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Dakar Academy Schools are college preparatory, co-educational day schools for grades Pre-K through 12, with a boarding program for grades 6-12 at our Central campus. With two campuses located in the heart of Senegal's capital city, Dakar, one campus near Diamnadio in the Petite Côte region and Co-op Campuses across the West Africa region, DA Schools provide a quality elementary and secondary education from a Christian perspective utilizing a North American curriculum. Instruction is in English with the exception of French language classes which are offered in grades 1-12. The Academic Calendar begins in August and ends in June.
Did you know?
400+. The number of students enrolled in DA Schools.
85% of DA graduates go on to attend a four-year college.
1961. The year that DA was established.
55+ nationalities are represented in the student body.
87% of DA's AP students score 3, 4, or 5 on AP exams.
20% of DA Central's students are enrolled in DA's boarding program.
Dakar Academy Schools will enroll students without regard to color, race, religion or creed who either speak English as a native language or are able to obtain the Limited English Proficiency level on the IDEA Oral Language Test. A student whose level is only LEP will be required to participate in the English Language Learners program.
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