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 BASIC EDUCATION DIVISION
__________________________________

SENIOR HIGH NORTH

University of San Carlos Talamban Campus

Gov. M. Cuenco Avenue, Nasipit Talamban Cebu City, Philippines

SENIOR HIGH SOUTH

University of San Carlos South Campus

J. Alcantara Street, Sambag I, Cebu City, Philippines

University of San Carlos Downtown Campus

P. Del Rosario Street, Cebu City, Philippines

STUDENT HANDBOOK
First Edition 2020

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Office Directory ……………………………………………………………………………… 7
Message from the Director of Basic Education ............................................................ 8

Part 1. General Information ……………………………………………………………… 9

Article 1. About the School …………………………………………………………………. 9

1.1. History ………………………………………………………………………... 9
1.2. San Carlos Borromeo and the SVD Saints ……………………………… 12
1.3. Society of the Divine Word ………………………………………………… 14
1.4. University Seal ………............................................................................ 15
1.5. Vision and Mission ................................................................................. 15
1.6. Core Values …………………………………………………………………. 16
Article 2. Admission at USC-BED Senior High School ………………………………….. 17
2.1. Admission Requirements …………………………………………………… 17
2.2. Enrollment Procedure ………………………………………………………. 19
2.3. Fees, Payments, and Discounts …………………………………………… 20
2.4. Online Admission and Enrollment …………………………………………. 21
2.5. Student Withdrawal or Transfer ……………………………………………. 21
Article 3. Rights, Responsibilities, and Social Obligations of Students ……................. 22
3.1. Rights …………………………………………………………………………. 22
3.2. Responsibilities ……………………………………………………............... 22
3.3. Social Obligations …………………………………………………………… 23
Article 4. Student Services …………………………………………………………………. 24
4.1. Cafeteria ……………………………………………………………………… 24
4.2. Health and Wellness ………………………………………………………… 24
4.3. Counseling and Development ................................................................. 25
4.4. Spiritual Development ………………………………………………………. 26
4.5. Learning Resources and Services ………………………………………… 26
4.6. Student Affairs ……………………………………………………………….. 29
4.7. Registrar ……………………………………………………………………… 29
4.8. Safety and Security …………………………………………………………. 30

Part 2. Instructional Program …………………………………………………………… 33

Article 5. Academic Program ………………………………………………………………. 33

5.1. Strand Curricula and Subject ………………………………………………. 33
Article 6. Grading System …......................................................................................... 37
6.1. Classroom Assessment and Evaluation …………………………………... 37
6.2. Grade Slip/ Report Card ……………………………………………………. 39
Article 7. Academic Awards ………………………………………………………………… 39
7.1. Academic Honors for the Semester ………………………………………... 40
7.2. Academic Honors for Graduation ………………………………................ 40

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Article 8. Carolinian Exemplar Awards ……………………………………………………. 41
8.1. Saint Arnold Janssen (Scientia) Award ……………………………………. 41
8.2. San Carlos Borromeo (Virtus) Award ……………………………………… 41
8.3. Saint Joseph Freinademetz (Devotio) Award …………………………….. 42
Article 9. Outstanding Performance in Specific Disciplines ……………………………... 43
Article 10. Curricular/Extra/Co-curricular Activities …………………………………….... 47
Article 11. Deliberations ……………………………………………………………………. 49
11.1. End of Semester Deliberation …………………………………………... 49
11.2. Yearend Deliberation ……………………………………………………. 49
11.3. Student Status ………………………………………………………….... 50
11.4. Promotion to Grade 12 …………………………………………………... 50
Article 12. Academic Intervention Program ………………………………………………. 50
12.1. Filipino for Non-Speakers of Filipino …………………………………... 50
12.2. Counseling Referrals ……………………………………………………. 50
12.3. Strand Shifting ……………………………………………………………. 50
Article 13. Online USC Senior High School Classes ……………………………………. 50
Article 14. Carolinian Character Formation and Core Values …………………………… 51

Part 3. Student Engagements …………………………………………………………… 52

Article 15. Nature of Student Engagements ………………………………………………. 52

15.1. Components of Student Engagements ………………………………… 52
15.2. Scope of Student Engagements ………………………………………... 52
15.3. Membership in Fraternities and Sororities in and outside
of the Campus ……………………………………………………………. 53

Part 4. School Discipline …………………………………………………………………. 54

Article 16. Persons in Authority ……………………………………………………………. 54

Article 17. Child Protection Committee …………………………………………………… 55
Article 18. Code of Conduct of Students on & off Campus ……………………………… 56
18.1. Attendance and Tardiness ……………………………………………… 56
18.1.1. Class Attendance ……………………………………………... 56
18.1.2. Tardiness ………………………………………………………. 56
18.1.3. Cutting Classes ………………………………………………... 56
18.1.4. Absences ………………………………………………………. 56
18.1.5. Suspension of Classes ……………………………………….. 58
18.1.6. Attendance and Decorum in Assemblies …………………… 59
18.2. School Attire ……………………………………………………………… 60
18.2.1. Uniform Regulations …………………………………………... 60
18.2.2. Dress Code …………………………………………………….. 63
18.3. General Apperance and Good Grooming ……………………………... 64
18.4. Classroom Discipline ……………………………………………………. 66
18.4.1. Behavior During Class Sessions …………………………….. 66
18.4.2. Leaving the Classroom ……………………………………….. 66
18.4.3. Use of Cellular Phones and other Electronic Gadgets …….. 67
18.5. Off-Limits Regulations …………………………………………………... 67
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 18.6. Conduct in the Corridor and Staircases ............................................. 67
18.7. Curfew ……………………………………………………………………. 68
18.8. Child Protection Policy ....................................................................... 68
18.9. Data Privacy and Social Media .......................................................... 69
18.10. Copyright Policy ………………………………………………………… 71
18.11. Cybercrime Policy………………………………………………………. 71
18.12. Bullying and Sexual Harassment ……………………………………… 73
18.13. Dangerous Drug Policy ………………………………………………… 74
18.14. Smoke-Free Policy ……………………………………………………... 74
18.15. Conduct outside the Campus ………………………………………….. 75
Article 19. Pregnancy Out of Wedlock …………………………………………………….. 75
Article 20. Table of Offenses and Disciplinary Interventions ……………………………. 75
20.1. Against Security, Safety and Order …………………………………….. 76
20.2. Against Persons ……………………………………............................... 80
20.3. Against Property ………………………………………………………….. 84
20.4. Involving Dishonesty ……………………………………………………... 85
20.5. Against Public and Religious Morals …………………………………… 88
20.6. Related to Uniform and Grooming ……………………………………… 90
Article 21. Guidelines on Due Process …………………………………………………….. 90
21.1. Minor Offense to Less Serious Offense ……………………………….. 90
21.2. Less Serious Offense to Serious Offense ……………………………... 90
21.3. Serious Offense to Very Serious Offense ……………………………... 92

Appendices …………………………………………………………………………………. 93

Parent’s/Student’s Agreement (Student’s Copy) ………………………………………… 93

Parent’s/Student’s Agreement (School’s Copy) …………………….............................. 94
Authorized Signatures (Student’s Copy) …………………………………………………. 95
Authorized Signatures (School’s Copy) …………………………………………………… 96
Student’s Personal Data Sheet (Student’s Copy’s) ……………………………………… 97
Student’s Personal Data Sheet (School’s Copy) …………………………………………. 98
USC-BED SHS Online Admission and Enrollment Procedure …………………………. 99
Guideline for Parents/Legal Guardians ………………………………………………….. 100
Consultation Days …………………………………………………………………….. 100
Appointment …………………………………………………………………………… 100
Apology Letter Format …………………………………………………………………….. 101
Excuse Letter Format ……………………………………………………………………… 102

Saint Arnold Janssen’s Prayer ………………………………………………………… 103

USC Hymn …………………………………………………………………………............ 103

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OFFICE DIRECTORY

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL, SENIOR HIGH NORTH

Fr. Lawrence Bunzel, SVD Building Third Floor
University of San Carlos Talamban Campus
Gov. M. Cuenco Avenue, Nasipit Talamban Cebu City, Philippines
Telephone no. +6332 2300100 Local AVAYA No. 234
E-mail address: [email protected]/ [email protected]

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL, SENIOR HIGH SOUTH

Administration Building, Fourth Floor, Room No. AD408MC
University of San Carlos Downtown Campus
P. Del Rosario Street, Cebu City Philippines
Telephone no. +6332 2300100 Local AVAYA No.548/ 508
E-mail address: [email protected]

Fr, Anthony Buchcik, SVD Building, Ground Floor, Room No. AB103
University of San Carlos South Campus
J. Alcantara Street, Sambag I, Cebu City Philippines
Telephone no. +6332 2300100 Local AVAYA No. 755/ 748
E-mail address: [email protected]

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR

University of San Carlos North Campus
General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City Philippines
Telephone no. +6332 2300100 Local AVAYA No.807
Email address: [email protected]

University of San Carlos South Campus

J. Alcantara Street, Sambag I, Cebu City Philippines
Telephone no. +6332 2300100 Local AVAYA No. 703
Email address: [email protected]

OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS

Fr. Lawrence Bunzel Building Fourth Floor, Room No. 443-B
University of San Carlos Talamban Campus
Gov. M. Cuenco Avenue, Nasipit Talamban
Cebu City, Philippines
Telephone no. +6332 2300100 Local AVAYA No. 229
E-mail address: [email protected]

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 Message
from the
Director
of Basic Education

Dear Students,

Welcome to the University of San Carlos – Senior High School (USC-SHS).

We are happy that you have chosen USC as your learning environment. It is a
Catholic Institution that fosters excellence in academic core processes, and
develops competent, socially responsible life-long learners.

We want your stay in this institution smooth sailing by giving you a Student
Handbook for your guidance and information. It contains information about
the school, its practices, policies, rules, and regulations. You are expected to
become familiar with the contents of the handbook. Treasure this handbook as
a covenant between you and your school. Take advantage therefore of the
opportunities and challenges the University offers.

Welcome and God bless you.

Dr. Antonio E. Batomalaque

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 Part 1. GENERAL INFORMATION

Article 1. About the School

Section 1.1. History

The history of the University of San

1595 Carlos dates back on August 1, when
the Spanish Jesuit Missionaries laid
the foundation of what was later called
Colegio de San Ildefonso in Cebu.
Operating a free primary school for
boys in a good timber house located in
Calle Enrile-Serrano (now M. J.
Cuenco), the school was intended for
Spanish boys. Chinese and Visayan
boys were also admitted.

The operation continued until the

Jesuits were expelled from the
country.
1769

In response to the request of Bishop

Mateo Joaquin Rubio de Arevalo,
King Charles III of Spain issued a
1779 Royal Decree in turning over the
Colegio de San Ildefonso to the
diocese for the purpose of
establishing a seminary. It was
renamed Real Seminario de San
Carlos, named in honor of St.
The Seminario was formally turned Charles Borromeo, the patron of
over to Fr. Jacinto Nepomuceno, the King Charles III.
Cebu Cathedral parish priest of the
Diocese of Cebu.
1783

Following the decision of the Bishop of

1852 Cebu, Msgr. Romualdo Jimeno, the
Dominicans took over as regents. The
school was renamed Seminario
Conciliar de San Carlos.

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 On April 1, the Colegio de San Carlos
1935 was placed under the administration of
the German religious order Societas
Verbi Divini (SVD) that offered College
and Boy’s High School.
The Colegio de San Carlos (CSC)
transferred to its present site along P.
del Rosario Street.
1930

1924 The school was separated from the

seminary although it operated on the
same campus along Calle Martires
Policy changes under the U.S. colonial (now M.J. Cuenco Avenue)
government resulted in the formation
of Colegio de San Carlos on February
18 as a non-stock, non-profit
corporation.
1911

1898 At the outbreak of the Filipino

Revolution against Spain, the school
closed and later re-opened when
American rule began.
Seminario-Colegio de San Carlos
conferred the bachelor’s degree to its
first graduates; among them was 1894
Sergio Osmeña, later the 4th President
of the Republic of the Philippines

The success of the school encouraged

1871 the administration to offer a free
primary school for boys, Escuela de
Hermano under the management of
the Vincentians, Bishop Romualdo
The operation of the Seminario did not Jimeno and a lay brother, Antonio del
prosper. The decline in the number of Rio.
(internos) seminarians and (externos)
non-seminarians made the diocese
seek for a congregation who has a
high reputation for seminary training.
On July 23, the Seminario Conciliar de
San Carlos was formally turned over to
the Vincentian Fathers. 1867

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 World War II broke out in 1941. CSC
buildings were destroyed, and school
operations ceased.
1941

The Colegio was re-opened in June by 1945

Fathers Joseph Jaschik and Ernest
Hoerdemann.
On July 1, the Colegio was granted
university status by the government,
now named, University of San Carlos.
1948

A new campus for boys was opened

along Gen. Maxilom Avenue 1956
(presently, the North Campus).
The University became one of the 11
charter members of the Philippine
Accrediting Association of Schools,
1957 Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU).

Another campus for grade school boys

and girls, for high school girls, and for
teachers-to-be was also inaugurated 1962
on J. Alcantara Street (presently, the
South Campus).
With foresight, the University
administrators opened another
1963 campus in Talamban and became
known as the Technological Center by
1965

The University has passed the difficult

tests of time and its existence today as
the premier university of the south
spells its strength.

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Section 1.2. San Carlos Borromeo and the SVD Saints

1.2.1. St. Charles Borromeo

Charles was the son of Count Gilbert Borromeo and Margaret

Medici, sister of Pope Pius IV. He was born at the family castle of
Arona on Lake Maggiore, Italy on October 2. He received the
clerical tonsure when he was twelve and was sent to the
Benedictine abbey of SS. Gratian and Felinus at Arona for his
education.

In 1559 his uncle was elected Pope Pius IV and the following
year, named him his Secretary of State, and created him a cardinal and administrator of
the see of Milan. He served as Pius' legate on numerous diplomatic missions and in
1562, was instrumental in having Pius reconvene the Council of Trent, which had been
suspended in 1552.

Charles played a leading role in guiding and in fashioning the decrees of the third and
last group of sessions. He refused the headship of the Borromeo family on the death of
Count Frederick Borromeo, was ordained a priest in 1563, and was consecrated bishop
of Milan the same year. Before being allowed to take possession of his see, he oversaw
the catechism, missal, and breviary called for by the Council of Trent. When he finally
did arrive at Trent (which had been without a resident bishop for eighty years) in 1556,
he instituted radical reforms despite great opposition, with such effectiveness that it
became a model see. He put into effect, measures to improve the morals and manners
of the clergy and laity, raised the effectiveness of the diocesan operation, established
seminaries for the education of the clergy.

He founded a society of secular priests, Oblates of St. Ambrose (now Oblates of St.
Charles) in 1578, and was active in preaching, resisting the inroads of Protestantism,
and bringing back lapsed Catholics to the Church. He encountered opposition from many
sources in his efforts to reform people and institutions.

He died at Milan on the night of November 3 and was canonized in 1610. He was one of
the towering figures of the Catholic Reformation, a patron of learning and the arts, and
though he achieved a position of great power, he used it with humility, personal sanctity,
and unselfishness to reform the Church, of the evils and abuses so prevalent among the
clergy and the nobles of the times. His feast day is November 4th.

1.2.2. The SVD Saints

1.2.2.1. St. Arnold Janssen

St. Arnold Janssen (1837-1909) is the founder of the Society of

the Divine Word which now owns and manages the University of
San Carlos. The Society of Divine Word (Societas Verbi Divini),
a missionary congregation of more than 6,000 brothers and
priests spread all over the world, is among the larger religious
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male congregation in the Catholic Church. Unlike St. Charles Borromeo, St. Arnold
Janssen came from a simple family of eleven children in the village of Goch in the
Rhineland, Germany, not far from the Dutch border. Intellectually endowed and keen on
science and theology, he went through the usual formation of a priest.

As a young priest, he became a school teacher of the natural sciences and mathematics
in Bocholt and, as a devotee to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, he was named Diocesan
Director for the Apostleship of Prayer. This devotion likewise inspired him to engage in
media work as a form of missionary activity especially through the circulation of a
devotional magazine, The Little Messenger of the Sacred Heart. St. Arnold Janssen is
what one might call an accidental religious founder, imbued with a vision and forced by
circumstances to undertake the foundation of a missionary congregation out of
obedience to his Bishop, during the difficult days of the Kulturkampf in 1875. He knew
that the whole project would collapse without God’s blessings. From zero, the
congregation grew to its present size like the proverbial mustard seed.

Today, the SVD missionary world is divided into 4 zones: Asia-Pacific (ASPAC), Africa-
Madagascar (AFRAM), America (PANAM) and Europe (EUROPA). In his lifetime, too,
St. Arnold became providentially the founder of two congregations of missionary sisters:
The Sisters of the Holy Spirit (SSpS), fondly called the Blue Sisters, and the
contemplative Sisters of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration (SSpSA), better known
as the Pink Sisters. The first missionaries were sent by the Founder to China and the
last missionaries, he commissioned to the Philippines, setting foot in Abra in 1909, just
before he breathed his last. St. Arnold Janssen is a model not only of a missionary, but
also of a leader or what is now called a manager or corporate executive officer. Definitely,
he was ahead of his time in his use of communication and media; he was truly a holy
and dialogical founder, leader, and father.

1.2.2.2. St. Joseph Freinademetz

St. Joseph Freinademetz (1852-1908) was one of the first two

missionaries sent outside of Germany. In fact, it was his desire
to do mission in China that attracted the young priest to go to
Steyl. Fr. Joseph was born in Oies, a small hamlet in the
Dolomite Alps of northern Italy, in the region known as South
Tyrol which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
While studying theology in the diocesan seminary of Brixen, he
began to think seriously of the foreign missions as a way of life.

As a young priest of only three years, who had already won the hearts of his parishioners,
he asked permission from his Bishop to join the missionary community in Steyl. After
some years of rigorous formation, on 2 March 1879, he received the mission cross and,
together with Fr. Anzer, departed Europe for China. Fr. Joseph Freinademetz was a
missionary par excellence. The years in South Shantung were hard years, marked by
long, arduous journeys, assaults by bandits, and the difficult work of forming the first
Christian communities. He learned the lesson of enculturation the hard way and became
a true model of a Witness to the Word.

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A missionary with a traditional outlook when he first set foot on China, thinking of himself
as imbued with a call to convert a people to his own religion, he soon discovered that
mission was actually a humbling experience of self-conversion. His whole life became
an effort to become a Chinese among Chinese, so much so that his words are still heard
today: “I love China and the Chinese. I want to die among them and be laid to rest among
them.” He is reputed to have expressed the desire “to be a Chinese even in heaven.”
Together with the Founder, Fr. Arnold Janssen, he was beatified by Pope Paul VI on 19
October 1975 and canonized by Pope John Paul II on 5 October 2003.

Section 1.3. Society of the Divine Word (SVD)

The Society of the Divine Word (Societas Verbi Divini) is an

international order of Roman Catholic brothers, priests and with
more than 6,000 members working all over 67 countries in the
world. Members usually live in multicultural communities
reflecting their rich ethnic diversity. It was founded by St. Arnold
Janssen in Steyl, Holland on September 8, 1875.

The Philippines is the last country where SVD missionaries were

sent by St. Arnold. From a pair of missionaries who arrived and
worked in Pilar, Abra on August 15, 1909, its membership flourished tremendously.
Because of this promising sign, more mission stations were given to the SVD through
some bishops’ consent and request. With this rapid expansion, SVD Philippines decided
to divide itself into three territorial provinces in 1981 namely: Northern Province, Central
Province and Southern Province.

