Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) Requirements 

• What you need to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma depends on the year you started Grade 9.If you started Grade 9 in 2023 or in prior years, you must earn:
  • 18  compulsory credits
  • 12 optional credits
  • the literacy requirement
  • at least 2 online learning credits (you may opt out of this graduation requirement)
  If you started Grade 9 in 2024 or in later years you must earn:
  • 17 compulsory credits
  • 13 optional credits
  • the literacy requirement
  • at least 2 online learning credits (you may opt out of this graduation requirement)

  Everyone needs 40 hours of Not for profit community involvement activities (volunteering) to get their high school diploma.

Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC)

Certificate of Accomplishment