• Special "Early Bird" Driver's Education's Classes for the DPS CIHS schools (MCHS/DST/CMA/ECHS)

    Durham Public Schools will be offering a special Driver’s Education class for Early College, Durham School of Technology, Middle College and City of Medicine from May 30 - June 8 from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.  DPS Specialty School Registration for this class will be on May 20 at 9:00 a.m. This class will NOT be advertised to students at other schools because the other schools are still in session. This early class is for MCHS, DST, CMA and ECHS students only!

    Driver Education Classes 

    • The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) requires 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of behind-the-wheel training. All Durham city/county students who are at least 14 ½  years old and enrolled in a public, private, charter or home school in Durham are eligible to take Driver Education with Durham Public Schools. 
    • Students wishing to take Driver Education must be eligible to receive a driver eligibility certificate. Students who have failed two or more classes the previous semester are not eligible to take Driver Education. 

     

    To take Driver Education with Durham Public Schools a student must be in one of these categories: 

    • Attend a Durham Public School high school 
    • Attend a private school located in Durham 
    • Attend a registered “home school" located in Durham. 
    • A student must be 14 ½ years of age on the first day of class. 

     

    DPS will be using an “on-line” payment system for the $45 fee for Driver Education. The fee will be paid by credit card or with debit card. Students who do not have a credit or debit card may obtain one from a store. Students need to remember that some places will charge a service fee for the card and need to add that to the amount put on the card. 

    Students that are dismissed from a Driver Education class due to behavior or attendance problems will not be allowed to take Driver Education a second time through Durham Public Schools. 

     
    Spring 2023 Registration Information
    Hillside High School, Durham School of Technology, Early College, Middle College 
     

    The following are the dates and times for the Spring and Summer classes for Driver Education.  The registration dates and times are posted for each class. Please remember, you may only register for a class at the school you are enrolled in. If you register for a school you do not attend, you will be removed from the registration. All classes meet over zoom and if your registration is accepted you will be notified once we have confirmed your registration with the class information. Students must be 14 ½ to register for a class. Payment information will be given on the first day the class meets. Links to the registrations will be on the schools website. 

    Spring Class:  April 3rd-April 25th             registration: March 11th @9am 

    AM Class is 6:30 – 8:30am 

    PM Class is 5:00 – 7:00pm 

    Registration Links 

    Please make sure you are registering for the appropriate class time.  We cannot guarantee that you will receive your preferred time if you sign up for the incorrect class.    

    Middle College Evening Class Registration 

    Middle College Morning Class Registration 

    Summer Classes: 

    June 19 – 28th     8:00am – noon   Registration: May 27 @9:00 a.m.        

    August 7th- 16th  8:00am – noon   Registration: July 22 @9:00 a.m.        

     
    Susan ClementsDriver's Ed Coordinator
     
     
     
     
    Fall 2022 Registration Information for Hillside, School of Technology, Early College, Middle College Registration
     
    Registration will be December 3rd at 9:00am.  Once the allotted slots are filled the registration will close. 
    Classes will begin on Jan. 18th and end on Feb. 8th.  Classes will meet Monday - Friday excluding holidays.
    Students may register for one of the following classes.
     
    Morning Class  6:30am - 8:30am
    Evening Class    5:00pm - 7:00pm
     

    Registration Links  (Registration opens December 3)

    Please make sure you are registering for the appropriate class time.  We cannot guarantee that you will receive your preferred time if you sign up for the incorrect class.    

    Middle College Evening Class Registration 

    Middle College Morning Class Registration 

     

    Contact:

    Susan Clements (susan_clements@dpsnc.net)

    DPS Driver's Education Coordinator