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Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC)
The Ontario Secondary School Certificate will be granted on request to students who leave school before earning the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, provided they have earned a minimum of 14 credits distributed as follows:
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7 Compulsory Credits |
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2 |
credits in English |
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1 |
credit in Canadian geography or Canadian history |
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1 |
credit in mathematics |
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1 |
credit in science |
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1 |
credit in health and physical education |
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1 |
credit in the arts or technological education |
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Optional credits (total 7) |
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Selection of optional courses will be determined by the student's planned career destination. Consultation with parents/guardians, classroom teachers and guidance teachers will help students determine the best optional courses for their educational goals |
Certificate of Accomplishment
Students who leave school before fulfilling the requirements of the OSSD or the OSSC 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, and who plan to find employment after leaving school.
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)
The purpose of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is to ensure that students have acquired the essential reading and writing skills that apply to all subject areas in the provincial curriculum up to the end of Grade 9. All students in public and private schools who are working toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma are required to write the OSLT in Grade 10. The test is administered at the end of March each year.
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC)
Students who have been eligible to write the OSSLT at least twice have been unsuccessful at least once are eligible to fulfill the requirement through the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC). Principals have the discretion to allow students to enroll in the course before they have a second opportunity to take the test, if the principal determines that it is the best educational interest of the student (Ministry of Education Policy/Program Memorandum 127). Successful completion of the OSSLT or OSSLC is a graduation requirement.
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ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERACY COURSE - OLC40
This course is designed to help students acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy skills that are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Text (OSSLT). Students who complete the course successfully will meet the provincial literacy requirement for graduation. Students will read a variety of informational, narrative, and graphic texts and will produce a variety of forms of writing, including summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces, and news reports. Students will also maintain and manage a portfolio containing a record of their reading experiences and samples of their writing. |
Additional information about the OSSLC
Students who successfully complete this course will have met the provincial literacy requirement for graduation, and will earn one credit. The credit earned for successful completion of the OSSLC may be used to meet either the Grade 12 English compulsory credit requirement or the Group 1 additional compulsory credit requirement.
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