▁Georgia ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁determined ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁a ▁student ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁a ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁test ▁consisted ▁of ▁five ▁subject ▁areas : ▁ ▁English / Language ▁Arts ▁ ▁Mathemat ics ▁ ▁Science ▁ ▁Social ▁Studies ▁ ▁Writing ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁pass ▁all ▁five ▁tests ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁high ▁school . ▁They ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁re take ▁a ▁test ▁as ▁many ▁times ▁as ▁needed , ▁until ▁they ▁achieved ▁a ▁passing ▁score . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁took ▁the ▁gradu ation ▁tests ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁grade , ▁if ▁they ▁wished ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁early . ▁The ▁Writing ▁Ass ess ment ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁fall , ▁and ▁the ▁G HS GT ▁in ▁English ▁Language ▁Arts , ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Science , ▁and ▁Social ▁Studies ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁grade . ▁ ▁Each ▁test ▁was ▁scored ▁from ▁ 1 0 0 – 3 0 0 , ▁with ▁ 3 0 0 ▁being ▁a ▁perfect ▁score , ▁and ▁students ▁needed ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 0 ▁points ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pass ▁each ▁exam . ▁A ▁score ▁higher ▁than ▁ 2 3 5 ▁resulted ▁in ▁gradu ation ▁" with ▁hon ors ." ▁ ▁Te ach ers ▁review ed ▁the ▁testing ▁process ▁with ▁the ▁students ▁before ▁they ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁test , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁resources ▁available ▁to ▁prepare ▁both ▁students ▁and ▁teachers ▁for ▁the