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Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)
Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is an exciting program that you can join in grades
11 and 12. SHSM gives you the opportunity to participate in an active learning environ-
ment with activities, workshops, certifications, trips and virtual experiences. If you join an
SHSM program, you will have the opportunity to:
● Customize your secondary school education to suit your interests and talents through a specialized
package of courses;
● Develop sector-recognized knowledge and skills while earning your Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD);
● Explore and identify your career goals through Cooperative Education, which allows you to practice
and refine your skills, network with professionals working in the sector and gain sector-specific
employment experience;
● Make informed decisions regarding post-secondary destinations;
● Access resources, equipment, and expertise that may not be available in your home secondary school;
● Receive a special SHSM seal of distinction designation on your diploma; and
● Network with potential employers

So, start investigating your interests and passions both in and out of school now … and once you get to
grade 10 you are ready to apply for the SHSM program in your school!

SPECIALIST HIGH SKILLS MAJOR
ARTS & CULTURE HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
Bishop Marrocco/ James Cardinal McGuigan St. John Henry Newman St. Patrick
Thomas Merton Loretto College St. Mother Teresa
Brebeuf College St. Joan of Arc Catholic Academy
Dante Alighieri St. John Paul II INFORMATION AND
Father Henry Carr St. Mother Teresa COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS Brebeuf College Notre Dame
Chaminade St. Joan of Arc
Bishop Marrocco/ Mary Ward Loretto Abbey Catholic Academy
Thomas Merton Monsignor Percy Johnson Marshall McLuhan St. John Henry Newman
Chaminade Senator O’Connor
Dante Alighieri St. Basil-the-Great
Loretto Abbey St. John Paul II NON-PROFIT
Madonna St. Oscar Romero
Loretto Abbey St. Joan of Arc
CONSTRUCTION Madonna Catholic Academy
Marshall McLuhan St. John Henry Newman
Bishop Marrocco/ Neil McNeil
Thomas Merton St. Oscar Romero SPORTS
Mary Ward St. Patrick
Chaminade St. John Henry Newman
ENVIRONMENT Marshall McLuhan St. John Paul II
Michael Power/St. Joseph St. Mother Teresa
Chaminade Francis Libermann Senator O’Connor St. Oscar Romero
JUSTICE, COMMUNITY, SAFETY St. Basil-the-Great
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION
Bishop Allen Father John Redmond Bishop Marrocco/ James Cardinal McGugian
Father Henry Carr
Thomas Merton St. Joan of Arc
HEALTH & WELLNESS Father Henry Carr Catholic Academy
St. Mary Catholic
Brebeuf College Michael Power/St. Joseph Academy
Dante Alighieri Monsignor Percy Johnson
Father John Redmond Neil McNeil
Francis Libermann Notre Dame
James Cardinal McGuigan St. Joan of Arc
Loretto College Catholic Academy
Madonna St. Joseph College
Mary Ward St. John Paul II

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