Motto in English "Knowledge And Virtue" Established 1994 Founded 1994 | Type Science High School Phone +63 62 985 1484 Color Blue and White | |
Former names Zamboanga National High School Main-RSHS Annex Principal Dr. Lutchi Castelo-Rimando Location Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Surl, Philippines Address Zamboanga, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines Motto Scientia Et Virtus ("Knowledge And Virtue", Latin) Similar Ateneo de Zamboan University, Zamboan City High School W, Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial, Claret School of Zamboan, Western Mindanao State Uni | ||
The Regional Science High School for Region IX (formerly Zamboanga City NHS Main-RSHS) is a public secondary science school supervised by the Philippine Department of Education, and it is part of the Regional Science High School Union. It is located in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, Philippines. The school offers scholarships to Filipino students who are gifted in the sciences and mathematics. Admission to the school is by competitive examination only, and only Filipino citizens are eligible to attend. Graduates of the school are bound by law to major in the pure and applied sciences, mathematics, or engineering upon entering college.
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Admission
Students who belong to upper 10% of the Grade 6 graduating class, recommended by their respective principals are qualified to take the entrance exam.
To acquire an entrance examination form, examinees should have:
Students should maintain a grade of 85 for major subjects and 83 in minor subjects. If a student fails to meet this requirement, he or she would be put under probation for the following year. If the student still fails to meet the requirements he or she will be due to disqualification, hence, he or she is to transfer to another school by the end of the school year.
Curriculum
The school is following the new curriculum by the Department of Education, the Enhanced K to 12 Curriculum, as of the school year 2012-2013 and Curricula of English, Science and Mathematics shall be enriched by additional subjects and electives prescribed in DepEd Order no. 49, s. 2003.
Grade 10
The Regional Science High School for Region IX (RSHS-IX) offers the most comprehensive education in Science and Mathematics when it comes to the proposition of courses in the Fourth Year Curriculum. This prestigious school is known for its elitism in the academe of all Zamboanga Peninsula Schools in the private and public sectarian.
The School offers Nuclear Physics and Modern Physics as the core curricula of the Advanced Physical Sciences. For Advanced Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Thermochemistry, and Organic Chemistry are offered by the school in accordance to the Collegiate Curricula of Chemical Sciences. The competitive Mathematical Sciences of the school brings it forth in the International Mathematical Olympiad garnering awards as High Distinction, Distinction and et cetera, representing the Philippines in International Sodoku Competition and producing four of the most extensive studies in Combinatorics and Functional Analysis in 2008 (Antonio Eriberto Cabug), 2009 (Ralph Joyce Cabug), 2014 (Aira Alyssa Que) and 2015 (David John Delima). Calculus and Linear Algebra are the courses offered by the school in the Mathematical field in the senior year.
The school is also known for its long-running history in the Philippine Research competition and produce recently a Life Science Paper that competed internationally in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Arizona. This long-running legacy of the Regional Science High School (Zamboanga Peninsula) for Research Competition is due to the school's advanced teachings in Statistical, Mathematical, Chemical, Physical and Civic Research courses.
In the journalistic sphere, the RSHS-IX is also known for its continuous representation of the region in the National Schools Press Conference attended by thousands of journalist of the Philippines. RSHS-IX only failed to send its contenders during the 2013 and 2016 National Schools Press Conference, it is considered as the historical droughts of the school in journalism. Apparently, the school regained its distinction by sending four and eight contenders in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The school is also known for issuing one of the best Newspapers in the Philippines in English and Filipino by Catalyst and HAYLAYA, respectively. The school's unbeatable record for three most outstanding award recipients for the National Press made its seat as the pinnacle of journalism in the region.
The comprehensive studies offered by the school in the Social Science Division brought its seat as one of the eight powerhouses of Civics Research in the Philippines. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, the school produced numerous papers of which four won in the regional finals, three made a spot in the national qualifying stage and one won a National Special Award. The school's adviser for this research is Mrs. Florita Myrna Patacsil (awarded one of the Most Outstanding Teachers in 2015) and the authors of the four research papers are a group of students under the administration of one leader. The leaders are Crissa Nicole Alonso (SSG President 2012-2013) for 2012 and 2013 Champion Paper, David Delima (SSG P.I.O 2014-2015) for 2014 Champion Paper, and Anwar Bahraq (SSG President 2015-2016) for 2014 First Runner Up Paper. This Civic Research Competition is under the patronage of the Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy
The school offers the following courses (not mentioned above): Economics, MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health Studies), Creative Writing, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, Meteorology and Astronomy, Journalism, Pamamahayag, Theatre Arts, French Language, Humanities, and Electricity.
Grade 9
The school offers the following courses in the Physical Sciences (Hydraulic Physics and Classical Physics) and for Chemical Sciences (Inorganic Chemistry). For Research Science (Physical, Chemical, Mathematical, Statistical and Civic Research) and Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Advanced Statistics and Analytic Geometry for Mathematical Sciences are offered by the school. For the Language Department, English, Filipino, Speech and Drama, Technical Writing, Journalism, and Pamamahayag courses are offered, and World History and MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health Studies) for the Social Science Division.
Grade 8
The school offers Biology, Botany, and Biotechnology for Biological Sciences, and Geometry, Advanced Algebra and Business Mathematics for Mathematical Sciences. Technical, Science, and Civic Research are offered for Research Studies, and Journalism, English, Filipino, Pamamahayag and Drafting are offered by the Language Department. The Social Science Division offers Asian History and MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health Studies). Lastly, in this year, Advanced Computer Science course is offered.
Grade 7
General, Earth, and Environmental Sciences are offered by the school for Physical Sciences, and Algebra and Statistics for the Mathematical Sciences. Technical, Scientific and Civic Research are also offered in this year. The Social Science Division offers Philippine History and MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health Studies), and English and Filipino by the Language Department. Computer Science is also offered in this year.
Organizations
Awards
Regional (Research) Awards
Regional (Quiz) Awards
Regional (Journalism) Awards
Regional (External) Awards
Valedictorians
(The list of Valedictorians are not complete and may not have the correct designation of academic year)