32. The Minister shall award a Secondary School Diploma to students who earn at least 54 credits at the Secondary IV or V level. Among those credits, there must be at least 20 credits at the Secondary V level and
(1) 6 credits in Secondary V language of instruction;
(2) 4 credits in Secondary V second language;
(3) 4 credits in Secondary IV mathematics;
(4) 4 credits in Secondary IV science and technology or 6 credits in Secondary IV applied science and technology;
(5) 4 credits in Secondary IV history and citizenship education;
(6) 2 credits in Secondary IV arts education ; and
(7) 2 credits in Secondary V ethics and religious culture or physical education and health.
Credits earned in a vocational training program leading to a Diploma of Vocational Studies or to an Attestation of Vocational Specialization are taken into account when awarding the Secondary School Diploma.