For International Schools
Add an Ontario dual-diploma pathway to the school you already run.
Offer your students the Ontario Secondary School Diploma alongside your own curriculum, without building curriculum, hiring Canadian teachers, or navigating compliance alone. Your brand in front, the full OSSD back-end behind it.
30-minute call. No prep needed. We map the dual-diploma model for your school.
Why schools choose the OSSD:A Gold-Standard Credential.
The Ontario Secondary School Diploma comes from one of the world's top-ranked public education systems, and it changes what is possible for your graduates.
Global university recognition
Leading universities worldwide treat the OSSD alongside credentials like British A-Levels and the IB. Graduates often gain direct entry to undergraduate programs without bridging courses.
A real admissions advantage
70% of an OSSD grade comes from coursework across the year, not one make-or-break exit exam. Applicants to Ontario universities can be processed in the same stream as local students.
Language & academic readiness
The curriculum builds the critical thinking and analytical writing Western universities expect. Completing Grade 12 English (ENG4U) can exempt students from IELTS or TOEFL at many universities.
Faster pathways
Through PLAR, students transfer credits from your school's home curriculum directly into the Ontario system, so they complete only the remaining senior credits, often within their normal schooling.
The same diploma, wherever it is earned.
Your students work toward the Ontario Secondary School Diploma — the credential issued under Ontario's Ministry of Education, identical to the one earned in Toronto.
Universities where students from partner schools have been accepted include
Students start from home.No Visa Required.
Your students follow Ontario-aligned courses and earn OSSD credits while staying in their home country and in your school. No Canadian immigration status is needed to begin, which removes the biggest cost and timing barrier from a Western pathway.
Students on the platform are already learning this way across the world:
- China
- Vietnam
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Egypt
- South Korea
- Tajikistan
- Libya
What your school gets, without building any of it.
A dual-diploma program under your brand
Your students earn OSSD credits alongside your existing curriculum, in a program that carries your school's name throughout.
The full academic back-end
Ontario-aligned courses, a branded learning platform, OCT-certified teacher facilitation, and principal-of-record oversight, without building any of it.
A new reason families choose you
A recognized Western pathway keeps ambitious families in your school instead of losing them to study-abroad programs, and opens a new revenue stream.
Support built for partners abroad
Onboarding, agent-ready materials, and enrollment workflows designed for schools operating across time zones, in a repeatable model already running in multiple countries.
Their work so far counts.PLAR Makes Transfers Fast.
PLAR is Ontario's formal process for granting equivalency credits toward the OSSD. Your Grade 10 and 11 students translate the learning they have already done at your school into Ontario progress, then complete only the remaining senior credits.
SchoolConex supports PLAR processing end to end, with typical turnaround of 10–15 business days once documents are complete, so enrollment never stalls on paperwork.
A repeatable model, already running across countries.
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Agreement & brand assets
We map your program goals, collect your school's branding, and agree on the delivery model for your students.
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Platform & course setup
Your branded environment is configured and loaded with the OSSD courses your program needs.
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Registration & PLAR
Students register through your school; transfer students' prior learning is assessed so nobody repeats work they have already done.
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Delivery with oversight
Students learn on the platform with Ontario teacher facilitation and principal oversight, while your teachers stay involved on the ground.
We wanted to auto-sync our website with our LMS and concluded SchoolConex was the better choice. The after-sales customer service and product customization were as good as the quality of the platform.
Rageeba BaryTargheeb Educational Consultancy Services, UAEDual-diploma questions, answered straight.
No. Students follow Ontario-aligned courses and progress toward the OSSD from their home country. No Canadian immigration status is required to start studying or earning credits; study permits only become relevant if a student later chooses to study inside Canada.
The OSSD is recognized by leading universities worldwide and treated alongside credentials like A-Levels and the IB. Recognition practices vary by institution and country, which is exactly what we map with you for your target destinations during planning.
Through PLAR, Ontario's formal equivalency process. It translates your students' home-country learning into OSSD progress, so a Grade 10 or 11 transfer student only completes the remaining credits. SchoolConex supports PLAR processing, typically 10-15 business days once documents are complete.
OSSD credit courses run with Ontario-certified teachers and principal oversight, which is what keeps the credential credible. Your teachers stay central to the student experience on the ground, and hybrid facilitation models are common.
Yours. The platform, course experience, and communication carry your school's identity. SchoolConex operates behind the scenes, and academic authority for the OSSD program rests with the Ontario principal-of-record.
Bring the OSSD to your students.
In one consultation we map the dual-diploma model for your school: which grades to start with, how PLAR applies to your students, and what the program looks like under your brand.
No prep needed. No obligation. You leave with a clear picture either way.