Kimberly School District

INSTRUCTION 2410 (R-9)

High School Graduation Requirements

The Board shall award a regular high school diploma to every student enrolled in the district who meets the requirements of graduation established by the district. The official transcript will indicate the specific courses taken and level of achievement.

The Board shall establish graduation requirements which, as a minimum, satisfy those established by the Board of Public Education (IDAPA 08.02.03.105, 106, 107). Generally, any change in graduation requirements promulgated by the Board will become effective for the next class to enter ninth grade. Exceptions to this general rule may be made where it is determined by the Board that the proposed change in graduation requirements will not have a negative effect on students already in grades nine through twelve (9-12). The Board shall approve graduation requirements as recommended by the Superintendent.

Graduation requirements from Kimberly High School conform to the State of Idaho Board of Education graduation requirements and exceed those requirements. The graduation requirements for receiving a diploma from Kimberly High School is 52 credits; 33 credits are required core instruction courses; the balance are electives.

CORE INSTRUCTION – 33 SEMESTER CREDITS (these credits cannot be counted more than once):

LANGUAGE ARTS – 9 credits (2 credits in the senior year) including:

English – 8 credits

Speech – 1 credit

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION – 3 credits including:

Health – 1 credit

PE – 2 credits

HUMANITIES – 2 credits total from the following:

World History, Literature, Architecture, Band, Choir, Art, Foreign Language, Philosophy, Debate

MATH – 6 credits (2 credits in the senior year)

If a senior has completed 6 credits of mathematics and has earned a “C” or higher in one of the following, College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, or Statistics, they may be exempt from enrolling in a mathematics course their senior year with parent approval.

SCIENCE – 6 credits including four required Laboratory Sciences.

SOCIAL STUDIES – 7 credits including:

Government – 2 credits

U.S. History – 4 credits

Economics – 1 credit

Electives – 19 credits

BEGINNING WITH THE CLASS OF 2028:

The graduation requirements for receiving a diploma from Kimberly High School are 52 credits; 34 credits are required core instruction courses; the balance are electives.

The core of instruction is 34 semester credits (these credits cannot be counted more than once):

LANGUAGE ARTS – 9 credits (2 credits in the senior year), including:

English – 8 credits

Speech – 1 credit

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION – 3 credits, including:

Health – 1 credit

PE – 2 credits

FINE ARTS – 2 credits total from the following areas:

World History, Literature, Architecture, Band, Choir, Art, Foreign Language, Philosophy, Debate

MATH – 6 credits (2 credits in the senior year)

If a senior has completed 6 credits of mathematics and has earned a “C” or higher in one of the following: College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, or Statistics, they may be exempt from enrolling in a mathematics course their senior year with parent approval.

SCIENCE – 6 credits – 4 credits are required from at least 2 of the 4 content areas: 

Physics, chemistry, earth and space, or life science. An additional 2 credits in secondary sciences may include instruction in applied sciences, physics, chemistry, earth and space sciences, life sciences, engineering or computer science.

SOCIAL STUDIES – 7 credits, including:

Government – 2 credits

U.S. History – 4 credits

Economics – 1 credit

DIGITAL LITERACY – 1 credit

ELECTIVES – 18 credits

FUTURE READINESS PROJECT - Beginning with Class of 2028:

The future readiness project is a culminating project that demonstrates a student’s application of college and career competencies and exploration of potential post-high school options. The project must include an experiential component... (text continues, unchanged)

MIDDLE SCHOOL CREDIT:

If a middle school student completes any required high school course with a grade of C or higher... (full text preserved)

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM:

A student is encouraged to take one of the following... (full text preserved)

PROFICIENCY AND PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS:

In addition to the above credit requirements, students must participate in the 10th grade ISAT... (full text preserved)

PROCEDURES:

Juniors who have not reached proficiency will be enrolled in an ISAT preparation program... (full text preserved)

CIVICS ASSESSMENT PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT:

In addition to the graduation requirements outlined above... (full text preserved)

ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS:

Credits received from an accredited secondary school... (full text preserved)

CLASS RANK (GRADE POINT AVERAGE):

Class Rank is compiled from semester grades as generated by PowerSchool.

EARLY GRADUATION OR FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE:

A student may, at the student’s option and upon notification... (full text preserved)

FAILURE TO COMPLETE:

If a student fails a class required by the Kimberly School District... (full text preserved)

CORE CURRICULUM:

It is the High School Counselor’s responsibility to review records for deficiencies... (full text preserved)

Legal Reference:

• IDAPA 08.02.03.105 Graduation from High School
• IDAPA 08.02.03.107 High School Graduation Standards
• IDAPA 08.02.01.350 Early Graduation
• Idaho Code §33-1602.7
• Idaho Code 33-6102, 33-6103, 33-6104

Policy History:

Adopted on: October 19, 2000

Revised: January 28, 2003; February 2004; March 16, 2006; October 17, 2007; June 18, 2009; February 23, 2010; February 22, 2011; October 17, 2012; October 21, 2015; February 15, 2017; August 15, 2019; December 17, 2020; April 15, 2021; July 21, 2022; November 20, 2025