Quezon City Science High School

Quezon City Science High School (RSHS-NCR)
Address
Golden Acres Rd., cor. Misamis St., Bago Bantay, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines National Capital Region District 1, Division of City Schools - Quezon City , Metro Manila Philippines
Information
Type	Regional Science High School, Public Science High School
Motto	Xientia et Virtus
Established	1967
Founder	Herminigilda Garcia Margate
Principal	Zenaida Panti Sadsad

Quezon City Science High School (QCSHS, or QueSci) is the Science High School for Quezon City, and the Regional Science High School for the National Capital Region (RSHS-NCR), and is located at Golden Acres Rd., cor. Misamis St., Bago Bantay, Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1967, it was appointed as the Regional Science High School for the National Capital Region in 1998.

QCSHS has two school publications: The Electron, and Ang Banyuhay, where QueSci is one of the national leaders and award baggers in competitions. It currently holds the District Press Conference for the 14th consecutive year, and also joins in the Division and Regional Press Conferencees, the Teodoro Valencia Awards, and the YMCA Search for the Young Campus Journalists(2007-2008). The school also sends delegates to the National Schools Press Conference.

Quezon City Science High holds the 2008 Association of Science Eduators of the Philippines (ASEP) National Science Competition Quiz Bee Championships in Physics, won by Ricardo Raphael Julian, Chemistry, won by Nikita P. Bacalzo Jr., and Second Place in Biology, won by Sebastian Maria B. Sagadal, held in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Southern Tagalog Region. It also takes pride of the 16th International Environmental Project Olympiad (INEPO) Gold Medalists, Avril Bries and Howell Henrian Bayona, for their projects in the Production of Ethanol from Pineapple Peelings and Power from Cow Manure through a Microbial Fuel Cell

QCSHS' sections are named after different scientists, namely Avogadro, Becquerel, Curie, Darwin, Edison, Einstein, and Fleming, for Regional Science High School Curriculum, and for the Engineering And Science Education Program Curriculum, Archimedes and Bernoulli. This was adapted only for Batch 2009. For Batch 2012, another section, Galileo, was added, still in the RSHS curriculum.

Admission

Applicants must have at least a grade of 85 in major subjects (Sciences, Math, English) and at least 83 in minor subjects to be able to take the entrance exam. In the first screening, applicants must achieve a score of at least 75%. In order to pass the second screening, an applicant must be in the top 250 of the examinees. The Third, and last, Screening is an interview.

Brief History

Hermingilda Garcia Margate, then Division Science Supervisor, conceived the establishment of a science high school in Quezon City. This idea was announced by Alfredo J. Andal, then City Schools Superintendent in the year 1967. Later, in 1997, the city science high school of Quezon City was designated by the Department of Education - National Capital Region as the Regional Science High School for the National Capital Region.

QueSci celebrated its 40th foundation anniversary last September 17, 2007 and named the Administration Building's lobby, the Margate Hall, dedicated to its foundress, the late Hermingilda G. Margate. Her son, Ryan, was the one who unveiled the new marker for the building.

The new principal is Zenaida P. Sadsad, Ed.D., a former science teacher in the same institute. She implemented additional courses for Second Year, Third Year and Fourth Year namely Advance Biology for Second Year, Speech and Drama or Journalism for Third Year and Linear Algebra, Journalism and Pamamahayag or Technical Writing for the Fourth Year. She also implemented new policies such as the more strict latecomers policy, and a school hour extension for some Curriculum Year Levels to give way for the additional subject areas.

The Principal

The current principal of Quezon City Science High School is Zenaida Panti Sadsad. Sadsad came from Santa Lucia High School, now designated as Principal III of QCSHS. Due to the many changes in school rules and policy that Sadsad has implemented (including the removal of all extracurricular activities), a large number of outcries has been heard from the students, expressed in blogs, text messages, and, most recently, vandalism of school property. Even former teachers are said to move to other schools voluntarily because of these changes and they were all replaced by new teachers. Because of these protests, Sadsad personally talked to the third and fourth year students, and in the course of her speeches, promised to revert most of the changes that she had had carried out. It is under her administration that the alumni was banned from entering school grounds for the second time in QueSci history.

Sadsad replaced the 11-month principal of QCSHS, Proceso T. Lera, who is now appointed at North Fairview High School as Principal IV.

Lera is the successor of another less-than-a-year termer principal, Romulo B. Rocena. Rocena, now principal of Ernesto Rondon High School replaced Betty Cuarte Cavo, now Assistant Division Schools Superintendent. QueSci's first principal is Herminigilda Garcia Margate.

