Exam Administration
NEWL is administered to high school students on school premises, such as in a computer lab or classroom. If your high school cannot facilitate the examination, it is essential for you as the examinee to find a nearby high school or institution willing to take on this administrative responsibility.
Below is a list of institutions with a history of hosting external students for the NEWL exam. While we cannot guarantee their availability, we strongly recommend that you reach out to them if your primary school cannot administer the exam. Please ensure you confirm the exam date(s) and available space prior to submitting your NEWL application.
Network Requirements
The testing center needs to provide a minimum of 1.5 MBPS, per student.
You can easily check your bandwidth by going to: www.speedtest.net.
Computer Requirements
The following requirements must be met for each machine to administer the exam:
Hardware
Mac or Windows workstations or laptops or Chromebooks
4GB+ RAM
A working set of headphones (built-in microphone recommended but not required). Student-owned headphones or earbuds are not recommended but are not prohibited if the school cannot provide them.
A working microphone that can record clear audio without interference.
Software
MAC OSX (recent), Windows 10+ or Chrome OS (recent)
A Web Browser (Chrome (recommended), Firefox, or Microsoft Edge).
Safari is not supported because it does not comply with Internet standards for audio capture.
NOTE: Browsers will need to be set to accept cookies from exams.actesting.org
At least one week prior to your exam, you will need to certify as many workstations in your lab as the number of students tested (with a few extras in case of emergency). We recommend that, for every five students, you have one extra machine set up. Please see the table below.
Extra Machines
We advise having extra computers in case of unforeseen issues with one device. We also highly recommend all laptops and Chromebooks have power cords available throughout the exam.
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Prospective NEWL Sites |
City |
State or Country |
Point of Contact |
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A1 College Prep |
Los Angeles |
CA |
Sarah Park |
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Abington Heights High School |
Clarks Summit |
PA |
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Academia de Studii Economice a Moldovei |
Chisinau |
Moldova |
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Afficient Academy Learning Center |
San Jose |
CA |
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Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy |
Elizabeth |
NJ |
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Alpharetta Testing Center |
Alpharetta |
GA |
LeKeisha Edwards |
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American Community School Amman |
Amman |
Jordan |
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American English College |
Rowland Heights |
CA |
Kimberley Wong |
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Andalusia School |
Yonkers |
NY |
Abdelnasser Nofal |
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Appleby College |
Oakville, ON |
Canada |
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Bishop Connolly High School |
Fall River |
MA |
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Booker T. Washington High School |
Tulsa |
OK |
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Boston Latin Academy |
Boston |
MA |
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Brackenridge High School |
San Antonio |
TX |
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Buckingham Browne & Nichols |
Cambridge |
MA |
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Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
Venice |
Italy |
Andrea Facchin |
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C.D. Hylton High School |
Woodbridge |
VA |
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C.E. Jordan High School |
Durham |
NC |
Daniel Miller |
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Cherokee High School |
Marlton |
NJ |
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Cps Global |
Gurgaon |
India |
Mayank Srivastava |
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Cps Global |
New Delhi |
India |
Mayank Srivastava |
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Dartmouth High School |
Dartmouth |
MA |
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East Side High School |
Newark |
NJ |
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Edward R Murrow High School |
Brooklyn |
NY |
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Escola Amadeu Correia |
Elizabeth |
NJ |
Carla Silva |
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Franklin High School |
Portland |
OR |
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Gulliver Preparatory School |
Pinecrest |
FL |
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Hendrickson High School |
Pflugerville |
TX |
Lameese Ahmad |
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Hilmar High School |
Hilmar |
CA |
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Hudson Public Schools |
Hudson |
MA |
Ana Pimentel |
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Indiana University |
Bloomington |
IN |
Xiaojing Kou |
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International School of Advanced Learning |
Lexington |
MA |
Kate Kerov |
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John A. Rowland High School |
Rowland Heights |
CA |
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John F. Kennedy High School |
La Palma |
CA |
Grace Lee |
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Johns Hopkins University |
Rockville |
MD |
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Langley High School |
McLean |
VA |
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Language Acquisition Resource Center-San Diego State University |
San Diego | CA |
Amato Rachel |
Lighthouse International School |
Ilsan City | South Korea |
Elena Paul |
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Lincoln Park High School |
Chicago |
IL |
Federico Luque Macias |
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Lindblom Math and Science Academy |
Chicago |
IL |
Fadi Abughoush |
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Ludlow High School |
Ludlow |
MA |
Maria Fernandes |
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MAC Medway Academy for Children |
Milford |
MA |
Elena Fomitcheva |
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Martha's Vineyard Regional High School |
Oak Bluffs |
MA |
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Metaphor International School |
Falls Church |
VA |
Zhanna Buzov |
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Mineola High School |
Garden City Park |
NY |
Paul A. Pereira |
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Newton South High School |
Newton |
MA |
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Nova Classical Academy |
St. Paul |
MN |
Angela Whited |
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Nur Ul Islam Academy |
Cooper City |
FL |
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Online Edugo, Inc. |
Los Angeles |
CA |
Kimberly Kim |
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Portuguese United for Education-Discovery Language Academy |
New Bedford |
MA |
Leslie Ribeiro Vicente |
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QTS Testing Center |
Anaheim |
CA |
Rami Azar |
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Roland Park Country School |
Baltimore |
MD |
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Russian School of Dallas |
Dallas |
TX |
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Carthage Classical Academy |
Tunis | Tunisia | Wong, Family wongfam@ccaintl.org |
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San Francisco Pacific Academy |
San Francisco |
CA |
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San Jose State University - Testing Office |
San Jose |
CA |
Derrick Koh |
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SchoolPlus |
Manhattan |
NY |
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St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School |
Columbus |
GA |
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Star International Academy |
Dearborn Heights |
MI |
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Staten Island Technical High School |
Staten Island |
NY |
Noelle Sanguinedo |
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Sunflower Center |
Roslyn |
NY |
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Syosset High School |
Syosset |
NY |
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Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy |
Elizabeth |
NJ |
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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology |
Alexandria |
VA |
Elizabeth Sandstrom |
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University of Richmond |
Richmond |
VA |
Michael Marsh-Soloway |
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Virginia International University |
Fairfax |
VA |
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Walt Whitman High School |
Bethesda |
MD |
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