Beginning in September 1993, inspected private secondary schools may
offer programs in religious education in Grades 9 and 10 that can be applied
towards an
Ontario
Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
Since there are no ministry curriculum guidelines for such programs, a
private school must submit a detailed description of its proposed program to
the appropriate regional office of the Ministry of Education and Training for
approval. To be approved, the program must meet the requirements outlined in
section 6.9 of Ontario Schools, Intermediate and Senior Divisions (Grades
7-12/OACs): Program and Diploma Requirements, 1989 (OSIS).
Where a religious education program has received approval, the following
conditions apply to it:
- Although the Grade 9 program is not to be organized into
credit-bearing courses beginning in September 1993, principals of inspected
private secondary schools may include consideration of religious education
programs when determining the equivalent credit value of the Grade 9 program
(see sections 1.4 and 1.5 of Transition Years, Grades 7, 8, and 9: Policies
and Program Requirements, 1992). A student may earn no more than the
equivalent credit value of one credit in religious education as part of the
Grade 9 program.
- A student may earn no more than one credit in religious education in
Grade 10.
Inspected private secondary schools that are offering non-credit courses
in religious education in Grade 9, in Grade 10, or in both grades in the
1992-93 school year may be given retroactive approval of these courses as
non-guideline credit courses for 1992-93. To be approved, these courses must
meet the requirements stated in section 6.9 of OSIS. If approved, such courses
may be assigned a maximum of one credit towards an OSSD in each of Grades 9 and
10 for the 1992-93 school year only. If a private school wishes to seek
approval of such courses, it must submit a detailed description of them to the
appropriate regional office of the Ministry of Education and Training by May
30, 1993.
None of the above conditions applies to the World Religions courses
provided for in the curriculum guideline History and Contemporary Studies,
Part C: Senior Division, Grades 11 and 12, 1987. Courses developed from
this guideline do not require approval as non-guideline courses.
Further information is available from any of the regional offices of the
Ministry of Education and Training, which are listed below:
|
