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Driver's Education

The state of North Carolina requires anyone under the age of 18 to complete a driver's education course consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom work and a minimum of 6 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. To be eligible to register for a class session, you must be 14 1/2 years old by the first day of class. Once a student is age eligible, the first step is to review the upcoming class sessions that are offered at your high school. 

Students may not cross into other counties to attend the driver's education class. 

At this time, the fee for Driver's Education is $60 until further notice. Payment will need to be in the form of CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, or MONEY ORDER made payable to EDHS.  

The next Driver’s Ed class will be held June 1-12, 2026.

There will be two sessions: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM (60 seats) and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (30 seats)

 A $60 registration fee and a completed registration form must be submitted to Mrs. Ashley Bobbitt, Bookkeeper, prior to the first day of class.

Registration opens May 12 and it's  first come, first serve. Once all seats are filled, registration will close. Additional classes will be offered next school year.

 

To register for a class, students and parents must print out this document. 

 

Though class sessions vary from school to school, most class sessions are ten school-days long with each session lasting three hours.. Students are only allowed 1 absence. During the summer classes there are no excused absences. Students must attend all sessions to get credit for the class. Please do not register for a class if you know you will have to miss more than one day.

Once the student has completed the classroom phase of driver's education, the students from each class are placed in order by date of birth from the oldest to the youngest and will be driven in that order. You should receive a call within 30 to 90 days of classroom completion from your instructor to set up your behind-the-wheel schedule. Our instructors will do their best to work with your schedule. Most instructors drive afternoons, evenings, and on Saturday. Some instructors drive mornings before school. There is no one-on-one instruction, and there will be a total of two or three students in the vehicle. Students will be picked up and dismissed from the school campus. It typically takes three to four days to complete the behind-the-wheel phase. On the last day of driving, the instructor will issue a completion certificate; this certificate does not expire. You will then need to obtain a driver eligibility certificate (DEC); this certificate is provided by the high school and verifies that the student meets the requirements of the adequate progress law. The driver eligibility certificate expires 30 days from the issue date.

 

Students need the following items to take to their DMV appointments:

  • Drivers Education Certificate 
  • NC Driving Eligibility Certificate - Issued by guidance department if student attends EDHS; Expires thirty days from date of issue. 
  • Social Security Card
  • Birth Certificate
  • Parent/legal guardian