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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one
Transition Guide page.”
— St. Augustine
Terms & Definitions
Listed below are terms and definitions commonly used in High School.
Certificate of Accomplishment (COA) K Courses
The Certificate of Accomplishment is granted to Non-credit courses designed to meet students’
students who do not fulfill the requirements of the individual needs.
OSSD or OSSC. It recognizes a student’s participation
in a secondary school program. Students are enrolled Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC)
in K courses (non-credit). The Ontario Secondary School Certificate is granted
to students if they earn 14 credits (minimum), 7
Community Service compulsory credits and 7 optional credits.
Students must complete 40 hours of community
service, at any time in high school, as part of their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
OSSD requirements. Students may begin accumulating The Ontario Secondary School Diploma is granted after
hours of service in July prior to grade 9. fulfilling all necessary credit, literacy and community
hour requirements.
Compulsory Courses
Refer to a specific set of courses that all students must Optional Courses and Elective Courses
take to fulfill part of the Ontario Secondary School Students will select eight courses that are of specific
Diploma Requirements (OSSD). These courses are interest to them and which will count towards the
Ministry mandated. 30 credit OSSD requirement.
Course Code OYAP
This 6 character code describes the subject, grade Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program.
level and stream or destination of a high school course.
Prerequisite Course
Credit
Refers to a specific course a student must successfully
A credit value of 1.0 is granted upon successfully complete before taking another course at the next
completing a 110-hour course with a minimum of 50%. grade level.
Destination Courses Semester
Compulsory grade 11 and 12 courses can be taken in The school year is divided into two semesters. A
the university, university/college, college destinations. student will take 4 courses in each semester.
EQAO Literacy Test/OSSLT SHSM
The literacy test is written in grade 10. This test is Specialist High Skills Major – a program that allows
delivered by the Ministry of Education to all students in students in their senior grades to specialize their
Ontario. A student must pass this requirement to earn course selection in an economic sector while exploring
the OSSD. their interests.
Exams Streamed Courses
Students may write an exam, which tests their Compulsory grade 9 and 10 courses can be taken in
knowledge on the entire course work, at the end of the the academic, applied or locally developed streams.
semester and or at the midway point of a semester.
Timetable
ISU
A timetable outlines the time, room number, lunch
Students may be asked to complete an ISU period, teacher and semester in which a student will
(Independent Study Unit), which is a major project take all of his/her courses.
for each course.
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