<p>Only Juniors and Seniors are exempt and ONLY if they had an “A” in every quarter leading up to the final. This is of course to protect their GPA.
A average doesn’t count. If you get a 92 the first quarter and 96’s after that you must still take the final. (a pet peeve of mine - can you tell?)
Oh yeah - the grade in the final exam each class is worth the same as a quarter grade - one fifth of the course grade.
Thank goodness I am done with high school!</p>