Presently, there are about 526 Filipino SVD priests and brothers. Some are engaged in
administration and teaching in leading schools, such as, the Divine Word Colleges in
Luzon (Laoag, Vigan, Bangued, Urdaneta), Divine Word High School in Cagayan, Liceo
del Verbo Divino in Tacloban, and the two Universities in the Visayas - University of San
Carlos in Cebu City and the Holy Name University in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

Faithful to St. Arnold’s vision and mission - to spread the Word of God in mission - the
SVD continues to engage in the formation of its members, other religious and the
diocesan clergy. Formation centers and seminaries are being maintained by SVD
Philippines to address the need to strengthen committed members as well as to prepare
those who will respond to the call of God.

SVD Vocation Centers are located in the following areas: Luzon: Christ the King Mission
Seminary (Quezon City) and Divine Word Formation Center (Urdaneta City,
Pangasinan); Visayas: Brother’s Formation House and SVD Vocation Office for Clerics
and Brothers (Cebu City); and Mindanao: Divine Word Formation Center (Davao City).

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Section 1.4. University Seal

The University seal is the official insignia of the University of San

Carlos. It depicts a shield surrounded on either side by seven laurel
leaves. The laurel leaves stand for excellence, and each one
symbolizes a gift of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding,
counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.

The shield is divided into three parts. On the upper left of the shield
is a globe encircled and topped by a cross. This is the symbol of
the SVD in the world.

On the upper right part of the shield is Magellan’s Cross, which symbolizes Cebu City,
where USC is located.

On the bottom half of the shield is an open book, which symbolizes knowledge,
education, and the Word of God. Above the book are three stars that represent the three
major island groups of the Philippines: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Section 1.5. Vision and Mission

Vision

The University of San Carlos sees:

A WORLD where the darkness of sin and the night of unbelief vanish before the light of
the Word and the Spirit of grace.

A SOCIETY where the citizens are competent, noble in character and community
oriented:

What they know, they apply justly and honestly.

What they do not know, they seek to learn.
What they do not have, they endeavour to acquire.
What they have, they share.

Mission

The University of San Carlos is a Catholic Institution of learning that embodies the
principles of academic discipline of San Carlos Borromeo and the missionary charism
of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD).

We aim to develop competent and socially responsible professionals and lifelong

learners in an environment that fosters excellence in the academic core processes of
teaching-learning, research, and community extension services.

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Our mission is to provide timely, relevant, and transformative academic programs
responsive to the needs of the local, national, and global communities in a rapidly
changing world.

Section 1.6. Core Values

The Core Values of the University given in the By-Laws of the Corporation serve as a
frame of reference for the Code of Ethics for Students and, accordingly, afford them
inspiration in complying with the Duties and Responsibilities below.

The University Core Values are:

Integrity. In their personal and academic lives, students display a behavior congruent
with the values they espouse as members of a Catholic University. They do this through
a) honesty and truthfulness in dealing with administrators, faculty, employees, and other
students; b) the respect afforded the intellectual property rights of others; and c) the
vigilance shown in not compromising the integrity of their own work. As Carolinians, they
value and nurture this integrity in all circumstances of their lives.

Excellence. Students strive to achieve excellence in their academic studies and co-
curricular activities commensurate with their respective gifts and aspirations. In meeting
the standards of the University, they are not complacent about early successes or
discouraged by occasional setbacks. Accordingly, they recognize the truth of Aristotle’s
words: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”

Commitment. Students are actively engaged in the process of their own learning and in
the internalization of the ideals of the University. They demonstrate these through their
sincere interest, hard work, and perseverance in their studies, as well as in the maturity
of their behavior reflecting these ideals.

In both endeavors, they strive to bring honor to the University – the alma mater that
nurtures their young adult Catholic lives.

Social Responsibility. Since the contribution they make to society will be built on the
social responsibility exercised during their formation, students recognize the University
as a community in which to develop sensitivity to the rights and needs of others and to
take effective action in responding to them.

They also learn to be vigilant to social, economic, and political conditions in the real
world: the need of the poor for a voice in society, the divergence of cultures and religions,
and the integrity of creation.

Evangelization. Students aspire to be Witnesses to the Word in their academic and

social lives. Under the guidance of the Administration and the faculty, they endeavor to
internalize the teachings and values of the Catholic Church and the role a Catholic
University plays in the evangelization of peoples and cultures, especially the poor and
the marginalized in the society. Daily they strive to assimilate the Word of God and
exhibit the practice of their faith, including the frequent reception of the Sacraments so
that they may be examples of Christian living in their respective communities.
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Leadership. While respecting authority at the University, students are called to personal
initiative and leadership. We exercise these through commitment to action on the
grounds of concern rather than of personal advantage, on the strength of their
convictions rather than of the desire for popularity. By exercising leadership roles during
their formation, students build a strong sense of Christian identity and confidence in their
personal effectiveness as graduates of a Catholic University.

Article 2. Admission at USC-BED Senior High School

Section 2.1. Admission Requirements

The University of San Carlos-BED Senior High North School welcomes enrollees who
wish to take an academic track in preparation for a tertiary course in the fields of Science.
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). On the other hand, the University
of San Carlos-BED Senior High South School accepts those whose interests are aligned
in the areas of Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM), Humanities, and the
Social Sciences (HUMSS), and Arts and Design (A & D).

The Admission procedure is required, and the applicant must comply with the
requirements set by the Senior High School Office of the Registrar. Applicant’s
information will be collected in various forms along the application processes. The data
collected will be kept confidential in compliance with Data Privacy Act of 2012.

2.1.1. Documentary Requirements

2.1.1.1. New Students and Transferees

❖ Certified true copy of the report card (third grading) or Form 138 with
Learner’s Reference Number (LRN)

❖ Two (2) copies of recent 2 x 2 colored pictures with white background

❖ Original and photocopy of the National Career Admission

Examination (NCAE) test results

❖ Original and photocopy of a Certificate of Good Moral Character

❖ Original and Two (2) Photocopies of Philippine Statistics Authority

(PSA) Birth Certificate

❖ Education Service Contracting (ESC)/Qualified Voucher Recipient

(QVR) Certificate (if applicable)

❖ Testing Fee

For transferees, an assessment of the student’s previous grades will be done.

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 2.1.1.2. For Filipino and international students who did not finish from a regular
junior high school (i.e. schools based abroad and/or international
schools), the minimum requirements are:

❖ Certificate of Completion

❖ Two (2) photocopies per page of foreign or Filipino passport bio-

page and latest admission with valid authorized stay (if the student
enjoys dual citizenship, a Certificate of Recognition as Filipino is
required)

❖ Two (2) photocopies per page of Red Ribbon documents must be

certified by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate in the country of
origin

❖ Family Register of birth certificate authenticated by the Philippine

Embassy/Consulate in the country of origin

Additional requirements:

2.1.1.3. Foreign students who finished from schools in the Philippines

❖ Two (2) photocopies of ACR or I-card for Tourist or Permanent

Resident

❖ Two (2) photocopies of Special Study Permit (SSP)

2.1.1.4. For students who wish to continue their studies from abroad

❖ Consolidated General Application Form (CGAF) for Student Visa

and Special Study Permit (SSP)

❖ Two (2) photocopies per page of international passport bio-page

and latest admission with valid authorized stay

❖ Two (2) photocopies of ACR or I-card for Tourist or Permanent

Resident

❖ Original passport

❖ Processing fees for Bureau of Immigration and other fees

2.1.2. Grade Requirement

Applicants must have a grade of 80 or above in all subjects except for the
following strand grade requirement:

2.1.2.1. Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM): 85 or higher for

English and Mathematics
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 2.1.2.2. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM):

❖ 85 or higher for Science, English, and Math

❖ 86 or above in STEM subtest in NCAE results

Section 2.2. Enrollment Procedure

2.2.1. For applicants who meet the grade requirement, the steps for admission are as
follow:

2.2.1.1. Submit pertinent documents to the SHS Registrar’s Office (North

Campus)
2.2.1.2. Pay the testing fee at the teller
2.2.1.3. Present receipt to the testing office for scheduling of examination

2.2.2. For qualified applicants:

2.2.2.1. Pay a reservation fee that will also serve as downpayment

2.2.2.2. Present receipt of payment and submit pre-enrollment documents to
the Registrar’s Office.

2.2.3. For Incoming Grade 11

Upon enrollment:

2.2.3.1. Submit the Reservation Slip to the Registrar’s Office and secure an
enrollment form
2.2.3.2. Accomplish the enrollment form and proceed to the cashier to pay the
down payment
2.2.3.3. Proceed to Registrar’s Office for assignment of block section

2.2.4. For Transferees and Shiftees:

2.2.4.1. Submit evaluation form (for transferees) or change strand form (for
shiftees)
2.2.4.2. Follow steps 2.2.3.2. & 2.2.3.3. for Incoming Grade 11 students

2.2.5. For Continuing Students:

2.2.5.1. Submit clearance form

2.2.5.2. Follow steps 2.2.3.2. & 2.2.3.3. for Incoming Grade 11 students

2.2.6. For Summer Term Students:

2.2.6.1. Secure a Parents’/Legal Guardian’s Consent to take Summer Classes

Form from the Registrar’s Office
2.2.6.2. Follow Steps 2.2.3.2. and 2.2.3.3. for Transferees, Shiftees and
Continuing Students

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Section 2.3. Fees. Payments, and Discounts

2.3.1. Fees

Matriculation Fees are non-refundable and are charged to the student who
officially enrolled in this University plus:

❖ 10 percent of the whole semester assessment excluding matriculation fee

within the first week of classes
❖ 20 percent of the whole semester assessment excluding matriculation fee
within the second week of classes
❖ 100 percent of the whole semester assessment after the second week of
classes

2.3.2. Payments

2.3.2.1. Students who could not pay their tuition and other fees in full during
enrollment may settle their account on installment basis, provided that:

❖ Down payment is made at the time of enrollment according to the

amount fixed by the University. Information relative to this shall be
duly posted; and
❖ The balance must be paid on a monthly basis or on scheduled
examination dates.

2.3.2.2. Summer Payment Scheme

❖ Tutorial Class

Class size of 1-5 students for lecture class only. Cost composition
of class is to be divided among the number of students enrolled.

❖ Petition Class

Class size of 6-34 students for lecture class; and 1-17 students for
laboratory class. Cost composition of class is to be divided among
the number of students enrolled.

Submission of accomplished tutorial and petition forms is within the

first week of classes.

Note: Please refer to the Internal Audit Office for the cost
composition computation.

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2.3.3. Discounts

2.3.3.1. Discount on tuition fees is given to students who made full payment
before the start of classes. The rates of discount depend on the mode
of payment.

Discount Rate Mode of Payment

5.0 % Cash
3.0 % Any Credit Card
3.5 % Any Debit Card

2.3.3.2. Tuition Fee Discount for Enrolled Siblings

A discount of five percent (5%) only on tuition fees is given to each of

the siblings enrolled during the regular academic year/semester in the
University except Nursery, Prep, and Montessori Academy. This shall
be limited to just four (4) students.

2.3.3.3. The University of San Carlos provides discounts and privileges to

deserving students subject to certain conditions.

Section 2.4. Online Admission and Enrollment

In cases where physical, face-to-face enrollment is impossible (e.g. during a pandemic,

an imposed community quarantine or lockdown, etc.) the procedure of online admission
and enrollment will be followed. Refer to the appendix, page 99.

Section 2.5. Student Withdrawal or Transfer

2.5.1. Enrollment Withdrawal Ruling

A student is deemed officially enrolled after he/she has submitted the appropriate
transfer credentials, made an initial payment of school fees, has been accepted
by the school, and authorized to attend classes in school (Manual of Regulations
for Private Schools, Section 62e, 8th edition 1992).

A student who is enrolled in the University and who decides to completely

discontinue his/her studies for the semester shall follow the procedure:

2.5.1.1. The student wishing to withdraw must obtain a withdrawal form from the
Registrar’s Office in triplicate copy.

2.5.1.2. The student then hand carries the form to the following offices for
appropriate signatures:

❖ Guidance Office
❖ Principal’s Office
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 ❖Posting Billing Clerk
• Registrar’s Office

Once all signatures have been obtained, the student should distribute the
accomplished form to the following offices/persons:

• Registrar’s Office
• Accounting Office
• Parent/Legal Guardian

Article 3. Rights, Responsibilities and Social Obligations of Students

Section 3.1. Rights

The following rights of the Senior High School students are guaranteed by the University:

3.1.1. The right to be recognized as a person with a unique and individual identity to be
fairly treated without any kind of discrimination.

3.1.2. The right to freely examine, exchange and express one’s ideas inside or outside
the classroom within the framework of accepted norms of communication and the
rules of courtesy and decorum set by the institution.

3.1.3. The right to reasonable protection from danger to one’s life and property while on
campus and in duly approved supervised off-campus activities.

3.1.4. The right to learn in an atmosphere conducive to learning by having access to

quality facilities and resources that support intellectual, emotional, and social
development.

3.1.5. The right to express redress and grievance over the conference table through the
proper channels of communication in the spirit of community.

3.1.6. The right to be informed of charges and accusations against one’s self and to
have fair hearing.

3.1.7. The right to be informed of the policies, rules and regulations established and
implemented by the school and to enjoy equal protection thereof.

Section 3.2. Responsibilities

A Senior High School student is obliged to maintain the following duties and
responsibilities, which are commensurate with his/her rights:

3.2.1. To respect the inherent human dignity, worth, individuality and rights of all the
other members of the school community.

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3.2.2. To be respectful in hearing other’s ideas and be responsible and accountable in
expressing ones own.

3.2.3. To honestly inform parents regarding school activities and be responsible

towards themselves and their belongings inside and outside the campus.

3.2.4. To preserve school property by exercising care in using them.

3.2.5. To develop and maintain his/her best possible level of academic, emotional, and
social development by availing of the quality resources provided by the school.

3.2.6. To be responsible in prudently expressing redress and grievances through proper

channels of communication and not through social media.

3.2.7. To uphold the integrity, the good name, and the ideals of the University.

3.2.8. To develop and undertake social commitment if he/she is to assume some

responsibilities to and for the school and society.

3.2.9. To know and abide by all policies, rules, and regulations of the school at all times.

Section 3.3. Social Obligations

In immersing themselves in community-related activities, the Senior High School

students must bear in mind that they represent the institution’s interest and involvement
in establishing rapport with and support of community members. For these purposes,
the students are encouraged to:

3.3.1. Participate in community services and extracurricular activities by making active

use of the knowledge and skills they have gained at the University.

3.3.2. Support activities of other sectors, such as the civil society, government, and
parochial and religious organizations, in measures possible.

3.3.3. Behave responsibly in the use of communication and information technology,

especially when engaging in any action that may impact on the privacy, dignity,
and/or rights of institutions, groups, or individuals, including themselves.

3.3.4. Conduct themselves properly while engaging in off-campus activities. Senior

High School students should bear in mind that any of their off-campus activities
should not directly or indirectly tarnish the name of the school, especially in
reference to the values and the principles it stands for. Senior High School
students officially representing the University or any of its recognized or official
sectors or units in activities involving external groups must obtain official approval
from a person of authority or from the concerned office.

3.3.5. Refrain from involving the University in their own personal financial dealings;
conduct themselves at all times in such a way as not to cast aspersion or bring
dishonor to the University or tarnish its good name and reputation. In this regard,
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 Senior High School students should understand that the University has the right
and authority to regulate their conduct and activities on or off campus, when these
conduct and activities affect the order, good name, and welfare of the University
or have direct and immediate effect on the discipline or general welfare of the
school.

Article 4. Student Services

Section 4.1. Cafeteria

The University of San Carlos observes the Policy and Guidelines on Healthy Food and
Beverage Choices in schools for the promotion and development of healthy eating habits
among the youth and employees by making available healthy, nutritious, and affordable
menu choices, and for setting food standards.

The University cafeterias are to be shared by all members of the Carolinian community.
It is important that proper use and care must be observed. Students are encouraged to
place used utensils in designated receptacles or return them to the concessionaires and
prepare the tables and chairs for the next users. Trash should be properly segregated
and disposed of. All are also asked to observe courtesy towards the canteen personnel.

Section 4.2. Health and Wellness

Students can avail of the following health services:

4.2.1. Medical

4.2.1.1. Medical examinations

4.2.1.2. First Aid for Emergency Cases
4.2.1.3. Medical Consultation and Treatment
4.2.1.4. Issuance of medical certificates/ excuse slips (if seen/examined by the
school physician)
4.2.1.5. Infirmary beds for rest of sick students
4.2.1.6. Free medicines for common diseases
4.2.1.7. Referrals (for certain cases which need the service of a specialist and
certain procedures or facilities which are not available in the University)
4.2.1.8. Counseling and Guidance (Nutrition Education, AIDS Prevention and
Education, Drug Education)
4.2.1.9. Health Education Programs
4.2.1.10. Letter of Authorization (LOA) to students who sustained accident injuries
with the approval of the Vice-President for Finance

4.2.2. Dental

4.2.2.1. Dental examinations

4.2.2.2. Emergency Dental Treatment and Consultation
4.2.2.3. Prophylaxis (cleaning) every semester

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 4.2.2.4. Temporary and permanent filling
4.2.2.5. Tooth extraction
4.2.2.6. Referrals (for impacted tooth, third molar tooth)
4.2.2.7. Free medicine (pain and haemostatic)
4.2.2.8. Oral Hygiene Education

Section 4.3. Counseling and Development

The Counseling and Development Center (CDC) shares in the realization of the USC
Vision-Mission by providing opportunities for personal growth of the University
community. It is committed to facilitate the personal development of its clients. This
commitment is realized through the various services and expertise made available to the
clients in the appropriate atmosphere.

It is staffed with full-time Counselors and Secretaries assigned in the four campuses of
the University. Services of experts who act as consultants are availed of. A group of
specially trained students known as Peer Facilitators assists the counselors in the
implementation of the Guidance Program. Psychology majors undergoing Guidance
Internships are also available to give support to students in their needs.

4.3.1. Individual Guidance Services

4.3.1.1. Counseling: resolution or creative management of intrapersonal and/or

interpersonal concerns and difficulties through individual or group
counseling
4.3.1.2. Career and Vocational Counseling
4.3.1.3. Family Counseling
4.3.1.4. Academic follow-up
4.3.1.5. Client Appraisal: interviews and psychological test interpretation
4.3.1.6. Information service

4.3.2. Group Guidance Services

4.3.2.1. Assertiveness Training

4.3.2.2. Career Orientation
4.3.2.3. Conflict Management
4.3.2.4. Decision Making
4.3.2.5. Effective Communication
4.3.2.6. Human Relations
4.3.2.7. Job Preparation
4.3.2.8. Leadership
4.3.2.9. Problem Solving
4.3.2.10. Relationship Enhancement
4.3.2.11. Self-Management
4.3.2.12. Study Habits and Attitudes Improvement
4.3.2.13. Time Management
4.3.2.14. Values Clarification
4.3.2.15. Other program as requested by clients

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Section 4.4. Spiritual Development

The Campus Ministry (CM) of the University of San Carlos is an apostolate of service
that seeks and serves to form and produce truly evangelized members of the Carolinian
community outside classroom settings, thus complementing the curricular Religious
Education Program of the University in Senior High School, through the following:
liturgical and sacramental celebrations, spiritual exercises, biblical formation, social
apostolate, and missionary participation. The University Campus Ministry envisions a
Christian community in the University empowered by the Word and living out the Gospel
values in the light of the Trinitarian Spirituality and oriented to service in the local Church.

The USC CM is the hallmark of USC’s catholicity providing the venue and atmosphere
for every member to have an experience of God through prayers, liturgy, celebration of
the sacraments, retreats, recollections, and social involvement. Likewise, USC CM
spearheads in making the SVD identity and its spirituality known and lived by the
members of the community, working primarily in the formation of small communities,
empowerment of the Word, enhancement of missionary spirit and promotion of SVD
vocations.

