January 2, 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, the French language name of the Ontario Special Education Tribunal has changed to Tribunal de l’éducation spécialisée de l’Ontario. There is no change to the English name.
Ontario Special Education Tribunal
Dispute the identification or placement of a student with exceptional learning needs
Learn about the Ontario Special Education Tribunal (OSET) process for appealing the identification or placement of your child with exceptional learning needs within the English or French Public or Catholic school boards. The OSETs are independent from the school boards and the Ministry of Education.
Before you can file an OSET appeal, you must have first gone through the Identification, Placement and Review Committee and Special Education Appeal Board processes. See “Before you file” for more information.
Applying to OSET
- Steps you must take before filing with OSET
- Learn about the process and timelines for filing an OSET appeal
Appeal and hearing process
- Learn about the mediation and hearing process
- Learn about the decision process and what happens after the hearing
Forms and filing
Laws, rules and decisions
Contact
Learn about the supports and services offered by Tribunals Ontario, including requesting an accommodation, video proceeding resources, options for legal help, French language services, Indigenous services, accessibility and diversity and more.