As of May 1, 2010, students will be subject to the rules of the J5 certification system.
The Minister of Education will award a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) to students who earn at least 54 credits at the Secondary IV or V level. Among these credits there must be at least 20 credits at the Secondary V level, as well as the following credits:
- 6 credits in Secondary V language of instruction
- 4 credits in Secondary V second language
- 4 in Secondary IV Mathematics
- 4 credits in Secondary IV Science and Technology or 6 credits in Secondary IV Applied Science and Technology
- 4 credits in Secondary IV History and Citizenship Education
- 2 credits in Secondary IV Arts Education
- 2 credits in Secondary V Ethics and Religious Culture or Physical Education and Health.
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