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Section 3313.612 | Graduation test requirements or alternative conditions for nonpublic schools.

Ohio Revised Code
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Title 33 Education-Libraries
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Chapter 3313 Boards of Education
 
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October 9, 2026
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 455 - 136th General Assembly
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(A) No nonpublic school chartered by the director of education and workforce shall grant a high school diploma to any person unless, subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the person has met the assessment requirement prescribed by section 3313.618 or 3313.619 of the Revised Code.

(B) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Any person with regard to any assessment from which the person was excused pursuant to division (C)(1)(c) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code;

(2) Except as provided in division (B)(4) of this section, any person who attends a nonpublic school accredited through the independent schools association of the central states, except for a student attending the school under a state scholarship program as defined in section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code;

(3) Any person with regard to any American history end-of-course examination and any American government end-of-course examination required under division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code if such an exemption is prescribed by rule of the department of education and workforce under division (D)(3) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, if all of the following apply:

(a) The person is not a citizen of the United States;

(b) The person is not a permanent resident of the United States;

(c) The person indicates no intention to reside in the United States after completion of high school.

(4) Any person who attends a chartered nonpublic school that satisfies the requirements of division (L)(4) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code. In the case of such a student, the student's chartered nonpublic school shall determine the student's eligibility for graduation based on the standards of the school's accrediting body.

(C) As used in this division, "English learner" has the same meaning as in section 3301.0731 of the Revised Code.

Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, no English learner who has not met the requirement prescribed by section 3313.618 or 3313.619 of the Revised Code shall be awarded a diploma under this section.

(D) The department shall not impose additional requirements or assessments for the granting of a high school diploma under this section that are not prescribed by this section.

(E) The department shall furnish the assessment administered by a nonpublic school pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.

Last updated August 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM

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