Diploma requirements for mature students

Mature students in Ontario secondary schools, working towards their diploma, must fulfill the requirements in effect when they first enrolled in the Ontario secondary school system.

The following chart shows which diploma requirements apply to mature students – that is, requirements given in the curriculum associated with either the current system, Ontario Secondary School (OSS), the previous Ontario Schools, Intermediate/Senior (OSIS) system, or Circular H.S.1, 1979–81.

OSS	OSIS	Circular H.S.1
OSS diploma requirements apply to mature students who were enrolled for the first time in an Ontario secondary school program and placed in: grade 9 in 1999–2000 or later grade 10 in 2000–2001 or later grade 11 in 2001–2002 or later grade 12 in 2002–2003 or later	OSIS diploma requirements apply to mature students who were enrolled in an Ontario secondary school program and placed in: grade 9 before 1999–2000 grade 10 before 2000–2001 grade 11 before 2001–2002 grade 12 before 2002–2003	Diploma requirements in Circular H.S.1 for the Secondary School Graduate Diploma (SSGD) apply to mature students who were enrolled in an Ontario secondary school program before September 1, 1984.

For further information about the diploma requirements of PLAR, you may consult the Province of Ontario, Ministry of Education website