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===Primary and secondary schools=== Public schools in Durham are run by the [[Durham Public Schools]], the eighth-largest school district in North Carolina. The district runs 46 public schools, consisting of 30 elementary, 10 middle, 2 secondary, and 12 high schools. Several magnet high schools focus on distinct subject areas, such as the [[Durham School of the Arts]] and the City of Medicine Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://choice.dpsnc.net/choice-schools/high-schools/city-of-medicine-academy |title=City of Medicine Academy |publisher=Choice.dpsnc.net |date=February 15, 2012 |access-date=July 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812040736/http://choice.dpsnc.net/choice-schools/high-schools/city-of-medicine-academy |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> Public schools in Durham were partially segregated until 1970. The [[North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics]] is a boarding high school operated by the [[University of North Carolina System]] in central Durham. The residential school accepts rising juniors living in North Carolina, with a focus on science, mathematics, and technology. There are several [[charter school]] options as well, including [[Research Triangle High School]] (a STEM school in [[Research Triangle Park]]), [[Voyager Academy]] (Kβ12), Kestrel Heights School (Kβ12), Maureen Joy Charter School (Kβ8), and most recently Excelsior Classical Academy (Kβ12). Several private schools operate in Durham,<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Durham County Private Elementary Schools|url=http://www.privateschoolreview.com/county_elementary_schools/stateid/NC/county/37063|access-date=July 15, 2012|publisher=Privateschoolreview.com}}</ref> such as [[Durham Academy, North Carolina|Durham Academy]], Triangle Day School, and The Duke School. There are also religious schools, including [[Carolina Friends School]], [[Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill]], [[Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School]], [[Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Durham, North Carolina)|Immaculata Catholic School]], and Durham Nativity School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The History of Trinity School|url=https://www.trinityschoolnc.org/about/mission-and-history/the-history-of-trinity-school|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617050128/https://www.trinityschoolnc.org/about/mission-and-history/the-history-of-trinity-school|archive-date=June 17, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2020|publisher=Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill}}</ref>
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