Section 4.5. Learning Resources and Services

As an information resource center, the USC Library System provides information,

resources, and services responsive to the curricular and research needs of all sectors.
It supports the goal-oriented thrusts of the University of San Carlos. Spread out on four
campuses are fifteen (15) libraries, seven (7) Audio Visual Centers, central acquisitions,
and cataloging units supervised by professional and PRC licenced librarians.

4.5.1. Senior High School Library Location and Hours of Services

4.5.1.1. South Campus, J. Alcantara Street

❖ Basic Education High School Library, 2nd Floor, Stephen Szmutko

Wing

4.5.1.2. Talamban Campus, Gov. Cuenco Ave., Nasipit, Talamban

❖ Josef Baumgartner Learning Resource Center

Hourse of Services: 07:30 A.M. – 07:30 P.M.

4.5.2. Library Users

The following are authorized clients of the USC Libraries:

4.5.2.1. All bonafide students of USC with validated school identification cards
(I.D.)

4.5.2.2. USC Alumni bearing the appropriate alumni identification card

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4.5.3. Library Services

The librarians of the different libraries offer to the users proactive services.

4.5.3.1. Circulation

❖ Book Borrowing

4.5.3.2. Current Awareness Service

4.5.3.3. Information Literacy
4.5.3.4. Inter-Library Loan, Referrals
4.5.3.5. Reading Advisory Guidance
4.5.3.6. Reference and Information Services
4.5.3.7. Storytelling and Book Talk

4.5.4. Library Facilities

The Josef Baumgartner Learning Resource Center (LRC) serves as a one-stop

information hub that responds to the demands of the users for valuable
information. Each of the libraries within the LRC has a reading area. Lounge
areas are segregated and are specifically for newpaper, and magazine readers.
Microforms, microfilm, and microfiche are available at the Serials Library. The
library has the Knowledge Navigation Center (KNC) that allows the customers to
discover and explore CD Stations, the internet, digital resources, and other
applications; and to access the proper resources and subject specialists. Each
Library is provided with Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). Audio-Visual
Halls are air-conditioned and are provided with good acoustics and up-to date
equipment for user comfort.

4.5.5. Audio Visual (AV) Centers

4.5.6. General Rules for Library Use

4.5.6.1. Silence should be observed.

4.5.6.2. Eating, smoking, and sleeping are prohibited.

4.5.6.3. Books in the reading area should not be returned to their shelves but left
on the tables (to avoid their being misplaced). Exception: Individual
volumes belonging to a set, such as encyclopedias, should be returned
to their proper places.

4.5.6.4. Students have unrestricted access to thousands of volumes for

reference and browsing. They may also request stack service for books
which they cannot find.

4.5.6.5. A properly validated USC SHS ID must be presented at the various

counters wherever a library material is needed. This SHS ID card is non-
transferable.
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 4.5.6.6. The USC SHS ID will be confiscated from a SHS student who fails to
observe library regulations and procedures and shall be referred to the
Principal and to the SHS Office of Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

4.5.7. Control Procedures

4.5.7.1. USC SHS library clients should wear their USC SHS ID upon entry and
all throughout their stay in the library.

4.5.7.2. Upon leaving the library, USC SHS users are required to pass through
the correct exit security portal.

4.5.8. Rules of Borrowing Materials

4.5.8.1. Reserved books are issued for an hour for use within the library
or for photocopying. Overnight use for selected titles is allowed.

4.5.9. Fines and Other Penalties

4.5.9.1. For overdue books, the following fines are imposed:

❖ Reference books and Browsng books: PhP 5.00 per book excluding
Sundays and holidays.
❖ Reserved books: PhP 2.00 for the first hour, PhP 1.00 for the
succeeding hours. PhP 10.00 for each full day including Sundays
and holidays if these are service days.

The library reserves the right to change rate of fines without prior notice.

4.5.9.2. When a book is lost, the borrower should report the lost book
immediately to the librarian. Otherwise, the book becomes overdue and
the borrower will pay the overdue fines incurred until the day the lost
book is reported, in addition to paying for the current replacement cost
of the book.

4.5.9.3. Stealing and mutilating books are serious offenses incurring disciplinary
actions and fines.

❖ For theft, a fine of PhP 1,000 will be imposed in addition to the

current cost of acquiring a replacement.
❖ For the mutilation, a fine of PhP 500 plus the current cost of acquiring
a replacement.

4.5.10. General Rules for Audio-Visual (AV) Use

4.5.10.1. Eating, smoking, and sleeping are not allowed in any AV

Hall/Room.

4.5.10.2. Setting of cell phones on silent mode must be followed.

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 4.5.10.3. Using of pointed objects that can damage the stage, walls,
chairs, and backdrop is not permitted in the AV Halls/Rooms.

4.5.10.4. Resting one’s feet on the backrest of the chairs is prohibited.

4.5.10.5. Damaging any facilities of the AV Hall/Room is subject to

charges against the organizing group/users. This incident will
be reported to the Principal and SHS Office of Student Affairs
for Disciplinary Action.

4.5.10.6. Cleaning the hall after use is the responsibility of the

organizer/s or user/s.

4.5.10.7. Bringing of personal equiptment such as laptop, LCD, lapel

microphones, lights, etc. should be referred to the AV
coordinator/AV services librarian/AV technician for guidelines
in its appropriate use and for charges, if any.

4.5.10.8. Vandalism or any damages done intentionally or maliciously on

any part of the AV Hall/Room will be reported to the Principal
and SHS Office of Student Affairs for Disciplinary Action.

Section 4.6. Student Affairs

4.6.1. Student Discipline

The office seeks to uphold the University’s and student’s mutual interests by
implementing established regulations related to appropriate behavior expected of
a SHS student studying in a Catholic University. Hence, the emphasis on all the
programs and interventions on appropriate behavior is intended to prevent, if not,
deter any misbehavior to ensure upright living.

Specifically, this office:

4.6.1.1. accepts filling of grievances and complaints and sending notices of

summons to both compainants and respondents.
4.6.1.2. conducts preliminary investigations on minor and major violations of
USC SHS policies.
4.6.1.3. coordinates with the Guidance Center for counseling referrals.
4.6.1.4. facilitates issuance of Certificate of Good Moral Character.
4.6.1.5. facilitates issuance of temporary permits and gate passes.

Section 4.7. Registrar

4.7.1. Primary functions

4.7.1.1. students’ admission, enrollment, transfer, and graduation.

4.7.1.2. updating and safekeeping of students’ records in strict confidentiality
and maintaining other records such as government recognition and
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 approved curriculum of academic programs, list of graduates, and
promotional reports (form 138).
4.7.1.3. processing of Qualified Voucher Program recipients

4.7.2. Sections

4.7.2.1. Records

The record section issues transfer credentials, transcript of records

(TOR), diplomas, and certifications of academic documents for various
purposes.

4.7.2.2. Evaluation

The evaluation section evaluates the academic performance of SHS

students to determine year-level and credits earned for the purpose of
graduation and sees to it that DepEd’s and the University’s SHS
curricular policies are enforced and properly complied with.

4.7.2.3. System Support

The system support section handles tasks related to enrollment like

change of curriculum (strand shiftees), change of grades, printing of
form 138, enrollment data, and other structured data. It also encodes
enrollees in petition and tutorial classes.

Section 4.8. Safety and Security

The Senior High School experience is geared toward the holistic development of the
student, thus relevant in and off-campus activities are implemented to supplement and
enhance classroom-based theories and concepts with immersive activity-based learning
experiences. In the management of all activities, the University takes into serious
consideration the safety and security of all participants.

4.8.1. Safety

4.8.1.1. In and Off Campus Activities

❖ All administrative and teacher-required in and out campus activities

should be supervised. If the required student activity is scheduled on
a non-class day, the teacher is required to write a letter addressed
to the Principal for approval and noted by the SHS Office of Student
Affairs for campus entry permit. The parent’s and/or legal guardian’s
permit is required.

❖ Students shall be allowed to enter the school campus and join the
supervised class activity upon presentation of the permit duly signed
by parents and/or legal guardians.

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 ❖ The activity will only start in the presence of the teacher-in-charge.

❖ Buddy System is to be implemented. All student-participants in an

off-campus activity are assigned a buddy except when only one
learner is travelling with the concerned teacher. This is to ensure that
someone is looking after one another and that no one gets left
behind.

❖ Students should be made aware of how to access the medical kit

whenever necessary.

❖ In case of emergency, student participant/s should abide by the

protocols of the principles of emergency and evacuation as per
School Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Manual.

❖ Students are required to consume healthy food and beverages

during the entire trip pursuant to DepEd order No. 13, s. 2017.

❖ Students should inform the concerned teacher of their present

medical condition (allergies and other pertinent health information,
e.g. pre-existing conditions, dietary restrictions, prescription
medications) prior to the trip. If necessary, medical clearance is
required.

❖ Each student is required to give emergency contact details to the

concerned teacher.

4.8.2. Security

4.8.2.1. Campus Entry and Exit

❖ Students

• Campus entry requires an official USC SHS ID card to be tapped

and/or presented to the security personnel. This includes all SHS
students in self-driven, drop and pick-up vehicles and taxicabs/
Transport Networking Services (TNS).

• The official USC SHS ID card is an important element of the

school’s official uniform. It helps the school’s security personnel to
maintain security and order. The student is required to wear it at
all times inside the campus with the prescribed USC lanyard.

• If a student’s official USC SHS ID card is confiscated because of

an offense committed, was misplaced, and/or lost, he/she will
secure a Temporary Pass and/or an ID replacement form from the
SHS Office of Student Affairs. This slip will be used by the student
in lieu of the confiscated, misplaced, or lost ID card.

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 • Students may be exempted from wearing the school uniform
provided they secure a uniform exemption pass from SHS OSA to
be obtained a day before seeking entry on campus.

❖ Private Vehicles

• All vehicles are subject to inspection by the security personnel

upon entry and exit in all USC campuses.

• A student applicant is entitled to one (1) sticker privilege only.

However, those applicants with special concerns may be issued
an additional sticker after being evaluated by the Head of the
Security Office.

• USC Motor Vehicle Pass Sticker (MVPS) holders are expected to

follow the guidelines stipulated in the application form, uphold the
rules and regulations of the University, and observe traffic rules.

• Taxicabs/Transport Networking Services (TNS) hired by students

may be allowed entry to the Talamban Campus only. However,
USC guidelines and traffic rules must be observed.

• In the Downtown, South, North, and Montessori Campuses,

taxicabs/TNS are not allowed entry

• Student MVPS are issued only for the Talamban Campus.

• The university shall not be held liable for any loss or damage to the
vehicle or its contents while on campus.

❖ Sundays and Holidays

Any student who wishes to enter the school must present his/her
Campus Entry Request Form and other permits such as Classroom
Utilization Form and Facilities Utilization Form to the Security Guard.

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 Part 2. Instructional Program

Each Senior High School student of the University is expected to act as a mature and
responsible Carolinian Christian learner. Thus, students share with their teachers and
academic heads the responsibility of maintaining a suitable environment conducive to
their own learning. Students perform their part in this shared responsibility by:

1. developing the desire for learning.

2. actively taking part in learning activities in and out of the classroom.
3. exerting every effort to relate what they learn in the classroom to the real world.
4. thriving to perform with excellence in all their academic requirements, co-curricular,
and extra-curricular tasks, and
5. assuming full responsibility for their own learning including accountability for
6. consequences of their failure or negligence to school related tasks.

Article 5. Academic Program

Section 5.1. Strand Curricula and Subjects

Schedule of some subject offerings per semester may vary for a grade level.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Grade 11
First Semester Second Semester
Carolinian Character Formation 1 0.0 Carolinian Character Formation 2 0.0
General Chemistry 1 (Lecture) 3.0 General Chemistry 2 (Lecture) 3.0
General Chemistry 1 (Laboratory) 1.0 General Chemistry 2 (Laboratory) 1.0
Oral Communication in Context 3.0 Reading and Writing Skills 3.0
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at 3.0 Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction 3.0
Kulturang Filipino
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and 3.0 Pagbasa at Pagsusuri sa Iba’t Ibang Uri ng 3.0
the World Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik
General Mathematics 3.0 Basic Calculus 3.0
Pre-Calculus 3.0 Personal Development 3.0
Physical Education and Health 1 1.0 Physical Education and Health 2 1.0
Introduction to Philosophy of the Human 3.0 New Testament: Jesus, The Fullness of God’s 3.0
Person Revelation
Old Testament: Human Response to God’s 3.0 Research in Daily Life 1 3.0
Revelation
Earth and Life Science 3.0 Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 3.0
Statistics and Probability 3.0
Total Units: 29.0 32.0

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 Grade 12
First Semester Second Semester
Carolinian Character Formation 3 0.0 Carolinian Character Formation 4 0.0
General Biology 1 (Lecture) 3.0 General Biology 2 (Lecture) 3.0
General Biology 1 (Laboratory) 1.0 General Biology 2 (Laboratory) 1.0
Expert Infusion Program (STEM) 3.0 Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions 3.0
Elective 1 (Chem 03, CFP 01, Engg 01, Math 3.0 Entrepreneurship 3.0
04)
English for Academic and Professional 3.0 Media and Information Literacy 3.0
Purposes (Engl 015)
Physical Education and Health 3 1.0 Physical Education and Health 4 1.0
General Physics 1 (Lecture) 3.0 General Physics 2 (Lecture) 3.0
General Physics 1 (Laboratory) 1.0 General Physics 2 (Laboratory) 1.0
The Church: Christian Community in Worship 3.0 The Word: Witness to the Word 3.0
Research in Daily Life 2 3.0 Research Project for STEM 3.0
Empowerment Technologies (E-Tech): ICT for 3.0
Professional Tracks
Total Units: 27.0 24.0

University Enhanced Subject Specialized Subject Core Subject Contextualized Subject

Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM)

Grade 11
First Semester Second Semester
Business Math 3.0 Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and 3.0
Management 1
Carolinian Character Formation 1 0.0 Carolinian Character Formation 2 0.0
Oral Communication in Context 3.0 Reading and Writing Skills 3.0
English for Academic and Professional 3.0 Pagbasa at Pagsusuri sa Iba’t Ibang Uri ng 3.0
Purposes Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at 3.0 Principles of Marketing 3.0
Kulturang Filipino
General Mathematics 3.0 Physical Education and Health 2 1.0
Organization Management 3.0 New Testament: Jesus, The Fullness of God’s 3.0
Revelation
Physical Education and Health 1 1.0 Research in Daily Life 1 3.0
Introduction to Philosophy of the Human 3.0 Earth and Life Science 3.0
Person
Old Testament: Human Response to God’s 3.0 Statistics and Probability 3.0
Revelation
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 3.0 Empowerment Technologies (E-Tech): ICT for 3.0
Professional Tracks
Total Units: 28.0 28.0

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 Grade 12
First Semester Second Semester
Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and 3.0 Business Enterprise Simulation 3.0
Management 2
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility 3.0 Carolinian Character Formation 4 0.0
Carolinian Character Formation 3 0.0 Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions 3.0
Applied Micro-Economics 3.0 Applied Macro-Economics 3.0
Entrepreneurship 3.0 Business Finance 3.0
Media and Information Literacy 3.0 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and 3.0
the World
Personality Development 3.0 Physical Education and Health 4 1.0
Physical Education and Health 3 1.0 The World: Witness to the Word 3.0
The Church: Christian Community in Worship 3.0 Research Project 3.0
Research in Daily Life 2 3.0 Electives
Physical Science 3.0 Bookkeeping 3.0
Events Management and Salesmanship 3.0
Office Management 3.0
Total Units: 28.0 25.0

University Enhanced Subject Specialized Subject Core Subject Contextualized Subject

Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)

Grade 11
First Semester Second Semester
Carolinian Character Formation 1 0.0 Carolinian Character Formation 2 0.0
Oral Communication in Context 3.0 Reading and Writing Skills 3.0
English for Academic and Professional 3.0 Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region 3.0
Purposes
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at 3.0 Pagbasa at Pagsusuri sa Iba’t Ibang Uri ng 3.0
Kulturang Filipino Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and 3.0 Physical Education and Health 2
the World 1.0
General Mathematics 3.0 New Testament: Jesus, The Fullness of God’s 3.0
Revelation
Personal Development 3.0 Research in Daily Life 1 3.0
Physical Education and Health 1 1.0 Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences 3.0
Introduction to Philosophy of the Human 3.0 Statistics and Probability 3.0
Person
Old Testament: Human Response to God’s 3.0 Empowerment Technologies (E-Tech): ICT for 3.0
Revelation Professional Tracks
Earth and Life Science 3.0 Introduction to World Religions and Belief 3.0
Systems
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 3.0
Total Units: 31.0 28.0

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 Grade 12
First Semester Second Semester
Carolinian Character Formation 3 0.0 Culminating Activity 3.0
Creative Writing 3.0 Carolinian Character Formation 4 0.0
Entrepreneurship 3.0 Community Engagement, Solidarity and 3.0
Citizenship
Filipino sa Piling Larangan 3.0 Creative Nonfiction: Literary Essay 3.0
Media and Information Literacy 3.0 Physical Education and Health 4 1.0
Physical Education and Health 3 1.0 Philippine Politics and Governance 3.0
The Church: Christian Community in Worship 3.0 Introduction to General Psychology 3.0
Research in Daily Life 2 3.0 The World: Witness to the Word 3.0
Discipline and Ideas in Applied Social Science 3.0 Research Project 3.0
Trends, Networks and Critical Thinking in the 3.0 Physical Science 3.0
21st Century Culture
Electives
Events Management 0.0
Argumentation and Debate 0.0
Total Units: 25.0 22.0

University Enhanced Subject Specialized Subject Core Subject Contextualized Subject

Arts and Design (A & D)

Grade 11
First Semester Second Semester
Carolinian Character Formation 1 0.0 Carolinian Character Formation 2 0.0
Creative Industries 1: Applied Arts and Design 3.0 Creative Industries 2: Performing Arts 3.0
Oral Communication in Context 3.0 Reading and Writing Skills 3.0
English for Academic and Professional 3.0 Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region 3.0
Purposes
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at 3.0 Pagbasa at Pagsusuri sa Iba’t Ibang Uri ng
Kulturang Filipino Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik 3.0
General Mathematics 3.0 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and 3.0
the World
Personal Development 3.0 Individual, Dual, or Team Sports 1.0
Exercise for Fitness 1.0 New Testament: Jesus, The Fullness of God’s 3.0
Revelation
Introduction to Philosophy of the Human 3.0 Research in Daily Life 1 3.0
Person
Old Testament: Human Response to God’s 3.0 Statistics and Probability 3.0
Revelation
Earth and Life Science 3.0 Empowerment Technologies (E-Tech): ICT for 3.0
Professional Tracks
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Total Units: 31.0 28.0

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 Grade 12
First Semester Second Semester
Apprenticeship and Exploration in the 3.0 Western Art from Baroque to Contemporary 3.0
Performing Arts/ Arts Production
Western Art from Prehistoric to Renaissance 3.0 Carolinian Character Formation 4 0.0
Period
Carolinian Character Formation 3 0.0 Developing Filipino Identity in the Arts 3.0
Entrepreneurship 3.0 Leadership and Management in Different Art 3.0
Fields
Integrating Elements and Principles of the 3.0 Recreational Activities: Mountaineering 1.0
Different Arts and Application
Filipino sa Piling Larangan 3.0 Performing Arts Production/ Exhibit for Arts 3.0
Production
Media and Information Literacy 3.0 The World: Witness to the Word 3.0
Dance 1.0 Research Project 3.0
Personal and Physical Development in the Arts 3.0 Physical Science 3.0
The Church: Christian Community in Worship 3.0 Photoshop II 3.0
Research in Daily Life 2 3.0
Photoshop I 3.0
Total Units: 28.0 22.0

University Enhanced Subject Specialized Subject Core Subject Contextualized Subject

Article 6. Grading System

The school adheres to the Department of Education (DepEd) Averaging Grading

System, which is obtained by adding all the grades of each subject to get the General
Point Average in a semester. The highest possible grade a student can get is 95, while
65 is the lowest possible grade. A grade below 75 is considered failed.

