NJ HS Requirements

*NEW *        NJ Financial Aid Graduation Requirement

The Class of 2025 is required to fill out the FAFSA or a waiver in

order to obtain a high school diploma in the state of NJ.

FAFSA is an important part in planning after high school for students

going to college or trade school.

The FAFSA will not be available until December 2024 at the earliest.

To fulfill the requirement, we are asking you all to fill out the

waiver and return to guidance NOW.

You can still fill out the FAFSA if required for your future plan, but

you will be good for graduation when you turn in the waiver.

The FAFSA is anticipated to be available to start on 12/1/24 (if there

are not further delays).  All colleges and many trade schools require

it to get any form of financial aid.  But we don't want to wait to

fulfill this requirement until the late winter/spring, that is why we

are requesting a waiver from every senior now to get one more thing

out of their way on the path to graduation.  Then they only have to do

the FAFSA if required for their plans, but it is not a graduation

requirement.