Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)is the formal evaluation and credit-granting process whereby students obtain credits for prior learning. Prior learning includes the knowledge and skills you have acquired, both formal and informal, outside of secondary school. You may have your knowledge and skills evaluated against the expectations outlined in provincial curriculum policy documents to earn credits towards the secondary school diploma. All credits granted through the PLAR process must represent the same achievement standards as credits granted to students who have taken the courses.
Request for a PLAR Assessment
2)If you have completed the eligibility requirements outlined on the PLAR Fact Sheet, you will be asked to complete the PLAR Application Package.
3)There are 2 parts to the process.
- Submission of the completed PLAR Application Package.
- Assessment and Recordkeeping by the Canadian Global School PLAR committee.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)is the formal evaluation and credit-granting process whereby students obtain credits for prior learning. Prior learning includes the knowledge and skills you have acquired, both formal and informal, outside of secondary school. You may have your knowledge and skills evaluated against the expectations outlined in provincial curriculum policy documents to earn credits towards the secondary school diploma. All credits granted through the PLAR process must represent the same achievement standards as credits granted to students who have taken the courses.
Request for a PLAR Assessment
2)If you have completed the eligibility requirements outlined on the PLAR Fact Sheet, you will be asked to complete the PLAR Application Package.
3)There are 2 parts to the process.
- Submission of the completed PLAR Application Package.
- Assessment and Recordkeeping by the Canadian Global School PLAR committee.
For Grade 9 or 10 credits the equivalency process is as follows:
- students participate in individual assessment consisting of four subject based assessments, as needed, for the purpose of granting Grade 9 or 10 credits
- Up to 16 Grade 9 and 10 credits may be granted through the Grade 9 or 10 equivalency process at the discretion of the principal following individual assessment
There is no challenge process for Grade 9 and 10 credits.
For Grade 11 or 12 credits both the equivalency process and the challenge process are as follows:
- Through the equivalency process, students participate in an evaluation of their credentials, other appropriate documentation and evidence from jurisdictions within and outside Ontario for the purpose of granting credit for Grade 11 or 12 courses developed from the most recent Ontario curriculum
- Through the challenge process, students’ prior learning is evaluated using assessments for the purpose of granting credit for Grade 11 or 12 courses developed from the most recent Ontario curriculum
- Up to 10 of 14 Grade 11 and 12 credits may be granted through either the equivalency or challenge process.
- A minimum of four Grade 11 and 12 credits must be earned by taking the necessary courses, with the following exception: at the discretion of the principal, mature students who present evidence of a completed postsecondary diploma and/or degree from an accredited Canadian postsecondary institution may qualify for the OSSD under Ontario Schools by completing a minimum of one Grade 11 or Grade 12 credit
Following the equivalency or challenge process, any remaining required credits may be earned by taking the required courses.