Testing for High School Students in North Carolina

In North Carolina, high school students are required to take the following assessments:

End-of-Course Tests (EOCs)

• General Information
  General overview of the EOCs



• Test Resources
  Sample items, released forms, and resources for the North Carolina End-Of-Course Tests



• State Board of Education Policy GCS-C-003 (16 NCAC 6D.0305)
  Policy delineating use of End-of-Course Tests for accountability.



• State Board Policy GCS-M-001
  
  
  
• State Board Policy GCS-C-010
  Policy setting the achievement levels for the End-of-Course tests, including English II under the ABCs Model.



• State Board of Education Policy GCS-C-031
  Policy outlining state mandated retesting and local review procedures



• No Child Left Behind requires annual assessment of student achievement in reading, mathematics, and science at least once in grades 3-5, 6-9, and 10-12, beginning in 2007. North Carolina will be meeting this federal requirement with the End-of-Course Tests of English I, Algebra I, and Biology.
  

The North Carolina Writing Assessment at Grade 10

• General Information



• Sample Items & Test Resources
  Sample items for the North Carolina Writing Assessment at Grade 10



• State Board of Education Policy GCS-C-005 (16 NCAC 6G.0305)
  Policy delineating the annual performance standards for Grades K-12 under the ABCs Model



• State Board Policy GCS-C-018 (GS 115C-174.11)
  Policy delineating achievement level ranges for the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests in Reading and Mathematics and the North Carolina Writing Assessments at Grades 4, 7, and 10
  
  

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