Importance of Compulsory Courses
Students need to complete 18 compulsory courses in an Ontario high school to get an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or OSSD. These courses can be completed from grades 9 to 12. They are different from the 12 optional credits, which students can choose according to their interests! According to the OSSD, the 18 compulsory courses for Ontario high school students are: (4) English (3) Mathematics (2) Science (1) Canadian History (1) Canadian Geography (1) The Arts (1) Health and Physical Education (1) French as a Second Language (0.5) Career Studies (0.5) Civics (1) Group 1 compulsory Credit (1) Group 2 compulsory Credit (1) Group 3 compulsory Credit Wondering why there are compulsory courses that Ontario high school students need to complete? If you go back to the list and look closely, you will notice that they are all general education courses. These are subjects that are designed to teach students essential academic knowledge and