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• Science


  A way of life, intertwined with technology and industry, which are the major areas of development being prioritized by the government
• Science education


  • Enhances the learner's questioning skills, values, attitudes, and critical thinking skills

  
• Agencies overseeing science education in the Philippines

  • DepEd (Department of Education) - oversees the implementation of the school curricula and school programs at both the elementary and high school levels
  • CHED (Commission on Higher Education) - created as a separate entity under R.A. 7722 (Higher Education Act of 1994), oversees the system of higher education in the country and formulates policies, plans, and programs for the development of public and private higher education
• Science under K-12 curriculum


  Aims to develop learners' ability to make judgments and apply what they have learned, presents the importance of science and technology in everyday life, provides learners with a repertoire of competencies important in the world of work and in a knowledge-based society

  
• Domains of the science curriculum

  • Understanding and applying scientific knowledge in a local setting as well as in a global context whenever possible
  • Performing scientific processes and skills
  • Developing and demonstrating scientific attitudes and values

  
• There is a clear core learning standard set for the science area for the entire K–12 basic education

  
• For each grade level, the different topics of the subject are divided and taught per quarter, called the sequence of domain or strands per quarter
• Philippine Science High School (PSHS)


  A specialized public high school system in the Philippines created under R.A. 8496 and operates as an attached agency of the DOST, regarded as the "Top High School in the Philippines" and best in the ASEAN region in 2016, with 16 campuses located nationwide
• PSHS campuses in Luzon

  • Philippine Science High School Ilocos Region Campus (Ilocos Sur)
  • Philippine Science High School Cagayan Valley Campus (Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya)
  • Philippine Science High School Cordillera Administrative Region Campus (Irisan, Baguio City)
  • Philippine Science High School Central Luzon Campus (Angeles City, Pampanga)
  • Philippine Science High School CALABARZON Region Campus (Brgy. Sampaga, Batangas City)
  • Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus (Goa, Camarines Sur)
  • Philippine Science High School MIMAROPA Campus (IV-B) (Odiongan, Romblon)
  • Philippine Science High School Main Campus – Metro Manila (Agham Road, Quezon City)
• PSHS campuses in Visayas

  • Philippine Science High School Western Visayas Campus (Jaro, Iloilo City)
  • Philippine Science High School Central Visayas Campus (Argao, Cebu)
  • Philippine Science High School Eastern Visayas Campus (Palo, Leyte)
• PSHS campuses in Mindanao

  • Philippine Science High School Zamboanga Peninsula Region Campus (Brgy. Olingan, Dipolog City)
  • Philippine Science High School Central Mindanao Campus (Baloi, Lanao Del Norte)
  • Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus (Mintal, Davao City)
  • Philippine Science High School SOCCSKSARGEN Region Campus (Koronadal City, South Cotabato)
  • Philippine Science High School CARAGA Region Campus (Ampayon, Butuan City)
• Problems in science education in the Philippines

  • Ratio of students to the teacher and ratio of students to the classroom
  • Lack of science laboratories, science education facilities and equipment
  • Teacher qualification
  • Limited scholarships and few programs of the government
• The curriculum for PSHS was prepared by the DOST