Your student’s privacy
As a new UBC Okanagan parent, you may be used to receiving regular updates on your son or daughter’s school life through teacher conferences or high school report cards. The University may present a change for you in this respect, as UBC Okanagan has a legal obligation to keep students’ personal information confidential, including (but not limited to) grades, academic record, health issues, and disciplinary matters.
UBC Okanagan is unable to share students’ records or experiences with anyone, including parents or guardians. If you need to check in, your son or daughter is your best source of information. If you would like more information about the legislation governing our responsibilities, please visit the Office of the University Counsel.
Your student may consent to release select information to a third party, i.e. a parent, by adding a third-party authorization in their Student Service Centre. Learn more about the various types of third-party authorizations.
Because information and records relating to medical information is especially sensitive, separate authorization is required to access this information. If you wish to know about your student’s health, please speak directly with your student. Health information obtained by the student health services, including Counselling and Disability Resource Centre, is held in confidence with the student and will not be released unless there is signed authorization from the student to do so.
