Can a former teacher write my reference?

Hello people,

I'm currently in my second year of IB. Last year I had an amazing english literature teacher, but, unfortunately for us, this august she notified us that she was going to leave the school for a better job offer (thanks school).
My question was, can she write my reference or, since I'm applying through my school, does it have to be one of my current teachers?

Help

It will be your current teachers, and it will be a composite job from them. To have a reference from a teacher not at your current school raises suspicions that your current school will not support your application, which is the last thing you want. She will quite likely have written her part of the reference before she left, as that is a normal requirement when staff leave a class mid-session.

It will be your current teachers, and it will be a composite job from them. To have a reference from a teacher not at your current school raises suspicions that your current school will not support your application, which is the last thing you want. She will quite likely have written her part of the reference before she left, as that is a normal requirement when staff leave a class mid-session.

(Sorry OP dont mean to hijack your thread but..) Can a former teacher write a reference for me when Im on a gap year (applying during my gap year)? Thanks.