Education
All students are enrolled in a certain House, or program within the high school. Students chose which "House" they would prefer while applying to high schools. Each "House" or "SLC" (Smaller Learning Community) focuses on a certain subject area. These programs include:
- Institute for American & Legal Studies
- Health Careers Institute (Math and Science Institute / Allied Health Academy)
- Future Teachers Academy
- Institute of Forensic Science & Criminology
- Corporate Center for Business and Technology
- Academy of Fine & Dramatic Arts (AFADA)
- Academy of Communications & Media Arts (ACMA)
Students are required to achieve a passing grade of 5 New York State Regents exams. Advanced Placement courses are offered in Biology, Calculus AB, English Literature, Global History, and US History. There are also plans to introduce AP courses in Computer Science and Statistics. College extension programs are available; these are classes that college credit is offered, but it is given from a specific college rather than through an AP test. College extension classes include Anatomy & Physiology, Pre-Calc, Spanish, and Italian. New Dorp High School has partnerships with local colleges including CUNY College of Staten Island, CUNY Kingsborough Community College, St. John's University, and Polytechnic Institute of New York University.
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