Roosevelt College Science High School

Roosevelt College Science High School
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Principal	Luzita L. Alcid
Nickname	RCSHS, Dynamites

Roosevelt College Science High School (RCSHS) is a private, non-sectarian science high school located in the flagship campus of the Roosevelt College System off Sumulong Highway in Cainta, Rizal in the Philippines. Founded in 2002, it is a separate subdivision of high school students with a different uniform, curriculum, schedule, and administration from the regular high school.

Faculty

In Mathematics, Science, English, and Research are handled mostly by faculty members from the College of Education of the University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila University and other prestigious universities in the Philippines.

Research and Experimentation

From freshman year to senior year(K-12: Grade 7-Grade 12), students were taught about research, first from learning about statistical analysis which is mainly taught in second year level to basics of creating the first few chapters of a thesis which is taught in third year and conducting the experiments and applications of the research to the environment.

Curriculum

RCSHS is unique because of its advanced curriculum. The courses prescribed in the Department of Education’s Basic Education Curriculum are taught with more breadth and depth. Aside from these, additional subjects such as Environmental Science, Advanced Biology, Advanced Chemistry, Earth Science, Computer Science, Research, and even Robotics are also offered. Likewise, the Mathematics program also covers topics which are normally tackled by Engineering and Science majors.

Tours

RCSHS has an annual visit from Philippine Science High School to help students in an advance learning in the field of Mathematics, Science and Technology. Field Trips in RCSHS are guided by Outbound Education to let students see the wonderful places here in the Philippines and teach students to be an environmental friendly at all cost.

Competitions

Science Quest

RCSHS competes annually in Regional Science Quest and National Science Quest where most students win.

Buwan ng Wika Celebration

It is an annual celebration in RCSHS to have a competition in Sabayang Pagbigkas where each year level are required to compete as a batch and it is a part of the Project Grade in the subject Filipino.

English Week Celebration

Every December, students are preparing for the Play Festival where instead students are just going to portray a certain literature students are required to make their own scripts to showcase creativity and talents in producing a play as part of the English project grade.

Christmas Celebration

Every December, students are required to make a facade based on the year's Christmas theme. Students showcase their creativity and talents in producing a facade as part of the Filipino project grade.

Science, Math, and Computer week Celebration

Every February, students are preparing to showcase their Science, Math, or Computer Science projects. Grade 7 students exhibit their Science Magic projects, Grade 8 students exhibit their Goldberg Machines, Grade 9 students exhibit their computer games while the Fourth year students exhibit their Research Projects. During this event, visitors are encouraged to come to RCSHS to witness the students' exhibits. At the end of the celebration, projects are awarded based on the judges' grade and the votes from the viewers.

Universities Passing Rate

De La Salle University

School Year	No. of Examiners	Passers Percentage
2013-2014	4	100%

University of the Philippines

School Year	No. of Examiners	Passers Percentage
2014-2015	15	33%

Ateneo de Manila University

School Year	No. of Examiners	Passers Percentage
2014-2015	5	60%

University of Santo Tomas

School Year	No. of Examiners	Passers Percentage
2014-2015	15	47%

Science high schools in the Philippines

Philippine Science High School System	Main Ilocos Cagayan Valley CAR Central Luzon CALABARZON Bicol Western Visayas Central Visayas Eastern Visayas Central Mindanao Southern Mindanao SOCCSKSARGEN Caraga

Regional Science High School Union	Luzon I II CAR III IV-A IV-B V NCR Visayas VI VII VIII Mindanao IX X XI XII XIII ARMM

Engineering and Science Education Program	NCR Public Science High Schools Caloocan Las Piñas Makati Mandaluyong Manila (Raja Soliman) Manila (Science) Marikina Muntinlupa Parañaque Pasay Pasig Quezon City (Alejandro Roces) Quezon City (Science) Taguig (Rene Cayetano) Taguig (Science) Valenzuela Provincial Public Science High Schools Agusan del Sur Angeles Aurora Baguio (National) Baguio (Pine City) Bais Barotac Nuevo Batanes Batangas Bulacan Cabanatuan Calamba Cagayan Cebu City Digos Dipolog Dumangas, Iloilo Ifugao Kabasalan La Union Lipa Mandaue Masbate City Medellin Minglanilla Misamis Occidental Muñoz Naga City Naga City Negros Occidental Olongapo Puerto Princesa Quezon Rizal San Pablo San Pedro Santa Rosa Siaton Siquijor Tagaytay Tagbilaran Tagum Talisay, Cebu Tandag Tanjay Toledo Tupi Ubay Private Science High Schools Batangas Emilio Aguinaldo College Lorma College Malayan PCU-Union Roosevelt College SLC University of Baguio

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