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Pascagoula-Gautier School District

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow

ACT & Test Prep

We are very excited to offer the opportunity for your child to enrich his or her ACT score through ACT preparation classes that are offered through your local school, district ACT workshops, online resources, and other opportunities.  There is a resource page that offers many sites where your student can work individually to pace towards college preparation.

 

Click here to register for the test
 
Below are the National ACT dates, the regular registration dates, and the late registration dates.

 

Test Date
Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required) Standby Deadline
Photo Upload Deadline
September 6, 2025 August 1 August 19 August 29
October 18, 2025 September 12 September 30 October 10
December 13, 2025  November 7 November 24 December 5
February 14, 2026 January 9 January 23 February 6
April 11, 2026 March 6 March 24 April 3
June 13, 2026 May 8 May 29 June 5
July 11, 2026* June 5 June 24

July 3

Register for the ACT at one of our testing sites!!!

Gautier HS  ACT Code is 250 990.
 
Pascagoula HS ACT Code is 252 265
 
Click here for a test site locator.  Just type in the state and it will bring up every location!

ACT Workkeys Help
General help (800) 967-5539

If you are looking for a testing location, click here.

ACT phone numbers
General help (319) 337-1313

Accommodation (319) 337-1851

For High School Counselors
Accommodation Help Line (800) 553-6244 x 1851

Records (800) 553-6244 x 1320

PGSD ACT RESOURCES

Why Take the ACT?

The ACT is accepted by all 4-year colleges and universities in the United States.

  • The ACT is not an aptitude or an IQ test. The test questions on the ACT are directly related to what you have learned in your high school courses in English, mathematics, reading, and science. Every day you attend class you are preparing for the ACT. The harder you work in school, the more prepared you will be for the test.

  • Taking challenging courses in high school is the best way to prepare, but ACT also offers a number of test preparation options including free online practice tests, testing tips for each subject area tested, and the free student booklet Preparing for the ACT. This booklet includes complete practice tests (with a sample writing prompt and example essays). ACT Online Prep™, the only online test preparation program developed by ACT, is another tool to help you be ready for test day.

  • In addition to the tests, the ACT also provides you with a unique Interest Inventory and a Student Profile Section. By responding to these sections, which ask about your interests, courses, and educational preferences, you provide a profile of your work in high school and your career choices to colleges.

  • By taking the ACT, you make yourself visible to colleges and scholarship agencies, so it's another way to help you get ready for life after high school.

  • The ACT is the only national college admission test based on the number of correct answers—you are not penalized for guessing.

  • When you register for the ACT, you can choose up to four colleges to which ACT will send your scores as part of the basic fee for your test option. If you take the test more than once, you choose which test date results the colleges will receive. ACT sends scores only for the test date you select.

  • Because not all colleges require a writing test for admission, ACT offers you the choice of whether or not you want to spend the extra time and money taking the writing test. Writing is an important skill for college and work, but schools use different methods to measure your writing skills.