A student's OSR resides at their home school. If a student takes a Reach Ahead or Make-up course with York High School, when the course is finished, we will send official copies of the final report card back to the home school where the credit will be added to the ongoing transcript for that student.

The Ontario Student Record (OSR) is a physical file folder containing the official school records for a student. An OSR must exist for every student registered in an Ontario School. The contents of the OSR are protected by the Education Act and Freedom of Information legislation for the Province of Ontario.

If a student is no longer registered with their school, but wishes to take a course or courses with York High School then the OSR must be moved to York High Scholl.

A student who has not previously attended a public, a Catholic, an inspected Ontario private school or an Ontario International School will not have an OSR and an OSR will have to be established. York High School will be responsible for establishing the OSR and issuing an Ontario Education Number (OEN) to the student.

OSR Transfer

If the student transfers to another Ontario school prior to earning their diploma with York High School, the OSR must follow them. York High School will be required to send the OSR and all its associated documents to the new school.

A student may transfer from one course to another within the first three months of registration. If a student requests a transfer, an administrative fee will be required. A fee of $75 will apply if the student has not completed any of the assessments. A fee of $150 will apply if the student has completed no more than three assessments. The decision of Kanata Academy Principal is final in all cases involving refund requests and course transfers.

A student may transfer from one course to another within the first three months of registration. If a student requests a transfer, an administrative fee will be required. A fee of $75 will apply if the student has not completed any of the assessments. A fee of $150 will apply if the student has completed no more than three assessments. The decision of Kanata Academy Principal is final in all cases involving refund requests and course transfers.

There is no set schedule for the student to complete the course or to complete assignments. The student can start the course within 24 hours of registration and move through the course at his or her own pace. The only restriction placed on the student is that the student must complete the course within 18 months. The student will be unenrolled from the course if he or she takes longer than 18 months to complete the course.

The Ministry of Education has legislated that students taking grade 11 and 12 courses are subject to a Full Disclosure Policy. This policy states that all grade 11 and 12 courses attempted by students must be recorded on Ontario Student Transcripts. This means that any course completed, dropped, failed, taken at day school, night school or summer school will appear on a student’s transcript along with the marks earned in the programme. There are time lines to be followed. Withdrawals occurring within 5 days of the issuing of the first report card from our school will result in the mark not being recorded on the OST. A withdrawal from a Grade 11 or 12 course after 5 days of the issuing of the first report card results in a "W" being entered in the "Credit" column of the OST along with the mark at the time of the withdrawal. Withdrawals at anytime from Grade 9 or 10 courses are not recorded on the OST. If there are extraordinary circumstances relating to a student's withdrawal from a course, an "S" may be entered in the "Note" column on the OST.

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is the formal evaluation and credit granting process whereby students may obtain credits for prior learning. Prior learning includes the knowledge and skills that you have acquired, in both formal and informal ways, outside of secondary school. You may have your knowledge and skills evaluated against the expectations outlined in provincial curriculum policy documents in order to earn credits towards the secondary school diploma. All credits granted through the PLAR process must represent the same standards of achievement as credits granted to students who have taken the courses.

Request for a PLAR Assessment

You may ask for an assessment of your diploma requirements after you have successfully completed one course with York High School and submitted an original student transcript.

If you have completed the eligibility requirements outlined on the PLAR Fact Sheet, you will be asked to complete the PLAR Application Package.

The OSSLT measures whether students are meeting the minimum standard for literacy across all subjects up to the end of Grade 9. Successful completion of the literacy test is one of the requirements to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. All students across the province write this test.

As the literacy graduation requirement for all students graduating during the 2024–2025 school year has been waived, graduating students do not need to take the OSSLT.

The administration of the OSSLT will take place from

Tuesday, November 5, to Tuesday, December 3, 2024, with individual student results reported early January 2024.

Tuesday, March 18, to Tuesday, April 15 2025, with individual student results reported by the end of May 2025.

Learn what you need to earn your Ontario Secondary School Diploma.

We changed two of the requirements for students graduating in the 2024-2025 school year. Graduating students: are not required to complete the literacy graduation requirement,must complete a minimum of 20 hours of community involvement (reduced from 40 hours)

What you need to graduate

If you started Grade 9 in 2024 or in later years, you need the following to get your OSSD.

Compulsory credits

You need the following 17 compulsory credits to get your OSSD:

4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)

3 credits in mathematics (Grade 9, Grade 10 and 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)

2 credits in science

1 credit in technological education (Grade 9 or Grade 10)

1 credit in Canadian history (Grade 10)

1 credit in Canadian geography (Grade 9)

1 credit in the arts

1 credit in health and physical education

1 credit in French as a second language

0.5 credit in career studies

0.5 credit in civics and citizenship

1 credit from the STEM-related course group

The following apply to compulsory credit selections.

You can use the Grade 11 English: Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis and Inuit Voices course to meet the Grade 11 English compulsory credit requirement.

You can use the Grade 9 Expressions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Cultures course to meet the compulsory credit requirement in the arts.

STEM-related course group

Of the 17 compulsory credits, you must complete 1 from the following group:

business studies

computer studies

cooperative education

mathematics (in addition to the 3 compulsory credits currently required)

science (in addition to the 2 compulsory credits currently required)

technological education (in addition to the 1 compulsory credit required)

Optional credits

You must earn 13 optional credits by successfully completing courses from your school’s program and course calendar.

Optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit programs.

Online learning graduation requirement

If you started Grade 9 in the 2020–2021 school year or later, you must earn at least 2 online learning credits to get your high school diploma.

Adult learners: If you entered the secondary school system starting in the 2023–2024 school year or later, this requirement also applies to you.