Section 6.1. Classroom Assessment and Evaluation

Two periods determine the final grade of a student in a semester, i.e. Midterm Grade
and Tentative Final Grade. Each constitutes 50 percent in the Total Final Grade.

Consistent with DepEd Order No.8, s. 2015, the grading components with corresponding
weight of each subject are as follows:

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 Academic Tracks: ABM, HUMSS, and STEM
Weight Percentage for Weight Percentage
DepEd Required Courses for University
Enhancement Courses

Component Core Contextualized Religious Science Laboratory

Subjects and Specialized Education and Elective
Subjects Subjects Subjects

Written Work 25% 25% 25% 25%

Quarterly
Assessment 25% 30% 25% 30%

Performance Task 50% 45% 50% 45%

Arts and Design Track

Weight Percentage for Weight Percentage
DepEd Required Courses for University
Enhancement Course

Component Core Contextualized Religious Elective

Subjects and Specialized Education Subjects
Subjects Subjects

Written Work 25% 20% 25% 25%

Quarterly
Assessment 25% 20% 25% 30%

PerformanceTask 50% 60% 50% 45%

Written Works are daily activities that assess students’ learning progress. It can be in
the form of quizzes, unit/long exams, assignments and seatworks, which help them
prepare for quarterly assessment and standardized test (DepEd Order No. 8, s.2015).

Quarterly Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation that measures students’ learning

of concepts and skills learned at the end of a term, i.e. the Middle of the Term
Examinations (MidTerm) and the Final Examinations (Finals).

A student who is absent from a scheduled examination and/or from an assigned

performance task shall be given a special test or performance task provided that the
absence is due to any of the following valid reasons:

❖ death of immediate family

❖ calamitous events
❖ emergency situations
❖ endorsed school representation in competitions
❖ sickness/illness requiring admission, quarantine, or rehabilitation

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In such a case, the student or the parents/legal guardian of the student concerned must
notify the subject teacher immediately on the first three (3) days of the event or a week
after that caused the student’s absence.

The following documents must be presented to the subject teacher concerned to take
the special test and/or be given the special performance task:

❖ an excused letter from the student’s parents/legal guardian

❖ a medical certificate from the attending physician if admitted to the hospital
❖ a medical certificate from the school physician if the absence is one to two
days due to sickness/illness
❖ other pertinent documents to support the student’s excused absence.

The special tests are to be administered only within five (5) school days from the last
day of examination. Failure to take the special examinations on those days would mean
zero in his/her written works that were administered during the student’s absence and
zero in the student’s Quarterly Assessment.

The special performance task assigned to the student because of an excused absence
should be submitted on the scheduled due date. Failure to submit the special
performance task on the scheduled due date means a zero in his/her performance task.

For school endorsed activities, the student and/or the student’s parent or legal guardian
is required to submit the letter endorsed by the Grade Level Coordinator, Principal, and
Basic Education Director with supporting documents to the subject teacher prior to the
said activity.

Performance Task is a product and/or performance–based assessment that allows

students to exhibit what they know and what they can do from the concepts and skills
they have learned within a term. A performance task is done only once or twice in a term.
However, a teacher can give performance checks to determine the readiness of the
students to deliver their big task.

Section 6.2. Grade Slip/ Report Card

A Grade Slip contains a student’s grades in all subjects, homeroom conduct rating, core
values assessment, and attendance which is issued to both Grade 11 and Grade 12
students at the end of every semester.

A Report Card is released to Grade 12 graduates containing all semestral performance

records.

Article 7. Academic Awards

As Witnesses to the Word validated through Scientia, Virtus and Devotio, honors,
awards and recognition are given to deserving SHS students who have responsibly and
academically honed their God-given gifts to perfection. In line with the implementation

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of DepEd Order No. 36. Series of 2016, Policy Guidelines on Awards and Recognition
for the K to 12, the USC-SHS grants the following honors, awards, and recognition:

Section 7.1. Academic Honors for the Semester

7.1.1. Classroom Academic Achiever

For motivation purpose, students who have obtained highest average are acknowledged
by ranking them. The said acknowledgment is done by the class adviser during grade
slip distribution at the end of each semester. He/She must not have an average grade
below 83 in any subjects in the current semester.

7.1.2. Carolinian Academic Distinction (CAD) Awards

The USC-SHS gives due recognition to students with superior scholastic records at the
end of the semester. The guidelines for this distinction are based on stipulated criteria
set by the DepEd Order No. 36.

Carolinian Academic Distinction Awards Grade Range

With Highest Honors 93.50 - 95.00
With High Honors 91.50 - 93.49
With Honors 88.50 - 91.49

❖ It should be noted however that a student who incurs a final average grade below 85
in any one subject for the semester will not qualify for CAD Awards even if his/her
general average is within the specific rage.

Section 7.2. Academic Honors for Graduation

7.2.1. Academic Honors

Qualifications:

7.2.1.1. The student must have no final grade below 85 in all subjects in
Grade12.
7.2.1.2. The student’s weighted average for the school year must be 88.50 or
above.
7.2.1.3. The student must be a consistent CAD Awardee (first and second
semester of Grade 12).

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 Article 8. Carolinian Exemplar Awards

Section 8.1. Saint Arnold Janssen (Scientia) Award

The Arnold Janssen Scientia Award is an award of excellence given to a graduating

student who has maintained a level of excellence and standards specified by the USC-
BED. Specifically,

8.1.1. The student has been actively engaged in the process of his/her own learning as
evidenced by sincere interest, hard work, perseverance, and excellence in
academic studies – accordingly, no grade must be lower than 88 in the two
semesters in Grade 12 and the average grade of 93.00 or higher (based on the
Grade Weighted Average of the last two semesters of Senior High School);

8.1.2. The student has demonstrated maturity of behavior as manifested by the ratings
he/she got in the core values assessment, meaning:

8.1.2.1. He/she has no pending case or record of whatsoever violation as

attested by the adviser, subject teacher, and the OSA; and

8.1.2.2. He/she has exhibited good university citizenship through participation in

various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities of the school.

Candidates for Arnold Janssen Scientia Award will be ranked based on their curricular,
co-curricular and extra-curricular performances following these assigned weights:

Percentage
Curricular (GWA) 80
Co-curricular 10
Extra-Curricular 10
Total 100

Section 8.2. San Carlos Borromeo (Virtus) Award

The San Carlos Borromeo (Virtus) Award is given to a graduating student who
exemplifies Servant Leadership, Humility amidst Excellence and Power. To qualify for
this award, the nominee, in his/her stay in USC Senior High School, has consistently

8.2.1. striven for excellence in his/her academic performance (in the Director’s List for
the two semesters of Grade 12).

8.2.2. shown interest in the study of the faith as evidenced in his/her exemplary
performance in all ReEd classes – having no grade below 88 in each of these
subjects.

8.2.3. promoted Christian faith in his/her daily life by striving to be morally upright.

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8.2.4. demonstrated maturity of behavior as evidenced by:

8.2.4.1. promptness in terms of attendance, submission of requirements, and

accomplishment of assigned tasks.
8.2.4.2. honesty and truthfulness in all academic tasks.
8.2.4.3. appropriate conduct, maintenance, and observance of classroom
cleanliness & orderliness.
8.2.4.4. observance of school rules and regulations, and
8.2.4.5. propriety of actions and dealings with others online and offline.

8.2.5. been rated Always Observed in the core values assessment.

8.2.6. organized, initiated, and participated in school-related activities (University

Citizenship), and

8.2.7. exhibited a harmonious relationship with fellow students, teachers and personnel
and has no pending case or recorded violation of whatsoever as attested by all
his/her class advisers, subject teachers and the SHS Student Discipline Officer
of the Office of Student Affairs.

Candidates for San Carlos Borromeo (Virtus) Award will be ranked based on their
performance in all ReEd classes, leadership position in organizations and involvements
in curricular and co-curricular activities.

Percentage
Performance in all ReEd classes 50
Leadership Position in a school recognized 25
organization
Involvement in curricular and co-curricular 25
activities of the school
Total 100

Section 8.3. Saint Joseph Freinademetz (Devotio) Award

Saint Joseph Freinademetz (Devotio) Award is given to a graduating student who

exemplifies Servant Leadership and Faith in Action. To qualify for this award, the
nominee, in his/her stay in USC Senior High School, has

8.3.1. voluntarily participated in organized/initiated CES (Community Extension Service)

activities in the school (class, strand, Track, BED-wide).

8.3.2. consistently demonstrated maturity of behavior as evidenced by:

8.3.2.1. proper conduct, maintenance and observance of classroom cleanliness

and orderliness.
8.3.2.2. observance of school policies.
8.3.2.3. propriety of actions and dealings with others online and offline.
8.3.2.4. Always Observed ratings in the core values assessment.
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 8.3.2.5. exhibited a harmonious relationship with fellow students, teachers and
personnel and has no pending case or recorded violation of whatsoever
as attested by his/her class advisers, subject teachers, and the SHS
Student Discipline Officer of the Office of Student Affairs.
8.3.2.6. consistently strove for excellence in his/her academic performance (in
the Director’s List for the two semesters in Grade 12), and has
8.3.2.7. shown interest in the study of the faith as evidenced in his/her exemplary
performance in all ReEd classes – having no grade below 88 in each of
these subjects.

Candidates for Saint Joseph Freinademetz (Devotio) Award will be ranked based on
their involvement in Community Extension Service (CES) activities, leadership position
in civic/religious organization and performance in all ReEd classes.

Percentage
Curricular (GWA) 80
Co-curricular 10
Extra-Curricular 10
Total 100

Percentage
Involvement in Community Extension Service 60
(CES) Activities
Leadership Position in a school recognized civic 20
action/religious organization/club
Performance in all ReEd Classes 20
Total 100

Article 9. Outstanding Performance in Specific Disciplines

These awards are given to recognize learners in Grade 12 who have exhibited
exemplary skills and achievement in specific disciplines.

Section 9.1. Award for Outstanding Performance in Athletics

The Award for Outstanding Performance in Athletics is given to students who have
shown outstanding skills in athletics (particularly in games and sports) through
participation and victories in competitions, as well as discipline in training and
sportsmanlike conduct and character. Furthermore, the student shall have no final grade
of below 80 in Grade 12.

Section 9.2. Award for Outstanding Performance in Communication Arts

The Award for Outstanding Performance in Communication Arts is given to a student

who obtained the highest average among the graduating class in Oral Communication
in Context, Reading and Writing Skills, English for Academic and Professional Purposes,
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21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World, Media and Information
Literacy, Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa WIka at Kulturang Filipino and Pagbasa at
Pagsusuri ng Iba’t-Ibang Teksto tungo sa Pananaliksik.

He/she must be part of the Director’s List in both semesters of the 12th Grade academic
year. And he/she must have no grade less than 88 in Comm 01, Comm 02, Engl01,
Lit01, MIL01, Fil01 and Fil02.

Section 9.3. Strand-Specific Awards

9.3.1. Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM)

9.3.1.1. Outstanding Performance in Accounting and Finance

A student with the highest combined average grade in Acc01, Acc02

and Finc01 shall qualify for the award provided that he/she:

❖ has no grade below 88 in each of the above-mentioned subjects;

❖ has no grade below 85 in all other subjects in Grade 12; and
❖ has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

9.3.1.2. Outstanding Performance in Business Management

A student with the highest combined average grade in Mgt 01, Mark 01
and Entrep 01 shall qualify for the award provided that he/she:

❖ has no grade below 88 in each of the above-mentioned subjects;

❖ has no grade below 85 in all other subjects in Grade 12; and
❖ has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

9.3.1.3. Outstanding Performance in Business Research

A student shall qualify for the award provided that he/she meets the
following criteria:

❖ (40% x rank) Combined average grade in Res01, Res02 and Res03

with
❖ No grade below 88 in each of the above-mentioned subjects; and
❖ No grade below 85 in all other subjects in Grade 12
❖ (60% x rank) Major awards during the culminating activities:
• Best Integrated Output (Res01) – 30
• Best Business Plan (Res02) – 40
• Best Research Paper (Res03) – 30
❖ No disciplinary violations.

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9.3.2. Arts and Design (A & D)

9.3.2.1. Award for Outstanding Performance in Arts

The Award for Outstanding Performance in Arts is given to students who

have consistently demonstrated outstanding skills in the arts and above
average creativity and craftsmanship exemplified through contributions
to school’s functions and events.

❖ Performing Arts

A student with the highest combined general weighted average

grade in Cl01, APEX 01, PPDA 01 and PAP shall qualify for the
award provided that he/she:

• has no grade below 88 in each of the above-mentioned subjects;

• has no grade below 85 in all other subjects in Grade 12; and
• has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

❖ Visual Arts

A student with the highest combined general weighted average

grade in Cl 01, 01, PPDA 01 and LMDAF shall qualify for the award
provided that he/she:

• has no grade below 88 in each of the above-mentioned subjects;

• has no grade below 85 in all other subjects in Grade 12; and
• has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

9.3.2.2. Outstanding Performance in Research for Arts and Design

A student with the highest combined general weighted average grade in

Statistics (Stat01), Res01, Res02, and Res03 shall qualify for the award
provided that he/she:

❖ has no grade below 85 in each of the above-mentioned subjects;

and
❖ has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

9.3.3. Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)

9.3.3.1. Outstanding Performance in Humanities

A student with the highest combined general weighted average grade in

CESC, TNCT, CA and WRBSF shall qualify for the award provided that
he/she:

❖ has no grade below 85 in each of the above-mentioned subjects;

and
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 ❖ has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

9.3.3.2.Outstanding Performance in Social Sciences

A student with the highest combined general weighted average grade

in SocSci01, SocSci 02 and PolSci01 shall qualify for the award
provided that he/she:

❖ has no grade below 85 in each of the above-mentioned subjects;

and
❖ has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

9.3.3.3. Outstanding Performance in Research for HUMSS

A student with the highest combined general weighted average grade in

Statistics (Stat01), Res01, Res02, and Res03 shall qualify for the award
provided that he/she:

❖ has no grade below 85 in each of the above-mentioned subjects;

and
❖ has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

9.3.4. Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics (STEM)

9.3.4.1. Outstanding Performance in Mathematics

The Award for Outstanding Performance in Mathematics is given to a

student who obtained the highest average among the graduating class
in General Mathematics, Pre-Calculus, Basic Calculus and Statistics
and Probability subjects, provided that he/she:

❖ must be part of the Director’s List in both semesters of the 12th grade
academic year; and
❖ must have no grade less than 88 in Math01, Math02, Math03, Stat01
subjects.
❖ has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

9.3.4.2. Outstanding Performance in the Sciences (Biology, Chemistry &

Physics)

The Award for Outstanding Performance in the Sciences is given to a

student who obtained the highest average among the graduating class
in both lecture and laboratory for Biology, Chemistry and Physics,
provided that he/she:

❖ must be part of the Director’s List in both semesters of the 12th grade
academic year; and
❖ must have no grade less than 88 in both lecture and laboratory for
Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
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 ❖ has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

9.3.4.3. Outstanding Performance in Research for STEM

The Award for Outstanding Performance in Research shall be awarded

to the best student-researcher whose study is proven to be exemplary
in an identified area of specialization.

A student shall qualify for this award if he/she meets the following
criteria:

❖ a grade of at least 88.5 in Stat01, Engl01S, Res01S, Res02S,

Res03S (30%)
❖ Capstone Project qualified for oral presentation during the STEM
Research Congress (10%)
❖ Capstone Project was awarded Best Paper or obtained a podium
finish in their respective category during the STEM Research
Congress (40%)
❖ has a strong research culture (i.e., punctuality in the submission of
research requirements, strong sense of leadership in the research
group, outstanding performance during the proposal hearing and
research defense, strict adherence to research design protocol)
(20%)
❖ has not incurred any disciplinary violations.

Article 10. Curricular/Extra/Co-Curricular Activities

USC Senior High School aims to develop students with a holistic and well-rounded
personality as manifested in their being physically active, confident, value-laden and are
able to socialize and relate well with others. The strand curricula and subjects encourage
students to actively participate in activities that would complement classroom instruction
by translating into actual life experiences the principles of scientia, virtus and devotio
acquired in class.

Honors/awards are given to recognize students in Grade 12 who have exhibited

exemplary contributions and achievements in their specific discipline-related
curricular/extra/co-curricular activities. To qualify in the computation for honors/awards,
the student is required to submit supporting ceritifcations or documents signed by the
moderator/organizer of the activity.
Section 10.1. Participation in Competitions

Level Points
School 1
Local 3
Regional 5
National 7
International 9

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Section 10.2. Winning in Competitions

Rank Points
School Level Local Regional National International
1st 4 Level
8 Level
12 Level
20 Level
28
2nd 3 6 9 15 21
3rd 2 4 6 10 14

Section 10.3. Officership/Membership in Organizations

10.3.1. Class/Homeroom

Position Rating
Class Representative 3
Secretary 2
Finance Officer 1

10.3.2. School Organization

Position Rating
President 5
Vice-President 4
Secretary/Finance Officer 3
PRO 2
Member 1

10.3.3. Out of School Organization

Position Rating
Local Level Regional Level National Level
President/Chair 10 15 20
Vice-President/Vice-Chair 8 12 16
Secretary/Treasurer 6 9 12
Other Officership 4 6 8
Membership 2 3 4

10.3.4. School Paper

Position Rating
Editor-in-Chief 8
Associate Editor 6
Section Editor 4
Writer/Contributor 3
Member 2

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10.3.5. Student Council

Position Rating
President 8
Vice-President 6
Councilor 4
Appointed Official 2

Section 10.4. Participation in Programs/Trainings/Workshops

Roles Rating
Local Level Regional National
Organizer/Co-Organizer 10 Level
12 Level
16
Assistant 8 10 14
Organizer/Speaker/Facilitator/Stage
Committee 6 8 12
Actor
Chairmanship/Trainer/Coach
Emcee/Co-Emcee 4 6 10
Representative/Participant 2 4 8

Article 11. Deliberations

Section 11.1. End of Semester Deliberation

Semestral Deliberation is done at the end of the semester to discuss students’ academic
performance.

Section 11.2. Yearend Deliberation

Yearly Deliberation is held annually at the end of the school year to discuss eligibility for
graduation, as well as academic and curricular/extra/co-curricular awards.

The result of the deliberation is final and irrevocable. No single member of the
deliberation committee can change the final decision the committee has arrived at.

The Deliberation Committee is composed of the following:

❖ Grade 12 Level Coordinator as the Chairman

❖ Principal or his/her deputy
❖ Subject Teachers
❖ Class Advisers

The Deliberation Committee will determine the following:

❖ Carolinian Academic Distinction (CAD) Awardees

❖ Academic Honors

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 ❖ Carolinian Exemplar Awards
❖ Awards for Outstanding Performance in Specific Disciplines
❖ Strand-Specific Awards
❖ Academic and behavioral interventions of students who need them.

Section 11.3. Student Status

A Grade 11 student who incurs a failing mark in the first semester is placed under
academic probation (AP) in the second semester. The student and his/her parent or
guardian are required to sign a promisory letter that the he/she must not incur another
failing mark in the second semester otherwise, he/she will be advised to transfer in the
following academic year. The said student is required to present the promisory letter
before the student can be enrolled.

