It was a clean sweep at Pembroke Pines Charter High as 44 graduating seniors each netted Advanced Placement Scholar awards.

The prize recognizes students who display “exceptional achievement” on their end-of-year AP exams, which are voluntary tests designed to supply academically-motivated students with college credit depending on the exam score.

For Pines Charter High, 17189 Sheridan St., the tally of winners jumped 15 over last year’s 29, with the handful joining roughly 306,000 other students nationwide who pocketed AP Scholar Awards.

Students Adriana Diaz, Matthew Mangan, James Valencia and Daniel Zelaya all qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a five-point scale.

To net the AP Scholar With Distinction Award, the charter’s 12 students had to earn at least 3.5 average on exams. Those are: Fernando Antelo, Mark Audette, Justin Chades, Adriana Diaz, Renata Dinamarco, Matthew Mangan, Nicole Power, Daniel Rodriguez, Juan Sanchez, Ada Sierraalta, James Valencia, and Daniel Zelaya.

Meanwhile, eight students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award for earning at least a 3.25 average, while another 24 seniors received AP Scholar Awards for earning a 3.0 average on three or more tests.

For more information, call Student Services Director John Meyer at 954-538-3700, or visit www.pinescharter.com.