Lost high school transcript: Is it possible to request a reissuance of the original?

I graduated from high school in 2001. Due to an incident, I lost my school records. I contacted the school to request a reissue of the original records, but the school responded that they no longer have them. They stated that the records were returned to the students back then. Could you please advise if their response is correct? Thank you.

Lost High School Transcript: Can It Be Re-issued as an Original Copy?

According to Item No. 55 in the Annex of the Table of Retention Periods for Professional Documents in the Education Sector Attached to Circular 27/2016/TT-BGDDT, the regulation is as follows:

For student transcripts, the retention period will be returned to the student upon graduation or transfer.

Therefore, in your case, the school's handling is completely reasonable as the transcript will be returned to the student upon graduation or transfer. Hence, your request to re-issue the original copy is not possible.

How long is the retention period for the original record of high school graduation certificates?

According to Item No. 194 in the Annex of the Table of Retention Periods for Professional Documents in the Education Sector Attached to Circular 27/2016/TT-BGDDT, the regulation is as follows:

The original records for the issuance of secondary school, high school, vocational, college, university, master's, and doctoral diplomas have a permanent retention period.

Thus, for the original record of high school graduation certificates, the retention period is indefinite.

Is the Class Logbook at the High School Level Permanently Retained?

According to Item No. 58 in the Annex of the Table of Retention Periods for Professional Documents in the Education Sector Attached to Circular 27/2016/TT-BGDDT, the regulation is as follows:

For the class logbook, the retention period is 5 years.

Therefore, for the class logbook, the retention period is not permanent but only 5 years.

Sincerely!

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