Academics
Durham Academy's academic standards are highly-regarded. The school offers a rigorous and challenging college preparatory curriculum, including 25 AP courses. The Class of 2009 matriculated to 54 different colleges and universities in 19 states and the District of Columbia, and had average best SAT scores of 664 on critical reading, 700 on math and 756 on writing, for a combined best of 2120 on a 2400 scale. Recent graduates have been awarded Morehead Scholarships to UNC-Chapel Hill, Angier B. Duke and B.N. Duke Scholarships to Duke University and Park Scholarships to N.C. State University, as well as merit scholarships to Brown, Princeton, Santa Clara, University of Southern California, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Davidson, Dickinson, Mount Holyoke, Furman, Elon, Guilford and Harvard. Students at Durham Academy have won national titles in chess and debate, and a member of the Class of 2007 was awarded second place in the Intel Science Talent Search. Over the last five years, Durham Academy has had 37 National Merit finalists.
Sixty-six percent of faculty members hold advanced degrees, and they average 20 years of teaching experience. Lower School science teacher Lyn Streck was named the 2008 N.C. Conservation Education Teacher of the Year for involving students, faculty and parents in a variety of environmental efforts. Meanwhile, Upper School history teacher Mike Spatola was recognized by the Stanford Teacher Tribute Initiative in 2011 and received a 2012 Outstanding Educator Award from the University of Chicago
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