MCAS Exam Schedule

Attention Parents/Guardians of 

Grade 9 and Grade 10 students:

As we head into mid-March, I am writing to remind parent/guardians of Grade 9/10 students of the MCAS exam schedule. To earn a Canton High School diploma, all students must pass the English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and Science MCAS exams. Grade 9 students take the Biology Exam in June and Grade 10 students complete the ELA and Math Exams in March/April and May, respectively.

With the importance and impact of MCAS in mind, student attendance and punctuality on exam days is a high priority. Additionally, I want to discourage the scheduling of appointments on these exam days since dismissals are problematic. Once a student starts the MCAS testing, he or she must finish the section to completion. A student cannot start the exam, be dismissed and come back to restart the exam.  Since I have run into this issue in the past, I want to be up front with this information before the testing season starts.

I am certain that our students will be 100 percent prepared for the exams and will continue to perform in exemplary fashion. During our preparation, we will make sure that the testing environment is ideal for the students and conducive to academic excellence. 

As always, I appreciate your help and support.

ELA Exams -- Grade 10

Tuesday, March 31 -- ELA Session 1 and 2

Wednesday, April 1 -- ELA Session 3

Thursday, April 2 -- ELA Composition

Mathematics Exams -- Grade 10

Tuesday, May 19 -- Math Session 1

Wednesday, May 20 -- Math Session 2

Biology Exams -- Grade 9

Tuesday, June 9 -- Biology Session 1

Wednesday, June 10 -- Biology Session 2

If you have any questions regarding MCAS, please contact Assistant Principal Henry McDeed at mcdeedh@cantonma.org