Ontario Secondary School Diploma

Ontario Secondary School Diploma

The Ontario Secondary School Diploma is a diploma granted to high school graduates in the province of Ontario.

Diploma requirements

The Ontario Academic Credit system applies to students from Grades 9 through 12. To obtain an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, one must earn the following compulsory credits:

  • 4 credits in one's first language (English or French) (from Grade 9 - 12),
  • 3 credits in Mathematics, with at least one in Grade 11 or Grade 12),
  • 2 credits in Science (one in Grade 9 and one in Grade 10),
  • 1 credit in Grade 9/10 Canadian History,
  • 1 credit in Grade 9/10 Canadian Geography,
  • 1 credit in the arts,
  • 1 credit in health and physical education,
  • 1 credit in one's second language, either French or English,
  • 0.5 credits in Grade 10 Career Studies, and
  • 0.5 credits in Grade 10 Civics

One must also earn 1 credit from each of the following three areas:

Note that *, only 2 credits in cooperative education can be counted as compulsory credits, and that **, only 2 additional second language (either French or English) credits can be counted as compulsory: one in group 1, or one in either group 2 or group 3.

In addition, students must also have completed:

Note that a student can receive his/her community service from the start of Grade 9 (including the summer between Grade 8 and 9) until the end of Grade 12, with summer break and weekends included. If one fails the Literacy Test, he/she must rewrite the test the following school year, or complete the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC 4O) in grade 12.

In Grade 9 and 10 (Year 1 and 2, respectively), a student must complete 16 credits in total, 8 each year. In Grade 11 and 12 (Year 3 and 4, respectively), one must complete the 14 remaining credits, with no less than 6 attempted credits each year in accordance with compulsory education law. In total, 30 credits must be achieved. One can stay in high school until all 30 credits are achieved, or to obtain any additional or required credits for post-secondary admission.

References

1. What do you need to graduate? ISBN 1-4249-0089-1

2. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ppm/graduate.html

3. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/fre/ppm/graduate.html


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