Online Learning Graduation Requirement – Appendix A: Online Learning “Opt-Out” Form
The Online Learning Graduation Requirement policy (PPM 167) provides direction to Ontario schools on the implementation of the online graduation requirement and opt-out process.
This requirement is designed to support students to enroll in online learning courses as part of their secondary school program, in order to support the development of digital literacy and other important transferable skills that will help prepare them for success after graduation and in all aspects of their lives.
Teacher led online learning will enable students to:
• Access a wider variety of courses no matter where they live or go to school, allowing them to shape their education based on their individual needs and goals
• Learn in engaging new ways, such as through hands-on, interactive features, simulations and collaborations with peers across the province
• Increase their digital fluency and gain transferable skills to support lifelong learning and employment opportunities
ONLINE LEARNING GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
The New e-Learning Graduation Requirement Students are required to earn two e-Learning credits to graduate from secondary school, beginning with students who entered Grade 9 in the 2020-21 school year. Adult learners entering the Ontario secondary school system in 2023-24 or later will be required to meet this graduation requirement.
This graduation requirement is intended to support students in developing familiarity and comfort with working and learning in a fully online environment, as well as developing digital literacy and other important transferable skills that will help prepare them for success after graduation and in all aspects of their lives.
Meeting the e-Learning graduation requirement should not pose a barrier to graduation for students. As with all learning, students taking e-Learning courses will have access to the supports they need through their school including guidance and services for English Language Learners. If the student has an Individual Education Plan, the plan will be shared, when appropriate, with an educator instructing an online course delivered by another publicly funded school board, with the necessary consent.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of the mandatory e-Learning courses required for graduation. Students 18 years of age or older or students who are 16 or 17 years of age and have withdrawn from parental control may also opt out of the graduation requirement. Students and parents/guardians may choose to opt back into the e-Learning graduation requirement should their decision change.
If you have decided now to opt out your child or yourself (18 years of age or older or student who is 16 or 17 years of age and has withdrawn from parental control), please complete and submit this form at this time.
Appendix A: Online Learning “Opt-Out” Form