BULACAN PRIVATE SCHOOLS

ASSOCIATION (BulPriSA)
 ACADEMIC CONTESTS
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND RULES
(Revised January 7, 2019)
I. Deliberation Rules
1. All academic contests both in the district and provincial
levels shall use the “deliberation method” in determining the
questions to be asked during the contest proper. The
deliberation committee, composed of the
Quizmaster, Event Chairman and all registered
coaches, shall meet one hour before the contest
for this purpose. Venue of this deliberation must
be far from the contest room to avoid leakage
and other possible irregularities.
2. Only one (1) coach per school participant is allowed to enter the
deliberation room. This room will be closed as soon as the
deliberation has been started. The Event Chairman shall be the
presiding officer / facilitator but, any decision must be a majority
rule. The presiding officer shall give the floor to the Quizmaster for
him / her to read the proposed questions. Appreciation of the
questions shall be done by the Quizmaster.

3. Agreed number of questions shall be

contributed equally by all coaches who are
present in the deliberation.
4. No one is allowed to leave the room while the deliberation is
going on. Likewise, no one is allowed to copy or jot down the
approved questions for obvious reasons. All approved questions
will have to be sealed in a short envelope and signed by the
quizmaster. The sealed envelopes will have to be opened only
during the start of the contest proper.

5. Coaches are strictly prohibited to talk with or

go near their respective contestants during or
after the deliberation / appreciation of the
contribution questions. Coaches are likewise not
allowed to use their mobile phones during the
deliberation.
6. While the deliberation is in progress, registration of the
contestants shall take place. After registration, all contestants
shall be required to stay in the contest room.

7. During the deliberation, the following must be achieved:

a. Decision on the number of contribution questions
based on the number of competing schools.

b. Decision on which questions contributed

will be included in the quiz.
c. Correct spelling of the words must be written on the board. In
case when there are more than one correct spelling of the answer,
coaches will have to agree that all must be considered and given
credit. References must back – up the variation in spelling.

d. Coaches must be able to show the textbooks used as

references which should be written in Filipino authors.

e. The ground rule in academic contests should

be strictly followed in the appreciation of the
contribution questions.
II. Contest Proper Rules:
1. All the academic contestants shall not be in school uniform. The
contestants and the coaches should present their school IDs for
verification to the registration team. During the registration, each
contestant shall be given a number, which should be visibly worn
for identification. Violation of this rule would mean
disqualification.
2. Only the following are allowed inside the
contest room.
a. Contest committee headed by the
event chairman
b. Quizmaster
c. Contestants
3. Coaches, parents and relatives of the contestants are not allowed
to watch the proceedings.
4. The contest shall be closed doors.
5. Each participant should bring his own white board, board eraser
and white board marker for science, spelling, general information
and ballpen for mathematics.
6. No coach is allowed to intimidate either the contestants or the
quizmaster.
7. Any coach who caused the delay of the contest
due to intimidation / unnecessary protest shall be
banned for one year as coach in any academic
event in BULPRISA.
8. The first three placers ( Gold, Silver and Bronze) in the district
meet shall represent the district in the Provincial Meet.
9. A late comer will be allowed to participate in the contest but his
coach will no longer allowed contributing question/s during the
deliberation. He will be only entitled to answer the questions being
given at the time of his arrival.
10. No contestant shall be allowed to write
anything after the official timer had signal the
“end” of the time allotment. First offense violation
of this rule would mean “warning” but a correct
answer will still be counted. Second offense would
mean disqualification of the answer even if it is
right. Third offense would mean disqualification of
the contestant.
11. In breaking the tie, the “knock out” system will be followed
where the first contestant to answer the question correctly will be
declared winner in the particular place being vied for.

III. Ground Rules in Academic Contest

A. SPELLING
1. The contest will be three levels:
a. Level 1 – Grades 1 – 3
b. Level 2 – Grades 4 – 6
c. Level 3 – Junior High School
2. One to two questions shall be contributed by each coach
depending on the number of participants. The coach is allowed to
bring at least five (5) questions but only one to two questions shall
be considered.

3. The contestants will have to print in small letters each word

within 10 seconds.

4. The quizmaster shall read the word twice,

given the part of speech and meaning, use the
word in a sentence and read again.
5. Words for elementary / secondary spelling contest shall come
from the basic English textbooks used in the particular grade / year
level concerned. The question should be written in a half size short
bond paper computerized or type written. The reference or the title
of the book used, author and the date of publication must be
indicated in the contribution questions which the coaches will
submit during the deliberation. English textbooks used as
references should be published within six years prior to the date of
the contest.

