Exciting news! Maggie L Walker Governor’s Sch Gov’t Int’l Stds, has earned College Board’s AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). Through these diversity awards, the AP Program acknowledges 1,153 schools for their work toward improving female representation during the 2023-24 school year. Award contenders must either have reached 50% or higher female representation in one of the two AP computer science courses or have achieved a percentage of female computer science exam takers that meets or exceeds that of the school’s female population.
“We’re thrilled to congratulate our female AP computer science students and their teacher, Mr. Ryan Webb, on this step toward equal representation in computer science education,” said Maggie Walker’s Assistant Director, Dr. Lisa Williams. “We’re honored that our school earned this distinction and look forward to seeing these young women and others pursue and achieve success in computer science education and careers.”
MLWGS is one of only 847 schools to achieve this accomplishment for AP CSP. Overall, female students remain underrepresented in computer science classes. They account for just 34% of AP CSP participants and 26% of AP CSA participants. The schools that receive this year’s AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award serve as inspiration and are models for all U.S. high schools.
