Ontario Secondary School Diploma & Course Selection
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA (OSSD) REQUIREMENTS (Applies only to student who entered Grade 9 in 2024/2025 or later)
A high school diploma requires:
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Completion of 30 credits (110 instructional hours each credit/course)
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successful completion of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)
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Completion on 2 online learning courses (included in the 30 credits)
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Contributed 40 hours of community involvement activity
Note: Starting in September 2025, you must earn a new financial literacy graduation requirement as part of your compulsory Grade 10 mathematics course. You will need to achieve a mark of 70% or higher to pass this new requirement and earn your high school diploma.
The seventeen (17) compulsory credits for the OSSD are:
English (1 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 ……………………………………………………..……….1 credit
Health and Physical Education ……………………………….1 credit
Technological Education (Grade 9 or Grade 10).………..….1 credit
Civics …………………………………………………………..0.5 credit
Career Studies ………………………………………………..0.5 credit
STEM-related course group credit………………………..…..1 credit
The STEM-related course group includes:
- Business Studies
- Computer Studies
- Cooperative Education
- Mathematics (in addition to the 3 compulsory credits currently required)
- Science (in addition to the 2 compulsory credits currently required)
- Technological Education (in addition to the 1 compulsory credit required)
There are additional 13 elective credits which are your choice.
* 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 addition to completing the above noted credits students will also need the following:
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA (OSSD) REQUIREMENTS (Applies only to student who entered Grade 9 in 2023 or earlier)
A high school diploma requires:
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Completion of 30 credits (110 instructional hours each credit/course)
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successful completion of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)
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Completion on 2 online learning courses (included in the 30 credits)
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Contributed 40 hours of community involvement activity
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****
* 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.
Students must earn 2 online learning credits (2 of the 30 credits). You may select to opt out of this requirement by filling out an exemption form. This exemption form is available on the TDSB website and is on the East York CI: Guidance and Student Services Brightspace.
· 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)
SCHEDULE AND COURSE SELECTION INFORMATION
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.
Full Disclosure Date: 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. If you repeat a passed course, you will NOT be receiving an additional credit.
Special Education - Individual Education Plans (IEP): Students in Special Education programmes may require accommodations to the scheduled full-course load outlined above dependent on needs outlined in the IEP. Families/students can speak to guidance, their special education teacher, or Vice Principal if the need arises.
Pathway (grade 11 and 12): Level changes for courses require consultation with a guidance counsellor. Changes may require transfer courses taken through Continuing Education or eLearning. Changes may also affect college or university eligibility. See your guidance counsellor to discuss your post-secondary pathway plan.
Granting of Credits and Summer School: A student will be granted a credit if the final mark is 50% or above. If a student receives less than 50% in a course, the student may attend Credit Recovery Summer School if the subject is offered and the student meets the Continuing Education Summer School Admissions criteria. A student may also enroll in summer school or night school to upgrade a mark, or to take an additional credit. Students may not enrol in a credit that can be scheduled during their timetable at their home school.
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 materials have been returned to the teacher. As of September 1999, the Ontario Student Transcript is issued to all students and is contained within the Ontario Student Record. This transcript will include all courses whether passed, failed or dropped according to the full disclosure policy. 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 (Guidance) 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.