Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) Requirements
What you need to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma depends on the year you started Grade 9.
If you started Grade 9 in 2023 or in prior years, you must earn:
the literacy requirement (OSSLT)
at least 2 online learning credits (see below if you wish to opt-out)
If you started Grade 9 in 2024 or in later years you must earn:
the literacy requirement (OSSLT)
at least 2 online learning credits (see below if you wish to opt-out)
Everyone needs 40 hours of community involvement activities (volunteering) to get their high school diploma.
English language learners: You may count up to 3 credits in English as a second language (ESL) or English Literacy Development (ELD) towards the 4 compulsory credits in English. It does not matter what year you started Grade 9.
Your fourth credit must be a Grade 12 compulsory English course.
Want more information? Check out the Government of Ontario website
E-Learning requirement for Graduation
Full Information can be found here on the OCDSB website.
The Ministry of Education has released graduation requirements for students relating to e-learning. The purpose is to provide students with access to a wider variety of courses, increase digital fluency and gain transferable skills to support lifelong learning.
What you need to know:
Beginning with the students who entered Grade 9 in 2020-21 , all students, including those attending OCVSS, must earn a minimum of two e-learning credits in order to graduate with an OSSD. Note: Credits earned through OCVSS do not apply to this new e-learning graduation requirement.
Students in certificate pathways are exempted from this requirement.
Students/families may opt-out of the e-learning graduation requirement. In order to opt out of this requirement, please complete the OCDSB 992 Online Learning Graduation Requirement Opt-Out Form.