High School Admissions and Enrollment
NWSA is run as a magnet school, and is therefore open to students throughout Miami-Dade county. NWSA continued the PAVAC model of admission based entirely on audition. This differs from other Miami-Dade County Public School (MDCPS) magnets which are not VPA (Visual and Performing Arts) magnets, which have a mixed model of entrance eligibility (requirements) and lottery. Also unlike the other MDCPS magnets, but like other VPA magnets, it does not have the "sibling rule", a policy of priority if a sibling is already in the magnet school.
For 2011, 1,268 students applied for admissions at New World, out of 140 available spots, giving New World about an 11% admissions rate, making it one of Miami's most competitive public high schools, along with other top-ranked Miami schools.
Total Enrollment for 2009-2010 was 828, with 473 in the high school and 355 in the college.
Demographics for 2009-2010: 35% male and 65% female; 42% Hispanic (of any race), 36% White non-Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, and less than 1% Other.
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