Career & Life Readiness

The Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Area fully supports student participation in Career and Technical Education through career exploration, pathways and academies. Career Pathways are broad groupings of career specialties/occupations that have common skills and knowledge. They provide an ideal organizing tool at all educational levels—kindergarten through college—to guide career exploration and planning activities, to focus teaching and learning, and to link education with relevant, real-world activities. Approximately 75% of all Nanakuli and Waianae High School graduates complete a CTE program annually.

AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. The basic tenet of AVID is to support the students 'in the academic middle' who are often the least-served population within a school. The goal of AVID is to increase the number of students who enroll in a four-year university by providing them strategies and support to be successful. Teachers at AVID site schools attend professional development to learn how to best implement AVID methodologies and support students to achieve their goals of post-secondary education.

GEAR UP stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. It is a federal grant program that serves underrepresented student populations across the country. The grant's objectives include passing Algebra I by 9th grade, increasing the number and percentage of students graduating from high school, completing the FAFSA, and increasing the number and percentage of students in post-secondary education. The ultimate goal of GEAR UP is to end generation poverty.