Course Requirements
Courses leading to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma
(OSSD) have met ministry requirements and are taught in an
enriched manner to prepare students for entry to university.
Foundation I: students must take 11
courses
Compulsory: English, French, Geography,
Guidance and Computers, Health and Physical Education, History,
Mathematics, Music, Romance of Antiquity (an introduction to
the Classics) and Science. Ten hours of Community Service are
required.
Foundation II: students must take 11
courses
Compulsory: Dramatic Arts, English, French,
Geography, Health and Physical Education, History, Latin,
Mathematics, Music, Science and Visual Art. Ten hours of
Community Service are required.
Middle III: students must take 10
courses
Compulsory: Civics (half course), Core French*
, English, Geography, Health and Physical Education, History
(half course), Mathematics and Science. Twenty hours of
Community Service are required.
In addition: Students must choose one
Expressive Arts course (Drama, Music, or Visual Art) and choose
their remaining courses from Languages (German, Latin, Spanish,
or Special French) and /or Expressive Arts (Drama, Music, or
Visual Art).
*Note: students who have taken FII Special French
(FSF 1DS) have fulfilled this requirement.
Middle IV: students must take 8.5
courses
Compulsory: Career Studies (half course),
English, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics and one
senior Science. Twenty hours of Community Service are required.
Electives: An additional 4 courses must be
chosen. A balance among all of the disciplines should be
maintained to ensure the opportunity to complete the breadth
requirements in University Preparation (S6) courses.
Senior V: students must take 7 courses
Compulsory: English, Health and Physical
Education, Mathematics, and the SV Guidance Seminar
(non-credit).
Electives: An additional 4 credit courses
must be chosen.
Notes: In planning for SV and SVI, students
must ensure that they take a minimum of seven 4U/M courses,
including SVI English. In addition, at least one 4U or 4M course
from two of the following four subject groupings:
- Arts
- Canadian & World Studies / Social Sciences & Humanities
- Languages
- Mathematics, Sciences & Technology
Senior VI: students must take 6 courses
Compulsory: English, the SVI Guidance
Seminar (non-credit).
Electives: An additional 5 additional credit
courses must be chosen, ensuring that the student has a minimum
of seven 4U/M courses.
