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
âĒ Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Mathematics
3 Credits
âĒ Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11
Science
2 Credits
âĒ Grade 9, Grade 10
French
2 Credits
âĒ Grade 9, Grade 10
Canadian Geography
1 Credit
âĒ Grade 9
Canadian History
1 Credit
âĒ Grade 10
Arts
1 Credit
âĒ Grade 9
Health and Physical Education
1 Credit
âĒ Grade 9
Civics
1 /2Â Credits
âĒ Grade 10
Career Studies
1 /2Â Credits
âĒ 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
âĒ English (including the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course) or French as a second language
âĒÂ Native languages
âĒÂ First Nations, MÃĐtis, and Inuit studies
âĒÂ Classical and international languages
âĒÂ Social sciences and the humanities
âĒÂ Canadian and world studies
âĒÂ Guidance and career education
âĒÂ Cooperative education
Group 2
1 Credit from below
âĒÂ Health and physical education
âĒÂ The arts
âĒÂ Business studies
âĒÂ French as a second language
âĒÂ Cooperative educationÂ
Group 3
1 Credit from below
âĒÂ Science (Grade 11 or 12)
âĒÂ Technological education
âĒÂ French as a second language
âĒÂ Computer studies
âĒÂ Cooperative education