South Carolina § 59-39-120 - Data required to be submitted by high schools and institutions of higher learning concerning high school graduates.
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§ 59-39-120. Data required to be submitted by high schools and institutions of higher learning concerning high school graduates.
On or before May first of each calendar year, every high school which issues a State high school diploma shall submit to the State Superintendent of Education in such form as he may prescribe the following data:
(1) The number of high school graduates that entered the freshman class of an institution of higher learning, either in or out of this State, for whom a first semester report has been received;
(2) A breakdown showing all courses passed by such group; and
(3) A breakdown showing all courses failed by such group.
Every high school shall seek diligently to obtain such data from out-of-State institutions of higher learning. Any high school which fails to file a report or files a false report shall lose its accreditation.
Every institution of higher learning in this State shall submit to the state high school from which he was graduated a report on the first semester accomplishments of each freshman.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-631; 1952 Code SECTION 21-631; 1947 (45) 317; 1957 (50) 211.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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