CHAPTER 2

SCHOOL CURRENT SITUATION

a. Introduction

The Pagadian City Science High School provides intensive and advanced
secondary education with special reference to Science and Technology. It offers
additional three elective subjects in every grade levels on top of the usual eight subjects
of the regular high schools. Currently, it has 949 students from both junior and senior
high schools. It also has 34 teaching and non-teaching staffs which comprises of 12
SHS teachers, 19 JHS teachers and 3 administrative staffs. It falls under the medium
school category.

Location
The school campus is presently located at Tuburan District, Pagadian City. With
the help from the provincial government, the school was able to acquire a 7000 sq.
meters school site. There are 4 existing buildings. The Pythagoras, a two-story building
caters SHS-Grade 12 students. The Aristotle, a three-story building accommodates the
library, SHS-Grade 11, JHS Grade 7 and 8. The Democritus, a one-story building, holds
one section in Grade 7 and a room for Home Economics. The Archimedes, a two-story
building composes the administrative office and classrooms of the grade 9 sections.
There is really need for more ancillary classrooms that would serve as laboratories.

Stakeholder’s Support Participation

Regarding stakeholders' support for education, this has been demonstrated

through the school's successes. The provincial government assisted in locating the
PagSci new school site in Tuburan District, Pagadian City, while the city government
assisted in the construction of the buildings and covered court. The funds raised to
support the Brigada Eskwela Program, maintain the school grounds, ensure safety and
security, set up the computer lab, purchase a modern sound system, visual facilities,
and instructional support facilities for each classroom, as well as homeroom
improvement projects, also demonstrated the parents' and other stakeholders' strong
support. In general, the stakeholders' ongoing support has produced fruitful outcomes
and advanced the growth of the school in terms of physical facilities, improved
education, and students' participation in local, national, and even international activities.
School Awards and Recognition

Pagadian City Science High School has achieved excellence in both academics
and extracurricular activities. This is manifested by the many awards and recognitions it
has received in competitions and conferences. The school is very proud of the students'
achievements in the division, regional, and national contests, and even in international
conferences. For five (5) consecutive years, the school has sent a delegation to the
National Science and Math Quest and never failed to bring home trophies and medals.
Even during the pandemic, when competitions were held online, PagSci came out on
top. It dominated every competition held division-wide, such as MTAP—Math Challenge
Competitions, Division Science Quiz, English Festival, Division Schools Press
Conferences, Buwan ng Wika, and Values Month Celebration. Aside from co-curricular
activities, the school also received recognition for its consistent participation in various
camps and trainings of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and Girl Scouts of the
Philippines.

One hundred percent of the boys and girls enrolled in the school were duly
registered with their respective organizations. Presently, there are seven girls who are
working for the Chief Medal Scheme, while six boys are candidates for the Eagle Scout
rank. It is not only the students who have brought honor to the school, but some of the
teachers as well. During the school year 2020–2021, two teachers were recognized
during the Division Search for the Most Outstanding DepEd Employees 2021. Mr.
Mohamad Ali Ramber was awarded as the Most Outstanding Master Teacher, and Mrs.
Lovely Jean M. Quinco received the award for the Most Outstanding Secondary School
Teacher.

THE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

(3-YEAR COMPARATIVE)

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

S.Y. 2020- S.Y. 2021- S.Y. 2022-
INDICATORS 2021 2022 2023
JHS & SHS JHS & SHS JHS & SHS
Enrolment 803 876 949
Drop-out Rate 0% 0%
Repetition Rate 0% 0%
Failure Rate 0% 0%
Promotion Rate 100% 100%
 Retention Rate 108% 116%
Completion Rate 100% 100%
Survival Rate 100% 100%

The three-year comparison of enrollment and performance indicators is

shown in the table above. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic-induced worldwide
catastrophe, enrollment has sharply increased during the last three (3) years.
Enrolment rose by 7.69% during the 2022–2023 academic year, which necessitates
for additional section in Grade 7, Grade 11 and 12. As a result, the school
desperately needs more teachers to handle the new sections.
In terms of its success indicator, the school has kept its dropout rate at zero
percent. The promotion and completion rates have been maintained at zero percent
(0%). There was also a 6.90% increase in the retention rate and 100% survival
rate.

