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Who should take PPL1O online?
PPL1O 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 need the compulsory health and physical education credit for the OSSD
- Students building personal wellness, teamwork and decision making skills for any future pathway, including the skilled trades and the workplace
- Grade 8 students taking PPL1O early as a Reach Ahead credit
- Students who want to build knowledge and habits for healthy, active living
- Students who want timetable flexibility or to free up space for other courses
- Homeschooled students, student-athletes and international students who need a flexible schedule
What you will learn
- Active living: Explore the benefits of regular physical activity, personal fitness and safe participation.
- Movement competence: Develop fundamental movement skills and apply concepts and strategies across a range of activities.
- Healthy eating: Learn how food choices affect health and well-being and how to make informed decisions.
- Personal safety and substance use: Examine strategies for staying safe and making healthy choices about substances and behaviours.
- Healthy development and relationships: Build self-awareness, positive relationships and skills that support mental health and well-being.
Official Ontario course description
Healthy Active Living Education, Grade 9, Open (PPL1O)
This course equips students with 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, students develop knowledge and skills related to movement competence and personal fitness that provide a foundation for active living. 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 the credit is recorded on your Ontario Student Transcript.
Need it sooner? Add Fast Track for priority grading when you have a deadline.
PPL1O frequently asked questions
What is the prerequisite for PPL1O?
There is no prerequisite for PPL1O. It is an open course available to all students.
Does PPL1O count toward the OSSD?
Yes. PPL1O counts as the compulsory health and physical education credit for the OSSD.
Can a Grade 8 student take PPL1O?
Yes. Grade 8 students can take PPL1O as a Reach Ahead credit and begin earning OSSD credits early.
How long does PPL1O 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 PPL1O mark be accepted?
Yes. Aubrey Academy is Ministry-inspected. Your credit is recorded on your Ontario Student Transcript, and we send your report card to your home school.
I already took PPL1O. Can I raise my mark?
Yes. Our Mark Upgrade option builds on the work you already completed instead of retaking the full course.