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CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

We take full advantage of Ontario's secondary education system by offering semester- and credit-based programs. Students need a minimum of 30 credits to complete their high school education and earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). IVY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY recognizes and awards credit for high school courses successfully completed in the student's home country.

Therefore, students are only required to complete the remaining courses to satisfy the outstanding credits. This credit system, combined with our semester schedule, allows international students to pace their studies according to their academic ability and take courses that match their personal interests.

ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA (OSSD) COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

Students require the OSSD to enter universities or colleges in North America. The OSSD is granted to students who earn a minimum of 30 credits. Credits are awarded for previous successfully completed courses. Thus students have to only take the courses required to obtain the remaining credits needed for graduation.

TO RECEIVE THE OSSD, STUDENTS MUST:

  • Complete 18 compulsory and 12 optional credits

  • Complete 40 hours of community involvement activities

  • Pass the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test written after completing Grade 9

COMPULSORY CREDITS

  • 4 credits in High School (Grades 9 – 12) English (1 credit per grade)

  • 3 credits in Mathematics (at least 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)

  • 1 credit in Canadian History

  • 1 credit in the Arts

  • 1 credit in French as a Second Language

  • 2 credits in Science

  • 1 credit in Canadian Geography

  • 1 credit in Health and Physical Education

  • 0.5 credit in Civics

  • 0.5 credit in Career Studies

PLUS:

  • 1 additional credit in English, or a third language, or social sciences and the humanities, or Canadian and world studies

  • 1 additional credit in Health and Physical Education, or the arts, or business studies

  • 1 additional credit in Science (Grade 11 or 12) or technological education

IVY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is the best way to get into a top university

 

3 or 4 years of undergraduate study


Based on final scores from IVY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY's 6 pre-university courses, our graduates are eligible to apply for direct entry to first-year university degree programs in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

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Academic Year
The academic year is organized by semester
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  • Fall semester (August to December)

  • Courses to be completed each semester

  • Winter semester (January to May)

  • Summer semester (June to July)

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Students can take up to 3 or 4 courses in the fall and winter semesters

Students may take a maximum of 2 courses in the summer semester

Students will receive one credit for each course successfully completed

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No public exams

An Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) is awarded upon completion of 30 credits Credit may be earned for previously successfully completed high school courses

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Graduation

  • Students must complete a minimum of 30 credits (courses) at the secondary level.

  • Each credit has 110 teaching hours

  • Graduates may take up to 330 hours (110 hours x 3) of mathematics courses, including advanced functions, calculus and vectors, and data management.

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) is available for university preparatory graduates

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IVY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY offers
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University preparatory/foundation courses (G12) High school courses (G9-G11) 

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