Ontario Scholar Verification

Choose Marks, Automatic Transcript Update, Ontario Scholar Verification.

How it works: An Ontario Scholar is a student who obtains an aggregate mark (total of all marks) of 480 in his top 6 Scholar Credits (as defined by the Ministry). This means that there is no rounding up to get 80% from 79.9%. The “credits” ensures the marks to be weighted by credit value (e.g.: 6 credits could be 7 courses - 5 full credit courses and 2 half credit courses). 

• The Ontario Scholar calculation includes six credits in any combination of Grade 12 university preparation courses, Grade 12 university/college preparation courses, Grade 12 college preparation courses, Grade 12 workplace preparation courses, Grade 12 open courses, dual credit courses, and/or OACs. Where a student obtains more than six credits, the highest marks will be used.

Here is how it works:

When selecting the Ontario Scholar option, this feature will generate 3 reports. The three reports generated by this application are:

• Ontario Scholars - The scholar determination is based solely on the achievement in the transcripts (Top 6 SCHOLAR courses that meet or exceed the 480 aggregate). Students must fulfill the 6 required courses through Transcript and Timetable. The Ontario Scholars report will exclude the student's timetable. Should the student already have a diploma granted, but are not yet identified as an Ontario Scholar, this report will automatically update the flag (within the history tab for the student). Should the student have this flag already set, then the program will show NO for 'Flag Set.'
  
• Potential Ontario Scholars - The potential scholar determination is based on transcript and current timetable (Current Timetable is defined as the semester and term assigned to the current Maplewood date). Users have the option to calculate Potential Ontario Scholars based on an assumed mark of 80 for each course in the timetable, or based on the class Mid-term mark by selecting a specific mark column. The default selection is, all courses in the current timetable will default to a mark of 80. A list is generated based on the student’s Top 6 SCHOLAR courses - in Transcript and Timetable that meets or exceeds the 480 aggregate. Those students with a mark of less than 80 (but higher than 75) are included in the list.
  
• Generates a list of students that have 6 or more SCHOLAR courses in the transcript and timetable but the total aggregate of these 6 courses does not meet or exceed the defined minimum of 480.

The reason for this 3rd report is that schools want to know who is close to getting the scholarship (so they can closely watch these students). Any students that does meet or exceed the 480 aggregate will be included in either Report 1 or Report 2.

Note: Level 4U(D) International Language courses and level 3U (C) Classical Languages are eligible courses for awarding the Ontario Scholar designation.

Student must fulfill the 6 required courses through Transcript and Timetable.

For Potential Scholar, we need to ensure that those with a mark of less than 80 (but higher than 75) are included in the list.

Repeated Courses should assume that Timetable mark will be higher.

Ontario Scholar for the History Tab in Student Records

Choose Students, (select student), History tab.

The main History tab gives you background information about Completed Courses and Compulsory Credits for the current student. Use the Diploma Info. button to see any previous Diploma information. 

Ontario Only: Students need to have a diploma assigned in Maplewood in order to have Ontario scholar checkmark available. Once a diploma has been assigned to a *qualifying student, the checkbox will be checked and the student will appear in correct area of verify scholars report.

* An Ontario Scholar is a student that meets or exceeds the 480 aggregate based on marks based on the top 6 scholar courses (grade 12 courses for students under OSS Diploma requirements; and OAC courses for those under the old OS;IS Diploma Requirements ).