Testing

Attention Juniors & Seniors,

ALL SC students are eligible for the Seal of Biliteracy based on two qualifications that must be submitted during junior and/or senior year:

1. Proficiency in a language other than English. This qualification is required for all students regardless of their first/heritage language. Testing for qualification 1 must happen during the students junior and / or senior year. 
2. Proficiency in English. This is required for all students regardless of their first /heritage language. 

Earning this award gives students an opportunity to display their skills to universities and employers.

Click on the link below to register:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzbTGVXJL8Ou0PDym5V2PjwsJQQf-_0DTtDGhKqTpN15AS_Q/viewform

The deadline to register is December 1^st.   

Testing begins Tuesday, January 23rd.

Testing times & locations are posted in the Guidance Office and in room 2121 (Mr. Hirshout’s room).

Below are the dates and tests to be completed.

Tuesday, Jan 23rd: Listening Test

Wednesday, Jan 24th: Reading Test

Thursday, Jan 25th: Writing Test

Friday, Jan 26^th:  Make up Testing

Monday Jan 29^th - Friday Feb 9^th: Speaking Test (students will be scheduled to take the speaking test sometime during this date range.  It should take approximately 45 minutes.

Beaufort High School will offer the School Day ACT and the Digital School Day SAT for all 11th grade students this Spring semester. 

Students may only take one of the two college entrance exams during the school day.  If they want to take both, they must take the other exam on a Saturday and sign up through ACT or the College Board website.

The ACT will be offered during the school day on: Tuesday, February 27th at 8:45 a.m.

The SAT will be offered during the school day on: Thursday, March 7th at 8:45 a.m.

THE DEADLINES TO REGISTER FOR A COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM:

• ACT:  If requesting accommodations:  January 4th, 2024.  No later than 3:45 p.m.
• ACT:  Standard test takers:  January 4th, 2024.  No later than 3:45 p.m.

• SAT:  If requesting accommodations:  (Not posted on the College Board website yet)
• SAT:  Standard test takers:  (Not posted on the College Board website yet)

Please click on the links below for information to help you decide which exam to take.

https://www.princetonreview.com/college/sat-act

https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-vs-sat

• Students who wish to take the ACT or SAT must sign up by filling out the Google Form below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcbtu3Tp8ksK6KoFpXax76bqDW5oyhapMeIVHU8CBblfovuQ/viewform 

Beaufort High School will offer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) exam to all Juniors and Seniors on May 1st, 2024.  Students that are interested in pursuing a career in the military, or students that are seeking to become classified as "College and Career Ready" with an ASVAB score may sign up.  

Taking the ASVAB does not commit students to a career in the military in any way.  There is no fee to take the ASVAB.

• Students must fill out the form linked below no later than Friday, April 26th to register for the exam.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfehScTpcmlbAUxBGkuSxFUhMghEsfo_J6qXCPio3Qgt93xHw/viewform

• Please go to the link below for more information on the ASVAB.

https://www.officialasvab.com/applicants/

• Click on the link below for one or more of the Edgenuity courses below to help prepare for the ASVAB exam.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11IcqcYZceMIdlyEAcD4y6CdH6gjHNqtmAb-ajkDW5jo/edit?usp=sharing 

NWEA MAP Growth is a nationally normed, standardized achievement test which measures what students know and informs what they're ready to learn next by using a computer adaptive test that adjusts to the ability and knowledge of the student.

For more information about NWEA and the MAP Growth assessments, you can visit the following websites:
● MAP Growth - https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/

● Parent Toolkit - https://www.nwea.org/parent-toolkit/

● Normative Data and RIT Scores- https://www.nwea.org/normative-data-rit-scores/

Beaufort High School will offer the School Day Digital PSAT/NMSQT assessment to 10th and 11th grade students, that choose to take it, on October 17th, 2023.  The Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Tests measure what students are learning in school, determine if they’re on track, find their AP potential, and open doors for opportunities to prepare and pay for college.  

-> Only 11th graders can qualify for the National Merit Scholarship.

For all students, this is a good study guide to help prepare for the SAT in the Spring of their junior year.

College board provides a code for score results to be downloaded and for free access to Khan Academy, an online tutoring service.

COST OF THE EXAM:

10th graders:  No cost to take this exam.  This will be your only school day opportunity to take a preliminary college entrance exam for the 2023-2024 school year.

11th graders: TOP 10% of the class, no cost to take this exam.  

Students not in the top 10%, cost is $19.  Please click on the link below to pay the test fee.

https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/CV090-680

Students who receive free & reduced lunch may take the exam at no cost.

 THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER:

->  Students who have a testing accommodation on file with Beaufort High School and would like to use their accommodation(s) for the test, PLEASE SIGN UP NO LATER THAN August 28th; no later than 3:45pm.

-> Standard test takers:  September 8th, no later than 3:45pm

* For more information about the Digital PSAT/NMSQT, please visit the websites below.

https://blog.collegeboard.org/parents-guide-psat-nmsqt 

If you have questions please feel free to contact your Guidance Counselor or the School Testing Coordinator, Mr. John Pagani, at john.pagani@beaufort.k12.sc.us.