Basic information:

Public and Private School students must be at least 14 years, 6 months old to take a Driver Education class. Students are required to complete 30 hours in the driver education classroom and 6 hours behind the wheel instruction. Driver education classes are scheduled throughout the school year, and during the summer. Behind the wheel driving is conducted after school between 2:30 pm and 8:30 pm, and from 6 am until 8:30 pm on Saturdays (no Sundays), during the summer and any other time students are out of school. Students are contacted to do their BTW (behind the wheel) driving by age, oldest called first, after completing the classroom phase of driver education. Upon completion of Driver Education, students will receive a Driver Education Certificate. Wake County Public School System will provide the Driver Education Program free of charge (no cost) only one time.

Driver Education Classroom Sessions:

Driver education classes are available to any qualified Wake County middle and high school students. Students may take driver education at any public high school. To take driver education classes, you must live in or attend school in Wake County and must meet the following qualifications:

• Must be actively enrolled in Wake County school, (public, private or home school).
• Must be at least 14 ½ years old by the first day of class you select.
• Have never taken Driver Education before.

Classes will meet in room 2100 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM daily as scheduled. Students MUST attend every class session in order to pass class.

Class Room Regulations:

1. You must attend and successfully complete the entire 30 hours of class room instructions. Only one excused absence (for medical or family emergencies with written documentation) is allowed. If you miss more than one class instruction unexcused, you will be dropped from the class and will not be able to take Driver Education though the school system again
2. You are expected to follow the WCP guidelines. Failure to comply with these guidelines will result in removal from the class. Any student removed for disciplinary reasons may not take Driver Education through the school system again.
3. You should bring pen (black or blue), pencils, paper, and a copy of your birth certificate (which will be returned) to class.
4. All cell phones and any other devices by students MUST BE OFF in the class and in the car during driver training.
5. You must provide your own transportation to and from class.

Registration/Classroom Information:

Students must register to be placed into a driver education class through the Guidance Department. Registration forms can be found here online or at the Guidance Department. Completed legible (in black or blue ink) registration forms must be submitted to the Guidance Department in order to get scheduled for a class. Students are scheduled for classes based on oldest first and time registration forms are received. To be eligible for a class, you must be 14 years, 6 months old on or before the day the class starts!

Classroom Rosters:

Class rosters are posted in the Guidance Department and outside the Driver Education class room (room #2100) once completed. Announcements of schedule class roster are made on the MCHS daily announcements once available for one week. Once the roster is posted, students MUST confirm at Guidance or call (919) 773-3884 whether or not he/she plan to attend class. Once confirmed you must attend the class or you will be placed at the end of all received registration forms.

Time 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM in room # 2100

September 8,9,10,11,12,15,16,17,18,19
Sept/Oct 29,30,Oct 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,13
October 20,21,22,23,24,27,28,29,30,31
November 5,6,7,10,12,13,14,17,18,19
December 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12
January 5,6,7,8,9,12,13,14,15,16
February 2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,13,17
March 9,10,11,12,13,16,17,18,19,20
April 14,15,16,17,20,21,22,23,24,27
May 4,5,6,7,8,11,12,13,14,15

Eye Examination

DMV representative is scheduled to visit Middle Creek during one of each class room sessions to check student’s vision. If student receive a medical or vision form from DMV representative to take to your doctor, the student must visit his/her doctor and return paperwork to Driver Education department. Student may be required to revisit DMV representative at school. Students can not drive until all vision and medical paperwork is completed and signed by DMV representative.

Behind the Wheel Training

Once all class room requirements are completed, students will be assigned a driving instructor to schedule your behind the wheel driving training. The behind the wheel instructor is responsible for calling and scheduling students to drive. When called please remember to write down your driving instructor’s name and number, driving schedule, place to meet and to be picked up. You must provide your own transportation to and from driving sessions. All cell phones and any other devices by students MUST BE OFF in the car during driver training. Please be patient as we attempt to drive students as quickly as possible.

Driver Eligibility Certificate

Students are also required by the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicle and dropout prevention services to pass at least 3 of 4 classes at MCHS to obtain a Driver Eligibility Certificate. This form is needed to obtain or maintain a learner’s permit or a driver license. You may take driver education without meeting the 3 of 4 passing requirement; however, you will not satisfy the driver eligibility rules until you pass 3 of 4 classes. Driver’s Eligibility Certificates are validated by Joleen M. Sullivan (Registrar) at MCHS.

Contact Information

Please contact the driver education coordinator at Middle Creek High School, Thomas Hunter at (919) 773-3884 if you have any questions or concerns that this website cannot answer.

Other Questions and Concerns

Please visit the Jordan Driving School jordandriving.com website for additional information or the NCDMV website for driver license information.