END OF COURSE TEST
 EOCT

The A+ Educational Reform Act of 2000, O.C.G.A. §20-2-281, mandates that the State Board of Education adopt end-of-course assessments in grades nine through twelve for core subjects to be determined by the State Board of Education. With educator input, and State Board approval, the End-of-Course Testing program is therefore comprised of the following eight content area assessments:

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION TEST
GHSGT

     All students seeking a Georgia high school diploma must pass the Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) in four content areas as well as the Georgia High School Writing Assessment. These assessments ensure that students qualifying for a diploma have mastered essential core academic content and skills. Students with disabilities and English Language
Learners may receive appropriate accommodations based on their needs and the specifications of their Individualized Education Program, their Individual Accommodation Plan, or their ELL Testing Participation Committee plan. Students with disabilities unable to participate in the state testing program, even with accommodations, are assessed with the Georgia Alternate Assessment.

Students are required to pass all five (5) tests:

• English
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Writing

If you need to take a test due to missing the first adminstration, or you need to re-take a test due to failing mark, please see your counselor.  If you received a certificate of attendance in the past and desire to take the test(s) again in order to receive a diploma, please contact the the testing co-ordinator, Ellen Ewers in order to find out times and places.  Please download the application document and turn it in or mail to Mrs. Ewers.  The make up days are as follows:

September 22-26, 2008      GHSGT (Grade 12)

September 24, 2008           GHSWT (Writing - Grade 11)

November 10-14, 2008       GHSGT (Grade 12)

February 25, 2009              GHSWT (Writing-Grades 11-12)

March 23-27, 2009             GHSGT  (Grade 11)