It determined whether or not a student was eligible to graduate from a Georgia high school.
They were allowed to retake a test as many times as needed, until they achieved a passing score.
The Writing Assessment took place in the fall, and the GHSGT in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies occurred in the spring of the eleventh grade.
A score higher than 235 resulted in graduation "with honors.
Additionally, the GHSGT reported a Lexile measure for each student,[3] which was used to match readers with targeted texts and monitor growth in reading ability.