Philippine Science High School Mataas na Paaralang Pang-agham ng Pilipinas | |
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Type | Public specialized high school |
Established | 1964 |
Executive Director | Lilia T. Habacon [1] |
Grades | 7 to 12 |
Number of students | 8,358 (school year 2018-2019) |
Campus | 16 campuses (see below) |
Color(s) | Blue and White |
Accreditation | ISO:2015 accredited |
Affiliation | Department of Science and Technology |
Website | www |
The Philippine Science High School System (Filipino : Sistemang Mataas na Paaralang Pang-agham ng Pilipinas [2] ) is a research-oriented and specialized public high school system in the Philippines that operates as an attached agency of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology. PSHS is considered as the top science high school in the Philippines and is viewed to be among the best in the ASEAN region by 2016. [3]
The PSHS System offers scholarships to Filipino students who are gifted in the sciences and mathematics. Admission to the PSHS is usually done by taking the National Competitive Examination (NCE), and only Filipino citizens are eligible to attend. Graduates of the PSHS are bound by law to major in the pure and applied sciences, mathematics, or engineering on entering college. The system is known to have a very challenging curriculum which produces the best professionals in the country.
PSHS is known for its active participation in national and international science, technology, and mathematics competitions such as Sipnayan, Kapnayan, MATHirang MATHibay, Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge, Philippine Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Olympiads, Australian Mathematics Competition and Australian Chemistry Quiz. Through private funding, students successfully reap awards in international competitions such as the Taiwan International Science and Engineering Fair, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, International Math Olympiad, International Junior Science Olympiad, International Earth Science Olympiad, International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, and International Physics Olympiad.
For 24 years, the PSHS was a single campus on Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City where the top 240 examinees in the National Competitive Examination held yearly were accepted as government scholars. All campuses have at most 30 students in each class. The main campus has eight classes per batch while the regional campuses have three classes per batch. Currently, each region in the Philippines except the Bangsamoro has a campus.
Region | Campus | Location | Date founded | Campus director |
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NCR (National Capital Region) | Main Campus | Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City | 1964 | Dr. Lawrence V. Madriaga |
11 (XI) | Southern Mindanao Campus | Sto. Niño, Tugbok District, Davao City | July 1988 | Dr. Jonald P. Fenecios |
6 (VI) | Western Visayas Campus | Bito-on, Jaro, Iloilo City | July 1, 1992 | Dr. Shena Faith M. Ganela |
8 (VIII) | Eastern Visayas Campus | Pawing, Palo, Leyte | February 1, 1992 | Yvonne M. Esperas |
2 (II) | Cagayan Valley Campus | Masoc, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya | June 1998 | Erick John H. Marmol |
10 (X) | Central Mindanao Campus | Nangka, Balo-i, Lanao del Norte | July 1998 | Franklin L. Salisid |
5 (V) | Bicol Region Campus | Tagongtong, Goa, Camarines Sur | July 1998 | Engr. Lorvi B. Pagorogon |
1 (I) | Ilocos Region Campus | San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur | February 6, 2002 | Dr. Ronnalee N. Orteza |
7 (VII) | Central Visayas Campus | Talaytay, Argao, Cebu | May 19, 2005 [4] | Dr. Rachel Luz V. Rica |
CAR | Cordillera Administrative Region Campus | Purok 12, Lime Kiln, Irisan, Baguio | June 22, 2009 [5] | Edward C. Albaracin |
3 (III) | Central Luzon Campus | Lily Hill St., Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City | June 28, 2009 [5] | Theresa Anne O. Diaz |
12 (XII) | Soccsksargen Region Campus | Paraiso, Koronadal City, South Cotabato | February 3, 2012 (founded) June 17, 2013 (opened) [6] | Edman Gallamaso |
13 (XIII) | Caraga Region Campus | Ampayon, Butuan, Agusan del Norte | 2013 | Engr. Ramil A. Sanchez |
4-A (IV-A) | CALABARZON Region Campus | Sampaga, Batangas City | July 20, 2015 | Rex S. Forteza |
9 (IX) | Zamboanga Peninsula Campus | Cogon, Dipolog | 2015 | Dr. Chuchi Garganera |
4-B (IV-B) | MIMAROPA Region Campus | Rizal, Odiongan, Romblon | April 2016 | Romeo C. Ongpoy, Jr. |
The Board of Trustees (BOT) is the highest policy making body of the PSHS System. The executive committee (ExeCom), composed of the directors of different PSHS campuses, is a collegial body that recommends policies and guidelines for the consideration of the BOT. The executive committee is chaired by the executive director, who coordinates the implementation of these policies and guidelines. [7] PSHS campuses are headed by directors who are members of the ExeCom.
