Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) (Pathways to Success)

The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program offers students in Grades 11 & 12 the opportunity to explore a specific community, or economic and/or industrial sector in preparation for post-secondary destinations in one of four pathways: Apprenticeship, College, University or Workplace.

SHSM includes specified, bundled credits, sector-recognized certifications, ‘reach ahead’ activities and participation in a sector-partner experience (SPE), where students work with a community organization using design thinking to solve an authentic problem the organization may face.

The Waterloo Region District School Board currently offers twelve SHSM sectors:

	Agriculture Available at: Elmira District Secondary School Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School
	Arts & Culture Available at: Bluevale Collegiate Institute Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Eastwood Collegiate Institute Elmira District Secondary School Forest Heights Collegiate Institute Galt Collegiate Institute Glenview Park Secondary School Huron Heights Secondary School Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Laurel Heights Secondary School Waterloo Collegiate Institute
	Business Available at: Bluevale Collegiate Institute Galt Collegiate Institute Grand River Collegiate Institute Laurel Heights Secondary School
	Construction Available at: Elmira District Secondary School Glenview Park Secondary School Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Preston High School
	Environment Available at: Elmira District Secondary School Forest Heights Collegiate Institute Glenview Park Secondary School Huron Heights Secondary School Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Southwood Secondary School
	Health & Wellness Available at: Bluevale Collegiate Institute Elmira District Secondary School Glenview Park Secondary School Huron Heights Secondary School Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute Southwood Secondary School
	Hospitality and Tourism Available at: Grand River Collegiate Institute Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute Southwood Secondary School
	Information & Communications Technology Available at: Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Galt Collegiate Institute Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute Laurel Heights Secondary School Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School
	Manufacturing Available at: Bluevale Collegiate Institute Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Elmira District Secondary School Forest Heights Collegiate Institute Grand River Collegiate Institute Laurel Heights Secondary School Preston High School Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School
	Non-Profit Available at: Eastwood Collegiate Institute Elmira District Secondary School Forest Heights Collegiate Institute Grand River Collegiate Institute Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute Waterloo Collegiate Institute
	Sports Available at: Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Eastwood Collegiate Institute Elmira District Secondary School Forest Heights Collegiate Institute Galt Collegiate Institute Grand River Collegiate Institute Huron Heights Secondary School Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Preston High School Waterloo Collegiate Institute
	Transportation Available at: Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Eastwood Collegiate Institute Glenview Park Secondary School Grand River Collegiate Institute Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute Southwood Secondary School Waterloo Collegiate Institute