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OSSD Requirements
The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) is given to graduates of secondary schools in Ontario, Canada, as part of the publicly funded education system. It’s provided to students who successfully finish the Ontario education curriculum, which encompasses Special Education, TOPS program, MaCS program, IB Program, and various specialized secondary school programs.
In order to earn an OSSD, a student must:
18 + 12
A. Total 30 Credits
Earn a minimum of 30 credits, including 18 compulsory credits and 12 optional credits.
40 hr
B. Volunteering Hours
Students must also complete 40 hours of community involvement activities.
OSSLT
C. OSSLT/ OSSLC
Students must meet the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Requirement.
2 Courses
D. Online Courses
As a prerequisite, students will be required to earn two credits online.
A. Students must earn the following compulsory credits to optain the OSSD:
18
Credits
English
4 Credits
1 per grade
Mathematics
3 Credits
Science
2 Credits
Canadian
History
1 Credit
Canadian
Geography
1 Credit
Arts
1 Credit
Health and
Physical
Education
1 Credit
French
1 Credit
Group 1
1 Credit
Group 2
1 Credit
Group 3
1 Credit
Career
studies
0.5 Credit
Civics
0.5 Credit
+
12
Credits
Elective Courses
Fill it with the subjects you want to take
=
30
Credits
In total
“Sufficient credits to graduate”
B. As part of the diploma requirements, students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activies.
The community involvement requirement is designed to encourage students to develop an awareness and understanding of civic responsibility and of the role they can play in supporting and strengthening their communities. The requirement will benefit communities, but its primary purpose is to contribute to students’ development. It will provide opportunities for students to learn about the contributions they can make to the community.
C. Students must successfully complete the Grade 10 Ontario secondary school literacy requirment(OSSLT) to earn a secondary school diploma.
What is OSSLT?
The test is prepared and evaluated by the Education Quality and Accountability Ofice (EQAO) and will be based on the Ontario curriculum expectiations for language and communication – particularly reading and writing – up to and including Grade 9. The test will serve both to determine whether students have acquired the reading and writing skills considered essential for literacy, and to provide confirmation that those students who have completed the test successfully have attained the provincial expectations for literacy.

The test will identify those students who have not demonstrated the required skills and will identify areas in which these students need remediation.

Remedial assistance will be provided for students who do not complete the test successfully. This assistance will be designed to help students improve their skills so that they are better prepared to retake the literacy test.