# School Completion (Evergreen) Certificate Policy

<span style="font-weight: 400;">In accordance with the Ministry of Education's [School Completion Certificate Program](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/school-completion-certificate-program#:~:text=The%20Evergreen%20Certificate%20is%20not,but%20does%20not%20represent%20graduation.), HCOS will grant a student with inclusive needs a School Completion (Evergreen) Certificate if the student:</span>

- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Has an IEP (Individual Education Plan) and:</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">i</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">s enrolled in an educational program that is not designed to meet the graduation requirements set out in Ministerial Order M302/04, the [Graduation Program Order](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/administration/legislation-policy/legislation/schoollaw/e/m302_04.pdf).</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">meets the learning outcomes described in the IEP, if that IEP contains all the learning outcomes of the student’s educational program, or</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">has successfully completed their program, if the IEP does not contain all the learning outcomes of the student’s educational program.</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">parents will be aware of, and have been consulted prior to, movement of a student to a School Completion Certificate. </span>