Graduation Requirements (Updated for Class of 2023)

This notification regarding graduation assessment requirements for the Class of 2023 was released to districts on Friday, July 15th from the New Jersey Department of Education:

“On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, Governor Murphy signed P.L.2022, c.60 (ACS for A-3196/S-2349), which requires the State Board of Education to administer the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) as a field test for the Class of 2023. This law also prohibits the results of the NJGPA field test (First Pathway), a substitute competency test (Second Pathway), or portfolio appeal (Third Pathway) from being used as a prerequisite for graduation for students expected to graduate in the Class of 2023.”

Therefore, consistent with the above law, there will not be a graduation assessment requirement for any student who is expected to graduate with the Class of 2023 in June. The graduation assessment requirements for the classes of 2024 and 2025 remain in place and are available for districts on the Graduation Assessment Requirements webpage.