As one of the requirements for earning a regular high school diploma, students must take and pass all five portions of the Georgia High School Graduation Test. The five areas include: Writing, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Math. Juniors take the Writing Test in the fall. Students must write a persuasive essay on an assigned topic and score a minimum of 500 to pass this test. Results for this writing test are given to students early December.
In the spring of their junior year, students take the remaining four content area tests. The format of these tests is multiple choice. These assessments ensure that students qualifying for a regular education diploma have mastered essential core academic content and skills. Results from these tests will be given to students in late May.
Main Administration Test Dates for the GHSGT (Juniors):
All testing will begin at 9am and will last approximately 2 hours.
· March 22, 2010 Language Arts
(covers reading comprehension; literary analysis; and conventions and writing)
· March 23, 2010 Mathematics
(covers numbers/computation; data analysis; measurement/geometry; and algebra)
· March 24, 2010 Science
(covers cells and heredity; ecology; structure and properties of matter; energy transformations; and forces, waves, and electricity.
· March 25, 2010 Social Studies
(covers American government and civics; United States history to 1865; United States history since 1865; world geography; and world history).
The Georgia Department of Education has published a detailed Test Content Description for each of the content areas. These descriptions are available on the Department’s web site at: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_testing.aspx. Click on the GHSGT icon in the middle of the page.
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