Step 2: Complete Student Identification Form

Does this form apply to my school? 

If in Ontario, the Student Identification Form is handled via EQAO’s Student Data Collection System (SDC) tool. Ontario schools are informed by EQAO via email once sampled classes and associated students are available. At this point schools are asked to use EQAO’s SDC tool to verify their data and to identify students with special education needs (SEN) and to request accommodations.

Complete one Student Identification Form for each selected class, then return the completed form(s) to your provincial contact.

Sample completed Student Identification Form→

Form field What to enter
PCAP School ID Four-digit ID provided by your ministry/department of education (e.g., 2001)
PCAP Class ID Six-digit ID provided by your ministry/department of education (e.g., 200101)
School Name School’s full name
Provincial School ID School’s provincial identification number
Class Name Name of selected class (e.g., 8A, Room 7)

For each student enrolled in the selected class, complete the applicable fields below.

Form field What to enter
1 Student First and Last Name Student’s full first and last name
2 Provincial Student Identification Number Provincial student identification number (e.g., OEN, PEN, ASN, etc)
3 Date of Birth DD/MM/YYYY
4 Sex F = Female, M = Male, O = Other
5 Special Education Needs (SEN) Code If applicable, enter the appropriate SEN code.
View SEN codes

SEN codes are purely informational and will not exempt students from PCAP.

  • Code 1: Functional disability
  • Code 2: Intellectual disability and/or socio-emotional condition
  • Code 3: Limited assessment-language experience

Learn more about SEN Codes or Student-level exemption

6 Accommodations If applicable, enter the accommodation(s) the student normally receives. Important: All required accommodations must be specified on the form. Any changes or additions cannot be processed after submission.
View accommodation codes

Students may use an accommodation only if they have a SEN code and normally receive an accommodation during their regular school programming. 

  • Code A: Audio (Text-to-Speech)
  • Code B: Braille
  • Code L: Large Print
  • Code T: Additional time
  • Code K: Additional or extended breaks
  • Code E: Alternate environment
  • Code S: Scribe

Learn more about Accommodation Codes

7 Language of Assessment Populated automatically.
8 Name of Language Arts Teacher The full name of the teacher responsible for the student’s language arts instruction during the current school year.