School Completion (Evergreen) Certificate Policy

Some students may be unable to meet graduation requirements due to their special needs. However, the decision to put a student in an Evergreen Program should not be made prior to Grade 10, and should include the informed consent of the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s).

 

In accordance with the Ministry of Education's School Completion Certificate Program, HCOS will grant a student with specialinclusive needs a School Completion (Evergreen) Certificate if the student:

• Has an IEP (Individual Education Plan) and:
  • is 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.
  • meets the learning outcomes described in the IEP, if that IEP contains all the learning outcomes of the student’student’s educational program, or
  • has successfully completed their program, if the IEP does not contain all the learning outcomes of the student’student’s educational program.
    
  • parents will be aware of, and have been consulted prior to,  movement of a student to a School Completion Certificate.