Diploma Requirements
If you started Grade 9 in 2023 or in prior years, an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) requires the completion of:
The 18 compulsory credits are:
- 4 English, one per grade level
- 1 French as a Second Language
- 3 Mathematics, at least one in Grade 11 or 12
- 2 Science
- 1 Canadian Geography
- 1 Canadian History
- 1 Arts (dance, drama, media, music, visual arts)
- 1 Health and Physical Education
- 0.5 Civics and Citizenship
- 0.5 Career Studies
...Plus one credit from each of the following groups:
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Group 1:
- English (including the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course) or French as a second language
- Native languages
- First Nations, M茅tis, and Inuit studies
- Classical Studies and International Languages
- Social Sciences and the Humanities
- Canadian and World Studies
- Guidance and Career Education
- Cooperative Education
- American Sign Language as a Second Language
Group 2
- Health and Physical Education
- The Arts
- Business Studies
- French as a Second Language
- Cooperative Education
- American Sign Language as a Second Language
Group 3:
- Science (Grade 11 or 12)
- Technological Education
- French as a Second Language
- Computer Studies
- Cooperative Education
- American Sign Language as a Second Language
The following conditions apply to compulsory credit selections from the above three groups:
- In groups 1, 2, and 3, a maximum of two 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.
- 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 languages course to meet the compulsory credit requirement for French as a second language.
- A maximum of two credits in cooperative education can count as compulsory credits, selected from any of the above three groups.
- The Grade 11 English: Understanding Contemporary First Nations, M茅tis and Inuit Voices course may be used to meet the Grade 11 English compulsory credit requirement.
- The Grade 9 Expressions of First Nations, M茅tis, and Inuit Cultures course may be used to meet the compulsory credit requirement in the arts
Diploma Requirements
If you started Grade 9 in 2024 or in later years, an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) requires the completion of:
- a minimum of 30 credits, including 17 compulsory and 13 optional
- 40 hours of听community involvement activities
- 迟丑别听literacy graduation requirement
- 迟丑别听online learning graduation requirement听(2 online learning credits)
- the Financial Literacy Graduation requirement
(Note:听Starting in September 2026, students enrolled in a Grade 10 mathematics course must successfully complete a financial literacy graduation requirement as part of the course. They will need to achieve a mark of 70% or higher to pass this new requirement and earn their high school diploma)
The 17 compulsory credits are:
- 4听English, one per grade level
- 1听French as a Second Language
- 3听Mathematics, at least one in Grade 11 or 12
- 2听Science
- 1听Canadian Geography
- 1听Canadian History
- 1听Technology (Grade 9 or 10)
- 1听Arts (dance, drama, media, music, visual arts)
- 1听Health and Physical Education
- 0.5听Civics and Citizenship
- 0.5听Career Studies
- 1听STEM-related course group
STEM-related course group
Of the 17 compulsory听credits, you must complete 1 from the following听group:
- business studies
- computer studies
- cooperative education
- mathematics (in addition to the 3 compulsory credits currently required)
- science (in addition to the 2 compulsory credits currently required)
- technological education (in addition to the 1 compulsory credit required)
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