Credits required – 18 compulsory credits
4 credits English (1 credit per grade)*
3 credits Mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
2 credits Science
1 credit The Arts
1 credit Canadian Geography
1 credit Canadian History
1 credit French as a Second Language
1 credit Health & Physical Education
½ credit Civics
½ credit Career Studies
1 credit - In one of: (Group 1)
French as a Second Language**
Classical or International Language
Social Sciences and the Humanities
Guidance and Career Education
Co-operative Education***
1 credit - In one of: (Group 2)
Health & Physical Education
French as a Second Language**
Co-operative Education***
1 credit - In one of: (Group 3)
French as a Second Language**
Co-operative Education***
* A maximum of 3 credits in English as a Second Language (ESL) or English Literacy Development (ELD) may be counted towards the 4 compulsory credits in English, but the fourth must be a credit earned for a Grade 12 compulsory English course.
**In Groups 1, 2, and 3, a maximum of 2 credits in French as a Second Language can count as compulsory credits, one from group 1 and one from either group 2 or group 3.
***A maximum of 2 credits in Co-operative Education can count as compulsory credits.
Substitutions for compulsory courses
To meet individual student needs, the principal may replace up to three compulsory courses. The decision to make a substitution will be made only if the student’s educational interests are best served by such a substitution. Each substitution will be noted on the student’s Ontario Student Transcript.
Additional information about graduation requirements are available through the Ministry of Education and Training.
12 optional credits
In addition to the 18 compulsory credits, students must earn 12 optional credits selected from the courses listed as available in the course calendar.
The 12 optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) Challenge process
Final Evaluation Evening: April 2, 2020
The PLAR Challenge process exists to provide students with an opportunity to challenge for a credit in a curricular area for which they may have extensive experience outside of school.
The annual deadline will be February 1 each year. If February 1 falls on a weekend, the due date is the following Monday.
For more information view the
Brochure PLAR 2019 or download the
PLAR PowerPoint 2019. Download the PLAR application here.
40-hour community involvement
In order to graduate, each student is responsible for finding and completing 40 hours of volunteer work.Students are responsible for completing their 40 hours and submitting their completed form prior to the end of classes of their graduating year to ensure that their transcript is updated prior to the end of the school year.