Newburyport High School The Port Where Tradition and Innovation Converge

Newburyport High School's curriculum is designed around two interconnected premises. First, students will acquire and demonstrate competencies in areas of academics, career options, personal/social relationships and wellness. Second, a major aspect of demonstrating those competencies is successful completion of a core curriculum and elective course work to earn the minimum of 110 credits to be eligible for graduation.

 

 

Courses offered are either a semester or full year in length, with most semester courses yielding 2.5 credits and full year courses 5 credits. Each year, every student is required to carry a minimum of 5 core subjects, at least one elective each semester and one semester of physical education/ wellness. Course descriptions are published annually in the High School Program of Studies available through the high school Student Support Services office.

 

Each year the details of our course offerings, including electives, are published in the Program of Studies.