Apply to Duke School
We are excited about your interest in Duke School! We are confident you will find Duke School a challenging and caring learning community.
Our 2024-25 admissions season (for the 2025-26 academic year) includes on-campus tours, information sessions, and informal chats on various Duke School topics. We look forward to meeting you and your family!
At Duke School, we are dedicated to making the admissions process a pleasant experience for your family. The following checklists should help to ensure that all documents have been sent to us by the deadline. We encourage families to begin the admissions process in mid-September. All applications are due December 6, 2024 (PS-8). Applications received after the deadline will be considered if and when spots become available. Please note that your child must be 2.6 years of age by January 1st to apply for the first round of admissions decisions. To schedule a tour and learn about Duke School, please inquire. If you are ready to apply for the 2025-26 academic year, please click here or the button below.
| Date | Admissions Process & Deadline | |
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| September 1, 2024 | Applications Open for 2025-26 Academic Year | |
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December 6, 2024 |
First Round Applications Due / Preschool through 8th Grade; Indexed Tuition* (Clarity) Applications Due |
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January 3, 2025 |
Required Documents Due | |
| February 12, 2025 | First-Round Early Childhood Notifications | |
| February 21, 2025 | First-Round Early Childhood Commitment Deadline | |
| February 26, 2025 | First Round First Through Eighth Grade Notifications | |
| March 7, 2025 | First through Eighth Grade Commitment Deadline |
AN UNMATCHED ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL EDUCATION AT DUKE SCHOOL
Duke School offers an unmatched academic, social, and emotional foundation in which one year builds upon the next. Eighth graders are leaders, role models, and valued contributors to the community in ways that empower each of them. Project work starts as early as preschool and grows more sophisticated each year. And our small class sizes allow teachers to form close relationships with students and families—and to tailor instruction to the needs and interests of the individual.
Best of all about Duke School, our students and families become part of a tight-knit community built around a shared love of learning. And that shared love of learning stays with our students for life.