Free guide for families moving to Durham and Chapel Hill
New to the area and looking at schools? Start here.
A short, honest guide to how schools work here. Public, charter, and private options, the deadlines that catch newcomers off guard, and how families pay for private school.
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Most private school deadlines fall in December and January. Most families move in summer. This guide helps you plan around that.
What's inside
Written for parents new to the Triangle.
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Public school districts explained
Attendance zones, Durham's magnet lottery, charter lotteries, and the Chapel Hill redistricting coming in 2027.
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The private schools, side by side
Eight of the area's private schools in one table, with each school's grades, type, and application deadline.
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What it costs and how families pay
How tuition here compares to big cities, how financial aid works, and the state scholarship every family can apply for.
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Deadlines: apply by January
The admissions calendar, what to do if you arrive late, and the kindergarten cutoff that surprises newcomers.
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Coming from homeschool
What to bring, what changes in a classroom, and where gaps tend to show up.
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Where Trinity fits
A Christian school open to every family, classical learning with room for delight, a typical Tuesday, and our new Lower School.
