Academic Integrity

We believe that the faculty at St. Andrew’s College has a responsibility to:

  • teach its students to function with academic integrity;
  • embed strategies in the curriculum that will enable students to operate with academic integrity;
  • offer an academic integrity policy that can be enforced in a consistent and measured manner, taking into consideration the unique nature of each situation;
  • ensure students’ understanding of academic integrity is enduring and prepares them for future academic success;
  • create assignments that preclude the possibility of cheating; and
  • ensure new boys are abreast of the expectations and skills required at the grade level they are entering.

We believe that our students:

  • must demonstrate honesty in all academic endeavours and approach academic endeavours as Andreans;
  • must take an active role in the learning process; and
  • have a responsibility to understand all academic integrity policies outlined in the Parent & Student Handbook.
The “spirit” of the law will always supersede the “letter” of the law in these matters.

Definitions

Plagiarism consists of (but is not necessarily limited to):

  • misrepresenting someone else’s work as one’s own: e.g., copying another student’s paper or an article from a journal or website; buying an essay from a term-paper mill;
  • patchwriting: writing a paper by simply patching together blocks of text, perhaps with slight modification, taken from one or more sources;
  • paraphrasing or summarizing information from a source without citation;
  • quoting material without the proper use of quotation marks (even if otherwise cited correctly); or
  • translating a work from one language to another without citation.

Cheating consists of (but is not necessarily limited to):

  • using unauthorized notes or other aids in a test or exam, or copying from or being influenced by another student’s work during an evaluation or assessment;
  • giving unauthorized aid to another student; allowing another student to copy or use one’s test, exam, paper, or homework;
  • receiving excessive assistance with homework or take-home tests from a tutor, parent, or fellow student;
  • using translating software or translations of texts studied in class without the permission of the teacher;
  • submitting the same work for credit to more than one teacher, unless both teachers give their permission;
  • misuse of technology, including, but not limited to, cell phones, calculators, laptops; 
  • using the intellectual property of another individual without acknowledging the source;
  • file sharing without the teacher’s permission; or
  • the intentional manipulation of teacher/student feedback notes within any OneNote ‘shared’ file.

Process

Throughout the student’s academic career, the student is responsible for adhering to the Academic Integrity Policy. Those found guilty of plagiarism, cheating, or other violations of the Academic Integrity Policy will be subject to the following range of disciplinary action:

In the case of a First Offence: 

  • communication will be established with the student’s parents and advisor;
  • the student will meet with the Director of Middle School;
  • the student will receive a zero for the work but will be expected to redo the assignment;
  • the student will lose his Good Standing Status for a period of three school months; and
  • the student’s current teachers and Head of House will be notified.

In the case of a Second Offence: 

  • communication will be established with the student’s parents and advisor;
  • the student will meet with the Director of Middle School;
  • the student will be ineligible to receive recognition at the end-of-term Academic Assembly, including Prize Day;
  • the student will be required to attend a remediation session in the GLC and will be required to provide a statement of enduring learning following the session;
  • the student will lose his Good Standing Status for a period of six school months;
  • the student will receive a zero for the work but will be expected to redo the assignment; and
  • the student’s current teachers and Head of House will be notified.

In the case of a Third Offence: 

  • communication will be established with the student’s parents and advisor;
  • the student and his parents will meet with the Head of School and Director of Middle School;
  • the student will be ineligible to receive recognition at the end-of-term Academic Assembly, including Prize Day;
  • the student will lose his Good Standing Status for a period of one school year;
  • the student will receive a zero for the work but will be expected to redo the assignment; and
  • the students’ current teachers and Head of House will be notified.
St. Andrew's College
15800 Yonge Street, Aurora, ON L4G 3H7 Canada
Tel: 905-727-3178