Gainesville High School Highlights
Built to serve 2,557 students, a state of the art facility with:
- Dedicated space for band, orchestra, chorus, and black box theater
- Visual arts spaces overlooking courtyard
- Outdoor covered amphitheater
- Dedicated turf stadium and practice fields
- State of the art school media and extended learning areas
- Dedicated criminal justice lab space
- Dedicated gaming and building trades space
Academic Houses
All Gainesville High School (GHS) students will select an Academic House within which to study. As students select coursework with a school counselor, prior to the start of their ninth-grade year, students will identify a pathway that they wish to explore, and select coursework that is commensurate with their selected pathway.
Language & Culture
Writing and Communication
Fine and Performing Arts
World Languages and Culture
Health & Medicine
Biomedical Science*
Global Ecology
Science
Independent Study & Scholarship
Business and Marketing
Health and Fitness
Interdisciplinary Studies (Student Proposed)
Engineering, Math, & Automation
Engineering, Design, & Construction*
Coding, Gaming, & Robotics
Mathematics*
Political Science & Criminology
History and Political Science
Criminal Justice
All students at Gainesville High School will select a Global Pathway.
Global Pathways Program
Program Requirements
All students at GHS will select a pathway and associated coursework with the help of GHS faculty and staff. To complete a pathway students will:
- Complete four courses within a concentration.
- Complete six courses with at least two at an Advanced Placement level in the Mathematics, World Language and Culture, History and Political Science, and Science pathways.
- Have the option to complete a pathway with Distinction by completing an Extended Learning Experience plus 40 hours of leadership or community service.
- Students may also earn Pathway Completion with Distinction by successfully completing AP Capstone Seminar plus 40 hours of leadership or community service during high school.
- Have successfully studied Algebra I or a higher math course in middle school to be eligible to join the Mathematics Pathway.
Program Opportunities & Benefits
- Customizable academic pathway choices with dedicated classroom spaces for coursework across pathways.
- Extended learning opportunities that all students may pursue.
- Students grouped by pathway electives and within AP Capstone coursework.
- Opportunities to blend extended learning activities across pathways and houses.
- Leadership & service opportunities for all GHS students.
Transfer Options
- Students may transfer into one of three GHS Pathways: Math, Health and Biomedical Sciences, and Engineering, Design and Construction.
- Generally students may transfer from western PWCS schools into these programs, with additional information on the PWCS specialty program webpage.