EQUITY
MEAN PERCENTAGE SCORE
(3-YEAR COMPARATIVE)
SUBJECT Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
S.Y. 2020- S.Y. 2021- S.Y. 2022-
2021 2022 2023
English 71.01%
Filipino 71.85%
Math 63.65%
Science 62.45%
MAPEH 81.13%
EsP 69.73%
ArPan 69.51%
TLE 64.06%
AVERAGE 69.17%

The three-year comparison of the MPS for each subject area is shown in the
table above. It is significant to note that the academic years 2020–2021 and 2021–2022
did not have any MPS displayed because they fell within the COVID–19 period and no
quarterly assessment was conducted in accordance with DepEd Order No. 31 s. 2020,
which states that "quarterly assessment shall not be administered." The first quarter of
the academic year 2022-2023 was displayed for Year 3 in the MPS.
Enrolment and Distribution

ENROLLMENT BY SEX
(3-YEAR COMPARATIVE)
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
MALE FEMALE Total

S.Y. 2020-2021 S.Y. 2021-2022 S.Y. 2022-2023

ENROLLMENT BY SEX
(3-YEAR COMPARATIVE)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
GROUP
S.Y. 2020-2021 S.Y. 2021-2022 S.Y. 2022-2023
MALE 296 330 347
FEMALE 509 546 602
Total 805 876 949

In the three-year comparison of enrolment by sex, there were more female

students than male students in years one, two, and three, with a total of 26.45%,
24.65%, and 26.87%, respectively. This necessitates a better curriculum that is
contextualized and attentive to gender issues.

The school also caters to students from minority groups. Twenty (20) students
represent the indigenous people or ethnic groups including Maguindanao, Maranao,
Samal, Subanen and Waray. Out of 949 learners, 8 are Muslims and 1 is Subanen. In
addition, no student is a beneficiary of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program of the
Government.

QUALITY

AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS BY LEARNING AREAS

Number of Books per Subject for S.Y. 2022-2023

Level
English Math Science Fil ipino EPP/TLE AP EsP MAPEH MTB-MLE Reading
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Learners with Disability
Transition
Grade 7 88 0 89 110 0 61 0 87 0
Grade 8 0 82 69 80 0 63 78 79 0
Grade 9 55 69 170 120 0 63 110 72 0
Grade 10 53 63 66 110 0 53 66 67 0
Grade 11 50 45 60 0 0 50 0 0 0
Grade 12 93 26 30 50 0 0 0 2 0
TOTAL 339 285 484 470 0 290 254 307 0

The table above displays the Availability of Books by Learning Areas. Data
shows that there are no available books for EPP/TLE and Readings subjects for all
grade levels. There are insufficient number of books for English, Math, Filipino,
Araling Panlipunan, ESP and MAPEH. Although the science subject marked with
highest number of books, still it cannot cater the 1:1 ratio of books to students.

GOVERNANCE

PHYSICAL AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES

PHYSICAL FACILITIES NUMBER
FUNCTIONAL NON-
FUNCTIONAL
1. Classroom 23 0
2. Armchairs 1 162 66
3. Teachers Tables 21 0
4. Teachers Chair 21 0
5. Chalkboard 23 0
6. Comfort Rooms 14 0
7. Wash stand 3 0
8. Cultural Room 0 0
9. Registrar’s Office 1 0
 10.GPTA Office 0 0
11.Library 1 0
12.Auditor’s office 0 0
13.Science Laboratory 0 0
14.Computer Laboratory 1 0
15.School Clinic 1 0
16.SSG Office 0 0

Due to the increased number of enrollments for the academic year 2022-2023.
Some of the laboratories and ancillary rooms were converted to classrooms. The
science laboratories are used for Grade 11 Mars and Grade 12 Gemini. The multimedia
room is used for Grade 11 Saturn. And the District Supervisor room is used for the
Grade 12 Scorpio. This shows the necessity for more laboratories (science, computer,
etc.) and ancillary rooms (press room, SSG Office, research hub, cultural room, press
room, and GPTA Office) at the school in order to meet the evolving demands of the
students and other school constituents.

