18 Compulsory Credits
| # | Students must earn the following compulsory credits to obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma: | # | Plus one credit from each of the following groups: |
|---|---|---|---|
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4 | credits in English (1 credit per grade)* credits in mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12) credits in science credit in Canadian history |
1 |
Group 1:
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1 | credit in Canadian geography credit in the arts credit in health and physical education |
1 |
Group 2:
• cooperative education*** |
|
1 |
credit in French as a second language |
1 |
Group 3:
• cooperative education*** |
In addition, students must complete:
- 12 optional credits
- 40 hours of community involvement activities
- the provincial literacy requirement
* A maximum of 3 credits in English as a second language (ESL) or literacy development (ELD) may be counted towards the 4 compulsory credits in English, but the fourth must be a credit earned for Grade 12 compulsory English course.
** In groups 1, 2 and 3, a maximum of 2 credits in French as a second language can count as compulsory credits, one from group 1 and one from either group 2 or group 3.
*** A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education can count as compulsory credits. † The 12 optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.