Education Links
Preschool
Kindergarten-12
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How to enroll your child
in Durham Public Schools. Page includes a school-finder link that will list
your assigned schools based on your street address.
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School information: links to all of Durham's public schools, programs and initiatives.
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Magnet Programs: schools and program descriptions.
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All About Kindergarten: everything you want to know.
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Information about Durham Public Schools Programs is often presented in public events,
but it's sometimes hard to find information on them! Use the Search box on DPS's website
for the programs described below:
- Choice Fair: at Hillside High, last Saturday in January. Meet staff and see what
each school has to offer. Snow date is the first Saturday in February.
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Showcase of Schools: open houses at ALL schools during the month of February:
at least one daytime tour and one evening tour at each school.
- Kindergarten Welcome: evening presentation describing DPS kindergarten, school choice,
readiness, and more. Sessions scheduled starting in November.
Charter Schools
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List of Durham charter schools: Durham has several of these independent, state-funded
public schools, all with unique approaches to education — like private schools, but with
no tuition. They're NOT a part of Durham Public Schools.
Finding the Right School
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Listing of Triangle area schools' websites: public, private, parochial and charter.
Includes counties beyond Durham/Orange/Wake but does NOT list schools without websites.
- Perfect Placement: an educational consulting service to help parents find the
best educational "fit" for their child among the many public, private, parochial,
magnet, and charter schools available in the Triangle. (919) 419-1704
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Carolina Parent Magazine (available for free at many locations around the Triangle)
devotes one issue every year to Triangle area schools.
Homeschooling
Special Needs
Early Intervention
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Early Intervention: NC Division of Child Development: professional therapies and
support — often provided free of charge — for
families with young children (birth to kindergarten) who have, or are at risk for,
developmental disabilities. Early intervention makes a difference.
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Community Partnerships, Inc.: Triangle-based nonprofit; part of their mission is
Early Intervention (see above). Helps identify kids with developmental differences and
provide professional help, free of charge.
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The Arc of Durham County: resources for people with (or at risk for) developmental disabilities. Financial support is available for evaluating special needs. Check their links section.
Support & Services
