Paul Duke STEM High School

Paul Duke STEM High School (PDS HS) is a senior high school located on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in the Peachtree Corners/Norcross area in Georgia. It is a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS).

Paul Duke, which opened in 2018 with grades 9-11, with 69 prospective students as of August 2018, has a STEM focus.[1] Built for $38 million, it relieved Norcross High School; as of 2018 it only takes students in the Norcross High attendance zone including Peachtree Corners, and therefore is not yet a magnet school.[2]

The 296,565-square-foot (27,551.8 m2) capacity school, the smallest built in the period 2008–2018, has fine arts, music, and gymnasium spaces, but will not have its own non-intramural sports team facilities. Of the schools built circa 2008-2018 it had the highest per-square foot costs.[2] The school is named after Paul A. Duke who founded Peachtree Corners.[3]

References
  1. McNaboe, Trevor (2018-07-29). "Paul Duke STEM High School opens new era for GCPS curriculum". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. Broady, Arlinda Smith (2018-08-07). "New Gwinnett high school built with eye to future". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  3. "About Paul Duke". gcpsk12.org. Gwinnett County Public Schools. Retrieved 28 April 2019.


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