Advanced Placement

For students requiring greater challenge, Kekaulike High School offers the Honors and Advanced placement courses.  All Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses have an open enrollment policy and all adhere to our non-discrimination policies.  Students interested Honors and AP courses are expected to complete any and all summer work assigned and will not be allowed to drop the course(s).  Prior to registration for AP courses, signatures from counselor, AP teacher, student, and parent must be obtained to confirm understanding of all course expectations.

Honors (H): Honors courses are advanced courses with higher expectations for students who have been recommended by either a teacher, a parent, a counselor, or an administrator.  The Honors courses available at Kekaulike High School are as follows:

• • • English 1 (9)

    • English 2 (10)  

    • US History (9)

    • World History (10)

    • Participation in Democracy/Modern  History of HI  (11)

    • Physical Science (9)

    • Biology (10)

Advanced Placement (AP):  Advanced Placement (AP) courses are college level courses based on the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board.  They are rigorous with very high expectations.  The student is required to take the corresponding AP exam.  The exam is a chance for you to earn college credit.  The AP courses available at King Kekaulike High School are:

• • • Art History

    • Biology

    • Calculus AB

    • Computer Science Principles

    • Computer Science A

    • English Literature and Composition

    • English Language & Composition

    • Environmental Science

    • Japanese

    • Physics

    • Psychology

    • Spanish Language and Composition

    • Spanish Literature and Composition

    • Statistics

    • Studio Art (Drawing & Painting or Design or 3D-Art)

    • World History

*Grades for AP courses are weighted on a 5.0 scale.