Doral Academy Preparatory High School is a public charter middle/high school located in Doral,

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, United States. The school is supported by Academica, an education service provider.

Curriculum

The school offers twenty-nine

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(AP) courses and several honors courses. Dual enrollment courses at

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and

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are available beginning in sophomore year. The goal of the Scholars Program is for students to simultaneously graduate with an Associates of Arts degree and a high school diploma. The school also offers a Pre-Advanced Placement program for selected

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students. In the 2016-2017 school year, an

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(IB) program was added to the school's curriculum. Doral Academy Charter is a school with an independently managed academic organization, approved and monitored by the local

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. Unlike

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s, which charge

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fees, Doral Academy is funded by the

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and provides free education to any student eligible to attend public school in

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Extracurricular activities

Doral Academy offers interscholastic sports for boys and girls at the high school and middle school level. The 2015-2016 Boys' swim team won the Class 3A state championship. Clubs and

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at the school including the

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mathematics honor society,

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, and

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. Most of these clubs have been involved in competitions, and have been involved in helping out the community. At the 2017 Mu Alpha Theta National Convention, the Math Honor Society placed third in the country.

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Doral Academy Preparatory High School
{{authority control Middle schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida Public high schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida Public middle schools in Florida Charter schools in Florida Miami-Dade County Public Schools Doral, Florida 1999 establishments in Florida Educational institutions established in 1999