All public high school students beginning with the graduating Class of 2006 must pass the two-part California High School Exit Exam in order to receive a diploma. It is given each spring to all 10th graders, and at other times during the year to 11th and 12th graders who have not passed both the language arts section and math section. The exam measures whether students have mastered California State Standards and Frameworks in English/language arts and mathematics.