Section 11.4. Promotion to Grade 12

Promotion of students is per subject/course.

Article 12. Academic Intervention Program

Section 12.1. Filipino for Non-speakers of Filipino

This is a special program intended for non-Filipino speakers. A student must be

recommended by his/her subject teacher after attending a month in a mainstream class.

Section 12.2. Counseling Referrals

A student who shows difficulty in coping with his academic requirements and
competencies may be recommended to the Counseling and Development Center (CDC)
for counseling to augment his academic performance. The CDC shall also communicate
with the parents/ legal guardians regarding the status of their child.

Section 12.3. Strand Shifting

A student who wishes to transfer to another strand is allowed to do so once the semester
ends. However, this student shall first undergo adviser’s consultation and guidance
counselor’s intervention.

Article 13. Online USC Senior High School Classes

In cases where physical, face-to-face classes is impossible (e.g. during a pandemic, an

imposed community quarantine or lockdown, etc.), classes will be conducted completely
online, utilizing a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning activities that
have been designed to deliver the same learning outcomes as the physical, face-to-face
classes. Each week, students will be given a material that they can peruse at their own
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convenience. These materials include but are not limited to video lectures, narrated
Powerpoint presentations, readings, and other online learning content. On most days,
classes will have scheduled, synchronous discussion sessions with their teachers.

Article 14. Carolinian Character Formation and Core Values

Section 14.1. Carolinian Character Formation (CCF)

The Carolinian Character Formation (CFC) is a special session done once a week that
provides Senior High School students an avenue for personality development and career
pathing. This is facilitated by the block’s adviser and/or guidance counselor and grade
level coordinator.

Section 14.2. Core Values for Students

The Core Values for students is a set of moral standards aiding SHS Carolinians to
embody the principles of Scientia (Science), Virtus (Virtue), Devotio (Service) as they
strive for excellence in their respective academic fields and build the character needed
in their personal and professional lives. The Core Values for students are:

Integrity Social Responsibility Commitment

Excellence Evangelization Leadership

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 Part 3. Student Engagements

Article 15. Nature of Student Engagements

The Student Engagement Program (StEP) comprises all co-curricular and

extracurricular student activities under the auspices of the USC Senior High School.
These engagements complement the institutional realization of the Vision and Mission.
Further, they serve as support structures to formal classroom instruction in the student’s
chosen Strand and/or Track.

Section 15.1. Components of Student Engagement

15.1.1. Co-curricular Engagements

These are activities and/or programs that are initiated and/or organized by any
of the accredited campus-based student organization. Student participation is
either optional or obligatory as determined by the Grade Level Coordinator and
upon the approval of the Principal.

15.1.2. Extracurricular Engagements

These are activities and/or programs that are initiated and/or organized by
external entities (i.e. corporations, academic institutions, organizations,
foundations, etc.) whose invitation for student participation has been endorsed
by the Grade Level Coordinator and approved by the Principal. Engagement in
these events is optional and has no bearing on a student’s classroom
assessment.

Section 15.2. Scope of Student Engagements

The Office of the Principal is tasked to enforce policies on the accreditation, regulation,
evaluation, and recognition of all activities and programs of:

15.2.1. Student Organizations

The SHS Student Organizations are established for a common interest,

advocacy, or service-oriented goal outside of the regular curricular offerings of
a particular strand/track. They may also be affiliated with external entities as
endorsed by the Grade Level Coordinator and approved by the Principal. Their
activities will be regulated by a moderator endorsed by officers of the concerned
student organization and confirmed by the Principal.

15.2.2. Student Body Government

Each Senior High School of USC (North and South) has a student council of its
own (also known as Senior High School Student Council – North and Senior
High School Student Council – South). Independent though they are from each
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 other they coordinate and may work together on specific projects and activities.
It is the highest-governing body of the Senior High School population. Elected
at large, its officers shall promote programs and/or activities that will reinforce
the Carolinian brand of student leadership and empowerment. Further, they
shall serve as foremost exemplars of excellence in all aspects of student life in
the USC Senior High School.

15.2.3. Student Publication

To serve as an avenue for creative expression and critical thinking, the Senior
High School North and South shall have their respective school paper that will
oversee the publication of periodicals in English and Filipino, the composition
of a yearbook, representation in writing competitions and the documentation of
important events pertinent to the members of the SHS community. The
functions of this said organization shall be governed by R.A. No. 7079 or
Campus Journalism Act of 1991 and in coordination with the Office of the
Principal

Section 15.3. Membership in Fraternities and Sororities in and outside of

the Campus

15.3.1. The practice of hazing and all forms of fraternities, sororities, and/or illegal
organizations are not allowed in all campuses of University of San Carlos
(DECS Order no. 6, s. 1954; DepED Order no. 20, s. 1991).

15.3.2. The practice of hazing and membership in fraternities, sororities, and/or illegal
organization outside of the USC Campus while being a bona fide student are
not allowed (R.A. No. 8049).

15.3.3. Any SHS student proven and/or found to be a member of any fraternity, sorority,
or illegal organization in and/or outside of USC shall be expelled from USC-
BED and will not be allowed admission to any public or private school in the
Philippnes after due process and prior approval from the Department of
Education (DepEd Order no. 88. S. 2010, Title III, Sec.136. d.).

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 Part 4. School Discipline1

Article 16. Persons in Authority

All USC administrators, teachers, and employees shall be deemed persons in authority
and are empowered to apprehend, confiscate SHS student IDs, arrest or cause the
apprehension or arrest of any SHS student who shall violate any of the USC SHS policies
and regulations.

They shall be deemed persons in authority if they are in the school or within its immediate
vicinity, if they are in attendance at any school or class function, and/or even beyond
such immediate vicinity in their official capacity as school administrators, teachers, and
employees.

Section 16.1. Basic Education Director

The BED Director is the final authority and has the final decision on disciplinary matters
when an appeal is made by parents/ legal guardians and/or the erring SHS student who
had been sanctioned for a serious offense or a very serious offense by the SHS Child
Protection Committee.

Section 16.2. Principal

The Principal is the final authority and has the final decision on disciplinary matters at
the level of the SHS Child Protection Committee.

Section 16.3. Administrative Coordinators

The Administrative Coordinators are responsible in overseeing the smooth operation and
implementation of the objectives of USC SHS in teaching and learning process and/or
academic affairs in general as well as in disciplinary matters of SHS students.

Section 16.4. Class Advisers

The Class Advisers take care of the disciplinary matters on minor offenses committed at
the level of his/her advisory class.

Section 16.5. OSA Student Discipline Officer

The SHS OSA Student Discipline Officer assists the Administrative Coordinators and the
Principal in maintaining order and discipline in the campus. Among his/her duties are to
implement school policies and regulations, conduct investigations of cases referred to

1 School Discipline policies are applicable to online activities and virtual classes and/or meetings.

Students who will commit serious and very serious offenses will be suspended from online activities and
attending virtual classes. Supervised community service at home is required.
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him/her by students, teachers, class advisers, and other school personnel. He/she
issues violation reports, calls parents for a dialogue or conference, and recommends
sanctions to the principal for erring SHS students.

Section 16.6. All teachers, school officials, and other employees

All teachers, school officials, and other employees and persons in authority are bound
to help enforce school policies.

Article 17. Child Protection Committee

DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012

USC Senior High School sees to it that the best interest of the students is paramount in
its day’s operations. Should there be any threat to the school and persons within it, USC-
SHS, through the Child Protection Committee (CPC), may provide necessary protection
to the students. The Senior High School CPC will handle sensitive cases involving SHS
students with utmost confidentiality.

Section 17.1. USC Senior High School Child Protection Committee

❖ Chair: Basic Education Division (BED) Director

❖ Assistant Chair: Principal Concerned
❖ Represenatives
• SHS OSA Student Discipline Officer
• SHS Guidance Counselor
• Grade Level Coordinator Concerned
• ReEd Teacher of the concerned student
• Two (2) faculty members as appointed by the Principal
• Student Government President/Representative

Section 17.2. Jurisdiction

The Senior High School CPC where the SHS student respondent is officially enrolled as
of the date of alledged commission of the offense shall have jurisdiction over all cases
involving the discipline of SHS students, regardless of the place, the day and time, on
campus and/or out-of-campus where the said offense was allegedly or was proved to
have been committed.

The fact that the misconduct was committed outside USC premises is neither a defense
nor a deterent to an investigation by Senior High School CPC for as long as the
misconduct involves a bona fide SHS student’s status which can affect the good name
or reputation of USC and/or of USC Senior High School. The proper discipline shall be
imposed by Senior High School CPC and SHS Office of Student Affairs.

A SHS student who is charged with an offense and deliberately refuses to heed the
summons to appear before the investigating body of USC Senior High School CPC, is

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deemed to have waived his/her rights to present evidence/s, and the case shall then be
decided on the basis of the complaint and evidences presented.

Should such a student decide subsequently to enroll, he/she should first respond
satisfactorily to the charges filed and lodged against him/her.

Article 18. Code of Conduct of Students on and off Campus

Section 18.1. Attendance and Tardiness

18.1.1. Class Attendance

Students are required to attend the total number of school days to convey the
whole academic program of the USC Basic Education Division. They are
required to attend the initiated activities on a regular basis.

When a student’s attendance is disrupted by prolonged absence due to

unforeseen circumstances, the parent/ legal guardian must notify the student’s
class adviser on or not later than the third day of absence, for possible
reconsideration.

18.1.2. Tardiness

In general, tardiness is incurred when a student arrives after the agreed time
at the venue of any scheduled academic or school activity.

There is no make-up for class activities missed by a student due to tardiness.

18.1.3. Cutting Classes

Students who are in school but are not in their respective classes five (5)
minutes after the start of the session will incur a class cut, except when their
absence is with due permission by a school official. The same applies when a
student leaves the classroom or a school function without the explicit
permission of the teacher in charge. Hence, students who are seen during class
hours outside their classroom or school function venue, without any justifiable
reason, are liable for a class cut.

18.1.4. Absences

An absence is incurred when the student:

❖ is unable to come to school for any reason; and

❖ is unaccounted for in a particular class period, school program, organization
meeting, and other school recognized activity.

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A half day absence is incurred when a student is absent in 30% to 50% of
his/her classes for the day.

A wholeday absence is incurred when a student is absent beyond 50% of

his/her classes for the day.

❖ Excused Absence

Absence due to valid reasons are excused only when supported by proper
documents. An absence incurred due to any reason not listed below will be
classified as unexcused. Although unexcused, the parent/legal guardian
must inform the school of his/her child’s absence in writing before the
scheduled absence. It is important for the school to know that the student’s
absence is with the parent’s/legal guardian’s consent.

The valid reasons are:

• death of immediate family (death certificate is required)

• calamitous events
• emergency situations
• school representation in academic and/or non-academic activities (letter
of invitation endorsed by the class adviser, grade level strand coordinator
and approval from the principal are required)
• sickness/illness requiring admission, quarantine, or rehabilitation (if
admitted to a hospital, a medical certificate from the attending physician
is required; for 1 -2 days sickness/illness, a medical certificate from the
school physician is required)

The student must explain in writing his/her absence addressed to the

Principal and noted by the Class Adviser and Grade Level Coordinator.
The student is given a grace period of one (1) day upon reporting back to
class. Failure to comply with the submission of the letter and the required
documents shall make the absence of the child unexcused.

In an unexcused absence, the student forfeits the activity of the day without
make-up sessions.

❖ Re-admission

Re-admission is only eligible if a student incurs the following:

• Absence for three (3) consecutive sessions

• Absence for five (5) staggered sessions

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 A student will be re-admitted if he/she can secure the re-admission slip
signed by the Grade Level Coordinator and the Principal.

❖ Dropping from a Subject

A student may be dropped from the enrollment list if incurred absences reach
twenty percent (20%) or more of the total number of school days required by
Department of Education in a particular semester.

The attention of the parents/legal guardian shall be called by the subject

teacher through the class adviser after the student incurs an absence for
three (3) consecutive days.

The student will be required to re-take/re-enroll a subject he/she failed to

complete during the semester due to dropping the subject and/or failing to
pass the subject.

18.1.5. Suspension of Classes

Unless an official announcement from the USC Administration is made, it is

assumed that there are classes and that these will start at the usual time.
Classes may be suspended due to inclement weather, transportation strikes, or
other valid reasons. In the event classes are suspended, the SHS Principal
makes the official announcement for Senior High School.

In case of inclement weather, transportation strikes, or other valid reasons the

following guidelines are observed:

❖ Suspension of classes may be verified by calling the USC trunk line +6332
230 0100 with the following Senior High School office extensions:

North School, Office of the Principal

USC Talamban Campus - 234

South School, Office of the Principal

USC Downtown Campus - 508/548 USC South Campus – 748/755

❖ If classes are suspended when students are already in school, the Principal
releases an official statement regarding the dismissal time for SHS, in
coordination with the USC Administration. Telephone lines in the different
offices will be made available to students. If a parent/legal guardian wishes
to pickup a student before the announced dismissal time, the student may
be allowed to go home.

❖ In the event that classes are suspended on an exam day, the scheduled
exams are automatically moved to the first day that classes resume. The
order of exams in the original schedule will be followed.

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18.1.6. Attendance and Decorum in Assemblies

Assemblies are part of the student’s learning process. During assemblies

students can learn the meaning, importance, and value of being on time; the
qualities of responsible audienceship; respect for Filipino and religious customs
and traditions; and recognition and appreciation for his/her own and other’s
potentials, talents and achievements.

When the student’s attendance is required in any assembly, no student is

allowed to leave the venue of the assembly. During the assembly, the students
are required to exhibit proper decorum for the entire duration of the program.

Open defiance to the required policies and regulations during the duration of
the assembly may merit a corrective disciplinary measure.

❖ Observance and Conduct of Flag Raising and Lowering Ceremonies in USC

North Campus and South Campus Grade School (DepEd Order No. 50, s.
2015)

SHS students who have assigned classes in USC North Campus and USC
South Campus are required to exhibit proper decorum and must abide by
the campuses policies and regulations.

During the flag raising ceremony, all the students shall stand facing the
direction of the flag in the campus. At the moment the first note of the
anthem is heard, everyone in the premises and in the classrooms where
there are no scheduled classes or while waiting for the first period subject
teacher to come in, shall come to attention and silence must be observed
while singing the Philippine National Anthem. All persons present shall
place their right palms over their chests, those with hats and head coverings
shall uncover, those with earphones attached to their ears shall remove
them, and all cellphones should be switched-off.

❖ University Sponsored Masses

The Holy Mass is a religious activity of USC, being a Catholic Institution.

Catholic students are required to attend the Mass. For the purpose of
accountability, all students of other faiths are required to be in the venue of
the Mass. No student is allowed to stay in the classroom, canteen, corridors,
and elsewhere without the knowledge and presence of a teacher.

❖ Plays, Concerts and Acquaintance Parties

Plays, concerts, and acquaintance parties are avenues where students can
appreciate each other’s talents in performing arts and allow them, both new
and old, to mingle and acquaint themselves with one another.

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 All endorsed USC activities must be attended by the students. Proper
decorum during the entire activity is required. No student is allowed to stay
elsewhere without the knowledge and presence of the teacher.

Section 18.2. School Attire

18.2.1. Uniform Regulations

Senior High School students are required to come to school with a general
appearance of cleanliness and neatness. The school attire must be worn with
pride, respect, and dignity.

SHS male and female students are required to wear the proper school uniform
during regular school days (including examination days) and the prescribed
civilian attire during wash-days (Wednesdays and Saturdays), summer regular
classes and non-regular school days according to the specifications and
standards set by the USC-BED.

All SHS uniforms must be tailor-made by the accredited University supplier. The
SHS uniform is based on the approved official design set by the University.
However, parents/legal guardians of the student may be allowed to have the
uniform made by another tailor of their choice, on condition that it is based on the
approved official design set by the University.

Bona fide SHS students who are employed in a modeling job, members of the
LGBT community and the like are not exempted from the dress code of USC
Senior High School.

Cross-dressing is prohibited in USC SHS unless otherwise authorized for

legitimate purpose during an endorsed school activity and/or class activivty.

❖ School Identification Card (I.D.)

USC SHS Identification Card (I.D.) is part of the school

uniform and should be worn at all times with the official USC
I.D. sling while inside the school premises and during official
activities outside the campus.

Non-wearing of the USC SHS I.D. is considered an offense.

Likewise, the school I.D. should be kept free from stickers or
any other distraction of the school I.D.’s student information.

A temporary USC SHS I.D. Pass will be issued to those who

do not have their I.D.

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 Lost USC SHS I.D. may only be replaced upon submission of a notarized
Affidavit of Loss and a corresponding written request from the parent/legal
guardian duly noted by the Class Adviser and approved by the Principal.

❖ School Uniform

The Prescribed USC SHS Uniform Design for Female Students

• Skirts must be A-Line overlap and must cover the knee (2” below the knee)
• Blouse must be pop-up style and not body fit.
• Clean and properly polished plain, low-cut, black closed leather shoes with
at most 1-inch heel with or without foot black socks is required
• Blouse must be clean, tidy, and properly buttoned at all times

Illustration A

sleeves 7” with piping at

both sides

side sleeve pipings

with v-shaped cut
at both sides

pop-up style
& not body fit

2” below
the knee

closed leather shoes

with at most 1” heel with
or without black socks

USC
bottons

sports collar 2 pleats (front & back)

belt loop band 2 ¼”

skirt band 1” A-Line skirt overlay

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 The Prescribed USC SHS Uniform Design for Male Students

• Plain white round undershirt must be tucked in at all times, and sleeves
should not be longer than the polo.

• SHS polo shirt with the embroidered USC seal on the left breast pocket
must be clean, tidy, and properly buttoned at all times and not body fit.

• Formal or casual, plain, low-cut, closed, black leather shoes for male must
be clean and properly polished. The closed, black leather shoes for male
must be worn with visible black socks. Pants must be slacks

Illustration B

Plain white round undershirt tucked in.

Sleeves should not be longer than the polo.

pocket 1 1/4” band with embroidered USC

seal

sleeves 2 ½” above the elbow

cutting

gray
pants side cut
must be 5”
slacks
belt loop
band

dart

1 ½ x 5” width
casual plain, low-cut closed leather single piping
shoes with visible black socks pocket

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 ❖ P.E. Uniform

The P.E. uniform consists of USC green and yellow jogging pants, USC
P.E. t-shirt, and sports rubber shoes.

• SHS students are allowed to change their school uniform to their P.E.
uniform inside the classroom if the rest rooms or rooms designated by the
school are not available during their vacant period an hour before the P.E.
class.

• SHS students are allowed to wear their P.E. uniform only during P.E.
classes. Wearing the P.E. uniform in a non-P.E. class period and within
the school campus except during P.E. class period is an offense against
the uniform policy of the school. The students are required to change their
P.E. uniform immediately after their P.E. class period. An exception is
given to students whose schedule has no vacant hour in-between class
periods.

❖ Uniform Exemption

• Non-wearing of the official uniform in campus is allowed only when the

subject teacher and the lesson during the class period requires it.

• Wearing the prescribed civilian attire in the school campus for a class
project as required by the subject teacher requires a letter of request
addressed to the SHS Office of Student Affairs.

• Official announcements regarding uniform exemption during special days

in the University will come from the SHS Student Government endorsed
by the SHS Office of Student Affairs and approved by the Principal.

• Due to unforeseen circumstances wherein a SHS student fails to wear the

school uniform, the SHS student is required to present any proof of such
unforeseen circumstances to be excused by the SHS Office of Student
Affairs. A temporary uniform exemption slip will be issued.

