OSSD Graduation Requirements for those starting grade 9 prior to 2024: 18 Compulsory Credits PLUS 12 Optional Credits

Compulsory credits

Students must earn the following 18 compulsory credits to get their Ontario Secondary School Diploma:

• 4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)

• 3 credits in mathematics (at least 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)

• 3 credits for group 1, 2 and 3 courses (1 credit in each group)

• 2 credits in science

• 1 credit in Canadian history (Grade 10)

• 1 credit in Canadian geography (Grade 9)

• 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 and citizenship

Group 1, 2 and 3 compulsory credits: Of the 18 compulsory credits, students must complete one from each of the following groups:

Group 1:

• English (including the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course) or French as a second language

• Native languages

• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit studies

• classical and international languages

• social sciences and the humanities

• Canadian and world studies

• guidance and career education

• cooperative education

• American Sign Language as a second language

• Langue des signes québécoise langue seconde

Group 2:

• health and physical education

• the arts

• business studies

• French as a second language

• cooperative education

• American Sign Language as a second language

• Langue des signes québécoise langue seconde

Group 3:

• science (Grade 11 or 12)

• technological education

• French as a second language

• computer studies

• cooperative education

• American Sign Language as a second language

• Langue des signes québécoise langue seconde

The following conditions apply to compulsory credit selections from the above three groups:

• In groups 1, 2, and 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 group 3.

• A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education can count as compulsory credits, selected from any of the above three groups.

Optional credits

• plus 12 optional credits

Other graduation requirements include:

• successful completion of 40 Community Service hours

• successful completion of OSSLT or Ontario Literacy Course

• 2 online learning courses (see opt-out process under E-learning tab)

• Starting in Sept. 2024, students will need to earn a Grade 9 or 10 credit in technology.