Transcripts
Note: Fees must be prepaid by money order payable to the Minister of Finance, Nova Scotia.
The above fees should be forwarded, along with your request, to:
Teacher Certification
Nova Scotia Department of Education
P.O. Box 578
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2S9
Phone: (902) 424-6620
As a result of an Order in Council, approved February 15, 2001, user fees are now required for a limited number of transactions processed by the Registrar-Teacher Certification office.
Effective April 1, 2009, the following user fees were approved:
Initial Certification Applications - $95.50
Renewal of Expired Teacher Certificates - $41.78
Duplicate Teacher Certificates - $41.78
Application for Change in Classification - $35.00
Statement of Professional Standing - $29.85
Nova Scotia Teacher's College transcripts - $5.49
Processing of Transcripts
Transcripts are processed with the mail received by the teacher certification office on a first in, first out basis (FIFO). Please allow a minimum of four to six weeks for the processing of your request.
Submit Your Request on the Request for Transcript of Academic Record Form
* Official copies will be sent directly to institutions and employers
* A separate form must be used for each different mailing address
* Fees must be prepaid by money order payable to the Nova Scotia Minister of Finance.
* For first request: $5.49
* For each additional request made at the same time: $2.00
* The fee for special handling (faxing) is $5.00
* For Courier Service: Please provide a prepaid, preaddressed courier envelope (please ensure you have provided the correct civic address as we are not responsible for returned mail).
* Fees also apply to unofficial copies sent to former students and graduates
Mail Transcript Request With Payment To:
NSTC Transcripts
c/o Teacher Certification
Nova Scotia Department of Education
P.O. Box 578
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2S9
Direct questions to: (902) 424-6620
Nova Scotia Teacher's College Transcripts - Request Form
NOTE: Transcripts contain personal information and will not be released without the written permission of, or at the written request of, the student/graduate. This is in keeping with the provisions of Nova Scotia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, S.N.S. 1993, c.5.
Nova Scotia Summer School For Teachers Transcript (pre 1983)
If you were enrolled in Nova Scotia Summer School For Teachers (to 1983) download the form & send it to the Teacher Certification office. There is no fee for this transcript.
Provincial Examination Results Transcript(pre 1973)
If you completed Provincial Examinations up to 1973, download the form and send it to the Teacher Certification Office. There is no fee for this transcripts.Contact the institutions below to obtain your transcripts if you were enrolled in the following programs:
Students in the Early Childhood (Pre-School) program contact:
Institute for Early Childhood Education
60 Lorne Street
Truro, Nova Scotia
B2N 5B4
902-893-3342
902-895-4487 (fax)
Teachers at the Community Colleges/Vocational Schools requiring transcripts for Faculty Development, and/or Teacher Education courses contact:
Nova Scotia Community College Central Office
Extension Services
5685 Leeds Street, PO Box 1153
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2X1
902-424-4895
http://www.nscc.ns.ca