PLAR & Maturity Credits

The Adult & Alternate Education Centre offers PLAR for Mature Students. PLAR provides a faster way for adults to acquire credits towards their high school diploma.

Credits may be granted based on life and work experience, and also granted through the successful completion of assessments in English, Math, Science, Geography and History.

PLAR Eligibility

  • At Least 18 Years Old on or Before December 31 of the School Year

  • Enrolled in a Secondary School Credit Program for the Purpose of Obtaining an OSSD

  • Have Been Out of School for a Period of at least one School Year Before Returning as an Adult

PLAR Assessments

Students may be eligible to earn up to 16 Grade 9 and 10 credits through written assessments in English, Math, Science, Geography and History.

A student may be eligible to receive up to 10 Grade 11 and 12 credits from their work and life experience, with then completing their final four credits either in-class, online, through co-operative education, night school or summer school.

Maturity Credits

The Adult & Alternate Education Centre offers Maturity Credits for students who had entered high school prior to September 1999.

Students may be eligible to receive up to 12 equivalency credits, gained from life and work experience. Students must take a minimum of four credits to receive Maturity Credits.

Contact Us

Bracebridge

100 Clearbrook Trail,
Bracebridge, ON P1L 0A3
℅ Bracebridge Muskoka Lakes Secondary School
Tel: 705-645-2646
Fax: 705-457-4037

Fenelon Falls

66 Lindsay Street,
Fenelon Falls, ON K0M 1N0
℅ Fenelon Falls Secondary School
Tel: 705-887-3083
Fax: 705-887-1922

Gravenhurst

325 Mary Street South,
Gravenhurst, ON P1P 1X7
℅ Huntsville High School
Tel: 705-789-4764
Fax: 705-645-5973

Haliburton

1018 Grass Lake Road, P.O. Box 1180,
Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
Tel: 705-457-3745
Fax: 705-457-4037

Huntsville

58 Brunel Road,
Huntsville, ON P1H 2A2
℅ Huntsville High School
Tel: 705-789-4764
Fax: 705-645-5973

Lindsay

230 Angeline Street South,
Lindsay, ON K9V 0J8
Tel: 705-324-5280
Fax: 705-324-9773