SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GRADES 11 TO 12
In the Philippines, the implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education Program includes the introduction of senior high school (SHS), or grades 11 and 12, the final two years of a new 6-year secondary education system. Unlike earlier curricula, which focused primarily on postsecondary education preparedness, the SHS curriculum strives to prepare students for either higher study or work.
SHS students has the freedom to choose a standard core curriculum and can choose from four tracks of specialization based on aptitude, interests, and school capacity: academic, technical-vocational and livelihood (TVL), sports, or arts and design. The academic track is further divided into four strands: accountancy, business, and management (ABM); science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); humanities and social sciences (HUMSS); and general academic. The TVL track also has four strands and various specializations under each one: home economics; information and communications technology (ICT); agri-fishery arts; and industrial arts. There are two specific specializations for the maritime industry: the pre-baccalaureate maritime specialization—a modified STEM curriculum—and the TVL maritime specialization.