Get South Hills High School Transcripts

Permanent records: High school permanent records contain routine information. They are mostly shredded a few years after graduation. However, in some states, they're kept forever. ... College admission: Colleges do access high school transcripts for admission purposes.

NOTE: The New York State Education Department DOES NOT have records of high school transcripts. To obtain a copy of your HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, contact the school district where you graduated. Please do not send cash, personal checks or international money orders.

Official versions are often sent directly by your high school, either through snail mail or as an e-mail. Your school may also give you an official version of your transcript inside a sealed envelope for you to send yourself. If they do, do not open this envelope, as it will make the transcript no longer official.

To get your transcripts years after graduating from high school or college, you can call your school and request them, order them online from your school's website or use a third-party website to have unofficial or official transcripts sent to you or sent to the institution of your choice.

Originally Answered: How long does a high school keep its students' transcripts on file? By law, 26 years. The paper copies at the school for about 4 years, then they go to the district for storage.

If you are currently enrolled in high school, the best way to request your transcripts is to request them from your school. You can usually request your transcripts from your high school's registrar, student services, or student counseling office.

To obtain a copy of your HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, contact the school district where you graduated.

If you are a graduate of an Ontario high school, AND your high school uses the electronic transcript management process, you will be able to request a transcript as a step in your online application through ontariocolleges.ca.

Often, the permanent record must be kept indefinitely, although some states do set a retention time, such as 60 to 100 years. The temporary record includes most other student information and schools may be required to keep such records for a period of three to six years.

The answer is, it depends. The traditional academic transcript contains information employers may be interested in knowing about a potential employee: graduation/degree verification, grade point average, specific course grades, honors status, and enrollment history to name a few.