Advanced Placement Program

Students do not register to take AP courses at our school until grade 11. Students simply need
to select AP courses during course selection time. There is no additional process.

Students should have a desire to challenge themselves by learning material at a university level. Typically, students are achieving strong marks in the prerequisite subjects in grade 10, however there is no set cut-off. Many students who take AP courses at Richmond Hill High School come from our Gifted program in grades 9 and 10, however this is not a requirement for the program. Please note that as Richmond Hill High School is currently closed to transfers, we only register students at our school who live within our attendance boundary.

No. Students can choose which AP courses they want to take. There are no minimum requirements and there is no maximum limit.

Yes. If our school offers the corresponding AP course, students must be enrolled in it in order to write its AP exam. PLEASE NOTE: Only RHHS students are eligible to write AP exams at our school.

Students are strongly encouraged to write the AP exam if they are taking the AP course. However, we are aware that from time to time students and parents will feel that this is not the best choice for them.

AP exams are typically written in the first two weeks of May; a schedule is distributed in the fall.
Students receive their results in early July. Students will need to create an online account with
the College Board in order to access their scores.

Students are responsible for forwarding their AP exam scores to universities once they receive
them. RHHS is not involved in this process. Universities handle this in their own way so it is up
to students to understand the process for the schools to which they are applying. Remember, it
is the student’s choice whether or not to send results to the university.