How to Get Transcripts From High School Online
High school transcripts can be useful to have and are sometimes necessary for college admission or to apply for a job. Obtaining your transcripts can be easy and inexpensive; following a few simple steps, you can order your high school transcripts and have them delivered right to your home.
Things You’ll Need
- Name of the high school and/or school district
- Computer with internet connection
- Address to send the transcripts
- Social Security Number of the student
- Debit or credit card
- Locate the high school or school district website. This can usually be found in the white pages or government pages of the local telephone book or an online search engine.
- Look for a link on the website that says “Alumni” or “Ordering Transcripts”. Some schools or school districts do not allow online ordering. If this happens, look for a phone number. Call the school or school district and ask for the person who is in charge of school records. School transcripts can be ordered through this person.
- Click the link for the correct high school. Follow the prompts to enter the student’s name and year of graduation.
- Enter the correct mailing address for the person to receive the transcripts. Some schools will also require a Social Security Number.
- Follow the prompts for entering the credit card or debit card information. Some schools will allow a certain number of transcripts to be printed and mailed for free before they charge a fee.
- Click the “submit” button.
- Print a copy of the confirmation and keep it until the transcripts arrive.