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PLAR for Mature Students
Mature students, who started secondary school in Ontario after September, 1999 or mature students who are new to the Ontario system after February 1, 2004 may apply to have their prior learning assessed under the Ministry of Education’s PLAR for Mature Students policy. Students who started their secondary programs prior to September 1999 in Ontario and return as mature students after February 1, 2004 may also choose to have their prior learning assessed under PLAR for Mature Students.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) for Mature Students is the formal evaluation and credit-granting process through which mature students, who are enrolled in a secondary school course, may obtain credits for prior learning. Mature students may obtain credits towards the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) for knowledge and skills that they have acquired, in both formal and informal ways, outside secondary school. The PLAR process involves:
a) Grade 9 and 10 individual assessment/equivalency process
b) Grade 11 and 12 equivalency process
c) Grade 11 and 12 challenge process
In all cases, the knowledge and skills gained through education, work experience, and training must be directly related to the provincial curriculum expectations.
By using this process, mature students may be granted up to 26 credits towards their OSSD by the principal, depending on the number of credits the student already has. Please note that a mature student can be brought to within 4 credits of the diploma using equivalent and challenging credits.
For further information please contact
your local TR Leger campus or:
David Mowat, Guidance Teacher
TR Leger School, Cornwall Campus
Telephone: 613-937-0120 ext 115
Tollfree: 1-877-875-3437 ext 115
Fax: 613-930-7254
E-Mail: david.mowat@ucdsb.on.ca
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