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. There is no graduation assessment requirement for any student who is expected to graduate with the class of 2023. Students in the class of 2023 must still meet all the other State and local graduation requirements, including but not limited to credit, curriculum, and attendance requirements. 

The graduation assessment requirements for the classes of 2024 and 2025 remain in place and the below actions are in effect if the testing requirement is not met by the end of junior year. 

• Junior Year

  • June:  Accuplacer 

• Senior Year:

  • Math For Life placement: combination of College Prep Mathematics curriculum & test practice for, SAT, Accuplacer and portfolio

  • October: in house SAT/NJGPA

  • October/November/December/January: Accuplacer 

  • January-May: Portfolio assignments to be sent to NJDOE