OSSD

Requirements

OSSD Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)

18 + 12

Courses

All students must complete 18 Compulsory courses and 12 Optional courses.

40

Volunteering hours

All students must complete 40 hours of community involvement.

OSSLT/
OSSLC

Pass the provincial literacy test(Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test) or take OSSLC (Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course)

Compulsory credit courses

General

English

4 Credits

Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Mathematics

3 Credits

Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11

Science

2 Credits

Grade 9, Grade 10

French

2 Credits

Grade 9, Grade 10

Canadian Geography

1 Credit

Grade 9

Canadian History

1 Credit

Grade 10

Arts

1 Credit

Grade 9

Health and Physical Education

1 Credit

Grade 9

Civics

1 /2  Credits

Grade 10

Career Studies

1 /2  Credits

Grade 10

Group 1, 2, and 3 compulsory credits

Within the 18 compulsory credits, students must complete one from each of the following groups:

Group 1

1 Credit from below

•  English (including the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course) or French  as a second language
•  Native languages
•  First Nations, Métis, and Inuit studies
•  Classical and international languages
•  Social sciences and the humanities
•  Canadian and world studies
•  Guidance and career education
•  Cooperative education

Group 2

1 Credit from below

•  Health and physical education
•  The arts
•  Business studies
•  French as a second language
•  Cooperative education 

Group 3

1 Credit from below

•  Science (Grade 11 or 12)
•  Technological education
•  French as a second language
•  Computer studies
•  Cooperative education