Davao Oriental Regional Science High School

Public high school in Davao Oriental, Philippines

Davao Oriental Regional Science High School
Location

Government Center, Dahican, Mati City, Davao Oriental 8200 Philippines
Coordinates	6°56′35″N 126°15′28″E / 6.94319°N 126.25773°E / 6.94319; 126.25773
Information
School type	Public Regional Science High School
Established	2009
Principal	Flavia T. Latras
Grades	7 to 12
Enrollment	578
Affiliations	Schools Division of the City of Mati Regional Science High School Union Department of Education

Davao Oriental Regional Science High School (Filipino: Mataas na Paaralan ng Agham Panrehiyon ng Davao Oriental) (School I.D. 304328) is a public science high school supervised by the Department of Education. The school was established on May 28, 2009, through the R.A. No. 9630 as the Regional Science High School for Region XI: Davao Region. It is located in Mati City, Davao Oriental, Philippines. The school is colloquially known as "DORSHS", "RegSci", or simply "RS".

History

Formerly known as Gov. Leopoldo Lopez Memorial Science High School, in 2002, it was designated as the Regional Science High School for Region XI (Davao Region) by virtue of Dep. Ed order no. 48 s. 2002. In 2009, through Republic Act 9630, the school's name was changed to Davao Oriental Regional Science High School.

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:

A final grade of 85% in English, Science and Mathematics
A final grade of 83% in all other learning areas, and
A weighted average of at least 85%.

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.

References

"R.A. No. 9630". Philippine Law Info. 2009-05-13. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
Department of Education Order No. 48, series of 2002 - The Regional Science High Schools for the Reorganized Regions in Mindanao.
Republic Act No. 9630 - An Act Establishing a Science High School in the City of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental to be Known as Davao Oriental Regional Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor.
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