Driver Education in PWCS
Driver Education Classroom Instruction
Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) provides driver education instruction in Health, Physical Education, and Classroom Driver Education 2 (HPE 2). HPE 2 is typically taken during 10th grade.
Students receive a minimum of 30 hours of classroom driver education instruction in HPE 2.
90-Minute Student/Parent Presentation
Virginia law (Code of Virginia § 22.1-205) requires students and their parent/guardian living in Planning District 8 – which includes Prince William County – to participate in an in-person, 90-minute student/parent presentation.
Students must complete classroom driver education instruction and attend the student/parent presentation to receive their Driver Education Certificate of Completion (DEC-8) card, which is a necessary step in the juvenile driver's licensing process.
Find Student/Parent Presentation Dates, Times, and Locations
Optional Behind-the-Wheel Driver Education
PWCS offers an optional, in-car road and range (behind-the-wheel) program for our students to assist in their juvenile licensing process. Instruction is for 14 hours, typically two hours in the afternoon for 7 days. Instruction includes observation and actual driving in residential, open, and interstate roadways. The behind-the-wheel program is offered as an after-school program or summer session at all high schools. Contact your school's driver education coordinator for information on behind-the-wheel class availability.
Students participating in the behind-the-wheel program must have a learner's permit and a DEC-8 card.
The cost for this program is $240.
Please note that students will not be able to schedule a behind-the-wheel class until the full payment is submitted online or to the driver education coordinator at their school.
Register for Behind-the-Wheel Driver Education
Students who successfully complete behind-the-wheel driver education can receive a 180-Day Provisional License issued by their school:
Driver Education Coordinator Contact Information
Please contact the driver education coordinator at your student's school to obtain your student's DEC-8 card and temporary driver's license (TDL-180).
High School | Coordinator | |
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Battlefield | Krista Link | [email protected] |
Brentsville District | Julie O'Neill | [email protected] |
C.D. Hylton | David Anthes | [email protected] |
Charles J. Colgan Sr. | Sandi Viggiani | [email protected] |
Forest Park | Tommy O'Neill | [email protected] |
Freedom | Amina Amaddah | [email protected] |
Gainesville | Chris Bailey | [email protected] |
Gar-Field | Mickie Sullivan | [email protected] |
Osbourn Park | Rod Hodgson | [email protected] |
Patriot | Amy Dignan | [email protected] |
Potomac | Brett MeGee | [email protected] |
Unity Reed | Leigh Broady | [email protected] |
Woodbridge | Meshailay Thomas | [email protected] |
For additional questions and information, please contact the Health, Physical Education, and Driver Education program at 571-374-6410.