APPLYING TO DURHAM ACADEMY
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1 Start by ent information f and your
1. tering basic for your child r family.
2 Upload a of your
2. a photo r child.
3 Pay applic PK—Grade 4 Application Fee is $125
If this presents a hard please reach out to a
3. cation fee Grades 5–12: Application Fee is $75
dship for your family, admissions@da.org!
4 Parent/caregive (all grad
Please limit your answers to 2
Tip: You may wish to type your r and then copy/paste the
4. er questionnaire de levels)
200 words for each question.
responses in another document em into the application.
5 Student que (grades
Student responses m You can then upload a
Please double-check to ensure that al
5. estionnaire s 5–12)
must be hand-written. scan of their answers.
ll pages of the document are included.
6 Enter contact in teacher reco Pre-K–Grade 1: 1 teacher/caregiver
Grades 2 teac
Please ask these teachers to look out for an email from V which will be sent immediately. They may need to check
We recommend that teachers wait until November to co sufficient time to know the applicant.
As the Dec. 7 deadline approaches, we suggest that you recommendations have been submitted — and offer gen
6. nformation for ommendations
s 2–6: chers
Grades 7–12: 1 Math & 1 English
Veracross (system@mail.veracross.com), k their spam folder.
omplete the recommendation form to allow for
u check the Application Portal to see if your teacher ntle reminders to these teachers if necessary.
7 Request scho All applicants: 2 years of records
Download the records request form from t the director of your child’s current school. admissions@da.org.
If your child’s school or caregiver does not please return the form with the note “no re
7. ool records. Grades 1–12: current quarter, trimester or semester report card
the Application Portal, and share it with They should submit this information to
keep records, the form is still required; ecords available.”
8 Participate in assess Pre-K & Kindergarten: 1 group evaluation* & 1 individual evaluation* Grades 1–4: 1 group evaluation*
*These evaluations are hosted at Durham Academy. Ch the date and time of your evaluation(s).
**Applicants may take either of these at any test site a • ISEE (Independent School Entrance Examinatio • SSAT (Secondary School Admissions Test)
8. sments & interviews. Grades 5–8: 1 admission test** Grades 9–12: 1 admission test** & 1 student interview
heck the Application Portal regularly for updates on
and have scores shared with DA: on) — offered at DA
Even after you have entered it is essential that you continue to ensure that the remaining (teacher recommendatio are com
You may want to bookma so that you can ac
d your applicant information, e to check the Application Portal elements of your application ons, school records, etc.) mpleted.
ark the Application Portal ccess it regularly.
If you have any questions about the application process, please email admissions@da.org.
We look forward to reading your application!