6. Spelling words should not include proper

nouns, French words, archaic, slang, colloquial,
scientific terms and highly technical terms.
7. The official timer should signal the “start” and the contestants
shall write their answers on the white board. The same official timer
shall signal the “end” of the time allotted for each question by
means of a call bell and the contestant shall stop writing. They shall
show their answers in front for checking.

8. Every correct answer shall be credited one point.

9. Only duly registered coaches can make any

protest regarding the propriety of any question
and this must be made during the deliberation
before the start of the contest.
10. The event committee or the coaches inside the contest room
are not allowed to talk with and disturb any of the contestants
while the contest is in progress.

11. Protest must be resolved by the Contest Jury before a new

question is given. No protest shall be entertained after the
winners are finally declared or announced except a
disqualification of contestants.

12. The Contest Jury shall be composed of the

Quizmaster, the Event Chairman and all the
coaches except the coaches involved in the
protest.
13. The Contest Jury can seek the advise and / or possible
decision of the Appeals Committee (District officers / Executive
Board) when its members find it difficult to resolve any
particular protest. In resolving any protest, the decision of the
majority of the Contest Jury is required.
B. General Information
1. The contest will be three levels:
a. Level 1 – Grades 1 – 3
b. Level 2 – Grades 4 – 6
c. Level 3 – Junior High School

2. Contestants shall answer every question within

15 seconds for levels 1, 2 and 3.
3. One to two questions shall be contributed by each coach
depending on the number of participants. The coach is allowed to
bring at least five (5) questions but only one to two questions shall
be considered.
4. The rules on spelling and capitalization shall apply in this
contest.
5. Coverage:
Elementary : Civics and Culture,
Philippines History, Geography, Constitution,
Current Events about the Filipinos and events in
the Philippines from June of the present school
year up to the day before the date of the contest.
Source: Basic Textbooks
High School: Asian History, World History, Economics,
Contemporary Issues Civics and Culture, Geography,
Constitution, Current Events about the Filipinos and events in the
Philippines from June of the present school year up to the day
before the date of the contest.
Source: Basic Textbooks
Note: Questions for current events must be
taken from the articles in the front page and
their continuation inside of the standard
Philippine newspapers. All current event
questions must be of national interest.
6. Current Events questions shall be in English while textbook
questions shall be in bilingual. Textbooks used as references should
be published within four years prior to the date of the contest.

7. The contest is divided into two (2) rounds. Round 1 shall be in

multiple choices with four (4) alternative / options to choose from.
“None of these” should not be included in the choices. Round 2 and
clincher round shall be in identification
type and should be taken from the current events
(standard newspapers).
8. The Quizmaster shall read each question twice. The contestant
must write the capital letter of the correct answer on the white
board to avoid confusion. Violation of this would mean
disqualification of the answer even if it is correct.

9. The question should be written in a half size

short bond paper computerized or type written
only. The reference or the title of the book used,
author and the date of publication must be
indicated in the contribution questions which the
coaches will submit during the deliberation.
Questions may be directly lifted from textbooks /
references or reformulated by the coach.
10. The official timer should signal the “start” and the contestants
shall write their answers on the white board. The same official
timer shall signal the “end” of the time allotted for each question
by means of a buzzer or bell and the contestant shall stop writing.
They shall show their answers in front for checking.

11. Every correct answer shall be credited one point.

12. Only duly registered coaches can make any

protest regarding the propriety of any question
and this must be made during the deliberation
before the start of the contest.
13. Other protest relative to the conduct of the contest must be
done only by the registered coaches before a new question is
asked.
14. The event committee or the coaches inside the contest room
are not allowed to talk with and disturb any of the contestants
while the contest is in progress.
15. Protest must be resolved by the Contest Jury before a new
question is given. No protest shall be entertained after the winners
are finally declared or announced except a disqualification of
contestants.
16. The Contest Jury shall be composed of the
Quizmaster, the Event Chairman and all the
coaches except the coaches involved in the
protest.
17. The Contest Jury can seek the advise and / or possible decision
of the Appeals Committee (District Officers / Executive Board)
when its members find it difficult to resolve any particular protest.
In resolving any protest, the decision of the majority of the Contest
Jury is required.
C. MATHEMATICS
1. The contest will be three levels:
a. Level 1 – Grades 1 – 3
b. Level 2 – Grades 4 – 6
c. Level 3 – Junior High School
2.
Level 1 1 step word problem 30 seconds
Level 2 2 step word problem 30 seconds
Level 3 3 step word problem 40 seconds
3. One to two questions shall be contributed by each coach
depending on the number of participants. The coach is allowed to
bring at least five (5) questions but only one to two questions
shall be considered.
4. Coverage:
Elementary: Elementary Mathematics, Four
Fundamental Operations, Mathematical Terms and
Computational skills.
Source: Basic Textbooks
High School: Basic Mathematics,
Algebra, Geometry, Statistics and Trigonometry
(cover to cover).
Source: Basic Textbooks
5. The question will be read twice.

