Temporarily Out of Ontario

Who Can Enrol

You must be:

• under the age of 18
• an Ontario high school student excused from attendance by their local school board
• temporarily living outside Ontario for a minimum of three months to a maximum of three years
• a Canadian citizen, a landed immigrant, or a refugee, or an Ontario resident holding a diplomatic visa or ministerial permit.

Exchange Programs

If your child will be studying in another country as part of a Student Exchange Program, please contact the child's Ontario school for instructions.

Fees

There is a non-refundable fee of $100 for each course. This administration fee covers the loan of course and supplementary materials, evaluation by certified teachers, and a final test.

How to Enrol

1. Check the ILC high school courses list and choose the course you want.
   • Make a note of the course name and code number.
2. Download the Registration Package for Ontario Residents Under 18 Outside of Ontario and complete the enclosed registration form (PDF, 1.49 MB).
3. You must provide a letter from your local school board acknowledging your intent to provide home schooling and that your child is released from compulsory attendance at school.
   If you do not have such a letter, we suggest you use the sample letters found in the registration package:
   • Appendix A - Student Status Request for Enrolment with the Independent Learning Centre
   • Appendix B - Letter Indicating Notification of Intent to Provide Home Schooling
   • Appendix C - Letter in Response to a Parent's Notification
   We recommend that you submit Appendix A and a completed Appendix B to your local school board. You may also provide Appendix C to the local school board to complete and sign. Please note that you will be required to submit this letter on a yearly basis.
   Note:
   • If your child is still in school but planning to leave soon, the school board can indicate in the letter the date on which your child will be leaving school. You may request an ILC course up to four weeks prior to your child's official date of leaving, but no earlier.
   • If you are temporarily outside of Ontario but within Canada, your child may enrol in one course at a time. If you are temporarily outside of Canada, your child may enrol in up to four courses at a time.
4. Submit an official Ontario Student Transcript or Grade 8 Provincial Report Card.
5. Photocopy the form if you are enrolling more than one child. Please make sure that all of the required information is complete so that we can process your application.
6. Submit all required documentation along with Registration Form F1 and payment of $100.
7. If you have any special needs and required accommodations in course work or test taking, please notify ILC when you enrol.
8. If your application is complete, your course materials will arrive by mail in five to ten business days. If it is incomplete it will be returned to you.

Related Information

Ontario Liaison and Sending Course Materials

Writing the Final Test Outside of Ontario

How to Request Additional Courses

ILC Code of Conduct

Special Considerations: Accommodations and Modifications

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