18.2.2. Dress Code

❖ Wash Days, Non-Class Days, Out-of-Campus Class Activity2

On wash days (Wednesday and Saturday), non-class days, out-of-school

class activities, students are required to wear descent attire that reflect the
values of simplicity, modesty, and neatness.

2 Out-of-Campus Class Activity includes all USC SHS endorsed activities, i.e. acquaintance party,
graduation ball, commencement rites, etc.
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 The following are restrictions:

• For Female Students

o Cross dressing (includes wearing items of clothing and other

accoutrements like personal clothing, accessories, etc. associated
with the male sex)
o Mini skirt/ mini dress (skirt/dress must be 2” below the knee)
o Shorts of any style (culottes, city shorts, cycling shorts, short shorts,
DIY shorts/clothes) except during intramural games and P.E. classes
if required by the P.E. teacher
o Very thin or see-through blouses, skirts, or pants
o Tight fit shirts
o Crop top and baby shirts exposing the navel or belly (shirt/blouse must
be 3” below the belt line)
o Sleeveless, tube style, narrow shoulder straps, spaghetti straps
blouse/shirt/dress
o Off shoulder, one shoulder, mid-drib, backless and/or plunging
neckline blouse/shirt/dress
o Skirts/dresses with long slits (slits should not be above the mid-thigh)
o Backless, halter cut, plunging/ low cut necklines
o Leggings/jeggings
o Knee length pedal pushers
o Non-leather flat sandals, slippers, or flip-flops
o Tattered pants/shirts
o Shirts with lewd prints

• For Male Students

o Cross dressing (includes wearing items of clothing and other

accoutrements like personal clothing, accessories, etc. associated
with the female sex)
o Wearing makeup
o Shorts (except during intramural games and P.E. classes if required
by the P.E. teacher)
o Tight fit shirts
o Baby shirts
o Sleeveless shirts
o Slippers/flip-flops (rubber or leather)
o Tattered pants/shirts
o Shirts with lewd prints

Section 18.3. General Appearance and Good Grooming

18.3.1. Female

❖ The style of hair of SHS female students must be combed to look neat,
clean and should not cover the face.

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 ❖ Excessive hair accessories, dyeing of hair as well as having egghead or
semi-opao, boyish haircut and other fashionable/ frenzy haircut such as
undercut hair, etc. are violations to proper grooming.

❖ All are expected to keep their fingernails trimmed neatly and without nail
color and accessories.

❖ Wearing heavy make-up is not allowed in school except where explicitly

permitted and required for a presentation or an official school event.

❖ Intentional body marks, visible body tattoo (henna and/or real tattoos),
marks by pens, body piercing, wearing of multiple earrings, nose ring,
lip/tongue/eyelid rings, dangling earrings are violations to proper grooming.

18.3.2. Male

❖ The style of hair of SHS male students must be combed to look neat, clean
and should not cover the face. The barber clean haircut is required. Refer
to page 66, Illustration C.

❖ No hair must hang at the side to cover both ears. Hair must not go beyond
the eyebrows and a maximum length of one inch above the collar at the
back. The rest of the hair should be trimmed.

❖ Hair accessories, egghead cut or semi-opao, and other fashionable or

frenzy haircuts/hairstyles such as mushroom cut, undercut, thick long hair
cut, thick long kinky hair cut, fade, braid, textured, afro, side facial hair,
mustache and beard, etc. as well as, dyeing of hair are violations to proper
grooming.

❖ Intentional body marks, visible body tattoo (henna and/or real tattoos),
marks by pens, body piercing, wearing of earrings, and multiple earrings,
nose ring, lip/tongue/eyelid rings are violations to proper grooming.

❖ All are expected to keep their fingernails trimmed neatly and without nail
color and accessories.

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 Illustration C

Senior High School Prescribed Haircut for Male Students

Barber Clean Cut

SHS students who are employed in a modeling job, transgender students and the like
are not exempted from the prescribed haircut and dress code of USC Senior High
School.

Section 18.4. Classroom Discipline

18.4.1. Behavior During Class Sessions

Paying attention and activerly participating during classroom sessions are

expected from all students. This will help create an atmosphere conducive to
learning. Knowing when to listen actively and when to speak up can help in
developing one’s self-control and discipline, which are essential in the
Carolinian Character Formation.

As such, all SHS students are expected to behave properly in class. They
should not talk, stand, or leave their seats unless the teacher permits them or
instructs them to do so. The use of cellular phones and other electronic gadgets
are not permitted for use during class sessions.

18.4.2. Leaving the Classroom

SHS students are not allowed to leave the classroom during class time except
when they are given a call slip signed by the Principal, the SHS Student Affairs
Discipline Officer, or the SHS Guidance Counselor. During a scheduled
examination, a student can leave if he/she is given a slip marked urgent and
signed by the Principal.

A student may leave the classroom during class sessions for personal
necessity. A student who feels sick during class hours will be allowed to see
the school nurse or school physician. Upon returning from the clinic, a slip
signed by the school nurse or school physician should be surrendered to the

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 teacher. Except during emergencies, students are advised to go to the clinic
only during break time so as not to miss any lesson.

Generally, students should not be sent out of class for misbehavior, unless their
presence or action compromises the safety or security of the whole class. In
which case, they should be assisted to proceed to the SHS OSA or Office of
the Principal to confer with their respective SHS Strand Coordinator.

18.4.3. Use of Cellular Phones and other Electronic Gadgets

As per DepEd Orders Nos. 70, s. 1999 and 26, s. 2000, bringing of cellular
phones and other communication gadgets are highly discouraged. It should not
be used, not visible, and must be turned off during class hours. SHS students
are likewise not allowed to bring any other gadgets not needed in school.

Laptops and other electronic equipments/gadgets will be allowed if there is a

need to bring them as required by the teacher during the scheduled class
activity.

Violation of these guidelines is subject to disciplinary actions. The school will

not be held liable for any damage or loss of cellular phones or any
equipment/gadgets brought to school.

Section 18.5. Off-Limits Regulations

The following areas are off limit to all SHS students except for those on official business:

18.5.1. Areas of the University generator

18.5.2. Behind the classroom buildings
18.5.3. University stadium in Talamban Campus
18.5.4. University Gymnasium in Downtown Campus, Talamban Campus, North
campus, and South Campus
18.5.5. During class hours: covered courts, parking areas, building corridors
18.5.6. Faculty rest room
18.5.7. Principal’s Office
18.5.8. Administrative Offices
18.5.9. Wings and classrooms of tertiary level and grade level other than their own
18.5.10. Senior High School classrooms after curfew time

Section 18.6. Conduct in the Corridor and Staircases

18.6.1. No running at the corridor and staircases

18.6.2. Avoid loitering, laying down and sitting on the corridors and staircases
18.6.3. Avoid making noise during class hours and in-between class periods.
18.6.4. Observe the Keep Right Policy.
18.6.5. No sitting on the corridor’s ledge.

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Section 18.7. Curfew

The curfew time is an hour after the dismissal time of the last class. This is to provide
ample time to complete the day’s task.

During regular class days, curfew is at 6:00 P.M. Between the dismissal time and the
curfew, students are not allowed to stay in the areas that are least supervised by the
teachers such as, but not limited to, the entire floor of the SHS classrooms of a building
as well as all comfort rooms. Students must leave the campus on or before the curfew
to protect them from any untoward incidents in the absence of adult supervision.

In case a SHS student is still in the campus beyond the curfew, he/she will be advised
to proceed to the waiting area to wait for someone to fetch him/her. Should the student
insist on staying beyong the curfew hours in the campus, his/her SHS I.D. will be
confiscated by concerned persons in authority and will endorse the matter to the SHS
OSA.

Section 18.8. Child Protection Policy

R.A. No. 7610; DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012

The USC SHS as a child-friendly institution recognizes the need to protect the students
from both external and internal forces. The USC SHS thus ensures that its students are
safe from the following:

18.8.1. Discrimination by sex, nationality, ethnicity, social disposition, being a child with
disability or discriminating any aspect of a child’s life which impairs the
enjoyment and freedom and growth of a child.

18.8.2. Corporal Punishment or Penalty imposed for an alleged or actual offense,

which is carried out or inflicted, for the purpose of discipline, training, or control,
by a teacher, school administrator, and an adult.

18.8.3. Child Exploitation or the use of children for someone else’s advantage,
gratification or profit resulting in an unjust, cruel, and harmful treatment of the
child.

18.8.4. Bullying or Peer Abuse or when a student commits an act or a series of acts
directed towards another student, or a series of single acts directed towards
several students in and/or out of school setting or a place of learning, which
results in physical and mental abuse, harassment, intimidation, or humiliation.

18.8.5. Sexual Harassment or the unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual
favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature by a teacher,
school administrator, an adult and/or a student in and/or out of school setting
or a place of learning.

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18.8.6. Child Abuse or the maltreatment, whether habitual or not, of the child which
may be but not limited to psychological, mental, physical abuse and sexual in
nature.

18.8.7. Defamation and Public Humiliation. Defamation is a crime or of a vice or defect,

real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance
tending to cause the dishonor, discredit, or contempt of a person. Public
Humiliation, on the other hand, is humiliating a person in public that may result
to discrimination, insult, and prejudice of others. As the case maybe, sometimes
Defamation may lead also to Public Humiliation in the presence of the class or
the others especially if the Defamation is done in any place that is a pathway
or full of people like lobbies and classrooms.

18.8.8. Physical Assault or injuring any person by force and with intention of hurting.

18.8.9. Mental and Psychological Torture such as intimidation, harassment by

threatening and any similar circumstances thereof that may instill harm on the
psychological health of the student may constitute this act. Any public officer or
employee, or any private individual, who directly or indirectly obstructs, defeats,
violates or in any manner impedes or impairs any rights and liberties of another
person which are protected by law.

Section 18.9. Data Privacy and Social Media

The USC SHS recognizes and adheres to R.A. No. 10173 or the act protecting individual,
personal information in information and communications systems in the government and
the private sector, otherwise known as Data Privacy Act of 2012.

18.9.1. Responsible Use of Social Media

All USC SHS students are expected to behave according to the guidelines that
govern conduct inside and outside the campus. This expectation extends
beyond the confines of one’s immediate and physical social reality and includes
the digital social environment.

Under this policy, social media includes networking sites such as Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, chat rooms, blogs and microblogs, wikis, electronic
newsletters, and other sites and services that permit users to share information
with others via the internet.

While the school respects and gives great value to the right to freedom of
expression, it is the duty of the school to educate SHS students to exercise this
right responsibly. When using social media, the students must keep in mind that
their being students of USC SHS is not merely confined to the four corners of
the school but extends to their virtual identities on social media as well. Thus,
as responsible SHS students of USC, they must safeguard their reputation, the
reputation of others, as well as that of the school.

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18.9.2. General Digital Misconduct

In respect to the rationale of this section, USC SHS students are discouraged
from communicating or posting on any form of social media:

❖ direct or indirect cursing of any kind

❖ hate messages and/or photos taken without consent against a teacher,

school administrator, office staff, school personnel, student, and/or against
the University

❖ posting pictures that may qualify the student to be accused of committing

cybercrime, cyberbullying, porno crime, acts of voyeurism, slander, child
trafficking or exploitation/abuse of children or women, and other similar
criminal charges that may be filed against the erring student

❖ posting statements and/or pictures that are defamatory, discriminatory,

pornographic, harassing, and libelous

❖ posting and/or sharing screen grabs of online/virtual meetings without

consent

❖ threatening others for whatever reason

❖ any form of foul/discriminatory language with regards to sexual orientation,

race, ethnic origin, marital status, color, age, physical appearance, attire,
religious, philosophical, or political affiliations

❖ rumors that injure any person or institution

❖ sacrilegious statements towards any religion

❖ promotion of violence

Violation of R.A. No. 10173 is subject to disciplinary action.

18.9.3. The Right to Information Privacy on Social Media

Messages send to the public at large that is forwarded to correspondent to

correspondent loses any semblance of privacy. The more open the method or
transmission is, the less privacy one can reasonably expect. Depending on the
privacy settings, other persons may have access to their content and use them
for whatever purpose. Social Media platforms do not guarantee the privacy of
their users. (U.S. vs. Maxwell, as cited in G.R. No. 202666 SC September 29,
2014 decision, Rhonda Ave S. Vivares and SPS. Margarita and David Suzara
vs. St. Theresa’s College, Mylene Rheza T. Escudero, and John Does).
A SHS student who does not employ protective measures or devices that would
control access to the content that he/she posts on social media is presumed to

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 have renounced all privacy rights to such content (U.S. vs. Gines-Perez, as
cited in G.R. No. 202666 Supreme Court Decision, 9/29/2014, Rhonda Ave S.
Vivares and SPS. Margarita and David Suzara vs. St. Theresa’s College,
Mylene Rheza T. Escudero, and John Does).

Section 18.10. Copyright Policy

R.A. No. 8293 or the Philippine Copyright Law; R.A. No. 10372 or the
Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines

Any original work of authorship, both published and unpublished that is fixed in a tangible
medium of expression is copyrighted. Copyrighted materials include but not limited to
the course materials of teachers, online video lectures, lesson presentations in vitual
classes, webinars, etc.

Recording of vitual classes, online video lectures, webinars, reproduction, distribution

and sharing of teacher’s course materials or in any other manner are not allowed without
permission from the copyright holder.

All materials are for the SHS student’s education, study, and use. Copyright infringement
is subject to disciplinary action.

Section 18.11. Cybercrime Policy

R.A. No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

The USC SHS recognizes and adheres to R.A. No. 10175 or the act protecting
individuals and institutions from criminal acts committed online by using electronic
communications networks and information systems – such as crimes specific to the
internet, online fraud and forgery and illegal online content, otherwise known as
Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

The following acts constitutes the offense of cybercrime:

18.11.1. Offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data
and systems.

❖ Illegal access to the whole or any part of a computer system without right.

❖ Illegal Interception made by technical means and without right, of any non-
public transmission of computer data to, from, or within a computer system,
including electromagnetic emissions from a computer system carrying such
computer data.

❖ The intentional or reckless alteration, damaging, deletion, or deterioration

of computer data, electronic document, or electronic data message, without
right, including the introduction or transmission of viruses.

❖ The intentional alteration, or reckless hindering or interference with the

functioning of a computer or computer network by inputting, transmitting,
damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering, or suppressing computer data or
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 program, electronic document or electronic data message, without right or
authority, including the introduction of viruses.

❖ Misuse of Devices

The use, production, sale, procurement, importation, distribution or other

making available, intentionally and without right, of any of the following:

• A devise, including a computer program primarily for the purpose of

committing any of the offenses under this rule.

• A computer password, access code, or similar data by which the whole or

any part of a computer system is capable of being accessed

18.11.2. Computer-related Offenses

❖ Computer-related Forgery

• The input, alteration or deletion of any computer data without right,

resulting in inauthentic data, with the intent that it be considered or acted
upon for legal purposes as if it were authentic, regardless whether or not
the data is directly readable and intelligible, or

• The act of knowingly using computer data, which is the product of

computer-related forgery as defined herein, for the purpose of
perpetuating a fraudulent or dishonest design.

❖ Computer-related Fraud

The unauthorize “input, alteration, or deletion of computer data or program,

or interference in the functioning of a computer system, causing damage
thereby with fraudulent intent.

❖ Computer-related Theft

The intentional acquisition, use, misuse, transfer, possession, alteration, or

deletion of identifying information belonging to another, e.g. creation of fake
social media accounts, identity theft or the use or misuse of identifying
information belonging to another for illegitimate purposes, etc., whether
natural or juridical, without right.

18.11.3. Content-related Offenses

❖ Child Pornography committed through a computer system

R.A. No. 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009.

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 ❖ Cybersquatting

The acquisition of a domain name over the internet, in bad faith, to profit,
mislead, destroy reputation, and deprive others from registering the same.

❖ Cybersex

The willful engagement, maintenance, control, or operation, directly or

indirectly, of any lascivious exhibition of sexual organs or sexual activity,
with the aid of a computer system, for favor or consideration.

❖ Cyber libel

The unlawful or prohibited acts of libel as defined in Art. 355 of the Revised
Penal Code, committed through a computer system.

Any SHS student who willfully aids in the commission of any of the offenses enumerated
in the R.A. No. 10175 shall be held liable.

Any SHS student who willfully attempts to commit any of the offenses enumerated in the
Act shall be held liable except with respect to Child Pornography and online libel.

Section 18.12. Bullying and Sexual Harassment

USC SHS stands against all forms of bullying and sexual harassment inside or outside
the school. It shall implement measures to prevent bullying and sexual harassment and
shall deal with these cases with seriousness and fairness.

18.12.1. Bullying

According to R.A. No. 10627, bullying shall refer to any severe or repeated use
by one or more students of a written, verbal, or electronic expression, or
physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another student
that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of
physical or emotional harm or damage to his or her property; creating a hostile
environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of other
students in school; or materially and substantially disrupting the education
process or the orderly operation of a school; such as, but not limited to the
following:

❖ Any unwanted physical contact between the bully and the victim like
punching, pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping, tickling, headlocks, inflicting
school pranks, teasing, fighting and the use of available objects as
weapons.

❖ Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche and/or emotional well-
being.

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 ❖ Any slanderous statement or accusation that causes the victim undue
emotional distress like directing foul language or profanity at the target,
name-calling, tormenting, and commenting negatively on victim’s looks,
clothes, and body; and

❖ Cyber-bullying or any bullying done with the use of technology or electronic

means.

18.12.2. Sexual Harassment

USC SHS values and upholds the dignity of every individual and guarantees
full respect for human rights of all members of the Carolinian Community. All
forms of sexual harassment are unacceptable.

According to R.A. No. 7877, otherwise known as the Anti-Sexual Harassment

Act of 1995 and R.A. No. 11313, otherwise known as the Safe Spaces Act, the
crime of sexual harassment shall refer to any unwanted, unwelcome, offensive,
unreasonable, uninvited behavior of a sexual nature that is intimidating, hostile,
humiliating and affects the dignity of the person, or inappropriate sexual
advances, requests or demand for sexual favors. This maybe committed
physically, verbally, visually in streets, public spaces such as alleys, roads,
sidewalks, buildings, parks, recreational spaces such as, but not limited to
cinema halls, theaters and spas, privately-owned places open to the public,
churches, restaurants, malls, public washrooms, bars, internet shops, public
markets, transportation terminals or public utility vehicles including, but not
limited to, jeepneys, taxis, tricycles, or app-based transport network vehicle
services, workplaces, and educational or training institutions, or committed
through cyberspaces, text messaging, electronic mail, or any other forms of
information and communication systems, regardless of the motive for
communicating such action or remarks.

Section 18.13. Dangerous Drug Policy

USC SHS with the assistance of the Local Government Units (LGUs) and other agencies
where the school is located, has the obligation to employ every reasonable means to
provide a healthy, drug-free environment for its purpose (DepEd Order No. 30, s. 2018;
R.A. No. 9165, Section 43, Article VI).

Thus, as a means of intervention and prevention, the school may organize symposia on
potential harm of smoking, intoxicating beverages, and the use of illegal drugs. A random
drug testing may also be done, as deemed necessary by the USC SHS administration.

Section 18.14. Smoke-Free Policy

The University of San Carlos is a smoke-free institution. USC SHS recognizes that the
use of tobacco products is a health, safety, and environmental hazard for students,
teachers, employees, visitors, and school facilities.

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Smoking of cigarette, e-cigarette, vaping, or any smoking paraphernalia and possession
of the same inside or outside the University campus are prohibited.

Section 18.15. Conduct outside the Campus

All USC SHS students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately as they carry
with them the name of the school at all times. Therefore:

18.15.1. Avoid wearing the school uniform when going to the mall and other public
places.
18.15.2. Always be courteous when in public places.

