FOR GRADE 10-12 STUDENTS 2024/25

FOR GRADE 9 STUDENTS BEGINNING 2024/25

Ministry of Education Announcements:

Literacy and Community Involvement Graduation Requirements

The literacy graduation requirement has been restored for students graduating in the 2022-23 school year and beyond. Students are required to work towards the literacy graduation requirement, through participation in the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), adjudication, or the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC).

The community involvement graduation requirement of 40 hours has been restored, commencing in 2022-23 and beyond, and students working towards their OSSD should be supported to meet these requirements in time for their graduating year.  

For students graduating in the 2023-24 school year and beyond, the ministry will NO LONGER permit the flexible measures for attaining volunteer hours.  Specifically, students can NO LONGER earn hours during the time allotted for the instructional program on a school day, NOR through duties (chores) normally performed in the home.  Additionally, students can NO LONGER count a maximum of 10 hours from paid employment.

Online Learning Graduation Requirement

Beginning with students that entered Grade 9 in the 2020-21 school year, students must earn at least two online learning credits to get their Ontario Secondary School Diploma.  The online learning graduation requirement also applies to adult learners that will be entering the Ontario secondary school system starting in 2023-24 school year. Students can opt-out of this requirement.

Credits earned during COVID-19

Students can count one secondary school credit that was earned during the province-wide school closures (from April 2021 to June 2021) towards the two online learning credits that they need to graduate. This applies to all Grade 9 students who were learning remotely due to the province-wide school closures.

Opting 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 or students can click the 'opt-out' option on myBlueprint during course selection. Exemption from the online learning graduation requirements may 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• students who are 16 or 17 years of age and have withdrawn from parental control

Please see the links below for more details, as well as the link to the form:

Ministry Online Requirement Information

YRDSB Online Requirement Information

Online Learning Options

Opt-Out Form - Return to Guidance for Markville entry of Opt-out (without academic/admission implications)