Caraga Regional Science High School

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Caraga Regional Science High School
Mataas na Paaralang Pang-agham ng Rehiyong Caraga (Filipino)
Location
Caraga Regional Science High School
Surigao City
,
Surigao del Norte

Philippines
Coordinates 9°47′18″N125°28′48″E / 9.78842°N 125.47993°E / 9.78842; 125.47993
Information
Former namesSan Juan National High School- RSHS Annex
TypeScience High School
Established1996;28 years ago (1996)
PrincipalMaria Ruth R. Edradan (2024-Present)
Color(s) Blue  and  White 
Nickname Science High, Sci High, Car Sci
Affiliations
Website sites.google.com/site/rshs13/

Caraga Regional Science High School is a public school in San Juan, Surigao City, Philippines. It is the leading school in the Division of Surigao City with high MPS during the annual National Achievement Tests (NAT), and has been consistent in making its name in Division, Regional, National and International level contests.

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History

The birth of the DepEd Caraga Administrative Region or Region XIII on February 23, 1995 by virtue of the Republic Act No. 7901, required the establishment of a Regional Science High School with a permanent site.

DepEd Caraga Region Regional Director Sol F. Matugas tasked City Schools Division Superintendent, Dr. Glorina Mongaya-Tremedal, to seek support from former Surigao City Mayor Salvador Sering who agreed with the idea and so donated an area of 10,000 sq.m. located at the portion of Barangay San Juan, Surigao City.

The Caraga Regional Science High School made Matilde J. Manliguis, appointed by Director Matugas, as head of the school aside from her designation as the principal of the San Juan National High School.

For the first two years, CRSHS shared the roof of SJNHS which is now known as Surigao City National High School as it had no building of its own. CRSHS is a sister/brother of SCNHS. The realization of the school building took over a year considering that the location was still swampy. Finally in 1999, it transferred to its new site with a six classroom building with science and computer laboratory rooms.

CRSHS started its humble beginning with 120 freshmen qualifiers mostly coming from the elementary schools of the same division (Division of Surigao City) and the nearby towns. The number of students gradually decreased yearly until what was left on its fourth year were the 49 students who became the pioneering graduates.

In 2003–2004, DepEd Caraga granted CRSHS the permission to operate as a separate secondary school. CRSHS caught the attention of the entire nation when it maintained its place as topnotcher in the National Secondary Achievement Test (NSAT); consequently, putting the school in the Hall of fame.

In S.Y. 2012-2013 the school adapted to the new K-12 Curriculum and pioneers of this curriculum were introduced as "Grade 7 or 7th Graders" these students successfully completed and became the first Junior High School Completers of the school in S.Y. 2015–2016. The first batch of "Grade 11 or 11th Graders" will be introduced in S.Y. 2016 - 2017, The pioneering batch of K-12 Curriculum will graduate Senior High School in S.Y. 2017 - 2018.

In S.Y. 2015-2016 Ms. Ma. Luisa Guyano from Surigao City National High School replaced Mrs. Manliguis as the School Principal after the former principal retired.

Caraga Regional Science High School, Junior High School Student Uniform (Male) CRSHS Junior High School Male Uniform.jpg
Caraga Regional Science High School, Junior High School Student Uniform (Male)

Admission and Retention

Admission to Caraga RSHS (Junior High)

Students who belong to the upper 10% of the Grade VI graduating class and who have been recommended by their respective principals are qualified to take the entrance examination.

Selection will be done in three stages and is conducted by the school. The first stage is the administration of standardized mental ability and aptitude test. The student applicant must belong to the 40 percent of the first stage of examination in order to advance to the second stage.

The second stage is the proficiency test in Science, English, and Mathematics. The stage qualifier should obtain at least 75 percent proficiency level in order to advance to the last stage of the selection process.

The last stage is the interview of the student and parents. It would be conducted by the RSHS screening committee. The interview shall be rated in accordance with a prepared rubric and shall be an integral part of the score obtained by the student.

Retention

A student should obtain a final average grade of at least 85% in English, Research, Mathematics and Science, with no grade lower than 80% in any of these subjects, in any grading period, and a final grade of 83% in the rest of the subjects. If a student fails to meet the latter grade requirement the student will be in probation for a period of one year.

There were plans before of increasing the cut-off grade in Science, Research, Math, and English subjects from 85% to 88% and the rest of the subjects from 83% to 85%, however this wasn't implemented due to some circumstances.

Transfer

Only students who have maintained the grade requirement set for RSHS shall be allowed to transfer laterally, that is, from one RSHS to another. Transfer from general high school to the RSHS is not allowed in any curriculum year.

The RSHS Curriculum

Overview

Regional Science High Schools implement a curriculum which is different from Regular High Schools (which uses RBEC curriculum), Science High Schools other than RSHS (which uses ESEP curriculum) in the Philippines and Philippine Science High School (which implements curriculum prescribed by DOST).

The curriculum consists of four levels, which is two years of general studies, followed by two years of a student-chosen major. Students apply for majors in sophomore year, and take four semesters of major classes throughout junior and senior year.

The school offers a highly accelerated curriculum for math, science and information and communications technology and a custom-made curriculum tailored for the school in the areas of the English and Filipino languages, Social Studies, and humanities, with required courses and a wide selection of electives. Students have an opportunity to do independent research, and many compete in the annual Intel Science Fair.

