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GACE Ethics Practice Test

Unofficial questions, most of them scenarios, on the ten standards of the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators.

Which sanction does the Code define as permanently invalidating every certificate the educator holds?

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Standard 1: Legal compliance 4

  • A court grants an applicant first offender treatment without an adjudication of guilt on a drug possession charge. For Standard 1, this outcome is GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(a), Standard 1: Legal Compliance.
  • A paraprofessional found guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude has filed an appeal. Under Standard 1, is this a conviction while the appeal is pending? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(a), Standard 1: Legal Compliance.
  • A teacher charged with a felony enters a plea of nolo contendere and tells the principal, "I was never convicted." How does Standard 1 treat the plea? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(a), Standard 1: Legal Compliance.
  • Which sentence states the duty that opens Standard 1? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(a), Standard 1: Legal Compliance.
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Standard 2: Conduct with students 7

  • A coach sends one player late-night personal messages, asks her to keep them secret and calls her his "favorite person." Under Standard 2 this is best described as GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(b), Standard 2: Conduct with Students, item 5.
  • A senior graduates in late May. For the Code of Ethics, until what date is that graduate still a student? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (2)(h), definition of "Student".
  • A teacher argues that Standard 2 covers only what happens at school. What does the standard say about where a professional relationship must be kept? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(b), Standard 2: Conduct with Students.
  • A teacher hosts a cookout at home for the seniors she coaches. Some students bring beer, and she sees them drinking but says nothing. Which part of Standard 2 fits? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(b), Standard 2: Conduct with Students, item 7.
  • A teacher loses his temper and screams insults at a fourth grader in front of the class. Which item of Standard 2 names this conduct? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(b), Standard 2: Conduct with Students, item 1.
  • An 18-year-old senior asks a substitute teacher to buy him cigarettes, since he is old enough to vote. If the substitute buys them, Standard 2 treats this as GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(b), Standard 2, item 6, and definition (2)(h).
  • During group work a teacher hears three students taunt a classmate every day about his accent. She ignores it for weeks. Which wording of Standard 2 applies to her? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(b), Standard 2: Conduct with Students, item 4.

Standard 3: Alcohol or drugs 4

  • A teacher brings a cooler of beer to a booster club cookout where students are serving food. He never opens one. Has he met the wording of Standard 3? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(c), Standard 3: Alcohol or Drugs, item 2.
  • A teacher carries unauthorized drugs in her bag to a district training day. No students attend. Does Standard 3, item 1, reach this? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(c), Standard 3: Alcohol or Drugs, item 1.
  • During first period a teacher has slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and poor coordination. No test is given. Under Standard 3, may he be considered "under the influence"? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(c), Standard 3, item 2(i).
  • On a Spanish class trip abroad, the teacher in charge drinks wine at dinner with her students at the table. Under Standard 3 the dinner is GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(c), Standard 3: Alcohol or Drugs, item 2.

Standard 4: Honesty 6

  • A principal inflates the enrollment count on a report sent to the state. Which item of Standard 4 names this? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(d), Standard 4: Honesty, item 2.
  • A teacher calls in sick, then spends the day at a concert in another city. Under Standard 4, what was misrepresented? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(d), Standard 4: Honesty, item 4.
  • An applicant leaves a past arrest off the criminal history question, reasoning that silence is not a lie. What does Standard 4 say about leaving information out? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(d), Standard 4: Honesty.
  • Interviewed in a district investigation of a colleague, a teacher gives an account he knows is false to protect his friend. Which item of Standard 4 applies? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(d), Standard 4: Honesty, item 5.
  • On a job application a teacher lists a master's degree that he has not finished. Which standard names this? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(d), Standard 4: Honesty, item 1.
  • To help a struggling student stay eligible for sports, a teacher records a passing grade for work that was never turned in. Standard 4 treats this as falsifying GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(d), Standard 4: Honesty, item 3.

