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Graduation Requirements

ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA (OSSD)
INFORMATION REGARDING SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION

To earn a high school diploma in Ontario, students must:

  • earn 18聽
  • earn 12聽
  • pass the聽
  • earn at least two聽
  • complete a minimum of 40聽hours of community involvement聽activities

Graduation Requirements

Thirty credits聽are required for students to earn a secondary school graduation diploma.

Students must earn the following聽18 compulsory credits:

  • 4 credits in English*
  • 3 credits in mathematics (at least 1 credit in grade 11 or 12)
  • 2 credits in science
  • 1 credit in French as a second language
  • 1 credit in Canadian history
  • 1 credit in Canadian geography
  • 1 credit in the arts (fine arts, drama, music, media)
  • 1 credit in health and physical education
  • 0.5 credit in civics
  • 0.5 credit in career studies
  • 1 additional credit in English (including the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course – OLC 4OE), French as a second language, Canadian and world studies, social sciences and humanities, guidance and career education, cooperative education**聽(Group 1)
  • 1 additional credit in French as a second language, art, business studies, health and physical education, cooperative education**聽(Group 2)
  • 1 additional credit in French as a second language, science (Grade 11 or 12), computer studies,聽technological education, cooperative education**聽(Group 3)

In addition to the compulsory credits, students must complete 12 optional credits.聽

Literacy graduation requirement

Beginning September聽2022, the literacy graduation requirement is restored and students graduating in the 2022-23 school聽year and beyond are required to meet this requirement.

All students must meet the secondary school literacy graduation requirement to earn their high school聽diploma.

For most students, this means passing the聽.

Students who do not successfully complete the聽OSSLT聽have other opportunities to meet the literacy graduation requirement. Students can contact their school principal to find out about these聽options.

Online learning graduation requirement

Beginning with students that entered Grade聽9 in the 2020-21 school year, students must earn at least two聽online learning credits to get their Ontario Secondary School聽Diploma.

The online learning graduation requirement also applies to adult learners that will be entering the Ontario secondary school system starting in 2023-24 school聽year.

Credits earned during COVID-19

Students can count聽one聽secondary school credit that was earned during the province wide school closures (from April聽2021 to June聽2021) towards the two online learning credits that they need to graduate. This applies to all Grade聽9 students who were learning remotely due to the province wide school聽closures.

Opting out

Parents who wish to opt out or exempt their child from the online graduation requirement must complete the opt-out form available from their child鈥檚 school board. Exemption from the online learning graduation requirements may be requested聽by:

  • the parent or guardian of the secondary聽student
  • students who are 18聽years of age or聽older
  • students who are 16 or 17聽years of age and have withdrawn from parental聽control

Community involvement hours

Students are required to complete 40 hours of community involvement activities in order to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Students working towards their聽OSSD聽should make sure they meet these graduation requirements in time for their graduating聽year.

Students can start accumulating their community involvement hours in the summer before entering Grade聽9.

Students who are looking for community involvement opportunities聽should:

  • make sure they know聽
  • check their school board鈥檚 website for a list of eligible and ineligible activities, as well as, resources to help them record hours and find volunteer聽activities
  • visit the聽聽to find opportunities through a centre in their聽community
  • ask their principal or guidance counsellor for more聽information

If approved by your school鈥檚 principal, students may count the following towards their community involvement hours:

  • up to 10聽hours of paid employment if a student is 14聽years or older and completes a reflection exercise demonstrating how their work contributed to their聽community
  • community involvement during school time
  • duties normally performed at home

Students under 18聽years old should consult with their parents to plan and select their community involvement activities, according to聽. Students should also speak to their guidance counsellor about other ways their school could allow them to earn community involvement hours this聽year.

The community involvement requirement is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop awareness and understanding about civic responsibility. Students can actively participate in supporting and strengthening their communities. It also provides the opportunity for students to learn more about themselves and possible career聽opportunities.

 

STUDENTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE OSSD REQUIREMENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE (OSSC) OR CERTIFICATE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT OR Certificate of Accomplishment (COA)

Ontario Secondary School Certificate of Achievement (for students who started Grade 9 after September, 1999)聽
The Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC)聽will be granted on request to students who leave school before earning the Ontario Secondary School Diploma provided they have earned a minimum of 14 credits (distributed as follows):

  • 2 credits in English,
  • 1 credit in Canadian geography,
  • 1 credit in mathematics,
  • 1 credit in science,
  • 1 credit in health and physical education,
  • 1 credit in the arts or technology
  • 7 additional elective credits.

Certificate of Accomplishment聽
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 (COA). This certificate may be a useful means of recognizing achievement for students who plan to take certain vocational programs or other kinds of further training. Students who return to school to complete additional credit and non-credit courses will have their transcript updated but will not be issued a new Certificate of Accomplishment.