Triangle Day School
4911 Neal Road
Durham, NC 27705
919-383-8800
Age range: T-K: 4 year olds, K: 5 year olds. School continues through 8th grade.
Tuition: $10,530 per year for T-K or K. See tuition for upper grades at www.triangledayschool.org
Scholarships available: Limited Financial Aid available
Accreditation: Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
Application deadline: Applications accepted starting in November for following year. Applications
accepted after January 30 only if space is available.
Application fee: $75
School starts: Late August
School runs:
Transitional Kindergarten: 8:30 – 2:30
Kindergarten through Fifth Grade: 8:30 to 3:00
Sixth Grade through Eight Grade: 8:15 to 3:15
TDS’s optional afterschool program runs until 6PM.
Class size: We cap all elementary classes at 18 students, but generally have a smaller T-K class.
Student:teacher ratio: T-K: 1:9; K: 1:9
Boy/girl quota: None, although we attempt to achieve a gender balance in each class.
How toilet-trained do children need to be? All students must be toilet-trained prior to entry.
Parental participation required: Parent involvement is encouraged but not required.
Special features: T-K and Kindergartners enjoy the following “complement” classes each week: Art,
Music, Spanish, Physical Education, Science Lab and Character Education.
Our Mission: Triangle Day School is a challenging independent TK-8 school. In a comfortable setting we foster intellectual engagement, enthusiasm for learning, creativity in thinking and respect for each other and the community.
Updated: January 2014