The Philippine Science High School was established through Republic Act 3661, authored by Congressman Virgilio Afable, and signed into law in 1963 by President Diosdado Macapagal. This charter mandates the PSHS “to offer on a free scholarship basis a secondary course with emphasis on subjects pertaining to service with the end in view of preparing its students for a science career”. The school started operations in 1964. [8]
National scientist Dr. Gregorio Velasquez led the PSHS through its first three years. The campus started in a small rented GSIS-owned property along the Quezon Memorial Circle. In 1970 PSHS started building on a 75,000 square meter lot along Agham Road in Diliman, Quezon City.
By the end of the 1980s, PSHS started to spread across the nation. The first regional campuses were built, starting with the Mindanao Campus (now Southern Mindanao Campus), in Davao City, in 1988.
The PSHS System Law (R.A. 8496) was signed by President Fidel V. Ramos in 1997 that established the PSHS System and unified all the existing campuses into a single system of governance and management. Thus, the PSHS continues fulfilling its mandate “to offer, on a free scholarship basis, a secondary course with special emphasis on subjects pertaining to the sciences, with the end view of preparing its students for a science career”.
Like all other schools in the Philippines before the K-12 curriculum, the PSHS system only had four (4) years of high school, thus only ten (10) years of basic education. [9] Under the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013″, the number of years was increased, thus there are six (6) years of high school under the new system.
Under the K-12 curriculum, grades 7 to 8 are the "Foundation Years", grades 9 to 10 are the "Advancement Years", and grades 11 to 12 are the "Specialization Years". Unlike other public schools in the Philippines, PSHS does not offer strands such as STEM, HUMSS, or ABM at the senior high school level; rather, they allow students to specialize in a particular field of science such as biology, chemistry, or physics. [10]
From the current 16 schools, the number of campuses of the PSHS system is planned to be increased to 25 under House Bill (HB) No. 9726 or the proposed Expanded Philippine Science High School System Act. [11] Under the act, the entire PSHS system is to be expanded and the act is a consolidation of several bills to modernize the law that made the PSHS system possible.
Admission into any campus of the system can be done through the national competitive exam, lateral admission, or intercampus transfer.
Sixth graders can be admitted into any campus of PSHSS through the Philippine Science High School’s National Competitive Examination (NCE) which is held only once every year. A grade 6 elementary pupil from a duly recognized school by the Department of Education is eligible to apply for the Philippine Science High School’s National Competitive Examination (NCE) if he/she meets the specific criteria. [12]
Admission can also be done through lateral admission. A student who has finished Grade 7/Grade 8 (under the high school curriculum or the new K-12 curriculum) outside of the Philippine Science High School System may be allowed admission to the PSHS if specific requirements are met. [13]
Scholars of the system may travel to other campuses of the system. Intercampus transfer will only be allowed to incoming Grade 8, 9, or 10 students from a PSHSS campus and approval depends on the slots available in the desired campus to be transferred to. The transferring student must meet certain requirements in order to be considered eligible to transfer. [14]
PSHS, popularly known as Pisay, is well known as the premier science high school in the country.
A movie was released in 2007 in honor of Philippine Science High School. Pisay received national [15] and international recognition as it was sent to the Toronto International Film Festival. Pisay was directed by an alumnus of the school, Auraeus Solito, and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
The Philippine Science High School - Main Campus is the flagship campus of the Philippine Science High School System. It was founded in 1964. It is located along Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
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