The Ontario report card for Grades 9 to 12, laid out in Excel.
A working template laid out on the Ministry’s Provincial Report Card, Grades 9-12: nine courses with their marks, credits, learning skills, comments and attendance, the graduation page, and formulas for the arithmetic. It follows the Ministry’s form. It is not the official form, which the Ministry publishes as a PDF.
- The final report for semestered and non-semestered schools: student and school details, nine courses, percentage mark, course median, credit earned, the six learning skills, comments and attendance
- The graduation page for students who entered Grade 9 in 2024-25 or later, and the one for earlier students, with Earned to Date worked out
- Formulas for credit earned, the credit totals and the course median from a class list
- The rules from Growing Success and its 2026 updates, each with its source
- A printable PDF guide to every section of the form
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What the Ministry’s report card holds.
The current final report for Grades 9 to 12 is four pages: the courses on pages 1 and 2, the graduation page on page 3 and the legend on page 4. The template keeps the same sections, in the same order.
| Section | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Reporting box | Semester, reporting period and date, at the top of pages 1, 2 and 3.1 |
| Student and school | The student’s full legal name, OEN, grade, homeroom and address, the principal and the school council chair; the school’s name, telephone, address and fax; the board’s name, email or website and address.1,6 |
| Courses | Nine course blocks across pages 1 and 2, each with the course title, course code and teacher, and boxes for ESL/ELD, IEP, French and SHSM.1 |
| Reporting rows | Two rows per course in a semestered school, First and Final. Three in a non-semestered school: 1st, 2nd and Final.1,2 |
| Marks | The percentage mark, the course median and the credit earned, in each reporting row.1,6 |
| Learning skills and work habits | Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative and Self-Regulation, each rated E, G, S or N for every course in every reporting period.1,6 |
| Comments | One box per course, headed Strengths/Next Steps for Improvement.1 |
| Attendance | Classes missed, total classes and times late, for each course.1,6 |
| Graduation page | On the final report only: the diploma requirements with Total Required, Earned This Report and Earned to Date, community involvement, online learning, the SHSM, the literacy and financial literacy requirements, a box For School Use, and the principal’s signature and date.1,6 |
| Legend | What E, G, S and N stand for, the percentage ranges and their levels, the codes I and W, and what ESL/ELD, IEP, French, SHSM, course median and N/A mean.1 |
The first report of the term is an older form, from 2010. It has the same course table, a box on each course for a teacher who requests an interview, the principal’s signature on page 1, and a tear-off for the student’s comments and the parent’s or guardian’s response.3,6
The rules behind the marks.
Growing Success sets how the report card is completed. These are the rules a school meets most often, each numbered to its source.
- Grades 9 to 12 are reported as a percentage mark: 80 to 100 is Level 4, 70 to 79 Level 3, 60 to 69 Level 2 and 50 to 59 Level 1. Level 3 is the provincial standard.1,6
- A credit is granted for a course with a final mark of 50 per cent or higher. Credit Earned holds 1 or 0.5 for a course completed successfully, and 0 when the credit is not earned.6
- The code I, insufficient evidence, is for Grade 9 and 10 courses only. A student with an I on the final report does not receive the credit.1,6
- After a withdrawal, W goes in the Credit Earned column of the report cards that follow.6
- The course median counts every student taking the course, including those with a mark below 50.6
- Learning skills are rated on their own and, as far as possible, kept out of the mark.6
- Comments say what the student has learned, name significant strengths and give next steps, in language parents understand. For a mark below 50, they describe the remedial measures or strategies planned.6
- Semestered schools issue the report card twice a semester. Non-semestered schools issue it three times a year, the first in the fall.6,8
- On a first report the principal signs page 1; on a final report, page 3 only. The principal or a representative signs by hand: no stamp, no facsimile.6
- Every completed report card, all pages, goes in the student’s Ontario Student Record, and the form tells families it is kept for five years after the student leaves school.6,1
What changed for 2026-27.
The Ministry’s Growing Success page lists updates made since the 2010 document. Those dated 2026 change the final mark and the graduation page.
| Grades | Classroom work | Mandatory final evaluations | Attendance and participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 and 10 | 65% | 20% | 15%7 |
| Grades 11 and 12 | 65% | 25% | 10%7 |
This replaces the evaluation policy for Grades 9 to 12 in chapter 5 of Growing Success, the 70 and 30 split.
