9.4 Academic Requirements
9.4.1 - 2.0 GPA Required for Academic Eligibility
High School Eligibility
A high school student must have a cumulative 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 unweighted scale, or its equivalent, at the conclusion of each semester to be academically eligible during the next semester (s. 1006.15(3)(a)1, Florida Statutes).
9.5 Limit of Eligibility
9.5.1 - High School Student Has Four Years of Eligibility.
A student is limited to four consecutive calendar years of eligibility from the date he/she begins ninth grade for the first time. This does not imply that the student has four years of participation. After four consecutive years, the student is permanently ineligible.
9.6 Age
9.6.1 - Student May Participate at High School Level Until the Age of 19 Years 9 Months.
A student may participate at the high school level until the day he/she reaches the age of 19 years 9 months if the student has not exceeded his/her four-year limit of eligibility. The student becomes permanently ineligible at the high school level on the day he/she reaches the age of 19 years 9 months.