How can one determine whether the academic record and education level of a home school graduate is equivalent to that of a public high school graduate?
North Carolina law requires that every home schooled student be administered a nationally standardized achievement test each year no exceptions for any reason. The test compares how well the home schooled student ranked academically with similarly aged students across the country (from public schools and private schools) who took the same test. Provided the parent/guardian (or a relative of the student) did not administer or score the test, the test results are always a credible indicator of how well the student compared with other students across the country. Home school administrators are required to keep the test results for at least one year thereafter. However, DNPE strongly encourages parents of home schooled students to retain the test scores indefinitely to adequately document to colleges, the military or future employers the students academic progress from 9th through 12th grades. Graduates of North Carolina home schools that apply to colleges, to join the military or for a jo
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