Course Calendar

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section I: Goals and Services

Section II: Ministry of Education Policies and Procedures

  •  Ontario Secondary School Diploma Requirements  
  •  Compulsory Credits
  •  Optional Credits
  •  Community Involvement    
  •  The Provincial Literacy Requirement
  •  The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test 
  •  Accommodations, Deferrals, and Exemptions 
  •  The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course
  •  Adjudication Process  
  •  The Annual Education Plan 
  •  Substitutions for Compulsory Credits
  •  Ontario Secondary School Certificate Requirements 
  •  Certificate of Accomplishment 
  •  Granting of Diplomas and Certificates

Section III: Course Descriptions

  •  Grade 9 and 10 Courses:  Overview
  •  Academic Courses, Applied Courses and Locally Developed Courses
  •  Open Courses in Grade 9 and 10 
  •  Grade 11 and 12 Courses:  Overview
  •  University Preparation Courses
  •  University/College Preparation Courses
  •  College Preparation Courses 
  •  Workplace Preparation Courses
  •  Transfer Courses
  •  Open Courses in Grade 11 and 12
  •  The Semester System 
  •  Course Selection
  •  Course Selection Changes
  •  The Grade 9 Program 
  •  Achievement and Accreditation

  •  The Credit System 

  •  Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting   

  •  The Ontario Student Transcript (OST)

  •  The Ontario Student Record (OSR)  

  •   Attendance and Punctuality    

  •   Procedures for Students who Fail or Do Not Complete Courses  

  •   Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition

  •   Music Certificates Accepted for Credits 

  •  Alternative Ways of Earning Credits Towards the Ontario Secondary School Diploma 

  •  Supporting Student Success:  Ways to help students graduate

  •  E-Learning

  •  Post-Secondary Planning Resources  

  •  Course Requests Planner 

 Section III:  Course Descriptions     
  •  Understanding the Course Codes   
  •  Overview of Grade 9 – 12 Courses:  Chart    
  •  Advanced Placement       
  •  The Arts    
  •  Business Studies  
  •  Computer Studies   
  •  Canadian and World Studies 
  •  English 
  •  Cooperative Education and The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program  
  •  French 
  •  French Immersion 
  •  Guidance Career Education
  •  Health and Physical Education  
  •  Mathematics
  •  Native Languages and Native Studies 
  •  Religious Education
  •  Science
  •  Social Sciences and Humanities    
  •  School/College/Work Initiative  
  •  Specialist High Skills Major Overview  
  •  Specialist High Skills Major:  Manufacturing Technology Program 
  •  Specialist High Skills Major:  Transportation Technology Program 
  •  Technological Education