•WHAT ARE THE

FOUR TRACKS
IN SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL?
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What are the four
tracks?

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 1. Academic Track

The Academic Track is divided into four (4) strands:

Choosing the Academic Track means you have solid plans to proceed to college.
1. Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) Strand
It is for those who plan to take up business-related courses in higher
education or engage in business, entrepreneurship, and other business-
related careers.
The ABM Track is for those who plan on taking up Economics, Business
Administration, Accountancy and Marketing in college.

Those who are planning to take up HRM should choose this too.

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 Academic Track
• 2. Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) Strand
• For students who are inclined towards or
have the aptitude for Math or Science or
Engineering studies.
• STEM is the perfect track to choose if you are planning to study
Pure and Applied Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics in
college.

You will be studying Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Calculus in this

strand.

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 Academic Track
• 3. Humanities and Social Sciences
(HUMSS) Strand
• For students who intend to pursue these
fields of study at the university level.
• This one is for students who are eyeing
Writing (particularly, novelists), Political
Science, Sociology, Priesthood, Law and
Community Studies.

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 Academic Track
• 4. General Academic (GA) Strand
• This strand is ideal for SHS students who
have not yet decided on a particular
specialization. It will offer subjects selected
from the different academic strands.
• If you’re not yet sure what course to take in
college, this strand is the same as you. It
teaches Social Science, Humanities,
Economics, Management and Disaster
Readiness.

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 2. Technical Vocational Livelihood
Track

This caters to those who want to work immediately after Senior High School

The TechVoc Track is divided into four (4) strands:

1) Agri-Fishery Arts
2) Home Economics (HE)
3) Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
4) Industrial Arts.

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 Technical Vocational Livelihood
track
• a. Home Economics Strand
• This is our classic idea of the TLE subject. Those
who are interested in housekeeping, tailoring,
caregiving, food and beverage services, bread and
pastry services, tourism and handicrafts should
choose this.
Take note though that this isn’t the correct strand
for those who are planning to take Hotel and
Restaurant Management (HRM) in college. Most
students who choose this have plans to work in
the aforementioned areas immediately after Senior
High School.

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• . Hairdressing
• 2. Tailoring
• 3. Caregiving
• 4. Food and
• Beverage
• Services
• 5. Bread and
• Pastry
• Production
• 6. House-
• keeping
• 7. Tour Guiding
• Services
• 8. Travel
• Services
9. Attractions
• and Team
• Park Tourism
• 10. Handicraft
• Fashion Accessories
• Paper Craft
• Woodcraft
• Leathercraft

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 Technical Vocational Livelihood
track
• c. Agri-Fisheries Strand
• This strand is for those who are interested
in agriculture and aquaculture.
Horticulture, Pest Management, Animal
Production, Slaughtering and Fish
Production are all tackled here.

Graduates from this strand might be able

to work in farms immediately but they can
also proceed to related courses in college.

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• AGRICROP PRODUCTION
1. Horticulture
2. Landscape
Installation and
Maintenance
3. Organic
Agriculture
Production
4. Pest
Management
5. Rice Machinery
Operation
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
1.Artificial
Insemination
2. Raising Large
Ruminants (Dairy
Cattle, Buffaloes)
3. Raising Swine
4. Slaughtering
FISH PRODUCTION
1.Fish Nursery
Operation
2. Fish or Shrimp
Grow Out Operation
3. Fish port/ Wharf
Operation

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 Technical Vocational Livelihood
track
b. Information and Communication
Technology Strand
Interested in computers? The ICT Strand is the perfect
choice. You’ll be taught how to write computer programs,
websites and possibly apps. This includes Medical
Transcription and Computer Animation.

After taking this strand, you can then proceed to BSIT in

college. You can also work immediately as a computer
programmer, animator or medical transcriptionist but make
sure you’ve already learned enough.

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1. Computer
Programming
2. Medical
Transcription
3. Animation

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 Technical Vocational Livelihood
track
• d. Industrial Arts Strand
• The last strand under the Tech-Voc track is our
classical idea of what tech-voc is – Carpentry,
Automotive Servicing, Refrigeration and Air-
conditioning, Electronics Repair, Electrical
Installation, Welding (SMAW), Plumbing and Tile
Setting.
If you’ve been thinking of taking up a TESDA
program for any one of these, then you should
choose this strand. After Senior High School, you
can apply for a TESDA Certificate of Competency
or better yet, a National Certificate (NC).

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1.Automotive
Servicing
2. Refrigeration
and Air-
conditioning
3. Consumer
Electronic
Servicing
4. Electrical
Installation and
Maintenance
5. Shielded
Metal-Arc
Welding
6. Carpentry
7. Plumbing
8. Masonry
9. Tile Setting

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 3. Arts and Designs Track

3. The Arts and Design Track covers a wide range of art forms:
This track is for the artistic ones not just in painting or
drawing but also in performing. Choose this if you want to
be a painter, singer, dancer, actor, sculptor, director or any
related job.

Again, you can choose to work after taking this track in

Senior High School or proceed to college with a similar
course such as Fine Arts, Theater or Cinema.
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 4. Sports Track

Are you an athlete? Do you want your life to be all about sports –
playing games, officiating and coaching? Then this is where you
belong.

After Senior High School, you can already work your way to becoming
a professional athlete or have a sports-related job. You can also
proceed to college and major in Physical Education.

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