6. The question should be written in a half size short bond paper

computerized or type written only. The reference or the title of the
book used, author and the date of publication must be indicated in
the contribution questions which the coaches will submit during the
deliberation. Questions may be directly lifted from textbooks or
modified / rephrased by the coach. Textbooks used as references
should be published within six years prior to the date of the contest.
7. The official timer shall signal the “start” and the contestants
shall write their answer on the answer sheet. The official timer
shall signal the “end” of the time allotted for each question, by
means by a buzzer or bell and the contestants shall stop writing.
After each question, the duly registered coaches shall go over the
answer sheet of the contestants and check the answers. Caution
should be exercised so as not allow any coach to check the answer
of his / her own contestants.
8. If the contestant fails to write the unit of measure or object/s
being called for, his answer shall be considered wrong. Each
contestant is required to show the solution as a proof that he
actually solved for the answer. The final answer must be encircled
or box.
9. The event committee or the coaches inside the contest room are
not allowed to talk with and disturb any of the contestants while
the contest is in progress.
10. Protest must be resolved by the Contest Jury
before a new question is given. No protest shall
be entertained after the winners are finally
declared or announced except a disqualification
of contestants.
11. The Contest Jury shall be composed of the Quizmaster, the
Event Chairman and all the coaches except the coaches involved
the protest.

12. The Contest Jury can seek the advise and / or possible
decision of the Appeals Committee (District Officers / Executive
Board) when its member find it difficult to resolve any particular
protest. In resolving any protest, the decision of the majority of
the Contest Jury is required.
D. Science
1. The contest will be three levels:
a. Level 1 – Grade 1 – 3
b. Level 2 – Grade 4- 6
c. Level 3 – Junior High School
2. Contestants shall answer every question within 30
seconds and each correct answer shall be credited one
point. One to two questions shall be contributed by
each coach depending on the number of
participants. The coach is allowed to
bring at least five (5) questions but only
one to two questions shall be considered.
3. Question in science must be situational / application type.

4. Coverage:
Elementary:
Science subjects in the elementary

High School:
Science subjects in high school such as
general science, biology, chemistry
and physics (cover to cover).
5. The question should be written in a half size short bond paper
computerized or type written only. The reference or the title of
the book used, author and the date of publication must be
indicated in the contribution questions which the coaches will
submit during the deliberation. Textbooks used as references
should be published within four years prior to the date of the
contest.
6. Each question shall be in multiple choices with four
alternatives / options to choose from. “None of these” should
not be included in the choices. Questions may be directly
lifted from textbooks or modified / rephrased by the coach.
The Quizmaster shall read each question twice. The contestant
must write the capital letter of the correct answer on the white
board to avoid confusion. Violation of this would mean
disqualification of the answer even if it is correct.
7. The official timer shall signal the “start” and the contestant
shall choose and write the letter of the correct answer. The
official timer shall signal the “end” of the time allotted for each
question by means of a buzzer or bell and the contestant shall
stop writing their respective answer. They will have to show
their answer in front for checking.

8. Only duly registered coaches can make any protest

regarding the propriety of any question and
this must be made during the deliberation
before the start of the contest.
 9. Other protests relative to the conduct of the contest must be
done only by the registered coaches before a new question is
asked.

10. The event committee or the coaches inside the contest

room are not allowed to talk with and disturb any of the
contestants while the contest is in progress.
11. Protest must be resolve by the Contest Jury before a
new question is given. No protest shall be.
entertained after the winners are finally
declared or announced except a
disqualification of contestant.
12. The Contest Jury shall be composed of the Quizmaster, the
Event Chairman and all the coaches except the coaches
involved in the protest.

13. The Contest jury can seek the advise and / or possible
decision of the Appeals Committee (District Officers /
Executive Board) when its members find it difficult to resolve
any particular protest. In resolving any protest, the decision of
the majority of the Contest Jury is required.
Thank you!
Everlee Nicolas
0932-333-3425