To receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, students must earn the following 30 credits - 18 compulsory credits, 4 credits in religious education and 8 additional credits.
|
Number of Credits |
Name of Course |
|---|---|
|
4 credits (1 credit per Grade) |
English |
|
3 credits (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12) |
Mathematics |
|
2 credits |
Science |
|
1 credit |
Canadian History |
|
1 credit |
Canadian Geography |
|
1 credit |
Arts |
|
1 credit |
Health and Physical Education |
|
1 credit |
French as a Second Language |
|
0.5 credit |
Career Studies |
|
0.5 credit |
Civics |
|
4 credits (1 credit per Grade) |
Religious Education |
|
8 credits |
Courses that match a student's interests and help develop his/her skills. |
Additional credits needed for graduation
In addition, students must complete 40 hours of community involvement activities and must pass the provincial literacy standard.
Students also need one credit from each of the following groups:
Group one
One additional credit in English or French as a Second Language, or Native language, classical or an international language, or social science and the humanities or Canadian and world studies, or guidance and career education, or cooperative education.
Group two
One additional credit in health and physical education, or the arts, or business studies, or French as a second language, or cooperative education.
Group three
One additional credit in science (Grade 11 or 12), or technological education, or French as a second language, or computer studies, or cooperative education.