Terms and Definitions
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT HOURS
FINAL EVALUATION
Students must complete 40 hours of community involvement activities in order to earn their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Students may begin completing this requirement in the summer going into their grade 9 year. Information on how to get started and eligible activities can be found on the ADSB website: www.adsb.on.ca
Thirty percent of the course grade will be based on a final evaluation administered at or towards the end of the course. This evaluation will be based on evidence from one or a combination of the following: an examination, a performance, an essay, and/or another method of evaluation suitable to the course content. A written plan outlining the special education programs and/or services required by a particular student that they will receive at school. INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN (IEP) Students use an Individual Pathway Plan (IPP) to track the growth of their career development competencies and plan for their future. ADSB uses myBlueprint to support students with their IPP: myblueprint.ca/algoma INDIVIDUAL PATHWAY PLAN Students must successfully complete 13 optional (additional) credits from areas of interest and/or pathways. These credits will contribute to the 30-credit requirement for an OSSD. OPTIONAL COURSE Refers to a specific course that you must complete successfully before taking another course at the next grade level. PREREQUISITE The school year is divided into two semesters: September - January, February - June. Students take four courses each semester. SEMESTER Secondary schools have staff and programs in place to support and improve student learning, pathway planning, and ensure student success in secondary school. STUDENT SERVICES
COMPULSORY COURSE
There are 18 compulsory (mandatory) credits that students must successfully complete in order to meet the requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Note that the graduation requirements are different for students starting secondary school in Fall 2024 and later. A credit value of 1.0 is granted upon successfully completing a 110-hour course with a minimum of 50%. A credit value of 0.5 is granted upon successfully completing a 55-hour course with a minimum of 50%. CREDIT
EQAO GRADE 9 ASSESSMENT OF MATHEMATICS
The Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics assesses the mathematics knowledge and skills students are expected to have learned by the end of the Grade 9 mathematics course. The assessment is administered at the end of the semester in the Grade 9 mathematics (MTH1W) course and counts for 10% of a student’s final grade. The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is administered in Grade 10 and 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. EQAO LITERACY TEST
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