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ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA In order to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, a student must complete 18 compulsory credits, 12 elective credits, complete 40 hours of community service and successfully complete the Ministry of Education's literacy test. COMPULSORY CREDITS - TOTAL OF 18 4 credits English (1 credit per grade) 1 credit French as a Second Language 3 credits Mathematics (at least 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12) 2 credits Science 1 credit Canadian History 1 credit Canadian Geography 1 credit Arts 1 credit Healthy Active Living Education 1 credit Civics and Career Education 1 credit selected from Grade 11 or 12 Science or Technology Grades 9 to 12 1 credit selected from English, a 3rd language, Social Studies, or Canadian and World Studies 1 credit selected from Healthy Active Living, the Arts, or Business Studies
ELECTIVE COURSES - TOTAL OF 12 Selected from courses offered in the school. GRADE 10 LITERACY TEST All students must successfully complete this test which will be administered by the EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office). Students will first write this test in the fall of their grade ten year. Unsuccessful candidates will be given the opportunity for remediation at the school and will be able to rewrite the test. Students identified through an IPRC will be allowed accommodations for the writing of the test. Students not working towards an OSSD may be exempted from writing the test. 40 HOURS COMMUNITY SERVICE Forty hours of community service involvement is a requirement for graduation. Community Involvement is a set of self-directed activities in the community that do not involve remuneration and do not replace a paid worker. A pamphlet entitled "Community Involvement Diploma Requirements" is available from Student Services which will provide all the details concerning the Community Service requirement.
The Ontario Secondary School Certificate will be granted on request to students who leave school before earning the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, provided that they have earned a minimum of 14 credits as follows: COMPULSORY CREDITS (total of 7) 2 credits English 1 credit Canadian Geography or Canadian History 1 credit Mathematics 1 credit Health and Physical Education 1 credit Science 1 credit Arts or Technological Education OPTIONAL CREDITS (total of 7) 7 credits Selected by the student from available courses
Students who leave school before fulfilling the requirements for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma or the Ontario Secondary School Certificate may be granted a Certificate of Accomplishment which may be a useful means of recognizing achievement for students who plan to take certain vocational programs or other kinds of further training, or who plan to find employment after leaving school. NOTES: a) To meet individual students' needs, principals may substitute up to three compulsory courses. b) Certain Conservatory of Music Certificates may count as credit towards diploma requirements. See your Student Services Department for details.
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA In order to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, a student must earn 30 credits. These credits must include: COMPULSORY CREDITS - TOTAL OF 16 5 English Credits (at least 2 from Grades 11 and 12) 2 Mathematics Credits 2 Science Credits 1 Canadian Geography Credit I Canadian History Credit 1 French as a Second Language 1 Physical and Health Education 1 Business or Technical Education 1 Arts *1 Additional credit in the Social Sciences (Grades 11 or 12) ELECTIVE CREDITS - TOTAL OF 14 CREDITS Selected from courses offered in the school. * Senior Social Sciences are any Geography, History, Family Studies, Law or Guidance at the Grade 11 level or higher. NOTES: a) Elective credits may be earned in all subjects, including those named in the compulsory credit list, provided that such electives are additional to the compulsory credits. The elective credits allow for concentration in a specialized area of the curriculum. b) In order to meet the special needs of some students who have been identified as exceptional by an Identification Placement and Review Committee, the Principal may reduce the 16 compulsory credits by a maximum of 4. The student will still require a minimum of 22 credits after Grade 9 in order to graduate. c) Certain music certificates may be counted for a maximum of one credit towards the OSSD in addition to any other music credits earned in the school. e.g. - Royal Conservatory of Music Toronto - Grade VIII Practical and Grade II Rudiments: - Western Ontario Conservatory, London - Grade VIII Practical and Grade II Rudiments. d) Ontario Academic Courses (OAC), formerly Grade 13 courses, may be counted among those required for an OSSD, and may be used to meet the compulsory credit requirements for Grades 11 and 12.
A student who decides to leave school before earning the O.S S.D. is eligible to receive, upon request, the Certificate of Education if he/she has earned a minimum of 14 credits distributed as follows: COMPULSORY CREDITS - TOTAL OF 6 2 English Credits 1 Mathematics Credit 1 Science Credit 1 Canadian Geography or Canadian History Credit 1 Physical and Health Education Credit and ELECTIVE CREDITS - TOTAL OF 8 - Selected from courses offered in the school. N.B: For students identified as exceptional by an Identification. Placement and Review Committee, the 6 compulsory credits required for a Certificate of Education may be reduced by the Principal by a maximum of 4. The student would still require a minimum of 14 credits for the Certificate of Education. |
