The school was originally intended to only serve Fairfax County students, but after Virginia governor Charles S. The school board chose Thomas Jefferson High School as the location for the new magnet school in June 1984 and approved the funding in February 1985. Burkholder announced the plans for the magnet school in January 1984. Burkholder and his staff began working on the idea of a science high school in 1983 with advice from the superintendent's business/advisory council. Fairfax County Public Schools' superintendent William J. Thomas Jefferson High School was constructed and opened in 1964. Before the 2020–21 school year, the admissions process also involved a math, reading, and science exam. High Schools" list.Īttendance at the school is open to students in six local jurisdictions based on academic achievement, essays, and socio-economic background. News & World Report ranked the school first in its annual "Best U.S. It is one of 18 Virginia Governor's Schools, and a founding member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology. A selective admissions program was initiated in 1985 through the cooperation of state and county governments, as well as corporate sponsorship from the defense and technology industries. The school occupies the building of the previous Thomas Jefferson High School (constructed in 1964).
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (also known as TJHSST, TJ, or Jefferson) is a Virginia state-chartered magnet high school in Fairfax County, Virginia operated by Fairfax County Public Schools.
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