DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS FOR MATURE STUDENTS

OS;IS

OSS

SSGD

OS;IS diploma requirements apply to mature students who were enrolled in an Ontario secondary school program and placed in:
• Grade 9 before 1999–2000
• Grade 10 before 2000–2001
• Grade 11 before 2001–02
• Grade 12 before 2002–03

OSS diploma requirements apply to mature students who were enrolled for the first time in an Ontario secondary
school program and placed in:
• Grade 9 in 1999–2000 or later
• Grade 10 in 2000–2001 or later
• Grade 11 in 2001–02 or later
• Grade 12 in 2002–03 or later

Diploma requirements in Circular H.S.1 for the SSGD apply to mature students who were enrolled in an Ontario secondary school program before September 1, 1984.

Diploma Requirement Breakdown

OSSD - OS;IS

OSSD - OSS

SSGD

Total Credits Required

30

30

27

English

5

4

4

Mathematics

2

3

2

Science

2

2

1

French as a Second Language

1

1

History

1

1

1

Geography

1

1

1

Arts

1

1

Physical Education

1

1

Business or Technology

1

Senior Social Science

1

Civics

0.5

Career Studies

0.5

Group 1 (OSS)

1

Group 2 (OSS)

1

Group 3 (OSS)

1

Each Area of Study

3

Literacy Component

Lit.Test or OSSLC

Community Involvement

 40 Hours

1999 

2005 (PPM 139)

2007 (PPM 146)

English, or a third language, or social sciences and the humanities, or Canadian and world studies

Note: Third Language refers to a classical or an international language

The additional compulsory credit requirement for group 1 may also be met with one credit earned through successful completion of one of the following courses:

- Learning Strategies 1: Skills for Success in Secondary School, Grade 9, Open (GLS1O, GLE1O, GLE2O), described in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Guidance and Career Education, 1999

– Discovering the Workplace, Grade 10, Open (GLD2O), described in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 10 and 12: Guidance and Career Education – Open Courses (Draft), 2004

– Designing Your Future, Grade 11, Open (GWL3O), described in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Guidance and Career Education, 2000

– Leadership and Peer Support, Grade 11, Open (GPP3O), described in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Guidance and Career Education, 2000

– Advanced Learning Strategies: Skills for Success After Secondary School, Grade 12, Open (GLS4O, GLE4O, GLE3O), described in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Guidance and Career Education, 2000

– Navigating the Workplace, Grade 12, Open (GLN4O), described in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 10 and 12: Guidance and Career Education – Open Courses (Draft), 2004

– a cooperative education course, as described in Cooperative Education and Other Forms of Experiential Learning: Policies and Procedures for Ontario Secondary Schools, 2000

English-Language Schools

Group 1. The term "a third language" no longer applies. Instead, the additional compulsory credit requirement for group 1 may also be met with one credit earned through successful completion of one of the following courses:

• any course in French as a second language in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: French As a Second Language – Core, Extended, and Immersion French, 1999 or in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: French As a Second Language – Core, Extended, and Immersion French, 2000

• any course in a Native language in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Native Languages, 1999 or in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Native Languages, 2000

• any course in a classical or an international language in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Classical and International Languages, 1999 or in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Classical Studies and International Languages, 2000

French-Language Schools

Group 1. "A third language" has been removed from group 1 and has been replaced by "a classical or an international language", which has been moved to group 3. In addition to the remaining choices in group 1, the additional compulsory credit requirement for group 1 may be met with one credit earned through successful completion of one of the following courses:

• any course in English in Le curriculum de l’Ontario, 9e et 10e année – English, 1999 or in Le curriculum de l’Ontario, 11 e et 12e année – English, 2000

The additional compulsory credit requirement for group 2 may also be met with one credit earned through successful completion of a cooperative education course

French-Language Schools

Group 2. The additional compulsory credit requirement for group 2 may also be met with one credit earned through successful completion of one of the following courses:

• any course in English in Le curriculum de l’Ontario, 9e et 10e année – English, 2007 or in Le curriculum de l’Ontario, 11 e et 12e année – English, 2007

science or technological education

The additional compulsory credit requirement for group 3 may also be met with one credit earned through successful completion of a cooperative education course.

French-Language Schools

Group 3. The additional compulsory credit requirement for group 3 may also be met with one credit earned through successful completion of one of the following courses:

• any course in English in Le curriculum de l’Ontario, 9e et 10e année – English, 2007 or in Le curriculum de l’Ontario, 11 e et 12e année – English, 2007

• any course in a classical or an international language in Le curriculum de l’Ontario, 9e et 10e année – Langues classiques et langues internationales, 1999 or in Le curriculum de l’Ontario, 11 e et 12e année – Études classiques et langues internationales, 2000

In French-language schools, a maximum of two of the three additional compulsory credit requirements for groups 1, 2, and 3 may be met with credits in English, one of which may be earned for group 1 and the second for either group 2 or group 3. Through this revision, the maximum number of credits in English that a student in a French-language school may count towards the 18 compulsory credits has been raised from two to three.

Certificate Requirement Breakdown

 OSSC

C of A

Total Credits Required

14

Students who leave school before fulfilling the requirements for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma or the Ontario Secondary School Certificate may be granted a Certificate of Accomplishment.

The Certificate of Accomplishment may be a useful means of recognizing achievement for students who plan to take certain vocational programs or other kinds of further training, or who plan to find employment after leaving school.

The Certificate of Accomplishment will be accompanied by the student’s Ontario Student Transcript. For those students who have an IEP, a copy of the IEP may be included.

Students who return to school to complete additional credit and non-credit courses (including courses with modified or alternative expectations in special education programs) will have their transcript updated accordingly, but will not be issued a new Certificate of Accomplishment. The Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Ontario Secondary School Certificate will be granted when a student has fulfilled the appropriate requirements.