Ontario Secondary School Diploma Compulsory Credits
Students must earn the following compulsory credits to obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma |
4 Credits in English (1 credit per grade)
- The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) may be used to meet either the Grade 11or the Grade 12 English compulsory credit requirement.
- The Grade 11 Contemporary Aboriginal Voices course may be used to meet the Grade 11 English compulsory credit requirement.
- For English language learners the requirement may be met through earning a maximum of 3 credits in English as a second language (ESL) or English literacy development (ELD); the fourth credit must be a Grade 12 compulsory English course.
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| 3 credits in mathematics (at least 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12) |
| 2 credits in science |
| 1 credit in Canadian history (Grade 10) |
| 1 credit in Canadian geography (Grade 9) |
1 credit in the arts
- The Grade 9 Expressing Aboriginal Cultures course may be used to meet the compulsory credit requirement in the arts.
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| 1 credit in health and physical education |
1 credit in French as a second language
- Students who have taken Native languages in place of French as a second language in elementary school may use a Level 1 or 2 Native language course to meet the compulsory credit requirement for French as a second language.
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| 0.5 credit in career studies |
| 0.5 credit in civics |
Plus one credit from each of the following groups: |
Group 1:
- English or French as a seconda language**
- a Native language
- a classical or international language
- social scences and the humanities
- Canadian and world studies
- guidance and career education
- cooperative education***
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Group 2:
- health and physical education
- the arts
- business studies
- French as a second language***
- cooperative education***
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Group 3:
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* A maximum of 3 credits in English as a second language (ESL) ir 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 3
*** A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education can count as compulsory credits.
A credit is granted when a course of at least 110 hours is completed successfully.
Substitutions for Compulsory Courses
In order to meet the needs of individual students, principals may replace up to three compulsory credit courses (or the equivalent in half courses) with courses from the remainder of those that meet the compulsory credit requirements. The principal will make the decision in consultation with the parent or adult student and appropriate school staff. Each substitution will be noted on the student's Ontario Student Transcript.