Article 19. Pregnancy Out of Wedlock

USC SHS upholds the Catholic teaching on the sanctity of human life and the sanctity
of the sexual act only in the context of marriage. If a student becomes pregnant, she
must inform immediately her class adviser or the principal.

The student will be guided through guidance counseling, spiritual direction, and medical
assistance. To avoid risks to the welfare of the unborn child, to ensure optimal care in a
pregnancy-suitable environment, to provide the student the needed time and space to
prepare for the important responsibility of motherhood and possibly of single parenthood
as well, and in deference to the moral sensibility of other students, parents/legal
guardians, and the school community, the student shall take a mandatory leave of
absence from the school upon public disclosure, whether deliberate or otherwise.

Article 20. Table of Offenses and Disciplinary Interventions

Interventions Meaning

M1 1x minor offense with warning from the Class Adviser, Grade Level Strand
Coordinator, Principal, and SHS OSA-Student Discipline Officer. An apology
letter is required.

M2 2x minor offense or repeated minor offenses with reprimand and second

warning from the Class Adviser, Grade Level Strand Coordinator, Principal, and
SHS OSA Student Discipline Officer. An apology letter is required.

M3/S1 3x minor offense or repeated minor offenses/less serious offense. The student
will be required to accomplish eight (8) hours (one (1) day) supervised
community service in-campus suspension and a conference with the SHS
Guidance Counselor, University Campus Chaplain, Class Adviser, Grade Level
Strand Coordinator and Principal.

M4/S2 4x minor offense or repeated minor offenses/serious offense. The student will
be required to accomplish sixteen (16) hours (two (2) days) supervised

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 community service in-campus suspension and conference with SHS Guidance
Counselor, University Campus Chaplain, Class Adviser, Grade Level Strand
Coordinator and Principal.

M5/S3 5x minor offense or repeated minor offenses/very serious offense. The student
will be required to accomplish twenty-four (24) hours (Three (3) days)
supervised community service in-campus suspension and conference with
SHS Guidance Counselor, University Campus Chaplain, Class Adviser, Grade
Level Strand Coordinator and Principal.

X Outright dismissal or expulsion

Serious and Very Serious Offenses forfeit an erring student from receiving a Certificate
of Good Moral Character.

Section 20.1. Against Security, Safety and Order

Sec.20.1 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed

1 2 3 4 5
20.1.1 Entering the University campus without a valid M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
USC SHS ID
20.1.2 Not wearing the official USC SHS ID on M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
campus
20.1.3 Using two or more ID cards or gate pass by S1 S2 S3 X
whatever means or manner
20.1.4 Tailgating: Borrowing or lending of USC SHS S1 S2 S3 X
ID, gate pass, library card, official receipt or
other relevant and official school documents
for whatever purpose or intention to gain entry
at any University campus.
20.1.5 Tampering one’s own or another student’s S1 S2 S3 X
SHS ID card and using it to gain entry to USC
premises, whether or not damage was inflicted
on any member of the USC academic
community
20.1.6 Membership in fraternities/ sororities and other X
unrecognized organizations
20.1.7 Organizing and recruitment of USC SHS X
students and other students to become
members of unrecognized USC organizations
such as: fraternities, sororities, and other
illegal organizations in and outside the
University campus
20.1.8 Representing, wearing, or using any uniform, S1 S2 S3 X
insignia, or other identifying marks of the
University or any SHS office without
authorization for personal gain
20.1.9 Unauthorized access of computer files (i.e. X
hacking and other IT-related violations)

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Sec.20.1 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
20.1.10 Cybercrime as defined in R.A. No. 10175 X

A. Offenses against the confidentiality, X

integrity and availability of computer data
and systems.

B. Computer-related Forgery X

C. Computer-related Fraud X

D. Computer-related Theft X
❖ Creation of fake social media accounts
❖ Identity Theft

E. Cybersquatting X

F. Cybersex X

G. Cyber libel X
H. Willfully aids in the commission of any of
the offenses enumerated in the R.A. No. X
10175

I. Willfully attempts to commit any of the X

offenses enumerated in the Act shall be
held liable except with respect to Child
Pornography and online libel.
20.1.11 Entering the University campus or off-campus S1 S2 S3 X
sites under the influence of alcohol and
prohibited substances
20.1.12 Bringing of intoxicating beverages in whatever S1 S2 S3 X
quantity in the University campus
20.1.13 Possession of cigarette, e-cigarette, vaping, or S1 S2 S3 X
any smoking paraphernalia
20.1.14 Violation of parking and speed limit regulations S1 S2 S3 X
in USC Talamban Campus
20.1.15 Violation of curfew hours M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
20.1.16 Engaging in drinking of alcoholic beverages S1 S2 S3 X
and/or smoking of cigarette, e-cigarette,
vaping, or any smoking paraphernalia inside
the University campus alone or with
schoolmates or friends in school uniform or in
civilian attire during school days
20.1.17 Possession of firearm/air gun and similar gun X
replicas, sharp-bladed weapons, tear gas,
firecrackers, pyrotechnics, explosive or
miniature bombs inside the University campus
20.1.18 Vandalism: willful or malicious destruction or X
defacement of University properties

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Sec.20.1 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
20.1.19 Indiscriminate littering: throwing of waste M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
papers, candy, and junk food wrappers,
chewing gums, plastic cups, etc. on University
campus or spitting on floors or walls
20.1.20 Engaging in reckless and negligent behavior, M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
intentional or not, that endangers the life and
well-being of persons, i.e. sitting or laying on
the ledge/locker, laying or sleeping on a bench
or table, laying or sitting on corridors and
staircases, running at the corridor and
staircases, ignoring safety signs and protocols,
or tossing objects from buildings
20.1.21 tampering with fire alarms and extinguishers X
20.1.22 Loitering or making excessive noise in M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
corridors, stairways, or immediate vicinities
during class hours or beyond curfew hours
20.1.23 Loud and disturbing arguments, shouting, and M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
heckling that are offensive to the sensibilities
of the school community, unrestrained
laughter/loud talking in the classroom,
corridors, stairways, and immediate vicinities
that disrupt classes or academic activities
20.1.24 Unauthorized use of cellular phones, iPods, or M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
other communication gadgets, and earphones
inside the classroom while classes,
examination or other academic activities are
going on
20.1.25 Non-attendance in required academic and M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
non-academic school activities or meetings
20.1.26 Refusal to surrender the USC SHS ID upon M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
reasonable demand by school authority, i.e. all
employees of USC
20.1.27 Non-submission of return slips on the due date M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
20.1.28 Non-observance of proper decorum, policies M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
and regulations in USC North and South
schools.
20.1.29 Unauthorized classroom visitation while class M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
is going on
20.1.30 Deliberate non-observance of University M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
protocol during earthquake and fire drills
20.1.31 Entering, hiding in, and/or staying in restricted M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
or off-limit areas within the University campus
20.1.32 Cutting classes: deliberate absence from M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
attending classes
20.1.33 Bringing in and/or playing with any gambling M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
paraphernalia and engaging in gambling
activities inside the University campus and off-
campus sites

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Sec.20.1 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
20.1.34 Using or entering the rest rooms of the M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
opposite sex
20.1.35 Any act or infraction punishable under the X
rules and regulations of the University or the
laws of the land even when the act was
committed outside the school campus such as
but not limited to:

A. Possession, use, distribution and selling of X

dangerous drugs, controlled precursors,
and essential chemicals as defined in R.A.
No. 9165 or the Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 such as
marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, PCP
synthetic drug, heroin, steroids, rohypnol,
amphetamines and methamphetamines
(party drugs), hallucinogens, etc.

B. Trespassing private property and refusing X

to leave when requested to do so

C. Attempting and/or facilitating to steal

X
D. Conviction for contempt of court for
disobeying a restraining order X

E. Being drunk and disorderly in the streets in X

violation of a city ordinance

F. Commission of violations of existing laws

and/or ordinances X
20.1.36 Doing other activities while the class is going M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
on, i.e. working on another subject’s
assignment, eating, sleeping, playing, etc.
20.1.37 Disruptive behaviour, i.e. pushing others, M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
throwing objects at others, transferring seats,
giving unsolicited comments, or any other form
of distraction
20.1.38 Overdue claiming of confiscated USC SHS M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
ID’s
20.1.39 Deliberate disruption of classes, academic S1 S2 S3 X
functions, or activities within the University
premises
20.1.40 Brawls, riots, hooliganism on or off campus X
20.1.41 Instigating or participating in group activities, X
gatherings, rallies and the like that result in
stoppage or disruption of classes and/or other
academic activities

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 Sec.20.1 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
20.1.42 Causing panic or confusion that leads to the X
disruption of classes and other academic
activities
20.1.43 Barricading, picketing, preventing, or X
threatening any student from entering the
University campus or attending classes, and/or
school personnel from reporting for work
20.1.44 Initiating or participating in activities contrary to X
law or public order
20.1.45 Subverting or defying policies and guidelines X
of any office of University and DepEd
20.1.46 Failure to report for disciplinary sanction for X
serious and very serious offenses
20.1.47 Acting as an accessory or an accomplice in a S1 S2 S3 X
serious and/or very serious offense. 3
20.1.48 Failure to submit within three (3) working days M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
an apology letter for minor offenses
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Section 20.2. Against Persons

Sec.20.2 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed

1 2 3 4 5
20.2.1 Disrespect or discourtesy of any member of the X
USC Community and its guests resulting in
ridicule, embarrassment or humiliation or
besmirched reputation, by and through any
means and medium.
20.2.2 Extortion, unauthorized solicitations, and other X
similar acts committed against other students,
members of the faculty, administrators, office
staffs, members of the academe and
employees in and outside of the University
20.2.3 Oral defamation or slander in any platform or X
any medium of expression
20.2.4 Assault resulting in physical injury or damage to X
propert
20.2.5 Inflicting or attempting to inflict physical harm to X
others
20.2.6 Instigating and/or participating in acts that X
result in physical and moral injury to others
20.2.7 Threatening to use any form of weapon to harm X
anybody inside the University campus and/or
off-campus during non-school days

3 Art.20, Sec.20.1.47 sanctions are not applicable to the offense committed in Art.20, Sec.20.1.10, H
of the USC SHS Student Handbook First Edition 2020.
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Sec.20.2 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
20.2.8 Grave threats, intimidation, coercion against X
any member of the school community, such as,
administrators, faculty, employees, office staffs,
students or visitors and others outside the
University campus
20.2.9 Any act of violence against women as defined X
in R.A. No. 9262 or the Anti-Violence against
Women and their Children Act of 2004
20.2.10 Digital Misconduct as defined in R.A. No.10173 X
or the Data Privacy Act of 2012 such as but not
limited to posting of:

A. hate messages and/or photos taken

without consent against a school X
administrator, office staff, teacher, student
and/or against the University or others
outside the University campus

B. pictures and/or videos of anything of a X

sexual nature on one’s facebook, twitter,
Instagram, snapchat, or any social media
account that may qualify the student to be
accused of committing cybercrime, porno
crime, acts of voyeurism, slander, child
trafficking or exploitation/abuse of children
or women, and other similar criminal
charges that may be filed against the erring
student.

C. screen grabs of online/virtual meetings X

without consent

D. generated pornographic recordings X

E. statements and/or pictures that are

X
defamatory, discriminatory, pornographic,
harassing, indecent, and libelous

F. threatening messages for whatever reason X

G. any form of derogatory, vulgar, foul, or X

discriminatory language with regards to
sexual orientation, race, color, physical
appearance, attire, philosophy, or political
affiliation

H. rumors that injure any person or institution. X

I. sacrilegious statements towards any X

person from other faith
X
J. statements promoting violence

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Sec.20.2 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
20.2.11 Sexual harassment as defined in R.A. 7877 or X
the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
20.2.12 Acts of lasciviousness or other acts of X
misconduct of a sexual nature
20.2.13 The use of text messaging or similar X
networking techniques to send and receive
sexually explicit messages or photographs
20.2.14 Gender-Based Sexual Harassment as defined
in R.A. No. 11313 or the “Safe Space Act”

A. Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in

S1 S2 S3 X
streets and public places.

• Catcalling, wolf-whistling, unwanted

invitation, misogynistic, transphobic,
homophobic, and sexual slurs

• Persistent unwanted comments or gestures

on a person’s appearance

• Relentless requests for personal details

such as name, contact, and social media
details or destination

• The use of words, gestures or actions that

redicule on the basis of sex, gender or
sexual orientation, identity and/or
expression including sexist, homophobic,
and transphobic statements and slurs

• Persistent telling of sexual jokes, use of

sexual names, comments and demands

• Any advances, whether verbal or physical,

that is unwanted and has threatened one’s
sense of personal space and physical
safety. This includes cursing, leering and
intrusive gazing, and taunting.

B. A.Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in X

streets and public places.

• Making offensive body gestures at

someone and exposing private parts for the
sexual gratification of the perpetrator with
the effect of demeaning, harassing,
threatening or intimidating the offended
party including flashing of private parts and
public lewd actions.

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Sec.20.2 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
C. Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in X
streets and public places.

• Stalking, and any acts mentioned in R.A.

No. 11313, Section 11, pars. (a) and (b),
when accompanied by touching, pinching,
or brushing against the body of the
offended person; or any touching, pinching,
or brushing against any part of the victim’s
body even when not accompanied by acts
mentioned in Section 11, pars. (a) and (b).

D. Gender-Based Online Sexual Harassment

X
• Physical, psychological, and emotional
threats, unwanted sexual misogynistic,
transphobic, homophobic and sexist
remarks and comments online whether
publicly or through direct and private
messages.

• Invasion of ther victim’s privacy through

cyberstalking and incessant messaging.

• Uploading and sharing without the consent

of the victim any form of media that
contains photos, voice, or video with sexual
content.

• Any unauthorized recording and sharing of

any of the victim’s photos, videos or any
information online.

• Impersonating identities of victims online or

posting lies about the victims to harm their
reputation.

• Filing false abuse reports to online

platforms to silence victims.
20.2.15 Compromising the well-being of a person by X
harassing, stalking, and coercing in physical
and psychological ways
20.2.16 Distribution, transmission, uploading or X
downloading of offensive videos and/or pictures
of any member of the USC community and/or
others outside of the University as defined in
R.A. No. 9995 or the Anti-Photo and Video
Voyeurism Act of 2009
20.2.17 Capturing, filming, or video recording any X
member of the USC community and/or others
outside of the University with offensive
contents/ shots as defined in R.A. No. 9995.
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 Sec.20.2 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
20.2.18 Hazing as defined in R.A. No. 8049 or the Anti- X
Hazing Law as “an initiation rite or practice for
admission into membership in a fraternity,
sorority, or organization by placing a recruit,
neophyte or applicant in some embarrassing or
humiliating situations such as menial, foolish
tasks or activities or otherwise subjecting
him/her to physical or psychological suffering or
injury.”
20.2.19 Bullying/ cyberbullying or any other act that X
degrades the dignity of an individual as defined
in R.A. No. 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act of
2013 and R.A. No. 10175 or the Cybercrime
Prevention Act of 2012
20.2.20 Open defiance to school authority’s advice, X
instruction, or directive towards proper conduct
and decorum
20.2.21 Unauthorized use of the name of teacher/s, X
school officials/s as co-author of an article to
assure its publication

Section 20.3. Against Property

Sec.20.3 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed

1 2 3 4 5
20.3.1 Unauthorized use of school facilities or M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
equipments
20.3.2 Irresponsible use of school properties resulting S1 S2 S3 X
to damage
20.3.3 Using school facilities, equipments, school M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
properties irresponsibly and without
authorization (eg. Playing basketball in the
University Gym while P.E. classes are going
on)
20.3.4 Vandalizing, defacing, destroying, and/or X
losing the properties of the University, or those
belonging to any member of the administration,
faculty, employees, fellow students and/or
visitors while on campus and properties of
others off campus
20.3.5 Tampering school records, notices and official X
school announcements on bulletin boards and
classroom reader board signs, posting of
notices or posters in non-designated areas or
removing thereof without proper authorization.
20.3.6 Stealing and mutilation of library materials X
20.3.7 Ransacking bags, drawers, and cabinets with X
intent to steal

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 Sec.20.3 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
20.4.8 Stealing in and out of University campus X
20.3.9 Posting and displaying on campus and/or off X
campus posters, pictures, banners or
streamers with materials that are libellous,
obscene, indecent, offensive to the feeling and
moral sensitivity of persons, subversive or
seditious, and injurious to the good name of
individuals or of the University
20.3.10 Copyright infringement as defined in R.A. No. X
8293 or the Philippine Copyright Law and R.A.
No. 10372 or the Intellectual Property Code of
the Philippines

Section 20.4. Involving Dishonesty

Sec.20.4 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed

1 2 3 4 5
20.4.1 Forging signature/s of parents, legal X
guardians, school administrators, teachers,
classmates, and persons in authority
20.4.2 Falsification, tampering, alteration or misuse of X
guadiansguardians,
official school
school records, administrators,
documents, or
teachers, classmates,
credentials, or any otherand persons
acts in authority
indicating fraud
or misrepresentation
20.4.3 Authorship, publication or circulation of false X
information and fake news about the
University, its officials, members of the faculty,
employees, or students
20.4.4 Lying, misrepresenting, and other acts of X
perjury committed during a formal disciplinary
proceeding or other investigative proceedings
Academic Misconduct

20.4.5 Plagiarism

A. Submitting another author’s published or

unpublished work, in whole, in part, or in X
paraphrase, as one’s own work, without
fully and properly crediting the other author
with footnotes, citation, or other
bibliographical reference.

B. Submitting one’s own original work

X
material, including data, tables, graphs,
charts, or other visual material obtained
from any source, without
acknowledgement and citation of the
source.

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Sec.20.4 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
C. Submitting as one’s own original work X
material produced through
unacknowledged collaboration with others,
unless such collaboration is permitted by
the teacher.

20.4.6 Cheating

A. During any examination, quiz or long test S1 S2 S3 X

(including take home examination or
written/encoded reports, assigned reports,
reaction/reflection papers and other similar
materials required for submission) or any
academic requirements, including
possession of leaked examination
materials, glancing at another student’s
examination paper.

B. Asking answers from another student S1 S2 S3 X

during an examination.

C. Submitting another answer sheet/ test

paper with correct answers. S1 S2 S3 X

D. Possession without authority any notes or S1 S2 S3 X

any material relative to the examination,
whether actually used or not.

E. Continuing to write after the signal for the M1 M2 S1 S2 S3

end of an examination had been given.

F. Possession and/or using “codigo” while S1 S2 S3 X

answering an examination (e.g. writing
possible examination answers on palms,
wrists, on any part of the body, and hiding
small size papers with notes in socks,
shoes, clothes, handkerchief, calculators,
wrist watches, pens, pencil cases,
accessories, and the like).

G. Use of books, notes, calculators, internet, S1 S2 S3 X

communication, or collaboration with
others, which has not been authorized by
the teacher.

H. Unauthorized access to or use of X

examinations, tests, or quizzes.

I. Handing in the same assignment S1 S2 S3 X

simultaneously in two or more subjects
without the full knowledge and approval of
all teachers involved.

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Sec.20.4 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
J. Fabrication, falsification or invention of any X
information or citation in an academic
exercise, listing sources that were not
used in the academic exercise, reporting
of statistical analyses, tests, or other
studies never performed; manipulating or
altering data or other manifestations of
research to achieve a desired result;
selective reporting, including the deliberate
suppression of conflcting or unwanted
data.
X
K. Being the principal to cheating.

L. Being an accomplice to cheating. X

20.4.7 Collusion

A. Designing or producing a project or a S1 S2 S3 X

performance task for another student.

B. Photoshop of photo documents to allow an S1 S2 S3 X

absent group member to be “present”
during an activity even physically absent.

