DURHAM ACADEMY

3601 Ridge Road Durham, NC 27705 www.da.org ______SCHOOL PROFILE 2018-2019

STUDENT PROFILE DA Upper School enrolls 454 students in grades 9 through 12. The average class size is 15 with a student-faculty ratio of 8:1. Michael Ulku-Steiner Head of School GRADING SYSTEM & GPA DISTRIBUTION [email protected] Cumulative grade point averages are based on final grades earned in Durham Academy courses.

Kristen Klein GRADING SCALE Assistant Head of School Grades are based on a 100-point scale. GPAs are based on a 4.33 scale. [email protected] A+ 97-100 4.33 B+ 87-89 3.33 C+ 77-79 2.33 D+ 67-69 1.33 F < 60 0.0 Lanis Wilson A 93-96 4.0 B 83-86 3.0 C 73-76 2.0 D 63-66 1.0 Director of Upper School A- 90-92 3.67 B- 80-82 2.67 C- 70-72 1.67 D- 60-62 0.67 [email protected]

Kathy Cleaver ACADEMIC PROGRAM Dean of College Counseling Honors, AP courses and post-AP courses are available to most 11th and 12th grade students. Exceptions may be made to allow 9th and [email protected] 10th grade students to enroll in advanced courses. Students must earn departmental approval to enroll in advanced courses and may (919) 287-1726 take up to four advanced courses in one year. Enrolling in more than four advanced courses requires approval from the Academic Committee (comprised of Deans, Directors and Academic Leaders). No student is permitted to take more than five advanced courses Jazmin Garcia Smith Dean of College Counseling in one year. Advanced course offerings are detailed in the table below. [email protected] (919) 287-1716 Subject Honors AP Courses post-AP Courses Courses Scott Orvis English*** English 11 English Language, English Literature Dean of College Counseling History*** Modern European History, US History, US Gov’t. & [email protected] Politics, Human Geography, Micro/Macro (919) 287-1808 Economics, Art History

Nancy Swain Mathematics Precalculus Calculus AB, Calculus C*, Calculus BC, Statistics Multivariable Calculus, College Counseling Assistant Geometries & Topologies, [email protected] (919) 287-1724 Science Chemistry Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics Foreign French Language, Latin: Vergil**, French & Francophone Lit, THE MISSION Language Spanish Language, Spanish Literature Advanced Topics in Chinese, The purpose of Durham Academy is Advanced Latin Poetry/Lit** to provide each student an education Fine Arts Music Theory, Portfolio Art that will enable him or her to live a moral, happy and productive life. The Technology Computer Science Full Stack Web Development development of intellect is central to Interdisciplinary Psychology, AP Seminar such a life and, thus, intellectual endeavor and growth are the *Students who complete AP Calculus AB may enroll in Calculus C and are prepared to take the AP Calculus BC exam. Post-AP math primary work of the school. The courses rotate by year. acquisition of knowledge; the **AP Latin: Vergil and Advanced Latin Lyric Poetry/Literature rotate by year. development of skills, critical ***English 12 and upper level history courses are designed by semester. Some of the offerings include: English 12: Literature of War, judgment and intellectual curiosity; Hero to Anti-Hero, Shakespeare, Historical Fiction; History: Crimes & Punishments, Modern Global Issues, Introduction to Economics. and increased understanding are the There is little difference in rigor among English 12 and AP English 12 offerings; the latter include instruction on the essay format of goals of the school's academic program. the AP English Literature exam.

