Is a North Carolina conventional non-public school which meets the North Carolina non-public school legal requirements considered an accredited school?
No. Like most states, North Carolina has no state laws mandating that non-public schools be accredited by an accrediting organization. The State of North Carolina, however, requires certain minimum standards that all non-public schools must meet. As long as those standards are met, the school is satisfying compulsory attendance requirements and is authorized to issue high school diplomas to its graduates. Accreditation can only be obtained through private accrediting organizations such as the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, the Southern Association of Independent Schools, the North Carolina Christian School Association, etc. DNPE recommends quality, continuous improvement programs for non-public schools. Accreditation is encouraged but it is voluntary. The State of North Carolina utilizes nationally standardized achievement testing as its instrument to monitor the quality of education each student in the private sector is receiving, rather than mandating school accreditatio
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