Cordillera Regional Science High School

Cordillera Regional Science High School (abbrev. CRSHS) is a public high school located in the municipality of La Trinidad in the Philippine province of Benguet. It serves as the campus of the Regional Science High School Union system for the Cordillera Administrative Region.

Considered as one of the most prestigious schools in the region, the school was established in November 18 on the Philippine school year 1994-1995.

History

The school is among the eleven Regional Science High Schools established in the country in the school year 1994-1995 by virtue of DECS order No. 69, s. 1993. The science high school is operated and supervised by the Department of Education. It is also dependent on funds provided by the Department of Education and not the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), as it was a popular misconception.

The school opened in the school year 1994-1995 with an enrollment of eighty six first year students. It operated under the Benguet National High School until Republic Act No. 8376 authored by then Congressman Ronald M. Cosalan entitled “An Act Establishing the Cordillera Regional Science High School in La Trinidad, Benguet and Appropriating Funds Therefor” was approved on November 13, 1997.^[1]

From June 1994 to December 1998, the school has been using the Benguet School Teacher's Association (BSTA) building in the barangay hall & warehouse at the Puguis Elementary School site for its classes.

The school was transferred to its present site at Wangal on January 4, 1999.^[2]

School Curriculum

The Cordillera Regional Science High School (CRSHS) implements the curriculum for Regional Science High Schools prescribed by Department of Education, which is different from the 2003 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC). The CRSHS curriculum is enriched with Science, Mathematics and English subjects although Filipino, MAPE and TLE are also included in the curriculum. For Technology Livelihood and Economics (TLE) the only component offered is computer education and it is only given to the first and second year students.

Organization of the curriculum

The Cordillera Regional Science High School curriculum is prescribed by the Dep-Ed central office. The SY 2003-2004 is the first year of implementation of the 2003 Revised Curriculum for Regional Science High Schools. It is being implemented in the First Year level. The old students are left to graduate with the old Regional Science High School Curriculum.

The main differences between the old and new curriculum are the time allotment and elective subjects.

Physical Facilities

Land

The school is located on a 1,732 square meter lot area adjacent to the Dep-Ed-CAR Regional office. The lot was donated by the Provincial government of Benguet through Governor Raul M. Molintas.

Building

There are two (2) Primary buildings, (1) Laboratory Complex and one (1) Extension Building. The two Primary buildings consists of eight (8) classrooms utilized for classes, one (1) science laboratory room (1) computer room, one (1)faculty room, two (2) offices, two (2) female comfort rooms, and two (2) male comfort rooms. In Programs and other events, the 3 classrooms of the first floor of the first building can be merged to form a Multi-Purpose hall. The Laboratory Complex consists of the Physics Laboratory and the Chemistry Laboratory used by the students.

Equipment

Cordillera Regional Science High School is among the few School in CAR that has various school equipment. Aside from the equipment received from other agencies, Dep-Ed CAR, and the Division office of Benguet, it had been receiving a special MOOE fund of 2 million per year from CY 1997 to CY 2002. The amount has been used to purchase Science, Math and English equipment.

Based from the Regional Science High School manual issued by Dep-Ed, the maximum number of students per class is thirty six (36).^[3]

Notes

References

• http://202.91.162.20/cordillera/CRSHS_Website/pages/index.html

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