ontario high school diploma

 Students must complete the following 18 compulsory credits and 12 optional credits to earn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma: 

• 4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)*
• 3 credits in mathematics (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
• 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
• 12 optional credits

In addition, students must complete:

• 40 hours of community involvement
• The provincial literacy requirement – Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test