Former Principals are:

Name of Principal	Year
Herminigilda Garcia Margate	1967-1969
Ponciano Salvador	1969-1971
Juanita M. Reyes	1971-1976
Demetrio D. Monis	1976-1983
Norma B. Reyes	1983-1986
Lilia A. Sahagun	1986-1993
Ligliwa F. Caindec	1993-1997
Milagros A. San Juan	1997-2000
Justina A. Farolan	February 2000 - March 2000
Teresita N. Turla(OIC)	July 2000 - May 2001
Josefina Cunanan(OIC)	July 2001 - October 2001
Erico Habijan	October 2001 - July 2002
Betty Cuarte Cavo	November 2002 - March 2006
Romulo B. Rocena	April 2006 - November 2006
Proceso T. Lera	December 2006 - September 2007
Zenaida Panti Sadsad	October 2007-

Facilities

Mathay I Building

This three-story building houses the QueSci's Mathematics Center and Laboratory as well as its school library and e-library which is connected to the international networking. You can also locate the Earth & Environmental Science Laboratory as well as the room for the school's students of the Engineering & Science Education Curriculum. The MAPEH and Filipino department are also located in this building because the canteen had to be transferred to the rooms of the said departments.

QCSHS Science & Technology Building

It is the main building of the school's Science Department. In the first level are the Integrated Science and Biology Laboratories (as well as office/eating/chat/chismis area for the teachers utilizing the laboratory). In the second level are the two airconditioned Computer Laboratories and the Science Center. But this school year (S.Y. 2008 - 2009), 4 sections of the Third year students (Avogadro, Becquerel, Curie, and Einstein) were placed in the laboratories because of the demolition of a part of the Margate Hall.

DOST Building

The Department of Science & Technology's Engineering & Science Education Building, a one-story structure houses the school's Physics and Chemistry laboratories which was funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The building was constructed under then Division Superintendent Aquilina S. Rivas.

Mathay II Hall

A four-story classroom building constructed through the local government of Quezon City under the administration of the former Quezon City Mayor Ismael Mathay Jr. It houses all the sections of Second Year of the Regional Science High School Curriculum and to fourth year both RSHS and Engineering and Science Education Curriculum (ESEP).

Icasiano-Calalay Building

It is located beside the Mathay I Building. It formerly houses Second Year Students, but because a part of Margate Hall is demolished where the Freshmen stays, the Sophomores are transferred to the Third and Fourth Floor of Mathay II Building, while the Freshmen occupies the Icasiano-Calalay Building.

Canteen

It is located at the back of the demolished part of Margate Hall but it is under construction. The Canteen transferred to the Filipino and MAPEH Center located at the back of Mathay II.

School Logo

The school's motto "Scientia et Virtus" is translated as Science and Virtue. The Book and the Torch symbolize intelligence and wisdom. The laurel is for peace. The Atomium represents the Scientians' above-average aptitude in the field of science and mathematics. They enjoin alumni (and university graduates) in competitions designed for high school students.

Curriculum

Regional Science High School Curriculum

Subject Area	Curriculum Year Level 1	Curriculum Year Level 2	Curriculum Year Level 3	Curriculum Year Level 4
Science	Earth and Environmental Science; Natural Science	Basic Biological Science; Advanced Biological Science	Chemistry I (Basic Chemistry); Physics I (Basic Physics);	Chemistry II (Advanced Chemistry); Physics II (Advanced Physics)
Mathematics	Elementary Algebra	Mathematics II-A (Advanced Algebra); Mathematics II-B (Geometry)	Mathematics III (Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry); Analytic Geometry; Advanced Statistics	Calculus with Linear Algebra
English	Grammar, Communication Skills, and Literature	Grammar, Communication Skills, and Afro-Asian Literature	Grammar, Communication Skills, and Asian Literature	Grammar, Communication Skills, and World Literature
Filipino	Filipino I (Ibong Adarna)	Filipino II (Florante at Laura)	Filipino III (Noli Me Tangere)	Filipino IV (El Filibusterismo)
Social Science	Araling Panlipunan I (Philippine History)	Araling Panlipunan II (Asian History)	Araling Panlipunan III (World History)	Araling Panlipunan IV (Economics)
MAPEH	Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health I	Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health II	Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health III	Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health IV
Computer Education	Computer Education I	Computer Education II	No Computer Education [for this curriculum]	No Computer Education [for this curriculum]
Research	Research I (Technical Writing and Basic Statistics)	Research II (Advanced Technical Writing II)	Research II-A (Intermediate Research in Science)	Research II-B (Advanced Research in Science)
Electives	No Electives for this Year Level	Advanced Technical Writing; Biotechnology; Botany; Business Mathematics; Journalism I; Pamamahayag I; Drafting	Speech and Drama; Technical Writing; Journalism II; Pamamahayag II	Creative Writing; Environmental Chemistry; Geology, Meteorology and Astronomy; Linear Algebra; Journalism III; Pamamahayag III, Theater Arts; French II; Humanities; Electricity

