Ramon Magsaysay Technological University

Graduate School Department

Iba Campus, Iba, Zambales
Ecology of Education

Course: MAED E.A.

Student Name: Alvin M. Mandapat
Professor: Dr. Marilyn M. Gutierrez
Subject: Ecology of Education

Policies and Guidelines of Students Admission in Junior High School and

Senior High School

Junior High School

Students who graduated from the elementary level automatically enrol in junior high, which
covers four years from grades 7 to 10. This level is now compulsory and free to all students who
want to attend in public schools.

There are two main types of high school: the general secondary school, which enrolls more
than 90 percent of all junior high school students, and the vocational secondary school. Likewise,
there are also science secondary schools for students who have demonstrated a particular gift in
science at the primary level and Special Programs in Secondary.

Entrance Requirement:
Admission to public school is automatic for those who have completed six years of
elementary school. Some private secondary schools have competitive entrance requirements based
on an entrance examination. Entrance to Science Schools is also by competitive examination.
Curriculum:
Communication arts (English and Filipino), social studies (including anthropology, Philippine
history and government, economics, geography and sociology), mathematics, science and
technology, youth development training (including physical education, health education, music and
citizen army training), practical arts (including home economics, agriculture & fisheries, industrial
arts, and entrepreneurship), values education and some electives including both academic and
vocational subjects.
Vocational Schools
It offers a higher concentration of technical and vocational subjects in addition to the core academic
subjects studied by students at general high schools. These schools tend to offer technical and
vocational instruction in one of five main fields: agriculture, fisheries, trade-technical, home
industry, and ‘non-traditional’ courses while offering a host of specializations.

Curriculum:
Technical-vocational education underwent the STVEP (Strengthened Technical-Vocational
Education Program) reforms starting in 2007/08. During the first two years, students study a general
vocational area (see above). During the third and fourth years they specialize in a discipline or
vocation within that area. Programs contain a mixture of theory and practice.
Upon completion of grade 10 and junior high, students can obtain Certificates of
Competency (COC) or the vocationally oriented National Certificate Level I (NC I). After finishing a
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood track in Grade 12 of senior high school, a student may obtain a
National Certificate Level II (NC II), provided he/she passes the competency-based
assessment administered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority(TESDA).
Science Schools
The Philippine Science High School System is a specialized public system that operates as an
attached agency of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology. There are a total of
thirteen regional campuses, with the main campus located in Quezon City. Students are admitted on
a selective basis, based on the results of the PSHS System National Competitive Examination.

Curriculum: As well as following the general secondary curriculum, there are advanced classes in
science and mathematics. The PSHSS system offers an integrated junior high and senior high six-year
curriculum.

Senior High School

An entirely new two-year stage of school education – senior high school – is being
introduced across the country this year, after several major high schools piloted the K-12 program,
with the first cohort graduating this year after completing twelve years of study. Prior to the
introduction of the 2011 K-12 reforms, high school ended after 10th grade, now the end of junior
high school.
To accommodate this new high school level, existing public schools have been creating new
senior high schools (5,903 for 2016). In addition, new standalone senior high schools are being built.
In total, more than 8,200 senior high schools are being created across the country, including in the
private sector.

Curriculum:

The new high school curriculum includes core classes and specialization classes based on
student choice of specialization. Students may choose a specialization based on aptitude, interests,
and school capacity.

There are seven learning areas under the core curriculum. These are languages, literature,
communication, mathematics, philosophy, natural sciences, and social sciences.

For their specialization classes, students choose from four tracks: Academic; technical-
vocational-livelihood; sports; and arts and design. Students in the academic track choose from three
areas: business, accountancy, management (BAM); humanities, education, social sciences (HESS);
and science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM). The technical-vocational-livelihood track
consists of four subject areas: Home economics, agri-fishery, industrial arts, ICT.

References: https://www.google.com.ph/#q=deped+admission+of+students+in+the+philippines