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Chart your course for success!

Your future awaits. Start your journey at Wilmington High School by setting yourself up for successe. Learn more about our requirements for graduation below. Your Guidance Counselors are here to advise you and help you stay on course for graduation.

1. Course Completion (Credit Requirements): Students will satisfy Ohio’s curriculum requirements and any additional local requirements. Wilmington High School requires 21 Credits for Graduation. View our Board Policy 5460 and Ohio's Long-Term Graduation Requirements (Ohio Dept of Education and Workforce) for detailed requirements.

2. Competency: Students will demonstrate competency in the foundational areas of English language arts and mathematics or through alternative demonstrations, which include College Credit Plus, career-focused activities, their ACT or SAT scores, or military enlistment. View Demonstrating Competency: Ohio Dept. of Education and Workforce Details

3. Readiness (Seals): Students will demonstrate readiness for their post-high school paths by earning two diploma seals that allow them to demonstrate important foundational and well-rounded academic and technical knowledge, professional skills, and leadership and reasoning skills. View Demonstrating Readiness (Seals): Details (Ohio Department of Education and Workforce) and Board Policy 5460: Class of 2023 and Beyond (A.)