Engineering and Science Education Program (ESEP) Curriculum

Subject Area	Curriculum Year Level 1	Curriculum Year Level 2	Curriculum Year Level 3	Curriculum Year Level 4
Science	Integrated Science; Earth and Environmental Science	Biological Science	Chemistry I(Basic Chemistry); Physics I(Basic Physics)	Chemistry II(Advanced Chemistry); Physics II(Advanced Physics)
Mathematics	Elementary Algebra	Intermediate Algebra; Geometry	Advanced Algebra	Mathematics IV
English	Grammar, Communication Skills, and Literature	Grammar, Communication Skills, and Afro-Asian Literature	Grammar, Communication Skills, and Asian Literature	Grammar, Communication Skills, and World Literature
Filipino	Filipino I	Filipino II	Filipino III	Filipino IV
Social Science	Araling Panlipunan I	Araling Panlipunan II	Araling Panlipunan III	Araling Panlipunan IV
Technology and Livelihood Education	TLE I: Computer Education	TLE II: Information and Communications Technology, Agriculture/Fisheries, Civil Technology, Electronics/Electricity	TLE III: Information and Communications Technology, Agriculture/Fisheries, Civil Technology, Electronics/Electricity	TLE IV: Information and Communications Technology, Agriculture/Fisheries, Civil Technology, Digital Electronics(Robotics)/Electricity
MAPEH	Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health I	Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health II	Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health III	Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health IV
Research	Research I-A (Basic Statistics and Technical Writing)	Research II (Engineering for Science and Tech., Basic Statistics in Research)	[no research in curriculum]	Research III (Research in Science)
Values Education	Values Education I	Values Education II	Values Education III	Values Education IV
	Developmental Reading		Biotechnology, Advanced Statistics

Incumbent Department Heads

The following are the incumbent department heads of the Quezon City Science High School (Regional Science High School for NCR):

Department	Chairman
Science	Rosavilla T. Dacquel
English	Nena Sy-Bongon
Mathematics	Isabel C. Cayetano
Filipino	Imelda A. Hilario
ICT	Zenaida G. Damo
MAPEH	Leticia L. Lomibao
Social Studies	Carmen R. Awitan

Trivia

• Scientia's date of birth is September 17, 1967.
• Quesci's very first location was with Judge Juan Luna High School.
• Quesci's next location was in the present site of Quezon City General Hospital.
• The present QCSHS site is around 2.4 hectares.
• Quesci became the Regional Science High School on 1997, by DECS Order No. 58 Series 99 and Republic Act 8496.
• Quesci's past and present sections are Curie, Darwin, Edison and Einstein where Curie was section one. From 1972-1973, Star Apollo, Gemini and Mercury were the sections (proof is the existing bulletin board located at the Mathay II Building. When Quesci increased its population, Pascal and Newton were added. In 1993, as part of DOST's Engineering and Sciences Education Project, Pilot Classes were made (Pilot Class A and B) under the Technology-based Curriculum. In 1996, the two Pilot Sections were renamed Avogadro and Becquerel. Eventually, Avogadro and Becquerel replaced Curie and Darwin as top sections on 2003. Archimedes and Bernoulli were added on Batch 2009. Later on, Galileo was added for batch 2012.
• Leticia L. Lomibao is one of the earliest pioneer teachers who's still in Quesci.
• Reymundo Madriaga joined the faculty on 1968.
• The Oldest existing building of Quesci is the, soon demolished, QCSHS multi-purpose cooperative.
• Boy C. De Guia, one-time showbiz talkshow host and movie reporter was the first QCSHS The Electron School Paper Adviser.
• The alumni who returned to teach in Quesci were Mildred Legaspi (Class of 1974), Mylene Saligumba (Class of 1978) 1984-1987, Jose Ramon Lorenzo (Class of 1979) 1985-present, Rex Arcadio R. San Diego (Class of 1986) 1993-present, Fritzie Sandoval-Eugenio (Class of 1993) 2003-2008, Rosemarie Capaque (Class of 1992) 2003-2005, Juvicel de Guzman (Class of 2000) 2003-2004 and Rommel Madayag (Class of 1989) 2008-present.
• The owner of the Scientian Road is SM City North EDSA or Henry Sy.