OREA Education and Examination Centres at a Glance
The OREA Real Estate College has Education and Examination Centres throughout the province.

Notes:

  • While every effort is made to accommodate student requests for a particular examination centre, OREA Real Estate College reserves the right to assign and/or re-assign students to examination centres based on availability.
  • Exams are held every Saturday at the following College Examination Centres across Ontario:

    Barrie

    Kingston

    Oakville

    Thunder Bay

    Brampton

    Kitchener

    Ottawa

    Timmins

    Dryden

    London

    Peterborough

    Toronto—Don Mills & York University

    Hamilton

    New Liskeard

    Sault Ste. Marie

    Windsor

    Kenora

    North Bay

    Sudbury

     

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OREA Education Centre

Toronto (Don Mills)
99 Duncan Mill Rd.
Don Mills, ON 
M3B 1Z2

Tel: 416-391-6732 or
1-866-411-6732
Fax: 416-445-2113

 

 

 

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Examination Information

All Registration Education course examinations are of three hours duration and consist of multiple choice questions reflecting course exercises, assignments and required readings. All examinations are 'CLOSED BOOK'.

Examinations for all students take place at College Examination Centres (see below). A student who does not write the scheduled examination will be given a grade of “0” and the course transcript will reflect “fail”. Students who do not write the scheduled examination or students who do not pass this exam will be given one final opportunity to write the examination.

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Examination Room
Entry into an examination room constitutes the start of the examination. Students are reminded that photo identification issued by a government agency is required for admission to the examination. The identification must be current and valid and must be identical to the name provided upon enrolment in the course. Where the name on the photo identification document does not match the name provided to the College upon enrolment, the student will not be permitted to write the examination.

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Examination Room—Video Surveillance
For test administration purposes, a closed circuit camera/video recording will be in operation only during the time of an exam. Students are advised of examination room monitoring by way of video surveillance notices which are posted in designated classroom/examination rooms. Please direct questions or concerns about the privacy compliance practices of the OREA Real Estate College to privacy@orea.com.

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OREA Real Estate College Examinations
You may use a financial calculator which does not permit the saving of text material. However, wireless electronic devices such as hand held computers, cellular telephones, dictionaries, translators, personal data assistants, pagers, headsets, any remote communication or photographic device and other electronic organizers which permit the saving of text material are prohibited.

The use of course textbooks or loose leaf papers of any kind is prohibited. Entry into an examination room constitutes the start of the examination. Prohibited items listed above, if brought into the examination room constitutes a breach of examination protocol.

In the event such prohibited items are found by the invigilator, he/she is authorized to remove such items. Students who choose not to write the examination in these circumstances will be awarded a mark of zero. A final determination of the status of the completed examination will be made by the College dependent upon the nature of the breach of examination procedures.

Students who fail to observe College Program Standards and are found in violation of examination procedures will be subject to disciplinary action which may include disqualification from College courses and examinations. No appeal is available for discipline imposed as a result of breaches of examination procedures which have been identified in the Student Handbook and on the OREA Real Estate College website at www.orea.com.

Students who arrive past the examination start time will not be permitted to write the examination and will forfeit their examination attempt. Students are reminded that photo identification issued by a government agency is required for admission to the examination. The identification must be current and valid and must be identical to the name provided upon enrolment in the course. The College or the testing venue are not responsible for stolen, lost or damaged property.

