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South Carolina

State Status: Blue
State Definition of "gifted & talented": 1. “Gifted and talented students are those who are identified in grades 1-12 as demonstrating high performance ability or potential in academic and/or artistic areas and therefore require an educational program beyond that normally provided by the general school program in order to achieve their potential.
2. Gifted and talented abilities for these regulations include:
a. Academic and Intellectual Ability: Students who have the academic and/or intellectual potential to function at a high level in one or more academic areas.
b. Visual and Performing Arts: Students who have the artistic potential to function at a high performance level in one or more of the fine arts.”
(43 South Carolina Code Ann. Regs. 220)
Governor: Mark Sanford
State Superintendent: Inez Moore Tenenbaum
State Dept. of Ed. - Gifted and Talented:
State Association: South Carolina Consortium for Gifted Education
Statistics Back to Top
Unknown Students enrolled in grades K-12 (2005-2006)
694,584 Students enrolled in grades K-12 (2004-2005)
Unknown Students identified as Gifted and Talented (2005-2006)
Unknown Students identified as Gifted and Talented (2004-2005)
Unknown Dollars allocated for education (2005-2006)
$5,952,739,000 (Estimate) Dollars allocated for education (2004-2005)
Unknown Dollars allocated for Gifted and Talented programming (2005-2006)
$29,497,533 Dollars allocated for Gifted and Talented programming (2004-2005)
7,752 Students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses (2005-2006)
12.5% Percentage of all students scoring a 3 or above on Advanced Placement exams (2005-2006)
40 Number of schools offering International Baccalaureate programs (2005-2006)

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Legislation & Funding Back to Top
Yes      Does gifted education legislation exist?
Regulation 43-220, 59-29-170 Code of Laws of SC
Yes      Does the legislation mandate that gifted students be served?
Yes      Was there funding for gifted programs for the 2004 - 2005 school year?
Yes      Is identification of gifted students required by state law?
Identification begins in second grade
Yes      Does legislation provide for an education program matched to the student's abilities?
Yes      Is there legislation that mandates specialized training in gifted education for teachers of gifted students?
Yes      Are there colleges/universities in the state that offer courses and/or degrees in gifted education?
Click here for a list of Gifted Education Degree Programs.

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Obstacles Back to Top
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Schools Back to Top
Greenville County Gifted Center (Greenville, SC)
South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities

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Opportunities for Gifted and Talented Students Back to Top
Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP), (NC)
Governor's School of South Carolina at the College of Charleston
Parent Advocates for Gifted Education (PAGE) (SC)
South Carolina's Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (Hartsville, SC)

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Information presented on this page was compiled from a variety of resources, including the State of the States Gifted and Talented Education Report 2001 - 2002, published by the Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted and the National Association for Gifted Children, Education State Rankings 2003 - 2004 edited by Kathleen O'Leary Morgan and Scott Morgan, and hundreds of websites. Information was also collected through surveys, targeted requests for information to state departments of education, state gifted associations, and other knowledgeable organizations. The Davidson Institute for Talent Development has not verified the accuracy of this information and does not warrant its accuracy or fitness of use for any purpose. Users should verify information prior to taking any action. Furthermore, the appearance of selected programs and/or resources does not imply an endorsement or affiliation. Programs and resources are highlighted for informational purposes only.