NCSSM
| North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics | |
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1219 Broad Street Durham, North Carolina 27705 USA |
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| Type | Public boarding school |
| Motto | Maius Opus Moveo (Accept the Greater Challenge) |
| Established | 1980 |
| School district | University of North Carolina system |
| Chancellor | Dr. Todd Roberts |
| Grades | 11–12 |
| Enrollment | 680 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and gray |
| Athletics conference | NCHSAA |
| Mascot | Unicorn |
| Nickname | Unis, Narwhals (swim) |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Newspaper | The Stentorian |
| Tuition | Free |
| Communities served | State of North Carolina |
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NCSSSMST University of North Carolina |
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is a two-year, public residential high school located in Durham, North Carolina, US, that focuses on the intensive study of science, mathematics and technology. The school accepts rising juniors from across North Carolina and enrolls them through senior year. Though NCSSM is a public school, enrollment is limited, and applicants undergo a highly competitive review process prior to admission. NCSSM is a founding member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST) and a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system.
Since its inception, NCSSM has been fully funded by the state, meaning no student is required to pay any tuition, room, board, or other student fees. This funding is supplemented by the NCSSM Foundation's private funding, which supports NCSSM's academic, residential, and outreach programs as well as providing funds for some capital improvements. In the past 25 years, the Foundation has raised in excess of $25 million in private support from corporations, foundations, alumni, parents and friends of NCSSM. A tuition fee was considered for the 2002–03 school year in the midst of a state budgetary crisis, but it was never implemented. In 2003, the NC Legislature approved a bill granting tuition costs for any university in the University of North Carolina System to all graduates of NCSSM, starting with the class of 2004, as an incentive to encourage NCSSM's talented students to stay in North Carolina. That bill was amended in 2005 to allow students to use additional tuition monies awarded to cover "costs of attendance." However, the tuition waiver has been phased out in the Appropriations Act of 2009 in the North Carolina Senate in order to balance the budget. The bill states that "No new recipients shall be funded after June 30, 2009." NCSSM has served as a model for 18 similar schools, many of which are now members of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST).
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