Standard 5: Public funds and property 6

  • A club sponsor deposits $400 in field trip money into her own checking account and plans to write the school a check next week. Standard 5 calls this GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(e), Standard 5: Public Funds and Property, item 4.
  • A teacher borrows the school's utility trailer for a weekend to move his own furniture. Under Standard 5, what would have made this use proper? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(e), Standard 5: Public Funds and Property, item 5.
  • A teacher buys a diploma from an unaccredited website and submits it to move up the salary schedule. Besides Standard 4, which standard names purchased degrees? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(e), Standard 5: Public Funds and Property, item 3.
  • A teacher collects yearbook money from students in cash, keeps no list, and cannot say how much was turned in. Which item of Standard 5 fits? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(e), Standard 5: Public Funds and Property, item 2.
  • An administrator turns in a mileage form for a conference he did not attend. Under Standard 5 this is GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(e), Standard 5: Public Funds and Property, item 3.
  • How does Standard 5 say an educator trusted with public funds and property must honor the trust? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(e), Standard 5: Public Funds and Property.

Standard 6: Remunerative conduct 5

  • A company bidding to supply the district's reading program gives the teacher who chairs the selection committee a tablet "for personal use." Under Standard 6 the problem is GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(f), Standard 6: Remunerative Conduct, item 2.
  • A fifth grade teacher is paid by parents to tutor students from her own class on Saturdays. When does Standard 6 allow this? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(f), Standard 6: Remunerative Conduct, item 3.
  • A high school coach runs a paid summer basketball camp for players from his own school system. Besides approval, what else does Standard 6 require of such camps? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(f), Standard 6: Remunerative Conduct, item 4.
  • A teacher who sells skin care products as a side business sends order forms home in her students' folders without asking anyone. Which standard applies? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(f), Standard 6: Remunerative Conduct, item 1.
  • Which sentence gives the duty that opens Standard 6? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(f), Standard 6: Remunerative Conduct.

Standard 7: Confidential information 6

  • A teacher explains to the class that a classmate is absent because of a medical diagnosis the parents shared in confidence. Standard 7 lists this as GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(g), Standard 7: Confidential Information, item 1.
  • A teacher mentions to a room parent which students in the class qualify for reduced-price meals. Standard 7 lists this kind of information as GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(g), Standard 7: Confidential Information, item 1.
  • After proctoring a standardized test, two teachers talk over specific questions from it in the hallway. Does Standard 7 name this? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(g), Standard 7: Confidential Information, item 3.
  • Before the spring state test, a teacher copies several questions from a secure test booklet to use in a review game. Which wording of Standard 7 fits? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(g), Standard 7: Confidential Information, item 3.
  • In the grocery store a teacher tells a neighbor about another family's child: his failing grades and a recent suspension. Which standard does this breach? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(g), Standard 7: Confidential Information, item 1.
  • When is sharing a student's confidential record NOT unethical conduct under Standard 7, item 1? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(g), Standard 7: Confidential Information, item 1.

Standard 8: Required reports 6

  • A parent wants to file a complaint against a teacher with the GaPSC. Under the Code's reporting paragraph, the complaint must be GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (4)(a), Reporting.
  • A teacher learns in September that a colleague broke a standard of the Code. By when must she make the required report, at the latest? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(h), Standard 8: Required Reports, item 2, and paragraph (4)(a).
  • District policy says ethics concerns must be reported to the superintendent within 5 days. The Code allows up to 90 days. Which deadline governs? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (4)(a), Reporting.
  • Renewing her certificate, a teacher skips a question on the GaPSC form that asks for information she would rather not give. Which item of Standard 8 applies? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(h), Standard 8: Required Reports, item 1.
  • Standard 8, item 2, ties the duty to report a colleague's violation to violations of which the educator has GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(h), Standard 8: Required Reports, item 2.
  • Under Standard 8, what must an educator have before the duty to report child abuse applies? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(h), Standard 8: Required Reports, item 3.

Standard 9: Professional conduct 3

  • A teacher leaves a class of first graders alone for half an hour to run a personal errand. Which wording of Standard 9 fits? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(i), Standard 9: Professional Conduct.
  • In October a teacher under contract quits without a release to take a better-paid job in another district. Standard 9 lists this kind of resignation as one that would equate to GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(i), Standard 9: Professional Conduct, and definition (2)(a).
  • Standard 9 asks educators to follow generally recognized professional standards and to preserve GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(i), Standard 9: Professional Conduct.

