- Specialist High Skills Major offers you an opportunity to complete your Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) while focusing on a specific economic sector and supporting transitions to college, apprenticeship, university and the workplace. Sixteen economic sectors are represented and all boards must have Ministry approval in order to offer a SHSM.
Every SHSM must include the following five components, which are outlined in detail in ministry-approved frameworks developed for each area of specialization:
A package of 8-10 required credits (the majority earned in grade 11 and 12 courses) that constitute a pathway to one of four possible destinations: apprenticeship training, college, university, or the workplace. The package must include:
- Four credits (called the "major" credits) for courses that provide knowledge and skills closely related to the particular sector of specialization, which are specified in each of the frameworks;
- Three or four additional credits for courses in English and other relevant disciplines (e.g. science, mathematics, or business studies), as specified in each of the frameworks, which include units of study that are customized to the particular sector. Some credits (e.g. English) may be used to meet compulsory credit requirements for the OSSD;
- Two cooperative education credits, which may be used to meet two of the 18 compulsory credit requirements for the OSSD.
2. Compulsory certifications, which are identified in each SHSM framework, including first aid and CPR qualifications.
3. Experiential learning through job shadowing, work experience, and a minimum of two credits earned through cooperative education.
4. A Sector Partnered Contextualized Component (SPCC) including one of the following options: Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship (ICE) training; sector-delivered contextualized coding; or, sector-delivered mathematical literacy. The SPCC will require approximately six hours to complete.
5. "Reach ahead" opportunities, which allow students to experience learning in their intended post-secondary destination and which can range from a day of attendance at a college, a university, a workplace experience or to the completion of a dual credit.
Art and Culture
Albert Campbell CI
George Harvey CI
Georges Vanier SS
Newtonbrook SS
Oakwood CI
RH King Academy
Silverthorn CI
Thistletown CI
Western Technical School
Westview Centennial CI
Weston CI
Aviation and Aerospace
Georges Vanier SS
Business
A Y Jackson SS
Agincourt CI
Bloor CI
Central Toronto Academy
Dr. Norman Bethune CI
Jarvis CI
John Polanyi CI
L'Amoreaux CI
Lakeshore CI
Sir Wilfrid Laurier CI
Construction
Albert Campbell CI
Cederbrae CI
Central Technical School
Lakeshore CI
Westview Centennial CI
Lester B. Pearson CI
Environment
George S. Henry Academy
Malvern CI
SATEC at W.A. Porter CI
Health and Wellness
A Y Jackson CI
Birchmount CI
Bloor CI
Central Technical School
David and Mary Thomson CI
George S. Henry Academy
John Polanyi CI
L’Amoreaux CI
Lester B. Pearson CI
Martingrove CI
Newtonbrook SS
Northern SS
Westview Centennial SS
York Memorial CI
Horticulture & Landscaping
Bendale B & TI
Parkdale CI
Sir Wilfred Laurier CI
Hospitality and Tourism
Central Technical School
Danforth C&TI
George S. Henry Academy
Lakeshore CI
Lawrence Park CI
Northview Heights SS
Sir Wilfred Laurier CI
Sir William Osler HS
Thistletown CI
Western Technical School
Information Communications Technology
Bloor CI
Central Technical School
David & Mary Thomson CI
Etobicoke CI
George Harvey CI
Georges Vanier SS
Kipling CI
L'Amoreaux CI
Lakeshore CI
Marc Garneau CI
Northview Heights SS
Runnymede CI
SATEC at W.A. Porter CI
Stephen Leacock CI
Thistletown CI
West Humber CI
Justice, Community Safety and Emergency Services
Central Technical School
John Polanyi CI
Manufacturing
Birchmount CI
East York CI
Etobicoke CI
Western Technical-Commercial School
Weston CI
Non-Profit
AY Jackson SS
George Harvey CI
Harbord CI
Western Technical-Commercial School
Sports
Agincourt CI
Malvern CI
Oakwood CI
Weston CI
Transportation
Central Technical School
Danforth C&TI
Emery CI
John Polanyi CI
Northern SS
West Hill CI
Westview Centennial SS
Winston Churchill CI