The basic science courses includes earth & environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, and physics. First year students tackle earth & environmental science, and Introduction to Physical Sciences (Physics & Chemistry). Biology, Chemistry and Physics is introduced during second year. Sophomores tackle the areas of botany, inorganic chemistry, and mechanics. Zoology, organic chemistry, and thermodynamics is studied by juniors. Seniors have human biology, analytical chemistry and electricity, electronics, electromagnetics, and vectors.

In mathematics, students takes up elementary mathematics, elementary and intermediate algebra, plane and solid geometry, and probability and statistics during freshman. Linear algebra, analytic geometry, plane and spherical trigonometry, and statistics in research are taken during sophomore. Differential and integral calculus and Differential equations, and Advanced Statistics are learned by juniors. Seniors tackle advanced topics in mathematics.

Students takes a four-year English course. Grammar and composition is tackled by freshmen and sophomores, while journalism, and speech and drama are included in the junior and senior course respectively. Technical writing is also included in the freshmen English course. Philippine literature, Asian literature, World Literature, and Contemporary literature are taught during freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years, respectively.

Information and communications technology (ICT) is also a part of the curriculum. Freshmen learn about computer fundamentals, digital design, and programming. Sophomores undergo a computer programming and applications course. Digital signal processing is learned by juniors. Data communication and networking is a part of the senior year.

Four years of Filipino language and literatures are required. Sining ng Pakikipagtalastasan (communication arts) courses are studied by freshman and sophomores. Juniors tackle pagbasa at pagsulat sa ibat ibang disciplina (reading and writing in different disciplines) while seniors learn about retorika (rhetoric). Included in their panatikan (literature) course are Ibong Adarna, Florante at Laura, Noli Me Tangere, and El Filibusterismo, which are included during freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years, respectively.

Social studies and History classes are required. Philippine History, Asian history, World History, and Life of Jose Rizal are taken up by freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, respectively. Sociology, geography, economics, and political science are learned during freshman, sophomore, junior and senior, respectively.

Health and Physical Education courses are also required, with many activities to choose from.

Amendments

In reference to Dep. Ed order No. 25 S. 2006, the following are amendments to enclosure no. 1 of Dep. Ed order no. 49 s. 2003 entitled "The 2003 Curriculum of Regional Science High Schools"

a. Mathematics Curricular offerings effective school year 2006-2007

b. Mathematics Curricular offerings effective school year 2007-2008

c. Differential equation and Geology/Meteorology/Astronomy as electives in fourth year shall not be offered as electives for high school students.

Caraga Regional Science High School Curriculum

The school is following the new curriculum by the Department of Education, the Enhanced K to 12 Curriculum, as of the school year 2012-2013 and Curricula of English, Science and Mathematics is enriched by additional subjects and electives prescribed in DepEd Order no. 49, s. 2003.

Junior High School Curriculum

Subject AreaGrade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10
ScienceEnvironmental Science; Enhanced Science 7Enhanced Science 8; BiotechnologyEnhanced Science 9Enhanced Science 10
MathematicsMathematics 7Mathematics 8Mathematics 9Mathematics 10
EnglishGrammar, Communication Skills, and Philippine LiteratureGrammar, Communication Skills, and Afro-Asian LiteratureGrammar, Communication Skills, and English LiteratureGrammar, Communication Skills, and World Literature
FilipinoFilipino 7 (Ang Ibong Adarna)Filipino 8 (Florante at Laura)Filipino 9 (Noli Me Tángere)Filipino 10 (El Filibusterismo)
Social ScienceAraling Panlipunan 7 (Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas)Araling Panlipunan 8 (Kasaysayan ng Asya)Economics 9Araling Panlipunan 10 (Ekonomiks)
MAPEHMAPEH 7MAPEH 8MAPEH 9MAPEH 10
Computer EducationMAPEH Media Arts 7MAPEH Media Arts 8Robotics 9No Computer Education [for this curriculum]
ResearchResearch 7Research 8Research 9Research 10
Edukasyon sa PagpapakataoEdukasyon sa Pagpapakatao 7Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao 8Values Education 9Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao 10

Senior High School Curriculum

Caraga Regional Science High School is offering the following strands under the Academic Track of the Senior High School program:

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

STEMGrade 11Grade 12
1st Semester2nd Semester1st Semester2nd Semester
Core SubjectsOral Communication in ContextReading and Writing Skills21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the WorldUnderstanding Culture, Society and Politics
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang PilipinoPagbasa at Pagsusuri ng Iba’t-Ibang Teksto Tungo sa PananaliksikContemporary Philippine Arts from the RegionsPhysical Education and Health
General MathematicsStatistics and ProbabilityMedia and Information Literacy
Earth ScienceDisaster Readiness and Risk ReductionPhysical Education and Health
Personal Development / Pansariling KaunlaranIntroduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person / Pambungad sa Pilosopiya ng Tao
Physical Education and HealthPhysical Education and Health
Contextualized SubjectsEmpowerment Technologies (ETech): ICT for Professional TracksResearch in Daily Life 1Research in Daily Life 2Entrepreneurship
Pagsulat sa Filipino sa Piling Larangan (Akademik)Research Project
Specialization SubjectsPre-CalculusBasic CalculusGeneral Physics 1General Physics 2
General Biology 1General Chemistry 1General Chemistry 2General Biology 2
Research/Capstone Project

Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM)

Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)

Student Opportunities

Research

Along with a rigorous academic foundation, and an array of extracurricular choices, students are provided with original research opportunities in the biological and physical sciences, as well as in field of mathematics and programs that hone students' investigation skills and prepare them for academic competitions.

Club Federations and Organizations

Publications

The two publications of Caraga Regional Science High School have been maintaining their spots as one of the multi-awarded school papers in Journalism competitions.

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