Standard 10: Testing 3

  • A proctor photographs a page of a secure state test booklet to show a friend. Which item of Standard 10 names this? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(j), Standard 10: Testing, item 1.
  • Which assessments does Standard 10 name? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(j), Standard 10: Testing.
  • While giving a state-mandated test, a teacher taps a student's paper and whispers, "Look at number 6 again." Standard 10 treats this as GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (3)(j), Standard 10: Testing, item 2.

Definitions, reporting and sanctions 12

  • A first-time applicant with an open ethics case does not send the documents the Ethics Division asked for. After how many days does the application close and go on hold? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (7)(b), Application Procedures.
  • An educator lets students ride in the open bed of his pickup on a highway. Which defined term describes disregarding a substantial risk of bodily harm to a student? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (2)(c), definition of "Child endangerment".
  • An educator under investigation offers to give up her certificate. What effect does the Code give a Voluntary Surrender? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (6)(a), Sanctions, item 4.
  • How does the Code define "physical abuse"? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (2)(g), definition of "Physical abuse".
  • How does the Code define a suspension? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (6)(a), Sanctions, item 5.
  • In the Code's list of sanctions, what is a denial? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (6)(a), Sanctions, item 1.
  • Which disciplinary actions does the Code say are reported to the NASDTEC Clearinghouse? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (4)(b), Reporting.
  • Which sanction "admonishes the certificate holder for his or her conduct" and warns that more unethical conduct will bring a more severe action? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (6)(a), Sanctions, item 3.
  • Which sanction does the Code define as permanently invalidating every certificate the educator holds? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (6)(a), Sanctions, item 4.
  • Which sanction is the quarterly appraisal of an educator's conduct, which the GaPSC makes by contacting the educator and the employer? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (6)(a), Sanctions, item 2.
  • While his certificate is revoked for an ethics violation, a former teacher offers to help as an unpaid volunteer coach. Does the Code allow it? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (5)(b), Disciplinary Action.
  • Who counts as an "educator" under the Code of Ethics besides certificate holders? GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators (effective January 1, 2024), paragraph (2)(e), definition of "Educator".

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the Code of Ethics for Educators, Georgia Professional Standards Commission Rule 505-6-.01, effective January 1, 2024 (https://www.gapsc.com/Rules/Current/Ethics/505-6-.01.pdf, read 2026-10-07): the definitions, Standards 1 to 10, and the paragraphs on reporting, disciplinary action, sanctions and application procedures. Format of the real assessment read 2026-10-07 on the GACE program page for test 351, GACE Ethics for Teachers (https://www.gace.es.pearson.com/test/351): 9 interactive modules, with a summative assessment of 30 selected-response questions in Module 9. The program publishes no outline of that assessment by standard, so the bank is spread over the ten standards of the rule. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This GACE ethics practice test has 62 questions of our own on the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators, which the real assessment teaches. It is unofficial and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission or Pearson.

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What the real assessment is

GACE Ethics for Teachers, test 351, is not one sitting. It is 9 online modules of instruction, scenarios and knowledge checks, and Module 9 holds a summative assessment of 30 selected-response questions, by the program page read October 7, 2026. It is not timed and must be completed within 90 days of registering.

What this page asks

Every answer comes from the text of Rule 505-6-.01: its definitions, Standards 1 to 10, and the paragraphs on reporting and sanctions. The modules also teach principles of ethical decision-making, which this page does not cover. Exam mode asks 30 questions.

  • Most scenarios turn on which standard applies, so learn the title of each of the ten and one example it lists.
  • The rule is six pages long. Read it once in full; each explanation gives the paragraph to look up.

Questions and answers

Is this the real GACE ethics test?

No. All 62 questions were written for this site from the public text of the rule. No module, scenario or question of the real assessment was copied or reworded, and a result here is not a forecast of yours.

What score do you need to pass the GACE ethics assessment?

77%, which the program page gives as 23 or more of the 30 summative questions; 23 of 30 is 76.7%. You have five attempts; after a fifth miss you lose access and must register again.

Who has to take the GACE Ethics for Teachers assessment?

Applicants for Pre-Service, Provisional and Induction teaching certificates, among others the Georgia Professional Standards Commission lists. Educators who held professional Georgia certification before 2015 are not required to take it to maintain certification.

How much does the GACE ethics test cost?

The program page listed a test fee of $30.00 on October 7, 2026. The assessment is completed online from any computer with internet access.

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