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Who should take PPL3O online?
PPL3O supports more than one pathway. Whether you are heading to university, college, an apprenticeship or the skilled trades, or straight into the workplace, this credit counts toward your OSSD.
- Students who still need the compulsory health and physical education credit for the OSSD
- Students heading to college programs or careers in fitness, recreation or health who want a strong foundation in active living
- Students who want to strengthen their fitness knowledge, movement skills and confidence
- Students interested in health related studies after high school
- Students who want timetable flexibility or an additional elective credit
- Homeschooled students, mature students, student-athletes and international students who need a flexible schedule
What you will learn
- Active living: Examine how physical activity and fitness contribute to lifelong health and how to plan for personal fitness.
- Movement competence: Enhance movement skills and apply strategies in a broader range of activities and settings.
- Healthy living and decision making: Analyze factors that influence health and apply skills to make informed choices.
- Mental health and relationships: Build skills that support mental health, positive relationships and resilience.
Official Ontario course description
Healthy Active Living Education, Grade 11, Open (PPL3O)
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities and exposure to a broader range of activity settings, students enhance their movement competence, personal fitness, and confidence. Students also acquire an understanding of the factors and skills that contribute to healthy development and learn how their own well-being is affected by, and affects, the world around them. Students build their sense of self, learn to interact positively with others, and develop their ability to think critically and creatively.
Prerequisite: None
Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Curriculum and Resources.
How the online course works
- Register online and receive access to your course in Google Classroom.
- Learn at your pace with lessons and assignments. Your teacher returns feedback and grades, usually within 3 to 5 business days.
- Complete your assessments as you finish each unit, with support from your teacher along the way.
- Receive your credit. We send your final mark to your home school and submit it to OUAC or OCAS.
Need it sooner? Add Fast Track for priority grading when you have an application deadline.
PPL3O frequently asked questions
What is the prerequisite for PPL3O?
There is no prerequisite for PPL3O. It is an open course available to all students.
Does PPL3O count toward the OSSD?
Yes. PPL3O can be used as the compulsory health and physical education credit for the OSSD, or as an elective if you have already earned that credit.
Do I need PPL1O or PPL2O before PPL3O?
No. PPL3O has no prerequisite, so you can take it without completing earlier health and physical education courses.
How long does PPL3O take online?
The course has 110 hours of lessons. You have 4 months from enrollment, and extensions are available up to 12 months in total. Many students finish sooner because the course is self-paced.
Will my PPL3O mark be accepted?
Yes. Aubrey Academy is Ministry-inspected, and we submit your final grade directly to OUAC or OCAS and send your report card to your home school.
I already took PPL3O. Can I raise my mark?
Yes. Our Mark Upgrade option builds on the work you already completed instead of retaking the full course.