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What do I need to graduate?

Not sure what you need to graduate or what courses to take next year? Here's an overview of the secondary school program plus detailed breakdowns of courses offered.

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The high school program is based on a credit system. Students must earn a total of 30 credits (one for every 110-hour course successfully completed) to obtain a high school diploma. Eighteen of the credits are compulsory, earned in a specified number of courses from a list of subjects that every student must take. The remaining 12 credits are optional, earned in courses that the student may select from the full range of courses offered by the school.

In Grade 9, most students will take a total of eight courses for eight credits.

Students must also complete 40 hours of community involvement activities and must pass the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), which is taken in Grade 10.

Find information about high school courses in these publications:

• What Do I Need to Graduate?
• Course Descriptions and Prerequisites, Grade 9-12 (PDF, 271K)
• Transfer Courses, Grades 10 and 11 (PDF, 435K)
• Secondary Curriculum
• Your New Co-op Advantage
• Program Planning and Assessment, Grades 9-12
• English As a Second Language and English Literacy Development, Grades 9-12
• Broad-based Technological Education(1995)
• Philosophy: Ontario Academic Course (1994)