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What Is The Credit System?

The credit system is the number of courses you need to graduate at the end of your four year
stay in high school. Each full course you take is worth one credit and that course will count
towards the overall credits required for graduation. There are two courses in grade 10 that are
half credit courses. You are required to earn a total of 30 credits to graduate.

There are two types of credits: Compulsory (Mandatory) and Elective (Optional) courses of your
choice.

Compulsory Credits:

• These are credit the Ministry of
Education requires all students
in Ontario to attain in 18 courses.

• These are the courses you must
pass in order to graduate.

Elective Credits:

• These are credits that you will
choose to complete.
• You will need 12 optional credits
to graduate.
• There are more electives to
choose from every year you are
in high school.
• These courses will lead you to your
chosen destination at the end of
high school.

All TCDSB students have access
to an educational planning:
www.myBlueprint.ca/tcdsb – See
page 4 for details.
www.careercruising.com –
Students may access this site with
usernames and passwords from their
guidance counsellors.

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