Driver Safety Education

Health 10 is Driver Safety Education. At the end of the course, students who qualify will take the examination for the New Jersey Secondary School Driver’s Test. It will be administrated at the conclusion of Semester 1 (January each year). The test results will not impact the course grade for Health 10. Students are not required to take the NJSS Driver's Test.

Students will develop a high degree of safety awareness and learn the procedures to reduce and make effective responses to driving conditions. Recognizing how safe environments promote health and well being is the goal of the course. Students will recognize and appreciate the importance of laws, rules and etiquette as related to safety. Students must also be attentive in class. Students who do not adhere to an expected level of attentiveness in class will not be permitted to take the examination at WHRHS. All coursework and assignments must be completed and graded for a student to be eligible to take the driver's test. If a student has an incomplete grade, they will not be eligible to take the examination. A score of 75 must be attained in order to receive a certificate of successful completion.

WHRHS will not offer make-up exams for the driver's test. Students who do not pass the driver's test will have to secure their permit at the Division of Motor Vehicle. The certificate is valid for 2 years from the date of approval or one year after the student's 17th birthday, whichever is the longest period of time.

 

Upon successful completion of the Driver’s Safety Course, students will receive a certificate that is required by their insurance companies for preferred student discounts. Copies of duplicate certificates are distributed by the Supervisor of Health/PE and World Languages, Brad Commerford (bcommerford@whrhs.org) / 908-647-4800 ext. 6848