安省中学毕业证书OSSD
OSSD ＝ Ontario Secondary School Diploma：安省中学毕业证书
要获得安省中学毕业证书(OSSD)，教育部要求学生必须完成：
18 个必修课学分，12个选修课学分，通过安省语言能力测试 （OSSLT）和40个 小时的社区义工工作.
What you need to graduate from High school in Ontario
18 Compulsory Credits:（18个必修学分）
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4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)*
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3 credits in mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
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2 credits in science
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1 credit in Canadian history
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1 credit in Canadian geography
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1 credit in the arts
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1 credit in health and physical education
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1 credit in French as a second language
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0.5 credit in career studies
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0.5 credit in civics
Plus one credit from each of the following groups:
Group 1:
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English or French as a second language**
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A native language
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A classical or an international language
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Social sciences and the humanities
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Canadian and world studies
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Guidance and career education
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Cooperative education***
Group 2:
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Health and physical education
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The arts
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Business studies
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French as a second language**
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Cooperative education***
Group 3:
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Science (Grade 11 or 12)
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Technological education
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French as a second language**
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Computer studies
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Cooperative education***
In addition to the compulsory credits, students must complete:
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12 optional (elective) credits†（12个选修学分）
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40 hours of community involvement activities（40个 小时的社区义工工作）
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The provincial literacy requirement（通过安省语言能力测试）
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*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 cooperative education can count as compulsory credits.
†The 12 optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.
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More details can be found at this Ministry of Education webpage:
