academic year calendar

august 3: first day of school*

August 3-7: NWEA MAP Test & Subject/Course Pretests

*newly enrolled students: if your application is approved after july 26, 2020, your school start date will occur after august 3, 2020.  please refer to communications from the enrollment department for details about your student’s specific school start date.

september 4-7: school holiday (fall break 1/labor day)

september 14-18: interim assessment #1

september 30: gca outing day

october 9-12: school holiday (fall break 2/columbus day)

october 26-30: interim assessment #2

november 23-27: school holiday (thanksgiving break)

november 30-december 4: winter nwea map assessments

november 30-december 4: winter nwea map assessments

december 7-11:

• interim assessment #3 (final 1st semester exam)
• georgia milestones winter eoc administration* 

december 14-17: Winter NWEA MAP & interim assessment #3 (for Winter EOC students & make-ups ONLY)

december 17: end of semester 1

december 18: student holiday

december 21 - january 1: school holiday (winter break)

*gca eoc final exams will replace or supplement state eoc tests if milestone eocs are cancelled or % changes.

december 21-january 1: school holiday (winter break)

january 4-5: student holiday

january 6: second semester begins

january 6-15: Subject/Course Pretests & nwea map testing (NEW STUDENTS)

january 18: school holiday (martin luther king jr. day)

february 8-12: interim assessment #4

march 18: career day

march 22-26: interim assessment #5 (final 2nd semester exam)

march 29-april 2: school holiday (spring break)

march 29-april 2: school holiday (spring break)

april 19-30: georgia milestones spring eog/eoc administration*+

*gca eoc final exams will replace or supplement state eoc tests if milestones are canceled or % changes.

+gca gse standards assessments will replace eog tests if milestones are canceled.

may 3-7: interim assessment #6

may 5: gca outing day

may 10-14: nwea map testing

may 19: last day of school

may 21: graduate honors day and senior prom

may 22: class of 2021 graduation