Applying to DA
Thank you for considering Durham Academy for your child's future! Our goal is to enroll academically qualified students with diverse backgrounds and talents who will make a positive contribution to the life of the school.
Applicants are admitted on the basis of school reports, transcripts, recommendations, evaluations and Durham Academy's entrance examination. Interviews are required for grades 9 through 12. We welcome applicant of any race, creed, color or national origin, and DA awarded more than $2 million in need-based financial aid for the 2018–2019 school year.
Important Dates & Deadlines
Admissions & Financial Aid Deadline: Pre-K to Grade 12
- Friday, Dec. 13, 2019
Please note that applications received after this deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.
Admissions & Financial Aid Notification Dates
- Friday, Feb. 14, 2020: Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
- Friday, March 6, 2020: Grades 1 to 12
Office of Enrollment Management
For more information or assistance at any stage of the application process, please contact the Office of Enrollment Management via email or at 919-493-5787.
Request Info
If you're just getting started, complete our online Admission Inquiry Form to be added to our mailing list and receive additional information.
Apply
We are currently accepting applications on a space-available basis in certain grade levels. Please contact the Office of Enrollment Management via email or at 919-493-5787 for more information. Please check back with us in the fall for applications for the 2020–2021 school year.
What is required to apply?
- Application fee (reductions are available if this fee presents a financial hardship)
- Online application
- Teacher recommendations (1 for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten; 2 for other grades 1–12)
- School records
- Admissions testing
- Parent questionnaire
- Student questionnaire (grades 5–12)
- Interview (grades 9–12)
Visit
The best way to get to know DA? Come see us! By visiting our campus, you'll have first-hand insight from students, teachers and administrators.
Tour and Information Sessions are held in the fall, and weekly tours are conducted each spring.
Schedule Testing
Entrance testing is required at each grade level.
The DA Office of Enrollment Management coordinates Pre-K through Grade 4 testing; please keep an eye out for communication from our office after you apply.
Grade 5 through 12 applicants must register for the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) online three weeks prior to the test date and choose test site.