C. Leakages and examination malpractice: X

providing answers during an examination,
test, or quiz.

D. Using earphones or headsets and X

cellphones while taking an examination
and providing information as defined in
DepEd Order Nos. 83, s. 2003, 70, s. 1999
and 26, s. 2000.

E. Communicating (through any medium) to

provide information with another student/ X
any person (inside or outside the
examination room) during examination
without the permission from the teacher or
proctor.

F. Copying from or allowing another student

X
to copy from one’s examination paper,
assigned reports, reaction papers,
reflection papers, and other similar
materials.

G. Facilitating other student’s copying and X

allowing other students to copy from one’s
own paper.

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H.
 Sec.20.4 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
H. Changing test results. X

I. Supplying the correct answer/s during the X

checking of answered examination papers.

J. Reporting wrong score results, than the X

final and official score results of the
examination.

K. Changing answers during checking of X

examination results after seeing another
student’s examination answers.

L. Submitting or presenting assignments, X

take home examinations or any work
written, prepared or completed in full or in
part for another person.

M. Using previously completed assignments X

to satisfy the requirements of another
subject without permission of the teachers
involved.

N. Providing a student with an advance copy X

of a test.

O. Leaving inappropriate materials behind at

X
the site of an examination or test altering
results.

P. Communicating furtively with others during X

examination or talking to other student
examinee/s without permission from the
teacher or proctor.

Q. Having somebody else take the

examination in his/her own behalf (in X
which case both shall be liable)

Section 20.5. Against Public and Religious Morals

Sec.20.5 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed

1 2 3 4 5
20.5.1 Proselytizing: attempting to convert others to M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
one’s religion by disparaging or denigrating
someone’s else’ Faith, or by giving special
gifts, favour, etc.
20.5.2 Any infraction punishable under the laws of the X
land

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Sec.20.5 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed
1 2 3 4 5
20.5.3 Disrespect of national symbols (e.g. making a M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
mockery of the national flag and/or the national
anthem) and any other similar infraction
20.5.4 Improper decorum during gatherings and M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
programs
20.5.5 Coming to school or to any school X
activity drunk and with physical signs of drug
use
20.5.6 Possession of cigarette, cigar, e-cigar, vape, S1 S2 S3 X
intoxicating beverages in whatever quantity,
and the like in and outside the school campus
20.5.7 Engaging in drinking of alcoholic beverages S1 S2 S3 X
and/or smoking of cigarette, e-cigarette,
vaping, or any smoking paraphernalia in public
places alone or with schoolmates or friends in
school uniform or in civilian attire
20.5.8 Bringing of firearm/air gun and similar gun X
replicas, sharp-bladed weapons, tear gas,
firecrackers, pyrotechnics, explosive or
miniature bombs in public places
20.5.9 Adultery, concubinage, bigamy, live-in X
arrangement and other immoral relationships
which are against the laws of the land and/or
teachings of the Catholic Church
20.5.10 Manifesting vulgar or perverted behaviour S1 S2 S3 X
between students whether of the same or
opposite sexes
20.5.11 Bringing, viewing, displaying, or distributing S1 S2 S3 X
pornographic materials on and/or off campus
(either acting as a model/ subject, agent,
sponsor, or technical crew) or sending foul
messages to anybody on and/or off campus
(student, school administrator, faculty,
employee and/or others)
20.5.12 Desecrating religious images and practices X
20.5.13 Irreverent conduct in the Chapel or Church, or S1 S2 S3 X
during the angelus, the 3’oclock prayer, Holy
Mass, prayer or any other similar religious
practice
20.5.14 Displaying publicly intimacy/affection that S1 S2 S3 X
tends to offend the sensibilities of the school
community and people in public places
20.5.15 Peeping in rest rooms and/or dressing rooms S1 S2 S3 X
20.5.16 Conviction in court of a crimninal offense X
20.5.17 Scandalous sexual acts committed inside X
and/or outside the school campus

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Section 20.6. Related to Uniform and Grooming

Sec.20.6 Details of Offense No. of Times Committed

1 2 3 4 5
20.6.1 Failure to wear the prescribed school uniform M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
or civilian attire.
20.6.2 Unprescribed haircut/hairstyle M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
20.6.3 Dyeing of hair M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
20.6.4 Unshaved facial hair M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
20.6.5 Cross dressing M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
20.6.6 Wearing of make-up (male/female) M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
20.6.7 Untrimmed fingernails and colored nails M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
20.6.8 Wearing of earrings for male, multiple earrings, M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
nose ring, lip/tongue/eyelid, dangling earrings
for male and female
20.6.9 Wearing of hair accessories: cap (inside the M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
classroom) and hair accessories (male)
20.6.10 Shirts with lewd prints M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
20.6.11 Intentional body marks, body piercing, visible M1 M2 S1 S2 S3
body tattoo (henna and/or real tattoos), marks
by pens

Article 21. Guidelines on Due Process

Section 21.1. Minor Offense to Less Serious Offense

21.1.1. The student respondent submits his/her violation slip and letter of apology
addressed to the SHS Student Discipline Officer signed by his/her Parent/Legal
Guardian, Class Adviser, Grade Level Strand Coordinator and Principal within
three (3) working days after the offense was committed.

21.1.2. A warning will be given to a student for the first minor offense committed as
sanction and will be advised not to repeat and/or commit the same/ another
offense.

21.1.3. Second warning with reprimand will be given to a student for the second minor
offense committed and an apology letter is required as sanctions and will be
advised not to repeat and/or commit a third offense. The student will be
informed of the consequences if a repeated minor offense is committed for the
third, forth and fifth time.

Section 21.2. Less Serious to Serious Offenses

21.2.1. The complainant submits the following documents to the SHS Office of Student
Affairs (OSA):

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 ❖ Letter of complaint or incident report addressed to the SHS OSA-Student
Discipline Officer (SDO).

❖ Supporting Documents:

• Hardcopy and/or softcopy evidence/s, documented video/s or video clip/s,

screenshot/s, photo/s taken of the actual event of the commission of the
offense, text messages as attachments to the written complaint or incident
report.
• A written report of witnesses with their names and signatures and with
evidence/s during the actual event of the commission of the offense as
attachments.

21.2.2. The student respondent, upon the summons by the SHS OSA-SDO answers
within three (3) working days upon receipt of the complaint filed against him/her.

21.2.3. If the student respondent deliberately refuses to heed the summons of the SHS
OSA-SDO to answer the complaints filed against him/her, is deemed to have
waived his/her rights to present evidence/s. The case shall then be reported to
the Principal and submits the case documents and complaint filed. Article 20.
Section 20.2. Guidelines on Due Process 20.2.5 and 20.2.7 first paragraph to
20.2.9 will be followed.

21.2.4. If the student respondent answers the the complaint filed against him/her, the
SHS OSA-SDO will conduct a summary verification of the case. If the student
respondent denies the accusation or alleges some fact or matter in justification
or mitigation of the offense, the SHS OSA-SDO informs the Principal and
submits the case documents and complaint filed.

21.2.5. The Principal sets the date for the case conference and informs the members
of the SHS Child Protection Committee (CPC). The case conference is
scheduled not more than ten (10) working days after receipt of the case
documents and complaint filed.

21.2.6. The SHS OSA-SDO calls the student complainant and respondent for a case
conference. Witnesses will be invited to the conference if needed.

21.2.7. The Principal convenes the SHS CPC to investigate based on the evidence/s
submitted, hear, deliberate, and render a decision on the case. The student
respondent shall have the right to answer the charges against him/her with the
assistance of counsel, if desired and/or his/her parents/legal guardian.

21.2.8. The SHS CPC after having determined the gravity of the offense committed
may recommend the intervention and sanction to be endorsed by the Director
for Basic Education, the Head of the Office of Student Affairs and approved by
the Director of Student Services.

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21.2.9. Once the intervention and sanctions have been approved, these will be
enforced by the SHS OSA-SDO.

Section 21.3. Serious Offenses to Very Serious Offense

21.3.1. Article 20. Section 20.2. Guidelines on Due Process 20.2.1. to 20. 2.8 will be
followed.

21.3.2. The approved intervention and sanction of the SHS Child Protection Committee
on every case involving the penalty of exclusion or expulsion, together with the
supporting papers shall be forwarded to the DepEd Regional Office within ten
(10) working days from the termination of the investigation of each case.

21.3.3. The DepEd Regional Office will review the case in the event an appeal is taken
by the party concerned.

The documents of disciplinary proceedings are confidential and are the exclusive
property of the USC SHS. These cannot be used by anybody as a material for purposes
of litigations in court proceeding/s unless there is an order by a Judge of Court.
Furthermore, the USC Basic Education Director and/or the President of the University of
San Carlos can decide for any release of such documents.

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 Appendices

Parent’s/Student’s Agreement

The rules and regulations of the school are meant to help USC Senior High students attain the
goal of a Carolinian education. They serve a very definite purpose – to ensure that the
environment in the classroom and in the school in general will make learning possible and to
strengthen the students’ character through discipline. Students are encouraged to look upon
the observance of school regulations in this light.

Compliance with school rules and regulations is not the sole responsibility of the student but
also of his/her parents. The Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines has ruled that
parents’ refusal to follow the rules and regulations of their child’s school may be a legal ground
for denying their child re-admission (Tan vs. Court of Appeals, 199 SCRA 212, as cited in p. 420
of Education law and the Private Schools, Revised Expanded Ed., Sarmiento 2009).

STUDENT’S AGREEMENT / PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT

Together with my parents, I have read and understood the contents of this Student Handbook.
I promise to do my best to fulfill my obligations as a student and follow the prescribed policies,
rules and regulations set forth herein.

_________________________________ _____________________ ___________________

Student’s Full Name and Signature Strand/Grade Level/Section Date

Noted by:
____________________________________ ________________
Adviser’s Signature Over Printed Name Date

PARENT’S AGREEMENT / PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT

Together with our child, ____________________, we have carefully read and understood the
contents of this Student Handbook and are willing to abide by it. We likewise promise to support
our child and cooperate with the school administration in the pursuit of a true Carolinian
education.

_______________________________ ________________________________
Father’s signature over printed name/Date Mother’s signature over printed name/Date

Student’s Copy: Do not detach

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 Parent’s/Student’s Agreement

The rules and regulations of the school are meant to help USC Senior High students attain the
goal of a Carolinian education. They serve a very definite purpose – to ensure that the
environment in the classroom and in the school in general will make learning possible and to
strengthen the students’ character through discipline. Students are encouraged to look upon
the observance of school regulations in this light.

Compliance with school rules and regulations is not the sole responsibility of the student but
also of his/her parents. The Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines has ruled that
parents’ refusal to follow the rules and regulations of their child’s school may be a legal ground
for denying their child re-admission (Tan vs. Court of Appeals, 199 SCRA 212, as cited in p. 420
of Education law and the Private Schools, Revised Expanded Ed., Sarmiento 2009).

STUDENT’S AGREEMENT / PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT

Together with my parents, I have read and understood the contents of this Student Handbook.
I promise to do my best to fulfill my obligations as a student and follow the prescribed policies,
rules and regulations set forth herein.

_________________________________ _____________________ ___________________

Student’s Full Name and Signature Strand/Grade Level/Section Date

Noted by:
____________________________________ ________________
Adviser’s Signature Over Printed Name Date

PARENT’S AGREEMENT / PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT

Together with our child, ____________________, we have carefully read and understood the
contents of this Student Handbook and are willing to abide by it. We likewise promise to support
our child and cooperate with the school administration in the pursuit of a true Carolinian
education.

_______________________________ ________________________________
Father’s signature over printed name/Date Mother’s signature over printed name/Date

School’s Copy

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 Authorized Signatures

Please provide three (3) specimens

Father: 1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

Mother: 1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

Legal Guardian/s in the Absence of Parents

You may provide as much as three (3) Legal Guardians

Name Relationship Signature

1.

2.

3.

I hereby authorize the above legal guardian/s for my child in my absence.

___________________________________________
Parent’s Signature over Printed Name

__________________________
Date Signed

Note: Signatures other than the above official signatures will not be accepted.

Student’s Copy: Do not detach

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 Authorized Signatures

Please provide three (3) specimens

Father: 1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

Mother: 1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

Legal Guardian/s in the Absence of Parents

You may provide as much as three (3) Legal Guardians

Name Relationship Signature

1.

2.

3.

I hereby authorize the above legal guardian/s for my child in my absence.

___________________________________________
Parent’s Signature over Printed Name

__________________________
Date Signed

Note: Signatures other than the above official signatures will not be accepted.

School’s Copy
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LATEST
______________________________ PICTURE
STUDENT’S PERSONAL DATA

Name: _______________________________________________________________
I.D. No. ______________ Strand/Grade Level/Section: _________________________
City Address: __________________________________________________________
Provincial Address: _____________________________________________________
Phone no. /Cell phone no. ________________________________________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: __________________________________________________________
Father: _______________________________________________________________
Cell phone no. of Father: ______________________ Email Address: ______________
Mother: ______________________________________________________________
Cell phone no. of Mother: ______________________ Email Address: ______________
Legal Guardian: ________________________________________________________
Cell phone no. of Legal Guardian: _______________ Email Address: ______________
Religion: _____________________________________________________________

In case of emergency please contact: _______________________________________

Relation to the student: __________________________________________________
Phone no. ____________________________________________________________
Cell phone no. _________________________________________________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________________
Home Address: ________________________________________________________
Provincial Address: _____________________________________________________
Office phone no. _______________________________________________________
Office Address: ________________________________________________________

Grade 11 Strand/Block Section: ___________________________________________

Adviser: ______________________________________________________________

Grade 12 Strand/Block Section: ____________________________________________

Adviser: ______________________________________________________________

_________________________________
Student’s signature/ Date

Student’s Copy: Do not detach

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 2X2
LATEST
______________________________ PICTURE
STUDENT’S PERSONAL DATA

Name: _______________________________________________________________
I.D. No. ______________ Strand/Grade Level/Section: _________________________
City Address: __________________________________________________________
Provincial Address: _____________________________________________________
Phone no. /Cell phone no. ________________________________________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: __________________________________________________________
Father: _______________________________________________________________
Cell phone no. of Father: ______________________ Email Address: ______________
Mother: ______________________________________________________________
Cell phone no. of Mother: ______________________ Email Address: ______________
Legal Guardian: ________________________________________________________
Cell phone no. of Legal Guardian: _______________ Email Address: ______________
Religion: _____________________________________________________________

In case of emergency please contact: _______________________________________

Relation to the student: __________________________________________________
Phone no. ____________________________________________________________
Cell phone no. _________________________________________________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________________
Home Address: ________________________________________________________
Provincial Address: _____________________________________________________
Office phone no. _______________________________________________________
Office Address: ________________________________________________________

Grade 11 Strand/Block Section: ___________________________________________

Adviser: ______________________________________________________________

Grade 12 Strand/Block Section: ___________________________________________

Adviser: ______________________________________________________________

_________________________________
Student’s signature/ Date

School’s Copy
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 USC-BED SHS Online Admission and Enrollment Procedure

1 2
FILL OUT ONLINE ADMISSION
FORM
CONTACT SHS REGISTRAR’S OFFICE Access:http://www.ismis.usc.edu.
E-mail: [email protected] ph/apply. Take special note of the
for evaluation requirements USC ID # given after the form is
accomplished.

3 4
MAKE OFFICIAL DOWN PAYMENT ENROLLMENT FORM AND DOCUMENTS
Forward down payment through the The Office of the Principal will provide
authorized payment channels and an Online Enrollment Form. Follow the
e-mail [email protected] the form’s instructions then fill out the form
proof of payment. Once proof is carefully. Submit physical copies of
received, the enrollment reservation necessary enrollment documents to
slip will be issued. SHS Registrar’s Office.
Office.

ACTIVATE USC ISMIS ACCOUNT

The student’s ISMIS Account
activation link will be sent via email.
Wait for notification on viewing
of study load and for the student’s
USC Gsuite Account.

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 Guidelines for Parents/ Legal Guardians

Consultation Days

USC SHS believes in working hand in hand with the parents/legal guardians through
close coordination to give the utmost assistance to the students. Parents/Legal
Guardians are expected to maintain communication with the school throughout the
school year. They are expected to consult with teachers of their children, especially
during Midterm Performance Report and Pre-Final Performance Report.

Appointment

As we observe order and proper decorum, parents/legal guardians who wish to confer
with teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, student affairs officer, class adviser
and/or strand grade level coordinator may do so by setting an appointment with them
through the office of the principal. The appointment must be made at least three working
days before the conference. Notice of confirmation will be forwarded to the parents by
the secretary not later than two days after the request has been made.

Visitors Pass and Slip shall be issued to parents/legal guardians by the security officer
on-duty before entering the building.

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 Apology Letter Format

Date

Name of the SHS OSA-SDO

Student Discipline Officer
Senior High School-Office of Student Affairs
University of San Carlos

Dear ________________________,

On the first paragraph type the details of the incident, the reason why the I.D. was
confiscated, and the violation or offense committed.

On the second paragraph type your personal feelings and realizations after committing
the violation or offense, how the delinquent act affected you, your parents, class adviser,
grade level coordinator, teachers, and the USC Senior High School adminstrators and
staff, and the University Community.

On the third paragraph type a promissory note.

Sincerely yours,
_______________________________
Student’s signature over printed full name
(I.D. Number/ Strand/Grade Level/Section)

Noted by:
____________________________________________
Parent’s/Legal Guardian’s signature over printed name
____________________________________________
Class Adviser’s signature over printed name
____________________________________________
Grade Level Coordinator’s signature over printed name
____________________________________________
Principal

Note: The SHS student is required to submit a printed apology letter. Observe proper format:
spacing, font size (12), font style (arial), 1” margins, and short-size bondpaper

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 Excuse Letter Format

Date

Name of the SHS Principal

Principal
BED Senior High ______ School
University of San Carlos

Dear ________________________,

Greetings of Peace and Goodwill!

I, (First Name, Middle Initial, Family Name) of (Strand/Grade Level/Section) have been
absent from my class/es on (inclusive dates/s of absence) due to (state the reason and
explanation). Attached herewith is/are (name and nature of the documents) as
supporting document/s.

In this regard, I would like to humbly ask your office to excuse me from the
aforementioned absence. I am aware that the reason provided would be further
evaluated for its validity based on the existing school policies. Rest assured that I would
be coordinating with the subject teacher/s involved in order to catch up with the lessons
missed.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely yours,
_______________________________
Student’s signature over printed full name
(I.D. Number/ Strand/Grade Level/Section)

Noted by:
____________________________________________
Parent’s/Legal Guardian’s signature over printed name
____________________________________________
Class Adviser’s signature over printed name
____________________________________________
Grade Level Coordinator’s signature over printed name

Note: The SHS student is required to submit a printed excuse letter. Observe proper format:
spacing, font size (12), font style (arial), 1” margins, and short-sized bondpaper

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 Saint Arnold Janssen’s Prayer

“May the darkness of sin and the night of unbelief vanish before the light of the
Word and the Spirit of grace and may the Heart of Jesus live in the hearts of all.
Amen.”

St. Arnold Janssen

USC Hymn

To USC we sing We promise faith and love

Our song shall always ring And laud the Lord above
You, who set the mind astir To God we shout our song
Of our leaning be harbinger. of praise.
To Him our voice we raise
Our Alma Mater dear Your aim’s to lead us to
We pledge our love sincere the Lord
Firm do we stand and true Be now forever blessed.
Glory to God, to man and you.

Prof. Ricardo G. Narciso, Jr. +

USC Hymn Composer

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 www.usc.edu.ph

www.svdph.org

EXPERIENCE THE
CAROLINIAN
AD ANTAGE

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