BOURNE — Bourne High School has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles.
Bourne High School was one of 834 schools recognized by the College Board in the category of AP Computer Science Principles and is one of 1,127 schools to receive the prestigious diversity award this year.
Last year, BHS had eight female students out of 11 total students in its AP Computer Science course. The course is offered to all students in grades 9-12, any student is eligible upon completion of Algebra 1.
“We’re thrilled to congratulate our female AP computer science students and their teachers on this step toward gender parity in computer science education,” said Superintendent Kerri Anne Quinlan-Zhou. “We’re honored that our school earned this distinction and look forward to seeing these young women and others pursue and achieve success in computer science education and careers.”
Schools receiving the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have achieved either 50 percent or higher female exam taker representation in one or both AP computer science courses, or a percentage of female computer science exam takers that meets or exceeds that of the school’s female population.
“Computer science is the source code of our economy and much of the career landscape,” said Trevor Packer, Head of the AP Program. “In the six years since we began the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award, it’s been heartening to see schools like Bourne High School welcome so many more young women into this vital field.”
Learn more about the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award here.
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