Academics
A grade you can work out yourself.
We follow the DepEd curriculum and DepEd's grading order to the letter, and we show our working — so a parent can check any grade on the report card.
Kinder
Learning to love school.
Five mornings a week. Letters and sounds, counting with real things, songs, stories and play that is planned. Progress is described, not graded: the report card says what your child can do.
Subjects
- Reading readiness
- Numbers and shapes
- Science through play
- Music and movement
- Values and good habits
Grades 1 to 6
Reading, reasoning, habits.
One adviser teaches most subjects in Grades 1 to 3; subject teachers take over from Grade 4. Reading is checked every quarter so no child reaches Grade 4 unable to read for meaning.
Subjects
- Filipino
- English
- Mathematics
- Science (from Grade 3)
- Araling Panlipunan
- MAPEH
- EPP (from Grade 4)
- Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao
Grades 7 to 10
Ready for senior high.
Subject teachers in every class, laboratory work weekly, and a TLE course that ends in something made. In Grade 10 the guidance office works through the senior high strand choice with each family.
Subjects
- Filipino
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Araling Panlipunan
- MAPEH
- Technology and Livelihood Education
- Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao
How a grade is made
Three parts, one table, 75 passes.
Under DepEd Order 8, s. 2015, every quarter's grade in Grades 1 to 10 is built from three kinds of work. Each is scored as a percentage of the highest possible score, then weighted by the subject.
| Subject group | Written work | Performance tasks | Quarterly assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Languages, Araling Panlipunan, EsP | 30% | 50% | 20% |
| Mathematics and Science | 40% | 40% | 20% |
| MAPEH, EPP and TLE | 20% | 60% | 20% |
Written work: quizzes and tests. Performance tasks: projects, labs, recitals. Quarterly assessment: the exam.
A worked example — Grade 5 Mathematics
- Written work 68 of 80 = 85.00% × 40% = 34.00
- Performance tasks 81 of 100 = 81.00% × 40% = 32.40
- Quarterly assessment 33 of 50 = 66.00% × 20% = 13.20
- Initial grade 34.00 + 32.40 + 13.20 = 79.60
- Transmuted (the report card) 75 + ⌊(79.60 − 60) ÷ 1.6⌋ = 87
The transmutation table turns an initial grade of 60 into 75 (passing) and 100 into 100. Below 60, the grade is 60 + ⌊initial ÷ 4⌋, so no quarter grade is lower than 60.
Approved before it is shown
A teacher submits a class's grades; the principal approves them. Only then do they reach the report card and the parent portal.
A change leaves a trail
An approved grade is changed only through a written request with a reason, approved by the principal, and the old grade stays on record.
Under 75 is a plan, not a verdict
Remedial sessions start the week a quarter grade falls below 75, and the adviser tells you what they are.