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OSSD Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma

In order to earn their OSSD, students must:

Students starting Grade 9 in 2024 or in later years must:

Earn the following 17 compulsory credits:

  • 4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)
  • 3 credits in mathematics (Grade 9, Grade 10 and 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
  • 2 credits in science
  • 1 credit in technological education (Grade 9 or Grade 10)
  • 1 credit in Canadian history (Grade 10)
  • 1 credit in Canadian geography (Grade 9)
  • 1 credit in the arts
  • 1 credit in health and physical education
  • 1 credit in French as a second language
  • 0.5 credit in career studies
  • 0.5 credit in civics and citizenship
  • 1 credit from the STEM-related course group

In addition to the compulsory credits, students must complete:

  • 13 optional (elective) credits from the school’s program and course calendar

*Beginning in September 2025, students must earn a new financial literacy graduation requirement as part of their compulsory Grade 10 mathematics course. They will need to achieve a mark of 70% or higher to pass this new requirement and earn their high school diploma.
        

Students starting Grade 9 in 2023 or earlier must:

Earn the following 18 compulsory credits:

  • 4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)
  • 3 credits in mathematics (at least 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
  • 3 credits for Group 1, 2 and 3 courses (1 credit in each group)
  • 2 credits in science
  • 1 credit in Canadian history (Grade 10)
  • 1 credit in Canadian geography (Grade 9)
  • 1 credit in the arts
  • 1 credit in health and physical education
  • 1 credit in French as a second language
  • 0.5 credit in career studies
  • 0.5 credit in civics and citizenship


Group 1:

One 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.

Group 2:

One additional credit in health and physical education, or the arts, or business studies, or French as a second language, or cooperative education.

Group 3:

One additional credit in science (Grade 11 or 12), or technological education, or computer studies, or French as a second language or cooperative education.

Note: Only two Cooperative Education credits can count as compulsory credits.

Use this plan as a guide to your course selection (based on course offerings at Pickering College):