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General Rules

  • An examination represents 100% of a final mark.
  • A final mark of 75% (minimum) must be achieved to successfully complete each course.
  • Students are granted two opportunities to write an examination. An examination attempt will be counted where a student writes an examination or fails to attend on a scheduled examination date. If a failing grade is received on the second attempt or a student fails to attend a scheduled second examination attempt, the entire course must be repeated.
  • Students are required to select a preferred Examination Centre upon enrolment for the course.
  • All examinations are based on a time limit of 3 hours.
  • Students who arrive late are not permitted to write an examination. The student automatically forfeits one out of the two opportunities permitted to write the examination.
  • Students must present photo identification such as a driver’s licence or passport, and their name must be included on the e-roster to write an examination. There are no exceptions.
  • Dates may be cancelled and/or Examination Centres may be closed without notice due to unforeseen circumstances. This will not count as a missed examination opportunity.
  • The use of battery-powered portable or laptop computers are only permitted in the classroom for the duration of the course, but prohibited during the examination.
  • The examination booklet must remain intact. The staple must not be removed from the examination.
  • Completed examinations are the sole property of the College.

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Rescheduling Examinations

Classroom Students

E-Learning & Correspondence Students

Classroom students may select an examination date and location of their choice at the time of enrolment in the course. The initial examination must be scheduled for a date following completion of the classroom session.

Classroom students who attended less than 70% of the classroom hours will not be eligible to write an examination and will be required to pay for and repeat the course.

E-learning and correspondence students may select an examination date and location of their choice at the time of enrolment in the course. The initial examination may not be scheduled for the Saturday immediately following the start date of the course.

 

Following initial enrolment, requests to reschedule the examination will be subject to a $50 non-refundable administration fee for each request.

Requests must be made a minimum of ten calendar days before the desired examination date. Students may contact the College and reschedule an examination up to ten calendar days before the currently scheduled examination date.


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Grounds For Dismissal From The Test Centre
Anyone who engages in misconduct and/or does not heed the test administrator’s warning to discontinue inappropriate behavior may be dismissed from the test centre and be given a mark of “zero” on the examination. All of the following behaviours are considered to be misconduct:

  • Giving or receiving assistance of any kind to/from another student.
  • Using any prohibited aids (prohibited aids are any device or material that will be helpful in taking the exam. Examples include dictionaries, conversion tables, notes, wireless electronic devices).
  • Attempting to take the exam for someone else.
  • Failure to follow testing regulations or the instructions of the test administrator.
  • Creating a disturbance of any kind.
  • Removing or attempting to remove examination questions and/or responses (in any format) or notes about the exam from the testing room.

Students who are found to be in breach of examination procedures will be subject to disciplinary action. No right of appeal exists for discipline imposed as a result of breaches of examination procedures. The discipline/appeal process is documented and is available from the College.

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Identification
The College Program Standards require that your identification (ID) meet all of the criteria listed below. There will be no exceptions to this policy. ID must:

  • Be current and valid – it cannot be expired;
  • Contain your photo;
  • Be issued by a government agency;
  • Be a single document; and

The name on the identification must be identical to the name provided upon enrolment in the course.

Your ID will be inspected prior to the start of the examination. If your ID is determined to be invalid, you will not be admitted to the examination.

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Marks/Transcripts

  • Examination results are processed in sequence and cannot be rushed to facilitate enrolment in another course.
  • Allow approximately one week to process and post the mark.
  • Transcripts are posted online and will be accessible by the student through their My Portfolio account.
    Visit www.orea.com.
  • Marks will not be provided by telephone or by fax.
  • Transcripts will not be sent to a third party unless the student’s written authorization and mailing instructions have been received by the College.

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College Program Standards
Candidates are required to read and abide by all applicable College Program Standards. Candidates must abide by the test administrators’ verbal instructions and by the acknowledgement printed on each examination book.

Any violation of the examination rules will result, at the very minimum, in a student’s disqualification from the examination and potentially from the College courses and examinations for a minimum period of one year.

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Re-writes

  • A student is granted two opportunities to write an examination. If the minimum mark of 75% is not achieved on the first examination attempt, an examination re-write date may be requested and scheduled.
  • A request for a re-write examination date along with the desired Examination Centre location must be made at least ten calendar days before the examination date. There is a $50 non-refundable charge to re-write an examination.
  • If a student fails a re-write examination, the entire course must be repeated.

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