Candian friends, Grade 12, school transcripts, cost

[momxx5]

Without having the information currently posted online(rural high school in Ontario), does anyone have an estimate of the cost of having high school transcripts sent to a potentiol employer?

Also, Canadian friends, can anyone offer advice on explaining Grade 13 (a post high school diploma level) to Americans?

I just do not know how to put it into words and there is NO place to put it on any job applications. When I attended high school Grade 13 was an horored achievement.
I have tried to explain it, as if it is similar to AP classes or even first year college, because that was the level of the ciriculum.

THanks in advance

 

[crashbb]

Education is a provincial concern - what Province were you in? For example, in Ontario grade 13 wasn't an "honoured achievement" - high school just had 5 years worth of courses (unless you graduated with a basic diploma). No one that I know considers it a "post high school diploma level". CEGEP in Quebec, on the other hand, can sometimes be viewed that way (depending on when education occurred). Most other provinces have not had a grade 13.

I haven't tried to get my high school transcript in years (like over a decade), but my school gave me mine for free when I did need it (but I only needed one - and the office is very nice).

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

I just do not know how to put it into words and there is NO place to put it on any job applications. When I attended high school Grade 13 was an horored achievement.
I have tried to explain it, as if it is similar to AP classes or even first year college, because that was the level of the ciriculum.

THanks in advance

I wouldn't be concerned about this, unless this is your highest level of education. High school usually isn't even mentioned on a resume, unless you just graduated. Simply noting that you graduated is enough.

 

[Gigi22]

When I attended H.S. in Ont., there was a 4 year course and a 5 year course. Students could graduate H.S. with a 4 year diploma or a 5 year diploma. The 4 year course was focused on technical courses, the 5 year course was more academic and was a pre-requisite for applying to a university.

I wouldn't get into the 4 year versus 5 year diploma discussion on a resume designed for the American market. The person reading the resume will quickly lose interest.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

I wouldn't get into the 4 year versus 5 year diploma discussion on a resume designed for the American market. The person reading the resume will quickly lose interest.

+1 - I would probably wonder why you took five years to graduate. Just list your graduation date.

 

[JB2K]

The Ontario Academic Credit or OAC (French: Cours préuniversitaire de l'Ontario or CPO) was a fifth year of secondary school education designed for students preparing for post-secondary education that previously existed in the province of Ontario, Canada. The OAC curriculum(s) was codified by the Ontario Ministry of Education in Ontario Schools: Intermediate and Senior (OS:IS) and its revisions. The Ontario education system had five years of secondary education, known as Grade 13 from 1921 to 1984; grade 13 was replaced by OAC in 1984. OAC continued to act as a fifth year of secondary education until it was phased out in 2003.

It's amazing what I can learn, out there (Google is my, and should be, your friend) -- OP, if your 13th year of education is important enough to make mention of in a job hunt, I would simply provide this additional information to a former employer...

But, in doing so, you are possibly exposing yourself to a would-be employer as being of "a certain age", which while we all know it's illegal to age-discriminate, the practice still continues (albeit, a bit more subdued).

 

[jeankeri]

Is grade 13 the equivalent of the IB? If so, you would have taken exams to acquire it, and those exam results would be mentioned on college applications for admittance. We do not have the IB here in the US (with the exception of UWC in New Mexico), but from what I understand it is the standard in the UK.

 

[pigletto]

When I was in high school in Ontario grade 13 was required to apply to University rather than college. So you could explain it that way "Grade 13 completed in order to complete the requirements of University entrance" or something similar. It wasn't an extra achievement so much as the only way to apply to University.
If you were in Ontario they were called OAC credits and again, were the only way to apply to University. If you wanted to go to college, or not go to post secondary at all then you would only complete grade 12.

And as far as the transcripts my husband had to get them a few years ago to apply to a program. They weren't much. 25 dollars I think...

Just googled the info.. 24 dollars for the first copy if you graduated more than one year ago.

 

[pigletto]

Is grade 13 the equivalent of the IB? If so, you would have taken exams to acquire it, and those exam results would be mentioned on college applications for admittance. We do not have the IB here in the US (with the exception of UWC in New Mexico), but from what I understand it is the standard in the UK.

We had IB as well, but it was after they called in Grade 13.

 

[crashbb]

Is grade 13 the equivalent of the IB? If so, you would have taken exams to acquire it, and those exam results would be mentioned on college applications for admittance. We do not have the IB here in the US (with the exception of UWC in New Mexico), but from what I understand it is the standard in the UK.

No, it is not the equivalent of the IB. It was the basic requirement to go to University. There were no special exams - each school/class would set their own exams, just like any normal course.