Enrollment
Waitlist for Fall 2025
Gibson Ek is the Issaquah School District's only choice public high school. Enrollment is open to any eighth-grader living in the district interested in a small school and a project-based academic model centered on design thinking, internships and community impact. Students must apply but are chosen by lottery.
Applications for the Class of 2029 are now closed but the Waitlist Application is open!
Current 8th grade students who live in the Issaquah School District service area can apply for the waitlist for Fall 2025 start. The waitlist will remain open until the start of the 2025-26 school year.
Waitlist Application for 2025-26
Timeline:
| Monday, January 13 | Applications open. Current eighth graders may apply. |
| Friday, March 14 |
Applications closed. |
| Monday, March 17 | Admissions lottery. Students not selected will be added to waiting list. |
Learn More
Open House
RESCHEDULED (from Feb. 5) to Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Tour the school, view sample projects, meet Gibson Ek staff and students.
Past Events
Virtual Information Sessions
General Session
Tuesday, Jan. 21
Student Panel Q&A
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Parent Panel Q&A
Thursday, Jan. 23
Lunchtime Information Tables (with Gibson Ek staff and students)
| Cougar Mountain | Jan. 14 |
| Issaquah Middle | Jan. 15 |
| Maywood | Jan. 16 |
| Pacific Cascade | Jan. 17 |
| Beaver Lake | Jan. 22 |
| Pine Lake | Jan. 23 |