Basic profile of Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School

Arnis class demonstration

School participation to the Barangay Anniversary of Kihan

The main pathway of the school

 

ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

A.   School Name: AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL           
    
B.   DepEd ID Number: 316604

C.   Name of Principal/Teach-in-Charge: JENNIFER S. DELA SIERRA

D. School address: KIHAN, MALAPATAN, SARANGANI PROVINCE

SCHOOL MISSION: 

" Amado M. Quirit Sr. National High School in the midst of a greatly challenged community is dedicated in creating a friendly learning environment where internal and external stakeholders join hands in making it a well-equipped school in the hinterland."
 

Student data for SY 2012 - 2013:
 

Male:108               Age Range: 12 - 26

Female: 156           Age Range: 12 - 21

Type and quantity of books that is currently in its inventory:

Titles	Year Acquired	Source	Quantity	Remarks
API – Pilipinas Isang Sulyap at Pagyakap	2008	DepEd	30	Good Condition
English I – Ventures in Communication TX	2008	DepEd	42	Good Condition
Intermediate Algebra TX	2010	DepEd	67	Good Condition
Geometry TX	2010	DepEd	27	Good Condition
Integrated Science	2012	DepEd	60	Good Condition
Biology	2012	DepEd	60	Good Condition
Chemistry	2012	DepEd	60	Good Condition
Physics	2012	DepEd	30	Good Condition
English II – Ventures in Communication TX	2012	DepEd	60	Good Condition
Various Reading Materials	2012	QUEST	80	Good Condition

Current curriculum:

           School Year 2012-2013 has three(3) curriculum in one. Grade 7 (No longer first year) followed the k-12 education curriculum where subjects are taught from the simplest concepts to more complicated concepts through grade levels in spiral progression. Second Year follows the Revised Secondary Education Curriculum which anchored in the Understanding by Design (UbD) developed by Mc Tighe and Wiggins. It aimed to teach for understanding which should be manifested by the students: students can explain, interpret, apply, have perspective, empathize and have self-knowledge about a given topic. Third Year and Fourth Year follows the Basic Education Curriculum. It is student-centered, community-oriented style of education where Values Education is incorporated into the teaching of other subject areas.
 

            The school intensified its reading program because we believe that the most basic part of learning is the skill in reading. Learning how to learn and not what to learn is what we inculcate in our students.

 

Current Reading Program in Place:
 

                 At the start of the school year, the high school entrants were given an exam both in English and Filipino to determine their reading level. Those who can read well and can comprehend are categorized as Independent Readers. Those who can read but cannot comprehend well are categorized as Instructional Readers while those who can hardly read are categorized as Frustrated Readers.
 

                The Independent Readers were given the task as Mentors for those instructional and frustrated readers and the English and Filipino teachers are their advisers and supervisors of the reading activities. Once a week students were assigned a short story/selection to be read aloud. This oral reading targeted not only to improve the students reading ability but also to boast their confidence to speak in front of the audience .The mentor would then ask some questions to check the comprehension of the reader.
 

                At the end of the school year the learners were given post test to determine whether their reading level increases. Those who did not improved were advised to attend the summer reading camp for 4 weeks.

Photos courtesy of Maam Jennifer S. Dela Sierra.