State Graduation Requirements

State Graduation Requirements

  • * For admission to a University System of Georgia college or university, students are required to pass specific courses in each academic area, including two units of the same Modern or Classical Language.

    Core academic courses, both required and elective, are included in calculation of the HOPE GPA for HOPE Scholarship eligibility.

    GCPS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

    In order to earn a regular Gwinnett County high school diploma, students must:

    • Learn the AKS to earn the course credits/units required by the state, including those courses with a state-mandated End of Course (EOC) assessment;
    • Pass Gwinnett’s High School Gateway Writing Assessments in Science and S. History.

     

    GCPS GRADING SCALE

    Numeric Avg.

    Letter Grade

    Quality Points earned on a 5-Point Scale

    Above 100% (only AP, IB, etc.)

    A

    5

    90%–100%

    A

    4

    80%–89%

    B

    3

    70%–79%

    C

    2

    Below 70%

    F

    0

     

    ATTENDANCE POLICIES

    State law requires attendance at school from ages 6 to 16. Excused absences are defined by state law and include only the following:

    1. Personal illness, or when attendance in school endangers the health of others;
    2. Serious illness or death in immediate family;
    3. Recognized religious holidays;
    4. Student under orders from court or other government agency;
    5. Service as a page in the General Assembly;
    6. Conditions rendering attendance impossible or hazardous to health or safety;
    7. Registration to vote or voting in a public election;
    8. Up to five excused absences per year for students whose parent/legal guardian is in military service and is being sent overseas for active duty, on leave from active duty, or returning from active duty;
    9. Foster care students attending court proceedings relating to the student’s foster care; and
    10. Service in the Student Teen Election Participant (STEP)

    In most cases, absences are unexcused for all other reasons, including but not limited to:

    1. Missing the bus, oversleeping, power outages;
    2. Vacations, trips, family visits, college visits, non-school-sponsored competitions and events; and
    3. Car trouble, babysitting, running errands, traffic accidents/problems.

    Students who miss 30 minutes or more of class will be considered absent from that class.

     

    REPORTS TO PARENTS

    Parent Portal

    GCPS’ Parent Portal offers parents online, timely, and secure access to their student’s school information. Contact the school for regis- tration details or assistance. Parents can access:

    • Grades for projects, tests, homework, and quizzes for current courses, including missing
    • An overview of grades, attendance, discipline record, bus route, course history, and program
    • Results on standardized
    • A summary of the student’s library materials and
    • The current balance in the student’s account for
    • Parents can email the student’s teacher via the
    • Parents can access grades, schedules, and more via the ParentVUE mobile app.

    Progress Reports and Transcripts

    Teachers’ evaluation of student progress toward mastery of the AKS is available through the Parent Portal. Schools also provide progress reports, either in print form or via parent and/ or student email.

    Transcripts for first semester are mailed to students during the first two weeks of the following semester. Transcripts for second semester are available approximately seven days after the semester ends.