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 Notes on Translation
The electronic translation service on the York Region District School Board's website is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation will vary in some of the languages offered by Google. Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages, although an impressive number, this does not capture all languages or dialects. The basic translation’s goal is to capture the general intention of the original English material.
The York Region District School Board does not guarantee the quality, accuracy or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the Board encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and affect any decisions you may make.
The York Region District School Board is committed to parent, family and community engagement, and it is our hope that by providing this tool on our website that we are making our information more accessible to families whose first language is not English and thereby enabling better engagement in public education.
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34 Credit Threshold
34 Credit Threshold
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Page Content Helping Students to Graduate within 4 Years
In the 2013-14 school year, the Ministry of Education put in place a 34 credit threshold. What is the 34 Credit Threshold and how does it apply to you?
- You need 30 credits to meet Ontario Secondary School Diploma graduation
requirements. Most students will complete these credits within four years.
If needed, you may earn up to 34 credits within five years.
- While enrolled in your first four consecutive years of secondary school,
you may go beyond 34 credits.
- After secondary school, going beyond the 34 credit threshold is possible with:
- E-learning
- Night School
- Summer School
- Independent Learning Centres
- Adult Day School.
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34 Credit Threshold does not apply:
- If you have an Individual Education Plan (IEP).
- If you are not enrolled in secondary school
- To English as a Second Language (ESL) core language courses and/or English Literacy Development (ELD) core language courses (e.g. Course Codes: ESL/ELDAO, ESL/ELDBO, ESL/ELDCO, ESL/ELDDO, ESL/ELDEO.
Pathways Planning and the 34 Credit Threshold
Starting in Grade 7, as you develop your Individual
Pathways Plan (IPP) in Career Cruising:
- Take the time to research post -secondary programs that you may like to try and the career pathways to which these programs lead - based on your interests, learning styles, skills, strengths and needs.
- Research secondary school courses that will prepare you for the post-secondary programs you’re interested in. Planning backwards is necessary (e.g. What will you need to take in Grade 12 to prepare for post-secondary? What grade 11 courses will you need for Grade 12? What Grade 10 courses might prepare you for Grade 11?, etc.)
- Speak with your guidance counsellor who can help you to map out a course plan that is flexible, that can be revised and that will support you in being prepared for post-secondary without having to exceed 34 credits in 4 years.
- Review and revise your plan at least twice each year.
Questions and Answers
Q: If I pass a course and take the same course again to upgrade my marks, will this count as two credits?
Yes. For students successfully completing a credit course more than once, each successful completion counts toward the 34 credit threshold, however, only one of these credits counts towards the OSSD.
Q. If I fail a credit, will that count toward the 34 credit threshold?
No. Only successful credits count towards your total.
Your school’s guidance department can support you in finding the option that best suits your needs
For more information about the 34 credit threshold, visit the Ministry of Education site.
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