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Graduation Requirement Basics

In order to graduate from Red Bank High School with a Hamilton County diploma, students must complete a minimum of 28 credits, however most students graduate with over 30 credits. This is due to the fact that we are on a block schedule that enables students to earn up to 9 credits each academic year during their regular school day. These credits break down like this:

SUBJECT: CREDITS REQUIRED (and specified)
  • English: 4 (English I, II, III, and IV)
  • Math: 4 (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and one advanced math.  (Students must take math each school year.)
  • Science: 4 (Biology, Chemistry or Physics and 2 additional lab science courses)
  • Social Studies: 3 (World History and Geography, US History and Geography, Economics {.5 credit} and US Government & Civics {.5 credit})
  • Wellness: 1
  • PE: .5 credit
  • Personal Finance: .5 credit
  • Foreign Language: 2 (both credits in the same language)
  • Fine Art: 1
  • Major Elective Focus: 3 (elective courses that group together to display a focus such as JROTC, Band, Health Science...)
  • Additional Electives: 5
*Senior Capstone Experience included in English IV

GPA

Our students leave high school with a Grade Point Average on a 0-4 scale. On this scale, each final course grade is represented by a number  (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) and those numbers are averaged together to calculate the student's GPA. The GPA is used by colleges, universities and scholarship organizations to help determine the student's selection for a variety of programs and enrollment. The GPA is displayed on the student's transcript and it is updated every January and June.

Taking the ACT

Each year, every Junior will take the ACT at least one time with the opportunity to take it as many times as they like. This year, the entire Junior class will take the ACT at school on Wednesday, April 19th. Students may sign up to take the test prior to that or they may use the April test as their baseline for improvement. Each student should plan on taking the ACT a minimum of three times in order to achieve a fair representation of their academic aptitude. For more information or to sign up directly, visit www.actstudent.org.. Students may also stop by our offices to get information, study materials and fee waivers for those eligible.

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Credits

Students must gain credits each year in order to advance from one grade to the next.

Anyone starting the school year with 0-5 credits is a freshman.

Students starting the school year with 6-11 credits are classified as sophomores.

Students who start the school year with 12-19 credits are classified as juniors.

Students with 20+ credits have earned the right to be called SENIORS!