​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Customize your education with SHSM

Through the Ministry of Education's "Student Success" Initiative, Ontario secondary schools offer expanded programs to help meet students' individual learning styles and interests. Programs like SHSM allow students to customize their high school experience through a variety of enhanced learning options. SHSM helps meet the needs, interests and strengths of all students, engaging them in learning and better preparing them for graduation and beyond.

(Photo left: Holy Cross SHSM Information and Communications Technology graduates proudly display their special Red Seal diplomas.)

What is SHSM?

Specialist High Skills Majors let students focus on a career path that matches their skills and interests while meeting the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). At their graduation, students receive a special embossed SHSM Red Seal on their diploma upon completion of SHSM requirements:

• Complete a specific bundle of 8-10 courses in the student's selected field
• Earn 6 valuable industry certifications including First Aid and CPR qualifications
• Gain important skills on the job through cooperative education placements