• English – 4 credits (1 per grade)
• Mathematics – 3 credits (Grades 9 and 10 and at least 1 in Grade 11 or 12)
• Science – 2 credits
• French as a Second Language – 1 credit (Grade 9)
• Canadian Geography – 1 credit (Grade 9)
• Canadian History- 1 credit (Grade 10)
• The Arts – 1 credit
• Health and Physical Education – 1 credit
• Civics – Half credit (Grade 10)
• Careers – Half credit (Grade 10)

Group 1 – Choose one course from:

• English
• French as a Second Language
• Native Language, Classical or International Language
• Social Science and the Humanities
• Canadian and World Studies
• Guidance and Career Education
• Co-Operative Education

Group 2 – Choose one course from:

• Health and Physical Education
• The Arts
• Business Studies
• French as a Second Language
• Co-Operative Education

Group 3 – Choose one course from:

• Science (Grade 11 or 12)
• Technological Education
• French as a Second Language
• Computer Studies
• Co-Operative Education

Please note the following:
A maximum of three (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 4th must be a credit earned for a Grade 12 compulsory English course.

In groups 1, 2, and 3, a maximum of two (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 two (2) credits in Co-Operative Education can count as compulsory credits.

• YCDSB students are required to take 1 credit in Religious Education each year.

• Students are required to successfully complete 8 optional credits. Students choose these courses from a wide variety that is offered in every discipline. They select the courses that match their interests and develop their skills.
• The 8 additional credits may include up to 4 earned through approved dual credit courses.

• Meet the provincial literacy requirement either by:

  • passing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) in Grade 10 or

  • passing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) in Grade 11 or 12

• 40 hours of Christian service activities, complete over the course of four (4) years