Certificate Program

Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC) Requirements
The Ontario Secondary School Certificate will be granted upon request to students who leave school before earning the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, provided that they have earned a minimum of 14 credits, as follows.

• 2 English
• 1 Canadian Geography or Canadian History
• 1 Mathematics
• 1 Science
• 1 Health and Physical Education
• 1 Arts or Technological Studies
• 7 optional credits selected from any available courses in the school

• 30 credits (18 compulsory and 12 optional)
• 40 hours of community Involvement
• OSSLT (Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test)

• 4 English; one per grade level
• 1 French as a Second language (note: Brighton Students are exempted from French and will take a compulsory Learning Strategies course instead)
• 3 Mathematics, at least one in grade 11 or 12
• 2 Science
• 1 Canadian Geography
• 1 Canadian History
• 1 Arts (dance, drama, media, music, visual arts)
• 1 Health and Physical education
• 0.5 Civics
• 0.5 Career Studies

• An additional credit in English
• or French as a Second Language
• or a Native language
• or Classical or International language
• or Social Sciences and the Humanities
• or Canadian and World Studies
• or Guidance and career education
• or Cooperative Education

• A Business studies credit
• Or Health and Physical education
• Or Arts
• Or Cooperative Education

• A grade 11 or 12 Science credit
• Or Technological Education
• Or Computer Studies
• Or Cooperative Education