Student Community Involvement Hours
Ministry of Education changed two of the requirements for students graduating in the 2021-2022 school year, the graduation requirement was reduced to a minimum of 20 hours of community involvement activities.
The community involvement graduation requirement of 40 hours will be restored in 2022-23. This recognizes that graduating students have had barriers to earning their community involvement hours last school year and there may be continued barriers this school year.
Students:
- Must complete a minimum of 20 hours of community involvement (reduced from 40 hours)
- Are not required to complete the literacy graduation requirement
- Students can start accumulating their required community involvement hours in the summer before entering Grade 9.
More information https://www.ontario.ca/page/high-school-graduation-requirements
Students working towards their OSSD should make sure they meet these graduation requirements in time for their graduating year.
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In addition, the Ministry of Education is providing increased flexibility in how all secondary students can earn hours in 2021-22, at the Principal’s discretion schools may allow students:
- to earn hours during the time allotted for the instructional program on a school day;
- to earn hours through duties normally performed in the home; and
- to count up to a maximum of 10 hours from paid employment towards their earned hours (age 14 years and older). Students counting paid employment towards their graduation requirement will be required to complete a reflection exercise indicating how their work contributed to the service for others (sample reflection form, your school may have a specific form to complete).
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Learn more about Community Involvement Eligible and Ineligible activities. Download the volunteer hours tracking sheet and start earning community involvement hours.