Accreditations
According to Ontario Secondary School Diploma Requirements, students must complete the following prerequisites to obtain an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD):
- 30 credits, including 18 mandatory credits and 12 optional credits.
- 40 hours of community involvement.
- Successful completion of the EQAO Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) or the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC).
18 compulsory credits:
Students must earn the following 18 mandatory credits to obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma:
4 credits in English (1 credit per grade) *
3 credits in Mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
2 credits in Science
1 credit in Canadian History
1 credit in Canadian Geography
1 credit in the Arts
1 credit in Health and Physical Education
1 credit in French as a Second Language
0.5 credit in Career Studies
0.5 credit in Civics
Plus one credit from each of the following groups:
Group 1:
- English, or French as a Second Language*
- Native language.
- Classical or an International language.
- Social Sciences and the Humanities.
- Canadian and World Studies.
- Guidance and Career Education.
- Cooperative Education.
Group 2:
- Health and Physical Education.
- Arts.
- Business Studies.
- French as a Second Language.
- Cooperative Education.
Group 3:
- Science (Grade 11 or 12).
- Technological Education.
- French as a Second Language**
- Computer Studies.
- Cooperative Education***
*A maximum of 3 credits in English as a second language (ESL) or English Literacy Development (ELD) may be counted towards the 4 compulsory credits in English, but the fourth credit must be earned for a Grade 12 mandatory English course.
**In group 1,2,3, a maximum of 2 credits in French as a Second Language can count as compulsory credits, one from group 1 and one from either group 2 or 3.
***A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education can count as compulsory credits. The 12 optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.
