Philippine Science High School System
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| Mataas na Paaralan ng Pilipinas sa Agham | |
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| Established | 1964 |
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| Type | Public |
| Affiliation | Department of Science and Technology, Republic of the Philippines |
| Students | 2,821 (school year 2004-2005) |
| Location | Agham Road, North Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Campus | Diliman, Quezon City (Main Campus); Clark Freeport, Angeles City (Central Luzon); Ilocos Sur (Ilocos Region); Nueva Vizcaya (Cagayan Valley); Camarines Sur (Bicol Region); Iloilo City (Western Visayas); Cebu (Central Visayas); Leyte (Eastern Visayas); Lanao del Norte (Central Mindanao); Davao City (Southern Mindanao) |
| Website | www.pshs.edu.ph |
The Philippine Science High School System is a specialized public high school system in the Philippines that operates as an attached agency of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology.
The PSHS System offers scholarships to Filipino students who are gifted in the sciences and mathematics. Admission to the PSHS is by competitive examination only, 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 upon entering college.
The school holds the highest percentage of entrance test passers in premiere colleges in the Philippines like the University of the Philippines (Batch 2008: ~97%), De La Salle University, and the Ateneo de Manila University. Philippine Science High School is also known for its outstanding performance in ataining the top scholarships of these universities such as the Oblation and Intarmed Scholarships for University of the Philippines, Merit Scholarships and Director's List for Ateneo de Manila University, and Star Scholarships for De La Salle University. A fair number of graduates have also been granted admission to top universities abroad, including MIT, UCLA, Australian National University, National University of Singapore, United States Naval Academy, and the United States Military Academy.
PSHS has two publications - The Science Scholar, and "Lagablab". PSHS is also known for its performance in national and international science, technology, and mathematics competitions, such as the Sipnayan, Kapnayan, MATHirang MATHibay, Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge, Philippine Mathematics Olympiad, Pisikaalaman (Philippine Physics Olympiad), Philippine Chemistry Olympiad, Australian Mathematics Competition and Australian Chemistry Quiz. Through private funding, students successfully reap awards in the international competitions such as Taiwan International Science Fair, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, International Math Olympiad, International Junior and Science Olympiad and International Physics Olympiad.
A movie has also been released in honor of Philippine Science. Entitled "Pisay", the movie has acclaimed not only national recognition, as it won Best Director in the 2007 Cinemalaya awards, but also international recognition as it was sent to the Toronto International Film Festival. "Pisay" was directed by an alumnus of the school, Aureus Solito, and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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[edit] Campuses
For 24 years, the PSHS was a single campus located at Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City where the top 240 examinees in a National Competitive Examinations held yearly were accepted as government scholars.
From the first campus in Diliman, Quezon City, the PSHS has expanded into a nationwide system of nine campuses:
- PSHS Main Campus, Diliman, Quezon City (September 5, 1964)
PSHS Main Campus
- PSHS Southern Mindanao Campus, Davao City (July 1988)
- PSHS Western Visayas Campus, Jaro, Iloilo (July 1, 1993)
- PSHS Eastern Visayas Campus, Palo, Leyte (April 10, 1994)
- PSHS Cagayan Valley Campus, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya (June 1998)
- PSHS Central Mindanao Campus, Nangka, Balo-i, Lanao del Norte (June 1998)
- PSHS Bicol Region Campus, Goa, Camarines Sur (July 1998)
- PSHS Ilocos Region Campus, San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur (July 14, 2003)
- PSHS Central Visayas Campus, has been established at Talaytay, Argao, Cebu (May 19, 2008).[1]
- PSHS Central Luzon Campus, Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga
The main campus has around 30 students in each class, with eight classes per batch, in a total of about 240 students in each year level.
The regional campuses accept 90 freshmen scholars every year.
In the near future, each of the country's administrative regions is envisioned to provide for a PSHS campus.
[edit] System organization
The Board of Trustees is the highest policy making body of the PSHS System. The Executive Director coordinates the implementation of these policies and guidelines.
The Executive Committee, composed of the directors of the different PSHS campuses and chaired by the Executive Director, is a collegial body that recommends policies and guidelines for the consideration of the Board.
The PSHS campuses are headed by directors who are members of the PSHS Executive Committee (Execom).
The campus directors are:
- Dr. Helen E. Caintic, Main Campus
- Dr. Larry L. Cabatic , Ilocos Region Campus
- Dr. Salvador Romo, Cagayan Valley Campus
- Mrs. Elsie G. Ferrer, Bicol Region Campus
- Dr. Josette T. Biyo, Western Visayas Campus
- Dr. Pedrito G. Padilla, Eastern Visayas Campus
- Dr. Florita A. Pontillas (Officer-in-Charge), Central Visayas Campus
- Mr. Jose Marlon A. Caumeran, Central Mindanao Campus
- Mrs. Delia C. Legaspino, Southern Mindanao Campus
[edit] History
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.
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 metre lot along Agham Road in Diliman, Quezon City.
