Grading System

Your GPA, or grade point average, is the average of all of your final grades at the end of the year. It is determined by multiplying the number of credits in a course by the grade value of the course.

Each letter grade is assigned a value. All regular classes are considered non-weighted. Honors and AP courses are assigned a greater value, called a “weighted” value, due to the additional requirements of those courses.

The grade value of the letter grade is multiplied by the number of credits in the course. The total is called quality points. For example:

Non- Weighted Grade Grade Value X Credits = Quality Points

English B 3 X 5 = 15

Weighted Grade Grade Value X Credits = Quality Points

English (H) B 4 X 5 = 20

The total quality points from all of your courses are then divided by the number of credits taken during the year to determine your GPA. GPA will be taken out as many decimal places as necessary to determine a valedictorian.

Effective September 1, 2008, the Wayne School District has amended its Board of Education Policy so that class rank shall be maintained, but evidence of the student’s class rank shall not be indicated on the student’s transcript. Upon request from the student and/or his/her parents/guardians, the School Counseling Office will forward the Official Class Rank and/or other unofficial test results such as PSAT/NMSQT or AP scores directly to the designated colleges, universities, or scholarship organizations. Official testing results come only from the College Board.