[3] These two comprehensive exams were later integrated and absorbed into the California Standards Tests (CSTs).
[5] In 2003, the GSE subject tests were discontinued due to budget cuts.
[7] Students who received a Recognition, Honors, or High Honors Academic Excellence Award received a certificate award and a notation on their transcript specifying the level of achievement.
[4] Results for the 1993 Chemistry Golden State Exam provide an example of the scoring distribution.
Of the total population of California high school students in 1993, including 1,424,094 public high school students, only 30,429 qualified for and took the 1993 Chemistry Golden State Exam.