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HiSET (High School Equivalency Test) [1] [2] is an alternative to a U.S. high school diploma and the GED test. The test was designed based on the OCTAE College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education. [3] It is governed by ETS and is provided in cooperation with relevant authority in 26 states and 5 territories in the United States. [4]
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The school has done well in the national rankings for many years, including being listed as the 4th best public high school in the United States and the second best in North Carolina by Newsweek [6] and being listed among The Washington Post's 2014 "top-performing schools with elite students.".
[2] The first Advanced Placement exams were administered in 1954 by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to students limited to 27 schools participating at that time. In 1955, the College Board assumed leadership of the program and testing, deciding on curricula and pedagogical approaches, while retaining ETS to design and score the tests.
The North Carolina Board of Education requires high school students to pass at least 22 credits to graduate. But until a new law, the state board annually gave permission for local school boards ...
The schools team name is the Patriots, with the school colors being green and gold. Independence Patriots Football During the 2000s, the Independence varsity football team, coached by Tom Knotts and Bill Geiler, won 109 straight games, [ 6 ] that included seven straight North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Championships (2000 ...
North Carolina’s tourism industry and some parents pushed for the law. But Wake County could begin the school year Aug. 7 — nearly three weeks earlier than what is allowed.
In 2018–19, there were approximately 3.68 million high school graduates, including 3.33 million from public schools and 0.35 million from private schools. [5] The number of first-time freshmen entering college that fall was 2.90 million, including students at four-year public (1.29 million) and private (0.59 million) institutions, as well as ...