As stated in Ontario Secondary Schools, Grades 9 to 12: Program and Diploma Requirements, every student must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities as part of the requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).

The purpose of the community involvement requirement is to encourage students to develop awareness and understanding of civic responsibility and of the role they can play and the contributions they can make in supporting and strengthening their communities.

Students can start accumulating community service hours in the summer before they enter grade 9.

Hours can be submitted at anytime by completing the Community Involvement Activity Form and dropping it off in Guidance.

Grade 12 students are asked to have their hours completed and submitted by May 1st of their grade 12 year.

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Refer to the backside of the Community Involvement Activity Form for ideas and suggestions of ways to help support your community and gain hours.

Note - you cannot do work that would normally be performed for wages by a person in the workplace (eg. you cannot work in an office filing, babysitting, etc.) If you are unclear, check with guidance first.