Secondary School Transcripts & Certificates
Last updated on October 11, 2019A transcript is an official listing of your secondary school (high school) marks and credits received specific to a British Columbia Graduation Program.
A graduation certificate, sometimes referred to as a diploma or “Dogwood”, is your official graduation document.
Transcripts Available for Online Ordering
We have your transcript if you attended secondary school in British Columbia or the Yukon Territory, and you:
- Completed a grade 12 course after 1986, or
- Attended Grade 12 prior to 1974 in the University Entrance or Academic-Technical Program
Your Transcript Includes:
- A record of the courses you have successfully completed in a British Columbia Graduation Program
- Honours received
- Participation in one or more special programs
- Graduation status
- Current marks and credits for grades 10-12 for your Graduation Program
- If you are on the current Graduation Program (named the 2004 Graduation Program), grades 10 through 12 will be reported.
- If you are on another Graduation Program (e.g. the Adult Graduation Program, or other graduation programs prior to 2004), grades 11 and 12 will be reported.
Certificates
Your B.C. Graduation Program certificate can be ordered online if you graduated in British Columbia after 1985.
A school completion certificate sometimes referred to as an “Evergreen” may be ordered online if you left school in British Columbia after 1993.
Services for Current Students
Getting Your Graduation Certificate
You will receive your graduation certificate at no charge from your school once you have met graduation requirements. Additional copies can be ordered using the StudentTranscripts service for $10 each.
Sending Transcripts to Post-Secondary Institutions
To help transition from secondary school to post-secondary education, your transcripts can be sent to various universities, colleges and institutes.
Select your post-secondary institutions (PSIs) using the StudentTranscripts service between November and June of your graduation school year. Note: Results from August provincial exams are not available in time for September admission to post-secondary institutions
Send Corrected Transcripts
If your school has made corrections to your transcript and your PSI needs the corrected version, please email us a request to studenttranscripts@gov.bc.ca.
Sending Your Transcript to a Third Party
You can authorize a third party (e.g. a business asking for proof of your education) to securely download an electronic copy of your transcript.
Services for Former Students
Order Your Transcripts and Certificates Online
The Ministry of Education will only have your transcript if you attended secondary school in British Columbia or the Yukon Territory, and you
- Completed a grade 12 course after 1986, or
- Attended Grade 12 prior to 1974 in the University Entrance or Academic-Technical Program
Transcripts and Certificates not Available Online
The Ministry of Education does not have your documents if you:
- Graduated (or would have graduated) between January 1974 and December 1985
- Did not attend Grade 12
- Did not receive your certificate (or diploma) when you graduated
- Attended Grade 12 prior to 1974 and were not in the University Entrance or Academic-Technical Program
- Require a Yukon Territory certificate
If the Ministry does not have your transcript, you will need to get in contact with your school of record or school district office.
Sending Your Transcript to a Third Party
You can authorize a third party (e.g. a business asking for proof of your education) to securely download an electronic copy of your transcript.
Order a Transcripts or Request a Permanent Student Record (PSR)
A Permanent Student Record (PSR) documents the history of your education program. Your PSR is either maintained at the last school you attended or the school district office. You may wish to request PSR for the following reasons:
- To document marks from courses that do not appear on your transcript (most transcripts only show results from grades 11 and 12)
- To confirm your attendance at a school
- To help confirm the language of instruction (may also require a statement from the school)
- To document any other information about your program of instruction