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(VIDEO) GCPS is proud to feature Our Blueprint in Action— an initiative aimed at showcasing tangible instances of Our Blueprint priorities and the Portrait of a Graduate's core competencies occurring consistently across our district. In January, we're highlighting the Peachtree Ridge and Parkview Clusters.
Welcome to the 2025-26 school year! To help students and families find the information and resources they need to have a successful school year, Gwinnett County Public Schools created the GCPS Back-to-School Guide. Find everything you need for a great year of learning!
Learn more about the 2025-26 GCPS Back-to-School Guide
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Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) welcomes its new and current educators and support staff to the 2025-26 school year! We're so glad you're here!
Learn more about how educators prepared for this school year
Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-26 school year is available online. Parents and guardians of children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2025, are encouraged to register their new kindergartner.
Learn more about the 2025-26 Kindergarten Registration
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Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) is inviting parents and guardians, community members, and school district employees to apply for the GEMS Oversight Committee, a group of community and school system representatives who perform the annual review of the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum standards. Those interested in serving should complete the online application no later than August 8.
Apply for the GEMS Oversight Committee
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Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Gwinnett (GCPS) invitan a padres y tutores, miembros de la comunidad y empleados del distrito escolar a solicitar su ingreso al Comité de Supervisión de GEMS, un grupo de representantes de la comunidad y del sistema escolar encargado de la revisión anual de los estándares curriculares de Conocimientos y Habilidades Académicas (AKS). La próxima reunión está programada, tentativamente, para el 28 de octubre de 2025. Tras la revisión, el comité recomienda revisiones y adiciones al Superintendente para su aprobación por la Junta de Educación del Condado de Gwinnett. Los miembros del comité tienen un mandato de tres años.
Los interesados deben completar la solicitud en línea a más tardar el 8 de agosto.
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from empathy to excellence
Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) is implementing new safety and security measures for the 2025–26 school year as part of its continued commitment to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for all students and staff.
Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) will begin implementing Georgia’s new K–12 Language Arts standards during the 2025-26 school year.
Gwinnett County Public Schools’ (GCPS) International Newcomer Center (INC) is the first point of contact for newly arriving international families with middle and high school students, and the source for language services for the school district.
As Gwinnett students and teachers return from summer break, many will be welcomed by new leadership. During the 2024-2025 school year, 15 educational leaders were appointed as principals, including eight who will begin their first full year at their respective schools in August 2025.
Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) begins the school year in August with renovations and improvements to several existing schools.
Gwinnett County Board of Education meetings are set every calendar year in January.
what sets GCPS apart
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GCPS is the largest employer in Gwinnett County
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GCPS counseling departments are RAMP National Award recipients
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Nationally certified Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education programs
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GCPS includes 81 elementary schools, 29 middle schools, 24 high schools, 7 special entities, and one charter school
Academics
Arts
GCPS is one of the best communities in the U.S. for music education
Tapestry is the largest K-12 Visual Arts exhibit in the state.
SOTA -- School of the Arts @ Central Gwinnett High School provides courses in art, dance, music, and theatre.
GCPS is home to a Music Teacher of the Year
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our blueprint for the future
Effectiveness
Empathy
Excellence
To sustain the legacy of the past in this exciting context, GCPS has developed a new strategic plan–Our Blueprint for the Future
Equity
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education: the conditions under which each and every child receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.