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Why DSA  
 

A Day at Durham Secondary Academy…

 

Code of Conduct
At DSA, we expect to create a climate in which all individuals are respected, have an opportunity to grow intellectually, and are encouraged to develop self-direction and self-discipline.

 

 

 

 

Class Schedule
T
he school day begins at 8:25 am. The school day is divided into three 2-hour and 15 minute periods with hourly  breaks.

Durham Secondary Academy’s academic year includes four 10-week terms that run from early September until the end of June, with breaks at Christmas and March.

 

 

Faculty
Faculty are selected for their teaching abilities, their academic training and life experience, their capacity for concern and understanding, and their commitment to the philosophy of the school. Core subjects are taught by subject specialists and the overall student to teacher ratio is maintained at approximately eight to one. The maximum class size is ten students.