North Carolina Graduation Project

Beginning with the 2006-07 ninth grade class, all incoming freshmen are required to complete successfully the North Carolina Graduation Project to receive a high school diploma. The North Carolina Graduation Project is an integral part of North Carolina's high school exit standards. This performance-based assessment provides students with a vehicle to demonstrate what they know and are able to do as they prepare to graduate from high school. It also provides students the opportunity to connect what they have learned throughout their school career, the skills they have acquired, and work habits to real-world situations and issues. Students have the opportunity to showcase the skills and knowledge that they have been building their entire school career.

North Carolina Graduation Project Components

The North Carolina Graduation Project consists of four components.

• A paper demonstrating research and writing skills.
• It required of the student to do 15 hours of community service at the student's location of choice.
  
• A portfolio, a learning record of the student's process and progress through all the steps of the graduation project.
• An oral presentation during which the student will present information on the chosen topic to a review panel.
• The Graduation Project grade will count twenty-five percent (25%) of the student's final grade in English 12, AP English 12, or IB English 12.