HIGH SCHOOL STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT

In 1998, the New Jersey legislature passed legislation (18A: 7C-6.2) that requires all students who graduate from a public high school in New Jersey to demonstrate mastery of skills ". . . needed to function politically, economically, and socially in a democratic society." Accordingly, the Department of Education administered the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT 11) from 1993 to 2001 to all New Jersey eleventh grade students. Subsequently, the department replaced the HSPT 11 with the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) for students who enter the eleventh grade on or before September 1, 2001.

High school students who do not demonstrate proficiency on one or more sections of the HSPA may participate in the Special Review Assessment process to demonstrate their attainment of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.