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