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Who should take PPL4O online?
PPL4O 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, apprenticeships or the workplace who want lifelong wellness and self-management skills
- Students preparing to maintain healthy, active habits as they move into adulthood and independent living
- Students interested in health, fitness or recreation studies after high school
- Students who want a Grade 12 elective credit or timetable flexibility
- Homeschooled students, mature students, student-athletes and international students who need a flexible schedule
What you will learn
- Lifelong active living: Plan ways to maintain physical activity and personal fitness throughout adulthood.
- Movement competence: Enhance movement skills and confidence in a variety of activities and settings.
- Healthy living and independent living: Apply health knowledge to choices about nutrition, safety and well-being in independent adult life.
- Mental health and relationships: Develop skills for managing stress, supporting mental health and building healthy relationships.
Official Ontario course description
Healthy Active Living Education, Grade 12, Open (PPL4O)
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices. It places special emphasis on how students can maintain the habits of healthy, active living throughout their lives as they make the transition to adulthood and independent living. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities in a variety of settings, students can 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.
PPL4O frequently asked questions
What is the prerequisite for PPL4O?
There is no prerequisite for PPL4O. It is an open course available to all students.
Does PPL4O count toward the OSSD?
Yes. PPL4O 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.
What makes PPL4O different from earlier health and physical education courses?
PPL4O places special emphasis on maintaining healthy, active habits as you transition to adulthood and independent living.
How long does PPL4O 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 PPL4O 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 PPL4O. Can I raise my mark?
Yes. Our Mark Upgrade option builds on the work you already completed instead of retaking the full course.