- Most secondary courses require a written exam as part of the final mark from 2026-27. Locally developed Grade 9 and 10 courses and Grade 11 and 12 workplace and open courses are exempt from the written exam, and still have a final evaluation.7
- The EQAO Grade 9 mathematics assessment counts as the written exam for MTH1W, worth 20 per cent of the final mark from 2026-27.7
- Excused absences do not lower the mark.7
- Students who entered Grade 9 in 2025-26 or later must meet a financial literacy graduation requirement: 70 per cent or higher on the modules, which make up 5 per cent of the Grade 10 Career Studies mark. The 2026/09 final report has a row for it.7,1
- For students who entered Grade 9 in 2024-25 or later, the graduation page lists 17 compulsory credits, among them technological education and a STEM-related course, and 13 optional credits: 30 in all.1,10
Private schools and the provincial report card.
- Private schools may, but are not required to, report on the Provincial Report Card for Grades 9 to 12.11
- Assessment, evaluation and reporting in every Ontario school, private schools included, must be based on Growing Success.11
- Inspected private schools that grant OSSD credits must have a procedure for reporting to parents.12
- An inspection looks for a report card filed for each reporting period, with the principal’s signature, and for the absences in each class.11
- A school that is not authorized to offer OSSD credits may not use the Ministry’s course titles, descriptions or codes on its report cards.11
- Private schools may continue to proctor exams online.7
Where to get the official form.
The Ministry publishes the current forms as PDFs on its report card templates page: for semestered and non-semestered schools, a first report and two final reports, one of them for students entering Grade 9 in 2024-25 or later.5
Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12 sends teachers to that page, not to the templates printed in Growing Success, for the most current versions.9
A working template, not the official form. Elevate Grade laid this workbook out on the Ministry’s Provincial Report Card, Grades 9-12. The official forms are the Ministry’s PDFs, on its report card templates page.
Nothing here is legal or policy advice. Check a rule against Growing Success and the Ministry’s current pages before you rely on it.
Fill the school’s own form from the gradebook.
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Sources
Every fact above is numbered to one of these official sources. Each was read on the day shown, and the resource was updated on 5 October 2026. Check the source before you rely on a detail: rules and guidance change.
- Provincial Report Card, Grades 9-12, final report, semestered schools (form 83-0470E, students entering Grade 9 in 2024-25 onwards), Ontario Ministry of Education, 2026/09.Read 5 October 2026
- Provincial Report Card, Grades 9-12, final report, non-semestered schools (form 83-0472E, students entering Grade 9 in 2024-25 onwards), Ontario Ministry of Education, 2026/09.Read 5 October 2026
- Provincial Report Card, Grades 9-12, first report, semestered schools (form 83-0469E), Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010/01.Read 5 October 2026
- Provincial Report Card, Grades 9-12, final report, semestered schools (form 83-0470E), Ontario Ministry of Education, 2022/02.Read 5 October 2026
- Elementary and secondary report card templates, Government of Ontario, Ministry of Education, Updated July 15, 2026.Read 5 October 2026
- Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools, First Edition, Covering Grades 1 to 12, Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010.Read 5 October 2026
- Growing success: assessment, evaluation and reporting (Kindergarten to Grade 12), Government of Ontario, Ministry of Education, Updated August 21, 2026.Read 5 October 2026
- Student assessment, evaluations and report cards, Government of Ontario, Ministry of Education, Updated August 13, 2026.Read 5 October 2026
- Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Program Requirements, 2. Learning programs, Government of Ontario, Ministry of Education, Updated January 13, 2026.Read 5 October 2026
- Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Program Requirements, 6. Diploma and certificate requirements and related procedures for secondary schools, Government of Ontario, Ministry of Education, Updated August 5, 2026.Read 5 October 2026
- Private Schools Policy and Procedures Manual, Ontario Ministry of Education, Field Services Branch, September 2013.Read 5 October 2026
- Private schools, Government of Ontario, Ministry of Education, Updated October 2, 2026.Read 5 October 2026
Questions about this resource.
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Is this the Ministry’s official report card?
No. It is a working template laid out on the Ministry’s Provincial Report Card, Grades 9-12: form 83-0470E for semestered schools and 83-0472E for non-semestered schools, both version 2026/09. The official forms are PDFs on the Ministry’s report card templates page.
Does a private school have to use the provincial report card?
The Ministry’s Private Schools Policy and Procedures Manual says private schools may, but are not required to, report on the Provincial Report Card for Grades 9 to 12. It also says assessment, evaluation and reporting in every Ontario school, private schools included, must be based on Growing Success.
Where is the midterm mark?
The Ministry’s form has no column called midterm. In a semestered school each course has two rows, First and Final, each with a percentage mark; a non-semestered school has three, 1st, 2nd and Final. The template follows the form.
Does the template work out the final mark?
No. It records the percentage mark the school gives. Its formulas cover credit earned, the credit totals, the course median and the level beside each mark. From 2026-27 the Ministry sets the parts of the final mark by grade: in Grades 9 and 10, 65 per cent classroom work, 20 per cent mandatory final evaluations and 15 per cent attendance and participation.
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