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not be issued a new Certificate of Accomplishment. The
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Ontario Secondary
School Certificate will be granted when a student has
fulfilled the appropriate requirements.
(Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario
Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements.
Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2016. Print. Section 6.4 p 68)
The Granting of the Diploma and Certificates
(OS 6.5)
On the recommendation of the Principal, the Minister
of Education grants diplomas and certificates at any
time during the year to students who have successfully
completed the necessary requirements. The diploma or
certificate will be issued by the Principal of the school
that holds the student’s Ontario Student Record when the
final credit is earned. If the final credit is earned through
the Independent Learning Centre, the student may choose
to have the diploma or certificate issued by the director
of the Independent Learning Centre or the Principal of the
school last attended. The person issuing the diploma or
certificate will submit the necessary report to the Ministry
of Education.
(Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario
Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements.
Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2016. Print. Section 6.5 p 69)
The Ontario Scholar Program (OS 6.6)
The Ontario Scholar Program recognizes students who
have earned an Ontario Secondary School Diploma in the
current or previous school year and who have attained
an aggregate of at least 480 marks in any combination
of ministry approved courses that provide a total of 6
credits. Upon the recommendation of their Principal,
these graduating students receive a certificate from the
Ministry of Education.
Approved courses include:
• any Grade 12 university preparation, university/
college preparation, college preparation, workplace
preparation, and/or open courses authorized under
OSS, including locally developed courses approved by
the ministry;
• cooperative education courses related to any of the
above courses; and
• dual credit courses in college-delivered dual credit
programs approved by the ministry.
(Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario
Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements.
Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2016. Print. Section 6.6 p 69)
SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES AND
RELATED PROCEDURES (OS 7)
The secondary school program is designed to provide
all students with the fundamental knowledge and skills
they will need in any area of endeavour as well as the
opportunity to specialize in and/or explore areas related
to their postsecondary goals and personal interests. This
program keeps options open for students in the earlier
grades and prepares them in the senior grades for their
postsecondary destinations. Course selection for students
under the age of 18 must be made with parental approval
except in the case of 16 or 17 year old students who have
withdrawn from parental control.
Secondary School Credits (OS 7.1)
A credit is granted in recognition of the successful
completion (that is, completion with a final percentage
mark of 50 per cent or higher) of a course that has been
scheduled for a minimum of 110 hours. A half-credit may
be granted for each 55-hour part of a 110-hour ministry-
developed course in accordance with the policy outlined
in the curriculum policy documents. Most courses are
offered as single-credit courses.
For the purpose of granting a credit, scheduled time is
defined as the time during which students participate
in planned learning activities designed to lead to the
achievement of the curriculum expectations of a course.
Planned learning activities include interaction between the
teacher and the student and assigned individual or group
work (other than homework) related to the achievement of
the learning expectations in the course. Planned learning
activities will be delivered through classroom or elearning
instruction and activities and/or through community
placements related to work experience and cooperative
education.
(Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario
Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements.
Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2016. Print. Section 7.1 p 70)