Educators should be aware that, with the exception of the Grade 9 English course, 2023 (ENL1W), the 2007 English curriculum for Grade 10 and the 2007 English curriculum for Grades 11–12 remain in effect. All secondary English courses for Grades 10–12 will continue to be based on those documents. All references to Grade 9 that appear in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: English, 2007 and The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: English, 2007 have been superseded by The Ontario Curriculum, Grade 9: English, 2023. As of September 2023, this course replaces English, Grade 9, Academic (ENG1D), which expired at the end of the 2022–23 school year. The Applied course (ENG1P – English, Grade 9, Applied) expired at the end of the 2021–22 school year.
Introduction
The Considerations for program planning and the Cross-curricular and integrated learning sections listed under the Program Planning tab outline important considerations for planning programs in all subjects and disciplines of the Ontario curriculum, Grades 1 to 12. The information provided there sets out current official curriculum policy, and educators must be guided by it in implementing curriculum and in creating the environment in which it is taught.
Important considerations for implementing the Grade 9 English course, 2023 (ENL1W), are provided in the course section.
For the rest of the courses in Grades 9–12, refer to The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: English, 2007, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: English, 2007, and The Ontario Curriculum, Grade 12 English: The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC), 2003.