Resiliency and Well-being

Students’ Safety

The safety and security of its students is the school’s top priority concern. The
school makes sure that every student is protected from deprivation, exclusion and
vulnerability to threats and risks. Hence, it institutionalizes the Child Protection Policy.
This policy was created by the school’s Committee on Child Protection. A policy-making
body to secure that every student is protected from violence and abuse. Among the
representatives of this committee are coming from Barangay Local Government Unit,
School’s Teacher Association, General Parents Teachers Association and Student-leader
Representatives. By working closely and actively with all of its partners, PagSci is
ensuring that this Child Protection Policy is carefully followed and that the school is
child-friendly.
Moreover, based on the records of the designated Guidance Counselor, there have been
no reported cases of child abuse and violence (physical, verbal, sexual and etc.) among
the students. However, there were a few numbers of students who were given
disciplinary action for misconduct.

Students’ Health
 In terms of children’s health, none of the students enrolled are considered
malnourished. Based on records, only less than 10% of the student’s population
acquired common ailments such as headache, fever, LBM, indigestion, stomach aches,
toothache, dysmenorrhea, cough and hyperacidity during the school year 2022-2023, as
shown in the table below.

Recorded Cases of Common Ailments

(S.Y, 2022-2023
Headache/Fever

LBM

Indigestion

Stomache

Toothache

Dysmenorrhea

Cough

Hyperacidity
0 5 10 15 20 25 30

No. of Cases

It is also noted that in the month of November, there were 2 cases of COVID-19
infection in the Grade 8 level particularly in Grade 8 Chordata and Mollusca. The 2
identified students where place under quarantine, medication, and strict monitoring.
The closed contacts (parents and classmates) were advised for home quarantine. Since,
all students and teachers are fully vaccinated, Covid -19 showed mild symptoms. After
the quarantine period they were all got back to classes.
Basically, the school has implemented interventions in addressing the health
needs of the students. These include allocation of funds from MOOE and donation from
stakeholders during the Brigada Eskwela for medicines and provision of clean and safe
water. Included also as an intervention are the readily available medicines and first aid
kits in each classroom to immediately respond students’ health needs.

LIST OF PRIORITY IMPROVEMENT AREAS

Considering the school’s current situation and the gaps identified during the
stakeholder’s meeting, the following are identified by the school planning team as
priority improvement areas:

1. Access to Digital Materials in all learning areas.

2. Learners’ Mental Health and Psychosocial Programs.
3. Maintaining 0% Drop-out and Failure Rate in all learning areas.
4. Collaboration with LGUs and other stakeholders in identifying barriers to
education.
5. School club for minority groups.
6. School activities/programs relating to Gender and Development and
Child Protection.
7. Partnership with external providers of inclusive education.
8. Student Academic Performance in all learning areas.
9. Students’ Learning and innovation skills Improvement
10. Student’s Information, media and technology skills Enhancement
11. Students’ life and career skills Development
12. School-Based Gender and Development Program
13. Observance of Positive Discipline Measures
14. School Safety and Security Improvement
15. School-Based Disaster Risk and Reduction Management
16. Learners’ Mental Health and Psychosocial Supports
17. School Sanitation and Orderliness
18. Provision of Basic Health and Nutritional Services
19. Student’s Physical and Emotional Development
20. Improving SBM Level of Practice
21. Organization of school records
22. Teacher’s Training and Professional Development Program
23. Provision of office and teachers supplies
24. Repainting of School Buildings
25. Establishing Disaster free school
26. Provision of Test materials to students
27. Conduct Convocation, Graduation, Completion and Recognition Program
28. Construction of Stage and Benches, water tank & pump, drainage
system, additional school canteen
29. Construction of school buildings
30. Construction of Canopy, Waiting Shed, Directories and Signages
31. Installation of Digital school ID system for monitoring of attendance
and tardiness (E-Checker)
32. Acquisition of sound system and monobloc chairs for School Activities
33. Acquisition of additional armchairs for the classroom
34. Acquisition of sport facilities and equipment
35. Acquisition of HE equipment and facilities
36. Acquisition of materials/equipment for GP Program (Strengthening
School GP Program)
37. Acquisition of laptop, computer units, mouse, mousepad, UPS and other
materials for computer laboratory (Acquisition of computer units and
accessories)
38. Repair of Comfort rooms and other its facilities
39. Installation of Sound System in the classroom
40. Acquisition of Math-Scie laboratory equipment and apparatus
equipment and apparatus
41. Acquisition of musical instruments
42. Payment of Mandatory Bills
43. Electricity energy and water conservation
44. Strengthened partnership
45. Conduct of Parent’s and Students’ Orientation/Reproduction of
Students’ handbook