Secondary School - Graduation Requirements

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.