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Some students working toward the Workplace or Community Living pathways may earn one of these certificates instead of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Students may also earn an OSSD after earning a certificate by meeting the additional requirements of an OSSD.
The Ontario Secondary School Certificate
The Ontario Secondary School Certificate
The Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC) will be granted, on request, to students who are leaving secondary school upon reaching the age of eighteen without having met the requirements for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
To be granted an OSSC, a student must have earned a minimum of 14 credits, distributed as follows.
7 required compulsory credits
7 required compulsory credits
- 2 credits in English
- 1 credit in mathematics
- 1 credit in science
- 1 credit in Canadian history or Canadian geography
- 1 credit in health and physical education
- 1 credit in the arts, computer studies, or technological education
7 required optional credits
7 required optional credits
- 7 credits selected by the student from available courses
The Certificate of Accomplishment
The Certificate of Accomplishment
Who is it for?
Who is it for?
The Certificate of Accomplishment may be granted to students leaving high school who:
- are 18 years or older, and
- have not met the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma or the Ontario Secondary School Certificate.
What does it recognize?
What does it recognize?
The Certificate of Accomplishment may recognize achievement for students who plan to take certain kinds of further training, or who plan to find employment directly after leaving school.
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