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Key Features of Ontario Secondary Schools, Grades 9-12: Program and Diploma Requirements,

1999 (OSSD)

Compulsory Credits (total of 18)

4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)

1 credit in French as a second language

3 credits in mathematics

   (at least 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 (music, art, drama, or dance)

1 credit in health and physical education

.5 credit in civics

.5 credit in career studies

Plus

1 additional credit in English, or French as a second language, or a Native language, or a classical or an international language, or social sciences and the humanities, or Canadian and world studies, or guidance and career education, or cooperative education

1 additional credit in health and physical education, or business studies, or the arts (music, art, drama, or dance), or  co-op

1 additional credit in science (Grade 11 or 12), or technology education (Grades 9-12), or co-op

Optional Credits (total of 12)

In addition to the 18 compulsory credits, students must earn 12 optional credits by successfully completing courses selected from the school course calendar.

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 course. A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education can count as compulsory credits.

Successful completion of the provincial Grade 10 Test of Reading and Writing Skills

40 hours of community involvement prior to graduation

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