THE SCHOOL UNIQUE ACADEMIC OFFERINGS th Founded in 1933 for grades K Peer Educators: Eight seniors are selected from over three-dozen applicants to co-teach the Life Skills course to 9 graders. These through 8, Durham Academy is a students sign a contract agreeing to serve as role models for their younger peers, both on and off campus. coeducational, nonsectarian day Teaching Literacy Skills: For credit, students travel to a neighboring elementary school, 4 class periods out of the 7-day rotation, to school. In 1972 Durham Academy tutor students identified as reading well below grade level. instituted a secondary school, Global Online Academy (GOA): Durham Academy is a member of Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of leading independent graduating its first Upper School class schools from around the world that fosters new, modern ways for students to learn and teachers to teach. GOA teachers and students in 1975. Today the school consists of Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth share their voice on a global stage, enhancing learning and enabling the pursuit of individual passions. Please see the attached Profile. grades with a total of 1,228 students; 454 are enrolled in grades 9 through CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS 12. Admission to Durham Academy Durham Academy values opportunities outside of the classroom as indelible contributors to a student’s intellectual and moral growth. is highly selective and based on a Upper School students participate in the following programs: Community Service, Advisory, Independent Study, “Maymester” courses student's ability to perform and trips, Senior Challenge, Senior Projects, American Field Service Exchange Programs, Sister-City Exchange Programs, Visiting satisfactorily in a college preparatory Authors and Artists, partnerships with Student U and Mentorship Programs, Outreach Tutoring. curriculum. Durham Academy does not discriminate in regard to race, The Upper School fields 24 athletic teams including: Soccer, , Cross Country, , , , Track and Field, creed, color, or national origin. , , , and . Students of color comprise 37% of the school population for 2018-2019. The following programs compete on state and/or national levels: Debate, Science Olympiad, Model UN and Robotics.

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Mean Test Scores for Class of 2019 as of August 2018:

SAT I Subject Tests EBRW 700 Biology 740 NATIONAL MERIT - CLASS of 2019 Math 710 Chemistry 650 14 National Merit Semi-Finalists Overall 1420 English Literature 688 9 National Merit Commended Scholars French 665 Latin 697 ACT Math 2 718 ADVANCED PLACEMENT English 32 Physics 670 In May 2018, 213 students sat for 633 AP exams. Math 31 Spanish 668 86% earned a score of 3 or better; mean = 3.83 Reading 31 US History 694 Science 30 Composite 31

College Matriculation Classes of 2014-2018 Graduates of Durham Academy have attended more than 120 different colleges and universities since 2014

American University (3) (5) Syracuse University (3) Amherst College Haverford College Tufts University (4) Appalachian State University (4) High Point University (5) Tulane University (3) Barnard College (3) Hollins University University of Alabama (2) Baylor University Howard University University of California, Berkeley Belmont University Ithaca College University of California, Los Angeles Boston College (6) Kenyon College University of California, Santa Barbara Boston University (3) Maryland Institute College of Art (9) Bowdoin College (2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Colorado at Boulder (5) Brandeis University McDaniel College University of Connecticut Brown University (5) Meredith College (3) University of Georgia Carleton College (3) Middlebury College (3) University of Mary Washington Carnegie Mellon University Montana State University, Bozeman University of Maryland, College Park (2) Case Western Reserve University (2) New York University (4) University of Miami (2) Clemson University (3) Central University University of Michigan (3) Colgate University North Carolina State University (15) University of Mississippi College of Charleston (7) Northeastern University (9) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (62) College of William and Mary (4) Northwestern University (5) University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2) Colorado College (3) Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences (3) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2) Columbia University (9) Occidental College University of North Carolina at Wilmington (12) Cornell University (6) Pennsylvania State University University of Oregon (2) Dartmouth College (6) Piedmont College University of Pennsylvania (2) Davidson College (9) Pomona College University of Pittsburgh (2) Denison University Princeton University (7) University of Redlands Drexel University Purdue University (5) University of Richmond (2) (59) Queens University of Charlotte University of South Carolina (6) Durham University Quinnipiac University University of Southern California (7) East Carolina University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Sussex Eckerd College Rhode Island School of Design University of Texas, Austin (2) Elon University (24) Roanoke College (2) University of Virginia (10) Emerson College Rollins College University of Washington Emory University (5) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin, Madison Furman University (5) Santa Clara University (2) Vanderbilt University (3) George Mason University Sarah Lawrence College Virginia Tech George Washington University (2) Savannah College of Art and Design (14) Georgetown University (6) Scripps College Washington and Lee University Georgia Institute of Technology Sewanee: The University of the South Washington University in St. Louis (10) Greensboro College Smith College (2) Wellesley College (3) Guilford College (3) Southern Methodist University (6) Williams College (5) Hamilton College - NY Spelman College (4) Yale University (2) Hampden-Sydney College (3) St. John's College Hampton University (4)