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The mission of the Chesterfield County Public Schools Professional School Counseling System is to empower all students to become productive and contributing members of society. In partnership with families, staff, and the community, school counselors provide a comprehensive program that addresses students’ academic, personal/social and career development
Address: 17700 Longhouse Lane, Chesterfield, VA 23838
Phone: 804-590-3108
Fax: 804-590-3375
School Code: 471-720
Matoaca school counselors help students with
Matoaca school counselors are trained to
If you have questions please do not hesitate to call your student’s counselor at 804-590-3108.
College Visits
College Admissions Representatives from various colleges will schedule visits, here, at Matoaca HS to meet with interested students to discuss college opportunities, requirements, etc. These sessions are for Juniors and Seniors only, and students must register at least one day prior to the visit. These college sessions are an excellent opportunity for our students to speak, individually, with a college representative.
MAHS College visits sign-up form (SY2025-26)
Students:
Senior Presentation: Imagine Tomorrow
Senior Year Helpful Handout
Consider making an appointment with one of our college and career support specialists.
Brightpoint College and Career Navigator
A Brightpoint College and Career Navigator serves as a college and career coach, meeting with seniors to help them determine their post-graduation plans. In the spring, they directly work with MAHS seniors who plan to attend Brightpoint Community College by helping them navigate the enrollment process from applications to registering for classes and applying for financial aid.
Schedule an appointment (Mondays and Tuesdays 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)
Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)/TRIO
EOC Advisors help first generation college students and military dependent students through the college application process.
GRASP (Financial Aid)
GRASP Advisors help students and families with the financial aid process and scholarships so students can make their higher education goals a reality.
Brightpoint College and Career Navigator
Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)/TRIO
GRASP/FAFSA
Scholarships
The Commonwealth of Virginia offers different types of diplomas for high school students. Please visit the Virginia Department of Education website to explore the different diploma offerings.
If you have further questions about requirements please contact your student’s counselor at 804-590-3108.
School counselors at Matoaca High School guide students in requesting courses each school year during individual scheduling meetings. Scheduling normally starts in January and parents are asked to verify student course selections by the end of March.
Parents, please take time to view some of the following materials to help you and your student understand high school testing. There are many non-profit organizations that help students raise their standardized testing scores. In addition, there are many resources on the internet that give students strategies for taking tests. The links below will provide the students with resources and strategies for taking standardized tests. These and many other resources are available in the school counseling office.
ACT
An independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to measurement and research for those making educational and career transitions; administrates a widely taken college admissions test.
AP Exams
The Advanced Placement (AP) program, sponsored by the College Board and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), offers secondary school students the opportunity to participate in challenging college-level course work while still in high school. Students can receive credit, advanced placement, or both from thousands of colleges and universities that participate in the AP program. Each exam consists of multiple-choice and free-response sections. Most exams are three hours long and cover two semesters of college-level work; those that test one semester of work are generally two hours long.
PSAT
The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). It’s a standardized test that provides first hand practice for the SAT®. It also gives you a chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools.
PSAT Score Reports: Students who took the PSAT’s in October will receive their PSAT Score report back in January. If they are absent the day they are released, you can get their report from your school counselor.
SAT
This is a FABULOUS resource for parents and students to use as they prepare in advance for the SATs… it includes content tips, calculator tips and frequently asked questions about changes to the Math SAT and is a MUST for students to have who are taking the new SAT.
SOL Testing
The Standards of Learning (SOL) for Virginia Public Schools establish minimum expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade or course in English, mathematics, science, history/social science, technology, the fine arts, foreign language, health/physical education and driver education.
Annual assessments – including SOL tests and alternative assessments – provide information on individual student achievement including those with special needs.
If you believe your student needs an SOL for Graduation, they can attend the SOL Academy. If you are unsure about which SOL your student needs, please consult their School Counselor.
Please visit the Virginia Department of Education’s website to review the SOL requirements for graduation.
Chesterfield County Public Schools has partnered with Parchment for all transcript requests and education verifications. Parchment provides secure electronic transcript delivery nationwide and up-to-date document tracking through email notifications for all registered users.
Seniors will be given access to the Transcript Release Form and a Parchment activation code from their School Counselor during their senior meeting in the fall.
*Please do not create an account until this information is shared by your School Counselor. Creating an account before receiving specific instructions from your counselor will result in delays processing your transcript request.
Per Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), student records are only available to those who have authorization from the student or parent, guardian or responsible person if the student is less than 18 years of age. If the student is 18 years of age or older, school records will not be released to a parent, guardian, or responsible person without the student’s written consent.
Alumni
Please follow this link to the Division’s Transcript webpage
Work Permits
Beginning 2018, all documents required to process a Child Labor Permit can be found at: http://vaeecs.doli.virginia.gov/vaeecs
* The school system will no longer play an active role in the Child Labor Permit Process.