High School Information
Grading Scale:
A – (90 – 100) = 1 Credit
B – (80 – 89) = 1 Credit
C- (70 – 79) = 1 Credit
D – (60 – 69) = 1 Credit
F – (Below 60) = No Credit
A = 4 Points
B = 3 Points
C = 2 Points
D = 1 Points
F = 0 Points Honors Courses & CCP CTE = additional 0.5 points
Advanced Placement Courses and CCP College Transfer = additional 1 point
GPA:
Your Grade Point Average (GPA) is a number that summarizes your overall performance in your high school courses. For each final course grade you earn (end of semester grade), you earn a certain number of quality points. Your GPA is the average of those quality points.
Facts about GPA:
- It is cumulative and reflects all of the classes you take in high school!
- Honors & AP level classes help you to earn extra quality points, which can enhance your GPA.
- GPA can play an important role in opportunities offered to you in and after high school.
- Typically, the higher your GPA, the more choices you will have for college, scholarships, etc.
- The GPA you have in 9th & 10th grades are critical as they set the foundation for what follows.
- It can be quite difficult to bring up your GPA in 11th & 12th grades if you did not start out strong in 9th & 10th grades.
Graduation Requirements:
In order to graduate high school, a student must complete 26 total credits.
Included in those 26 credits, students must additionally complete 16 core courses as mandated by the state of North Carolina.
The following Future-Ready Core Course of study must be completed in grades 9-12:
Course Area | Requirements Students Entering High School Prior to 2021 | Requirements Students Entering High School in 2021 or Beyond | Southern Wake Academy Credits Requirement |
English |
|
| 4 |
Mathematics |
|
| 4 |
Social Studies |
|
| 4 |
Science |
|
| 3 |
Health/PE | Health and PE | Health and PE | 1 |
Foreign Language | Two Credits of the SAME World Language (Required for the UNC System) | ||
Electives | Two elective credits of any combination from either:
| Two elective credits of any combination from either:
| 2 |
Electives | Four elective credits from one of the following: Career and Technical Education, Arts Education, or Cross-Disciplinary Courses | Four elective credits from one of the following: Career and Technical Education, Arts Education, or Cross-Disciplinary Courses | 9 |
Advisory | 0.25 credit per year | 1 | |
Total | 26 | ||
*The state of North Carolina requires 22 credits for graduation. If a student is considered at risk of not meeting SWA graduation requirements (26 credits), a determination can be made by counselor, parent, student, and administrator to reduce the graduation requirements to the state requirement*
The following Occupational Course of Study of study must be completed in grades 9-12:
Course Area | Requirements Students Entering High School 2020 and Prior | Requirements Students Entering High School in 2021 or Beyond | Southern Wake Academy Credits Requirement |
English |
|
| 4 |
Mathematics |
|
| 3 |
Social Studies | 2019 & Prior
Entering in 2020
|
| 2 |
Science |
|
| 2 |
Health/PE | Health and PE | 1 | |
Occupational Preparation |
| Two elective credits of any combination from either:
| 6 |
Electives | Four elective credits from Career and Technical Education | Four elective credits from one of the following: Career and Technical Education, Arts Education, or Cross-Disciplinary Courses | 4 |
Work Hours |
| 600 work hours | |
Total | 22 |
High School Promotion Requirements
Grades 9-12:
● Promoted from 9th grade to 10th grade: 5 credits including English I and two core courses
● Promoted from 10th grade to 11th grade: 11 credits including English II and two more core courses
● Promoted from 11th grade to 12th grade: Promotion to senior status will be based on the ability to fulfill all graduation requirements including the total of 26 credits.
