To graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, you must complete the following:
18 compulsory credits
| 4 | credits in English (1 credit per grade) * |
| 3 | credits in mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12) |
| 2 | credits in science |
| 1 | credit in Canadian history |
| 1 | credit in Canadian geography |
| 1 | credit in the arts |
| 1 | credit in health and physical education |
| 1 | credit in French as a second language |
| 0.5 | credit in career studies |
| 0.5 | credit in civics |
Plus one credit from each of the following groups
| 1 | Group 1: • English or French as a second language** • a Native language • a classical or international language • social sciences and the humanities • Canadian and world studies • guidance and career education • cooperative education*** |
| 1 | Group 2: 1 • health and physical education • the arts • business studies • French as a second language** • cooperative education*** |
| 1 | Group 3: 1 • science (Grade 11 or 12) • technological education • French as a second language** • computer studies • cooperative education*** |
And
| 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 English literacy development (ELD)
may be counted towards the 4 compulsory credits in English, but the fourth must be a credit earned for
a 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.