Eastern Visayas Regional Science High School

Eastern Visayas Regional Science High School
Mataas na Paaralan ng Agham Panrehiyon ng Silangang Visayas

Regional Science High School VIII
Latin: Regionalium Scientia Alta Schola
Motto Scientia Et Virtus
Motto in English
"Knowledge And Virtue"
Established 1994
Type Science High School
Principal Antonio F. Caveiro
Students approx 400 (all levels)
Location Catbalogan City, Samar,  Philippines
8°28′15.6″N 124°40′48″E / 8.471000°N 124.68000°ECoordinates: 8°28′15.6″N 124°40′48″E / 8.471000°N 124.68000°E
Campus San Roque, Catbalogan City, Samar
Language English, Filipino
Colors Blue and White         
Nickname EVRSHS, EVSci, RegSci
Affiliations Department of Education - Division of Samar
Regional Science High School Union

Eastern Visayas Regional Science High School (Filipino: Mataas na Paaralan ng Agham Panrehiyon ng Silangang Visayas) is one of the campuses of the Regional Science High School Union under the supervision of the Bureau of Secondary Education[1] of the Department of Education. It is located at San Roque, Catbalogan City, Samar.

Admission

Students who belong to upper 10% of the Grade 6 graduating class, recommended by their respective principals are qualified to take the entrance exam.

To acquire an entrance examination form, examinees should have:

Students should maintain a grade of 85 for major subjects and 83 in minor subjects. If a student fails to meet this requirement, he or she would be put under probation for the following year. If the student still fails to meet the requirements he or she will be due to disqualification, hence, he or she is to transfer to another school by the end of the school year.

Curriculum

The school is following the new curriculum by the Department of Education, the Enhanced K to 12 Curriculum, as of the school year 2012-2013 and Curricula of English, Science and Mathematics shall be enriched by additional subjects and electives prescribed in DepEd Order no. 49, s. 2003. [2]

Mission and Vision

Mission

The Eastern Visayas Regional Science High School of the Division of Samar is committed to provide quality science education that is equitably accessible to the intellectually gifted science-inclined youth who understand and have internalized the value of scientific knowledge towards the advancement of the country.

Vision

A school which will develop a core of youth who are scientifically-inclined, science oriented and competent whose scientific efforts shall lead the country to progress and development.

References

  1. "List of RSHS in the Philippines". Bureau of Secondary Education, DepEd. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  2. http://www.bse.ph/index.php/component/content/article/34-mandate/160-rshs.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)