Ontario secondary students must meet specific requirements to graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
Graduation requirements
Completion of 30 total credits (18 compulsory credits and 12 optional)
Compulsory credits
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16 credits from specific categories
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- 4 credits - English (one per grade level)
- 3 credits - Mathematics (at least one at the senior level)
- 2 credits - Science
- 1 credit - Arts (music, art, or drama)
- 1 credit - French as a second language credit
- 1 credit - Canadian geography
- 1 credit - Canadian history
- 1 credit - Health and physical education
- .5 credit - Career studies
- .5 credit - Civics
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1 additional credit from each of 3 groups
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- Group 1
- English as third language; French as a second language; Social Sciences and Humanities; Canadian/World Studies; Guidance and Career Education; Cooperative Education; Native language; Classical or international language
- Group 2
- Arts; Business Studies; Health and Physical Education; French as a second language; Cooperative Education
- Group 3
- Science, Technological Education; Computer Studies; French as a second language; Cooperative Education
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Notes
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- In groups 1, 2, and 3, a maximum of 2 credits in French as a second language
- Cooperative Education can count as compulsory credits, one from group 1 and 1 from either group 2 or group 3, for a total of 2 credits
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Community Involvement Hours
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- Students are required to complete 40 hours of Community Involvement are required.
- To be taken to the Community Involvement page click here.
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OSSLT
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- Successful completion of the Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) or the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) is required.
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E-learning
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Beginning with students who entered Grade 9 in the 2020-21 school year, all students must earn at least two online learning credits as part of the requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), unless they have opted out or been exempted.
This online learning requirement also applies to adult learners entering the Ontario secondary school system starting in 2023-24 school year, unless they have opted out.
How to opt out
Parents who wish to opt out or exempt their child from the online graduation requirement must complete the opt-out form available from their child’s school board.
Exemption from the online learning graduation requirements can be requested by:
- the parent or guardian of the secondary student
- students who are 18 years of age or older
- students who are 16 or 17 years of age and have withdrawn from parental control
Click here to access the opt-out form(s)
Eligible credits
Students must take online learning courses at a school that is authorized to offer credits towards the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
For more information please follow this link
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