Per NCDMV, the classroom part is 30 hours. The driving part is a total of 12 hours – 6 hours behind the wheel and 6 hours observing in the car with another driver.

Only certified public-school teachers, commercial driving school instructors or individuals who are either DPI Driver Education or DMV licensed instructors can be used.

For the classroom portion, students have to complete 30 hours of face to face instruction and average a 75% on all of the assessments – including the exam. Students have to have an organized notebook with all 16 chapters in order and legible. Students also have to complete 90 DMV questions and have them answered completely. For the driving part students have to finish the 6 hours of driving and 6 hours of observing and then pass the driving skills required by the instructors.

Students must be at least 14 years and 6 months old and under the age of 18 to be eligible for DRED. (Students need to sign up to take the classroom portion of DRED as early as possible to stay on time!)

Two things dictate when a student drives:

•   Students are called to drive based on when they took the class. Example: If you take a class in May and there is another class offered in June, the students in the May class will be called before students in the June class.
• Students are called to drive from the oldest to the youngest in each class.

NOTE: Due to the availability of instructors and student conflicts, there is no way to give an exact date when a student will be able to drive. Usually we are 6 to 8 weeks behind the classroom part, but due to some situations that are unpredictable, it may be longer before a student gets to the behind the wheel portion of the class.

The cost for DRED is $68.00. The fee can be paid online at the SchoolCashOnline website.

No. Students will be put back on the call list to be called for the next available group. There is documentation kept each time a student is called. Calls may be made by a school phone or a private number. Messages cannot be left for DRED, if there is no answer then students will be called during the next rotation.

•  A copy of the birth certificate (It can be a paper copy or a digital picture of the birth certificate.)
•  Receipt from the online purchase for the DRED class or cash if you cannot pay online
•  A blank spiral notebook capable of holding notes and the 90 questions for the class
•  Pen or pencil

Students are permitted to miss one day of class, but it has to be made up on the make-up day! The make-up day is normally the school day following the end of the classroom portion.

Students are not permitted to miss the first day of class, this is when all information is checked off and empty spots are filled if there is a waiting list.

Students will receive a Driver Education Certificate explaining what they need in order to obtain their permit once they have successfully completed the behind the wheel part of the DRED class.

After passing the DRED class, students are required to have passed 70% of their classes in school each semester. If students fail more than 1 class in a semester, they are ineligible to receive their permit at the DMV until they successfully pass 70% of their classes in a semester. This law is set by the NCDMV. Driving is a privilege not a right!

Classes are offered throughout the year and during the summer. They will be posted on the DRED Weebly. There are a limited number of seats for each class. If you sign up for DRED, you will be contacted when it is time to take the class.