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Specialist High Skills Major

SCDSB Specialist High Skills Majors

A Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is a bundle of credits, experiences and certifications that focuses on one sector of the economy.  Its purpose is to introduce students to and prepare them for careers in those sectors at the Workplace, College, Apprenticeship or University level. The Simcoe County District School Board currently offers 30 SHSM programs at the following secondary schools:

Agriculture
- Banting Memorial

Arts and Culture
- Barrie Central Collegiate
- Barrie North Collegiate (Broadcasting and Journalism - see www.vikingtv.ca)
- Bradford District High School*
- Eastview Secondary School (Performing Arts -Dance, Drama and Music)
- Innisdale Secondary School*

Business
- Barrie Central Collegiate
- Barrie North Collegiate
- Eastview Secondary School
- Innisdale Secondary School
- Nantyr Shores Secondary School

Construction
- Barrie North Collegiate Institute*
- Bradford District High School
- Park Street Collegiate
- Innisdale Secondary School

Environment
- Bear Creek Secondary School
- Penetanguishene Secondary School

Health and Wellness
- Banting Memorial High School*
- Barrie Central Collegiate (Recreation and Leisure)
- Bradford District High School*
- Bear Creek Secondary
- Collingwood Collegiate Institute
- Midland Secondary School
- ODCVI 
- Penetanguishene Secondary School

Horticulture & Landscaping
- Banting Memorial
- Nantyr Shores Secondary School*

Hospitality & Tourism
- Collingwood Collegiate Institute*
- Nantyr Shores Secondary School*
- Twin Lakes Secondary School

Manufacturing
- ODCVI

Transportation
- Banting Memorial
- Barrie North Collegiate
- Bradford District High School (Aviation)
- Bear Creek Secondary School (Large Mobile Heavy Equipment)
- Midland Secondary School (Small Engines and Marine Engines)
- Twin Lakes Secondary School

    * denotes a new program for the 2010-11 school year.

For more information on SHSM programs in Simcoe County District School Board, please contact the school involved or e-mail Duncan James at djames@scdsb.on.ca.