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OSSD Requirements
A minimum of 30 Secondary School Credits
a) 18 Compulsory Credits
b) 12 Optional Credits in any subject area
Compulsory Courses includes the following:
18 Compulsory Credits
| Credit | Subject Area |
| 4 | English (1 credit per grade) |
| 3 | Mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or Grade 12) |
| 2 | Science |
| 1 | Canadian History |
| 1 | Canadian Geography |
| 1 | The arts |
| 1 | Health and Physical Education |
| 1 | French as a Second Language |
| 0.5 | Career Studies |
| 0.5 | Civics |
Plus 1 credit from each of the following groups
| Credit | Credit Group | Subject Area |
| At least 1 credit | Group 1 | Science (Grade 11 Or 12), or technological education, or French as a second language, or computer studies, or cooperative education |
| At least 1 credit | Group 2 | health and physical education, or the arts, or business studies, or French as a second language, or cooperative education |
| At least 1 credit | Group 3 | English, or French as a second language, or a Native language, or a classical or an international language, or social sciences and the humanities, or Canadian and world studies, or guidance and career education, or cooperative education |
A Provincial Literacy Assessment
All students must meet the secondary school literacy graduation requirement to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). The requirement is based on reading and writing expectations throughout the Ontario curriculum, up to and including Grade 9. According to the policies, students are expected to successfully complete the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) in Grade 10. Once students have completed the OSSLT, they may not retake it. Students who do not complete the OSSLT will have additional opportunities to retake OSSLT or complete the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) or the adjudication process.
40 Hours Community Involvement Activities
Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities as part of the diploma requirements. The purpose of this requirement is to encourage students to develop an awareness and understanding of civic responsibility and of the role they can play, and the contributions they can make in supporting and strengthening their communities.
