anything not listed on the application.

We only need a teacher recommendation if your child is not currently identified as GT. We cannot accept free form letters. The Vanguard Teacher Recommendation form is the only teacher recommendation we can accept. The form is included in the online application. Please select a 8th grade core teacher (Math, English, Sciences or social sciences). Please call us if you have questions about this form.

Applications are available from September 17, 2021 and can be accessed on the HISD Office of School Choice website or through the CVHS website under quick link as well as under the Admission tab.

It varies from year to year.

Any student that is qualified but not guaranteed a spot at Carnegie will be placed on a wait list and contacted if any spots become available.

No. Tours are not available at any other time of the school year. Quality instruction without interruption is paramount at Carnegie Vanguard High School. We encourage you to take advantage of seeing the campus during Magnet Thursdays. We do NOT have student shadowing.

In this virtual world, parents and prospective students can watch the videos explaining what type of school we are through the many different perspective of our CVHS population!  Then, we will have an hour long Q&A sessions for you to ask any questions you may have. 

In addition, we will have breakrooms after the administration Q&A session with current Juniors or Seniors students and when possible current CVHS parents to share their experience with you as well as answer any questions you may have.

In a regular year, current students and parents at CVHS will lead small groups of parents into classrooms while class is taking place, so parents can see what instruction looks like at Carnegie. Parents will also tour the facility and can ask questions.

Applicants will be tested in their zone school according to the list provided in the online application.

Please contact the GT coordinator from your zoned HISD MIDDLE school if applying to the 9th grade or the GT coordinator from your zoned HISD HIGH school if applying to the 10th grade.  

Your child will need some form of ID. A passport or school ID is sufficient. If your child does not have an ID, a parent must present his or her ID. Students are also encouraged to bring a #2 pencil for Iowa testing.

Only if your child is not currently identified as GT . Students must be able to provide BOTH a copy of their matrix and a status report from their current school.

Students who are GT from other districts MUST provide their GT identification documentations. The District GT committee will evaluate the documentation provided and determine if the GT status is accepted and maintained in HISD or not. Please note that we do not accept Out of District applicants for Phase 1. 

Once you have applied you can email your child's GT identification to Ms moumni to be evealuated.

To qualify for Carnegie's program, your child will need to test. 

No. ERB scores are not accepted.

The duration of the achievement test is approximately 4 hours and the ability test is approximately 45 minutes. This is NOT the exact time for each test, but rather an estimated time the student will be engaged in the testing process. This includes completing answer sheets, signing into the computers for online testing, etc. 

Please make sure to schedule your tests so they don't conflict: the achievement test is offered in the morning therefore schedule the ability test in the afternoon if you wish your child to take both tests on the same day. 

From HISD's Student Assessment Department:

The achievement assessments are norm-referenced tests administered to G/T applicants and potential G/T candidates without norm-referenced test scores from the last 12 months. Students complete 2 subtests: Reading and Math.

The Ability Test is a short, nonverbal instrument measuring reasoning and problem-solving skills rather than verbal ability. The nonverbal battery is comprised of three 10-minute (approximate) subtests: Figure matrices (subtest contains three figures in an analogy that the student must complete), Paper Folding (requires the examinee to determine how a folded, hole-punched paper will appear when unfolded), and Figure Classification (presents three figures in the stem and the examinee is required to determine a fourth figure that belongs to the set).

      For students who must test or provide test results, the HISD matrix is used to determine Gifted and Talented (GT) eligibility. 

CVHS offers:

UIL Girls Volleyball

UIL Baseball

UIL Tennis

UIL Cross Country

UIL Track and Field

No, they cannot participate in any UIL sports at any other campus because CVHS offers at least one UIL sport (this is a district rule).

For example, CVHS does not offer UIL Swimming, but the student cannot participate in UIL swimming at any other campus.

However, students can participate in club sports both at CVHS and outside of CVHS.

You can find an updated list of CVHS clubs including sports at:

https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/48558