Graduation Requirements

Entrance to Nardin is based on a competitive examination and previous classroom performance. All students are required to take four years of English, social studies, religious studies, physical education; three years of mathematics, science, three years of a single world language; one semester of health; one semester of computer science; and six semesters of electives.  An Advanced Designation Diploma indicates successful completion of four years of math and science in addition to English, social studies, religion and physical education. An Honors Diploma is awarded to students with a cumulative average of 94.0, and no final average lower than 80 in a core course or B in a course with alpha grading. Advanced Placement examinations are required in all subjects designated “AP,” and all AP courses have been reviewed and certified by the College Board. Students must also fulfill an eighty-hour community service commitment. Nardin is on an eight-day, rotating, cascading block schedule.

Weighting

Final course grades appear unweighted on the student transcript; Advanced Placement courses receive 1.03% in computing the cumulative average. There is no additional weighting given to any other courses. Only numeric grades are calculated in the grade point average. Nardin Academy does not rank its students

Covid-19

Since September 2021 we have had a full, in-person, academic and extracurricular program. In the 2020-2021 school year, first semester, Nardin was in an every-other-day hybrid model with synchronous instruction on Zoom for the days students were not physically present. We returned to full-time in-person learning on January 11, 2021; however, due to COVID constraints we were unable to have clubs, sports, and gatherings of any kind. During the Class of 2023’s freshman year, we were fully remote on a synchronous schedule from March 18th until the end of the year.  Nevertheless, students have taken AP exams and final exams in non-AP courses each year.  There was no adjustment for COVID to our grading system.

81 Seniors (73% of class)    87 Juniors (87% of class)    34 Sophomores (33% of class)

AP Scholar Awards:    AP Scholars: 31,    AP Scholars with Honor: 11,    AP Scholars with Distinction: 29

Students have the opportunity to take additional courses through One Schoolhouse at any grade level.