DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS - OSSD
A high school diploma requires the completion of 30 credits of 110 instructional hours each.
Eighteen (18) of the thirty (30) credit courses required for a diploma are compulsory. The remaining twelve (12) credit courses are elective.
On completion of the diploma requirements (30 credits), a student is awarded the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
The eighteen (18) compulsory credits for the OSSD are:
English (one credit per grade)*………………..4 credits
French …………………………………………………………..1 credit
Mathematics (at least one in Grade 11 or 12) ………..3 credits
Science ………………………………………………………….2 credits
Canadian Geography ………………………………………….1 credit
Canadian History ……………………………………………….1 credit
Arts (drama, music or visual arts) …………………………….1 credit
Health and Physical Education ……………………………….1 credit
Civics …………………………………………………………..0.5 credit
Career Studies ………………………………………………..0.5 credit
Group 1 - English or Language** or Social Science or Canadian and World Studies or Guidance or Cooperative Education*** ………1 credit
Group 2 - Business Studies or the Arts or Health and Physical Education or French** or Cooperative Education*** …………1 credit
Group 3 - Technological Education or French** or Computer Studies or Science Grade 11 or 12 or Cooperative Education*** ………1 credit
Additional Diploma Requirements:
· 12 Elective Credits****
· Successful Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test or the Ontario Literacy Course.
· 40 Hours of Community Involvement (completed after graduation from grade 8)
*A maximum of three credits in English as a second language or English literacy development may be counted towards the four 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 two credits in French can count as compulsory credits, one from Group 1 and one from either Group 2 or Group 3.
*** A maximum of two credits in Cooperative Education can count as compulsory credits.
**** The twelve optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.
Course Load Requirements: All students in Grades 9, 10 and 11 must have a full timetable of eight courses. A Grade 12 student with 23 credits must enroll in a minimum of 7 credits in his/her final year. A Grade 12 student with 24 or more credits must enroll in a minimum of 6 credits in his/her final year. It is highly recommended that Grade 12 students start their grade 12 year with 4 subjects in Semester 1. Once the deadline for full disclosure has passed, the student’s final course standing shall be reflected in that student’s Ontario Student Record. Courses dropped before this date will not appear on the student’s transcript.
Repeating Passed Courses - Students wishing to upgrade a passing mark in a completed course should do so through Continuing Education based on the prior approval of the Principal.
Special Education - Individual Education Plans (IEP) - Students in Special Education programs may require accommodations to the scheduled full-course load outlined above dependent on needs outlined in the IEP.
Pathway/Level Changes - Level changes for courses require consultation with a guidance counsellor. Level changes may require transfer courses taken through Continuing Education or eLearning. Level changes may affect college or university eligibility. See your guidance counsellor to discuss your post-secondary pathway plan
Granting of Credits and Upgrading Summer School - If a student receives less than 50% in a core course, the student may attend upgrading Summer School if the subject is offered and the student meets the Continuing Education Summer School Admissions criteria (35% - 49%). Remedial programs may not be offered for elective subject areas.
Dropping A Course: Students are responsible for seeing their counsellor if they wish to drop a course. Students must attend the course until the completed form has been returned to Student Services and textbooks have been returned to the teacher. As of September 1999, the Ontario Student Transcript is issued to all students. This transcript will include all courses whether passed, failed or dropped according to the full disclosure policy in effect since 1999. If students wish to drop courses taken at or above grade 11, they must do so before the Full Disclosure date. Talk to your guidance counsellor for more information. After this time, the course and the marks earned to date will be permanently listed on the transcript, even if the course is subsequently dropped. Students cannot drop courses during the two-week periods prior to the January and the June exams. Any exceptions to the above policy can only be made with the principal’s permission.
Transfers or Retirements from School: If you will no longer be attending EYCI, you should advise Student Services as far in advance of the last day of attendance as possible. A “Demit from School” form must be completed and all textbooks, library books and other school equipment must be returned before any school documentation is given.