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Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE)

  • The PSAE® is 2-Days of testing for any student in their 3rd year of high school.
  • Day 1 of the PSAE® consists of an ACT® exam, NO writing beginning April 2012.
  • The ACT® scores from the PSAE® can be reported to colleges at no cost to the student or parent.  
  • Students will pre-register at school prior to testing; no separate registration through the ACT company is required for this test.
  • Day 2 of the PSAE® is comprised of two WorkKeys® assessments (Applied Mathematics and Reading for Information) and an ISBE-developed Science Assessment.
  • The Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE®) is a state achievement test administered to all juniors in Illinois public high schools. 
  • Students must take the PSAE® in order to fulfill a graduation requirement. 

Date: April 24 and April 25, 2012
Taken by: Juniors