Mid-year and final exams are given in all courses except by administrative waiver due to the uniqueness of content. Each exam is 90 minutes.

• Final exams: June 2012

All students must take exams when scheduled. Make-up examinations will only be given when the teacher receives the written approval from the principal or the principal’s designee. The exam must be taken after the scheduled exam has been administered.

Final Exam Schedule 2012

AP Exams Schedule 2012

MCAS 2012

Senior Exams Schedule 2012

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is a series of tests designed to measure the extent to which students have acquired the skills, concepts, and knowledge as expressed in the Curriculum Frameworks in various subject areas. All students are required to pass the English Language Arts and Mathematics MCAS tests to be eligible to graduate. Students take the MCAS tests in May of their sophomore year. Retest opportunities are available for students who do not pass the MCAS test(s) on the first attempt. Additional information about MCAS is available on the Massachusetts Department of Education’s web site at www.doe.mass.edu/mcas.

The MCAS schedule click here

The MCAS Performance Appeals process provides another mechanism for students to demonstrate that they possess the knowledge and skills required to meet grade 10 standards. If, after taking a subject area test three times, your child still has not achieved a passing score, he or she may be eligible for an appeal.

Regulations that govern MCAS Performance Appeals (603 CMR 30.05) require students to have been absent not more than nine days in the 180-day school year (95% attendance rate) prior to and during the year of appeal unless a circumstance such as a student’s disability or serious illness would justify an exception from this requirement. Students must meet this 95% attendance requirement to be considered for an MCAS or portfolio appeal.

Additional information about MCAS Performance Appeals is available at www.doe.mass.edu/mcasappeals/.