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6.3 The Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC)
The Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC) will be granted, on request,
to students who are leaving secondary school upon reaching the age of eighteen without having met the requirements for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. To be granted an OSSC, a student must have earned a minimum of 14 credits, distributed as follows.
7 required compulsory credits
✦✦ 2 credits in English
✦✦ 1 credit in mathematics
✦✦ 1 credit in science
✦✦ 1 credit in Canadian history or Canadian geography
✦✦ 1 credit in health and physical education
✦✦ 1 credit in the arts, computer studies, or technological education
7 required optional credits
✦✦ 7 credits selected by the student from available courses
The provisions for making substitutions for compulsory credits described in
section 6.2 also apply to the Ontario Secondary School Certificate.
6.4 The Certificate of Accomplishment
Students who are leaving secondary school upon reaching the age of eighteen without having met 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 kinds of further training, or who plan to find employment directly after leaving school. The Certificate of Accomplishment is to be accompanied by the student’s Ontario Student Transcript. For students who have an Individual Education Plan (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 the returning student has fulfilled the appropriate requirements.
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