Student Withdrawal Policy
The Ministry of Education has legislated that students taking grade 11 and 12 courses are subject to a Full Disclosure Policy. This policy states that all grade 11 and 12 courses attempted by students must be recorded on Ontario Student Transcripts. This means that any course completed, dropped, failed, taken at day school, night school, or summer school will appear on a student’s transcript along with the marks earned in the programme. There are timelines to be followed. Withdrawals occurring within 5 days of issuing the first report card from Canadian Global School will result in the mark not being recorded on the OST. A withdrawal from a Grade 11 or 12 courses after 5 days of the issuing of the first report card results in a “W” being entered in the “Credit” column of the OST along with the mark at the time of the withdrawal. Withdrawals at any time from Grade 9 or 10 courses are not recorded on the OST. If extraordinary circumstances relate to a student’s withdrawal from a course, an “S” may be entered in the “Note” column on the OST.
Student Withdrawal Policy
The Ministry of Education has legislated that students taking grade 11 and 12 courses are subject to a Full Disclosure Policy. This policy states that all grade 11 and 12 courses attempted by students must be recorded on Ontario Student Transcripts. This means that any course completed, dropped, failed, taken at day school, night school, or summer school will appear on a student’s transcript along with the marks earned in the programme. There are timelines to be followed. Withdrawals occurring within 5 days of issuing the first report card from Canadian Global School will result in the mark not being recorded on the OST. A withdrawal from a Grade 11 or 12 courses after 5 days of the issuing of the first report card results in a “W” being entered in the “Credit” column of the OST along with the mark at the time of the withdrawal. Withdrawals at any time from Grade 9 or 10 courses are not recorded on the OST. If extraordinary circumstances relate to a student’s withdrawal from a course, an “S” may be entered in the “Note” column on the OST.
Repetition of a Course
Only one credit is earned if the course is repeated. In Grade 11 and 12, an “R” appears on the student’s OST for the course with the lower mark.
Out-of-province students or transfers from non-inspected private schools may be granted equivalent credits upon the Principal’s evaluation of the student’s previous learning.
- “Equivalent Credits” are entered in the “Course Title” column.
- “PLE” is entered in the “Course Code” column.
- “EQV” in the “Percentage Grade” column.
- The total number of credits is entered into the “Credit” column.
- And the number of compulsory credits entered into the “Compulsory” column.
For the final report card,
all students will have a mark.
- Grade 9 and 10: Students in grades 9 and 10 courses with an “I” designation may be considered for credit recovery. (Refer to page 42 in Growing Success)
- Grade 11 and 12: Students in grades 11 and 12 courses that have a blank entry designation on their final report card will not receive credit for the course. A mark by the designated dates must replace the blank entry. The lowest limit percentage of 30 may be used as a placeholder, wherein the teacher’s professional judgment a final mark cannot be determined. Credit recovery may be an option. “S” for special circumstances may be placed on the transcript when a mark is assigned.
Also important to note for Final Report Card
With the new Growing Success Document, the “I” code indicates insufficient evidence to determine a percentage mark for students in grades 9-10 only. Examples of appropriate circumstances are listed below. (Refer to page 42 in Growing Success and p.p. 15-16 in Reporting Student Learning: Guidelines for Effective Teacher-Parent-Student Communication, 2010).
The “I” mark entry may not be used for grade 11 and 12 courses.
We will use the blank entry for all students in grades 11 and 12 for the reasons listed below. Therefore, Full Disclosure pertains to these students.
The following categories capture the specific scenarios where an “I” for grades 9 and 10 courses or blank entry for grade 11 and 12 may be the best assessment and evaluation practice for reporting practices:
- Late registrations (ESL, out of prov.)
- At-risk students with serious attendance issues (maybe social/emotional health issues)
- Medical reasons (student or family)
- Achievement Centres (timelines are not consistent with the semester, late start)
- Special circumstances (credit recovery, academic integrity)