By the end of the eighties, PSHS started to spread across the nation. The first regional campuses were built, starting with the Mindanao Campus (now Southern Mindanao Campus), located 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”.
[edit] Academics and admissions
[edit] Admissions process
Roughly 17,000 students take the Philippine Science High School exams annually. Those who achieve the highest scores are admitted to the PSHS Main Campus, located in Quezon City (They may however opt to study in a regional campus). The rest are admitted to campuses in other parts of the Philippines.
Admission to the PSHS System is through the PSHS System National Competitive Examination (PSHS-NCE). The screening consists of tests in Verbal, Abstract Reasoning, Science and Mathematics. To be eligible for admission, applicants must be Filipino students who must belong to the top 10% of the graduating class or must have special aptitude in science and math.
[edit] Alumni profile
[edit] Curriculum
First Year Curriculum
| Core | Units |
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| Integrated Science | 2 |
| Elementary Algebra (Mathematics 1) | 2 |
| Communication Arts I (English 1) | 2 |
| Introduction to Computer Science (Computer Science 1) | 1 |
| Wika at Pagbasa (Noli Me Tangere) (Filipino 1) | 1 |
| Philippine History & Government (Social Science 1) | 1 |
| Introduction to Values Education (Values Education 1) | 1 |
| Physical Ed., Health & Music I (PEHM 1) | 1 |
| Art I & Drafting I (one semester each) | 1 |
| Earth Science | 1 |
| Technology Preparation | 0.5 |
| TOTAL | 13.5 |
Second Year Curriculum
| Core | Units |
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| Introduction to Biology (Biology 1) | 2 |
| Inorganic Chemistry Part I (Chemistry 1) | 1 |
| General Physics (Physics 1) | 1 |
| Plane Geometry (Mathematics 2) | 1 |
| Advanced Algebra (Mathematics 3) | 1 |
| Introduction to Programming (Computer Science 2) | 1 |
| Communication Arts II (English 2) | 1 |
| Wika at Pagbasa (El Filibusterismo) (Filipino 2) | 1 |
| Asian Studies (Social Science 2) | 1 |
| Values Development (Values Education 2) | 1 |
| P.E., Health, Music II (PEHM 2) | 1 |
| Art II / Drafting II | 1 |
| Environmental Science / Technology Skills | 1 |
| TOTAL | 14.0 |
Third Year Curriculum
| Core | Units |
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| Advanced Biology I (Biology 2) | 1 |
| Inorganic Chemistry II (Chemistry 2) | 2 |
| Advanced Physics I (Physics 2) | 1 |
| Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry (Mathematics 4) | 1.5 |
| Software Project Planning (Computer Science 3) | 1 |
| Communication Arts, Asian Literature (English 3) | 1 |
| Malikhaing Pagsulat (Filipino 3) | 1 |
| World History (Social Science 3) | 1 |
| Physical Education and Health III (PEH) | 1 |
| Principles of Science/Technology Research (Research 1) | 1 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Laboratory Techniques (Biology) | |
| Food Science (Chemistry) | |
| Problem-Based Physics | |
| Selected Topics in Number Theory (Math) | |
| Basic Robotics (Comp Sci & Technology) | |
| Creative Writing (English) | |
| Filipino Journalism | |
| Popularizing the Law (Social Science) | |
| Photography (PEHM) | |
| TOTAL | 12.5 |
Fourth Year Curriculum
| Core | Units |
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| Advanced Biology I (Biology III) | 1 |
| Advanced Chemistry (Chemistry III) | 1 |
| Advanced Physics II (Physics III) | 2 |
| Elementary Analysis (Mathematics V) | 1 |
| Special Topics in CS (Computer Science IV) | 1 |
| American and European Literature (English IV) | 1 |
| Panitikang Pilipino (Filipino IV) | 1 |
| Economics (Social Science IV) | 1 |
| Physical Education and Health IV (PEH IV), Citizen Army Training (CAT) | 1 |
| Experimental Science, Technology Research (Research II) | 1 |
| Electives | 1 |
| Digital Design | |
| Visual Communication | |
| Special Topics in the Life Sciences | |
| Journalism II (Filipino or English) | |
| Selected Topics in Mathematics | |
| GLOBE Elective | |
| Advanced Electronics | |
| Cisco Networking 1 | |
| Embedded Systems | |
| Field Biology (SUMMER) | |
| TOTAL | 12.0 |
Note: Electives vary from campus to campus. Shown above are those of the Main Campus.
[edit] External links
- PSHS System official website
- PSHS National Alumni Association
- PSHS (Diliman Campus) Alumni Association
- PSHS Foundation, Inc.
- PSHS Southern Mindanao Campus (PSHS-SMC)
- Year 2006 pictures of the school
- Websites and mailing lists of
- Sink or Swim: ‘Pisay’ graduates are accused of overconfidence and academic delinquency in college, a Newsbreak special report (a PSHS graduate's rebuttal can be found at Crimson Crux)
- Pisay the movie by Auraeus Solito
[edit] References
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