Georgia law requires that curriculum-based assessments be administered in grade eleven for graduation purposes. The Georgia High School Graduation Test is administered four times a year. In March, it is given to all juniors and seniors who have not passed all components of the test. Summary statistics are reported by the state only for eleventh-grade students who are taking the test for the first time.

Results of these tests are used to identify students who may need additional instruction in academic content considered essential for a high school diploma. The tests cover only a sample of the knowledge and skills that constitute a complete high school education. A Georgia high school graduate will have had opportunities to learn - and is expected to have mastered - much more than these tests can address. The knowledge and skills assessed on the graduation tests were selected by Georgia educators, including high school teachers and curriculum specialists. The tests are based on the content standards specified in the Quality Core Curriculum [QCC] for grades nine through twelve, as established by the State Board of Education.

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