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PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT AND
RECOGNITION (PLAR) FOR REGULAR
DAY SCHOOL STUDENTS (OS 7.2.5.1)
For students who are transferring from home schooling, a
non-inspected private school or a school outside Ontario,
the school will grant equivalency credits for placement
purposes based on an evaluation of the student’s previous
learning (see section Students Transferring Between
Schools within Ontario and Students Transferring from
Home Schooling, a Non-inspected Private School or a
School Outside Ontario for more information).
(Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario
Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements.
Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2016. Print. Section 7.2.5.1 p 74)
STUDENTS TRANSFERRING
BETWEEN SCHOOLS WITHIN
ONTARIO (OS 4.3.1)
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. The
Principal of the receiving school may award credit for
work started in the previous school but completed in the
receiving school. Where this work cannot be completed
in the receiving school, the receiving Principal may, after
consultation with the Principal of the sending school,
award a partial credit in recognition of the student’s
achievement of some of the course expectations.
(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 4.3.1 p 51)
STUDENTS TRANSFERRING FROM
HOME SCHOOLING, A NON-
INSPECTED PRIVATE SCHOOL OR A
SCHOOL OUTSIDE ONTARIO (OS 4.3.2)
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 Vice Principal Teaching and Learning
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,
faculty 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 the 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, 2016. Print. Section 4.3.2 p 52)
PROGRAMS IN MUSIC TAKEN
OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL (OS 7.3.4)
A student may be awarded a maximum of 2 credits for
music programs taken outside the school through one or
both of the following options.
Option 1
For music programs completed outside the school
(Appendix 4), the Principal may award a maximum of 2
university/college preparation credits (1 Grade 11 credit
and 1 Grade 12 credit) towards the Ontario Secondary
School Diploma. These credits may be awarded in
addition to any other music credits earned in the school
through successful completion of Ontario curriculum
courses. The course titles and course codes are as
follows: Music - External (Conservatory), AMX3M: and
Music - External (Conservatory), AMX4M. The credits will
be awarded upon presentation of the official forms or
certificates documenting the required achievement.
The credits are optional credits; they may not be used to
meet the compulsory credit requirement in the arts or the
additional compulsory credit requirement for Group 2.
Note:
• Students may not use these credits to satisfy
the related course requirement for a cooperative
education program.
• A student awarded 2 music credits in this manner
may not earn additional Grade 10 to 12 music credits
through the Prior Learning and Assessment (PLAR)
challenge or equivalency process.