Ontario Secondary School Diploma

To earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD):

• Students who entered Grade 9 in September 2023 or earlier must earn a minimum of 30 credits, including 18 compulsory credits and 12 optional credits with at least two of the 30 credits earned online

• Students entering Grade 9 in 2024-25 onwards must earn a minimum of 30 credits, including 17 compulsory credits and 13 optional credits with at least two of the 30 credits earned online

• meet the provincial secondary school literacy requirement

• complete 40 hours of community involvement activities

Note: Starting in September 2025, students enrolled in a Grade 10 mathematics course must successfully complete a financial literacy graduation requirement as part of the course.

Students who complete a specialist high skills major (SHSM) program as part of the requirements for their OSSD will receive a diploma with an SHSM sea