Course selection for the 2026-2027 school year will open on Friday January 16th and close on February 27th. Please take your time to make your selections and make an appointment with your guidance counsellor if you need assistance.
This is a quick view of all available courses.
For students currently in grades 9 &10
Students must complete the following requirements to obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma:
earn 30 credits (18 compulsory and 12 elective);
complete 40 hours of community involvement activities;
successful completion of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test.
Completion of 2 elearning credits. If you have a child who started grade 9 on or after September 1, 2020 and would like to have them opt-out of the mandatory online learning courses in secondary school, please complete the WRDSB Online Learning Graduation Requirement Opt-Out Form. and submit it to the school’s guidance office.
Compulsory Credits
4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)
3 credits in Mathematics (at least 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
2 credits in Science
1 credit in French as a Second Language
1 credit in Canadian Geography
1 credit in Canadian History
1 credit in the Arts
1 credit in Health and Physical Education
.5 credit in Civics
.5 credit in Career Studies
Plus one credit from each of the following groups:
1 Group 1: one additional credit in English, French as a second language **, or a Native language, or a classical or International language, or Social Sciences and the Humanities or Canadian and World Studies, or Guidance and Career Education, or Cooperative Education.***
1 Group 2: one additional credit in Health and Physical Education, or the Arts, or Business Studies, or French as a second language**, or Cooperative Education***
1 Group 3: one additional credit in Science (Grade 11 or 12) or Technological Education, or French as a Second Language**
* A maximum of 3 credits in English as a Second Language (ESL) or English literacy development (ELD) may be counted towards the 4 compulsory credits in English, but the fourth must be a credit earned for a Grade 12 compulsory English course.
**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.