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signed by both principals for the reach ahead credit to be granted (Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and
Program. Ontario Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements. Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2011. Print. Section 2.5.2.1 p 27).
Students in Grade 8 may also have the opportunity to reach ahead to start earning community
involvement hours prior to entering Grade 9 (Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario Schools
Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements. Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2011. Print. Section 6.1.4 p 60).
STUDENTS TRANSFERRING BETWEEN SCHOOLS WITHIN ONTARIO
Secondary school students who transfer from one Ontario secondary school to another will have their
credits (as recorded on their Ontario Student Transcript) transferred with them, along with information
on their progress towards meeting graduation requirements (Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program.
Ontario Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements. Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2011. Print. Section 4.3.2 p 44).
STUDENTS TRANSFERRING FROM HOME SCHOOLING, A NON-INSPECTED
PRIVATE SCHOOL OR A SCHOOL OUTSIDE ONTARIO
For secondary students who are transferring from home schooling, a non-inspected private school or a
school outside Ontario, the Principal in consultation with Head of Guidance and Director of Curriculum
will, in the process of deciding where the student should be placed, determine as equitably as possible
the total credit equivalency of the student’s previous learning and the number of compulsory and
optional credits still to be earned. The credit equivalency total and the number of compulsory credits
included will be entered on the student’s Ontario Student Transcript (OST). Students will have to meet
the provincial secondary school literacy requirement. The Principal will determine the number of
hours of community involvement activities the student will have to complete. Final decisions regarding
placement are made by the Principal in consultation with the student, staff and parents. The Principal
will communicate the placement decision, and the rationale for the placement, to the student and
parents. The Principal will note the results of his or her assessment and the reasons for the decision
in the student’s Ontario Student Record (OSR) (Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario Schools
Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements. Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2011. Print. Section 4.3.2 p 45).
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR COMPULSORY COURSES
In order to allow flexibility in designing a student’s program and to ensure that all students can qualify
for the secondary school diploma, substitutions may be made for a limited number of compulsory
credit courses. Principals may replace up to three of these courses (or the equivalent in half courses)
with courses from other subject areas specified in the list of compulsory credit requirements (including
Groups 1, 2 and 3) to meet the compulsory credit requirements. Substitutions should be made to
promote and enhance student learning or to meet special needs and interests, and the decision to
make a substitution for a student should be made only if the student’s educational interests are best
served by such substitution. These decisions will be made in consultation with the Head of Guidance
and the Director of Curriculum (Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 :
Policy and Program Requirements. Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2011. Print. Section 6.2 p 61).