By Alma L.
Tingcang
ZAMBOANGA
CITY, June 13 - - Graduating elementary
students who wish to study in the Department of Science and Technology –
Philippine Science High School (DOST-PSHS) system can now avail of the
opportunity to enroll at the first science high school in the Philippines.
DOST
IX is now accepting applications from all qualified graduating elementary
students and has set the deadline on July 13, 2012.
PSHS,
an academic institution under the DOST is the first science high school in the
country which rears students to become scientists and technologists in the
future. It has a curriculum designed to prepare scholars for careers in S &
T.
Performance
in the National Competitive Exam (NCE) to be administered on September 29, 2012
will be the basis in the selection of qualifiers. Any grade 6 or 7 elementary
pupil from a duly recognized school by the Department of Education who meets
the following criteria, is eligible to apply for the PSHS NCE:
1.
Belong
to the upper 10% of the batch (SY 2012-2013) and does not have a grade below 80
as certified by the School Principal. If the applicant does not belong to the
upper 10%, he/she should have a special aptitude in science and math as
evidenced by the report card, with at least a final grade of 85 in Science and
Math and 80 in all other subjects;
2.
Be
a Filipino citizen with no pending application as immigrant to any foreign
country;
3.
Be
born on or after June 1, 1998;
4.
Be
in good health and fit to undergo a rigorous academic program;
5.
Be
of good conduct and behavior; and
6.
Has
not previously taken the PSHS NCE.
PSHS
scholars will be receiving privileges such as: free tuition fee, free loan of
textbooks, and monthly stipend. Uniform,
transportation and living allowances are also provided according to the scholar’s
financial need.
Application
forms are available and may be filed at any of the following: PSHS Campuses,
DOST Regional Offices, or Provincial Science and Technology Centers, or
download them from the PSHS website, www.pshs.edu.ph.
For
more information, visit or call the DOST IX office at Pettit Barracks,
Zamboanga City with telephone numbers (062) 991-1024 and look for Ms. Josephine
B. Nohay. (ALT-PIA9/Zambo Sur)
