What is grade 9/10 equivalency?

It is a way to assess the educational background of an individual mature student for the purpose of granting up to 16 grades 9 and 10 credits through:

• transcripts, or
• transcripts and completion of individual assessments, or
• completion of individual assessments

What is the individual assessment process?
Students without appropriate transcripts for all or part of the first two years of secondary school will be required to complete an individual assessment in some or all of grades 9 and 10 English, mathematics, science, and Canadian geography/history.

How do individual assessments result in credits?
Successful completion of the individual assessment process will result in up to four credits in each of the four subject areas. These grades 9 and 10 credits will meet the diploma requirements that would usually be met through successful completion of the grades 9 and 10 programs.

If the student earns fewer than four credits in each subject area, the principal will determine how the student can obtain the remaining credits.

The principal may defer assessment on grades 9 and 10 Canadian geography/history until a student has sufficient time to develop the required language skills or becomes more familiar with Canadian culture.

Does this process earn a certificate?
The principal may grant the Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC) to a mature student following successful completion of the individual assessments. Unlike adolescents, mature students are eligible to receive this certificate and continue to pursue and earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) in the future.