IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHEDRAL SCHOOL 39 Lantana St., Cubao, Quezon City HISTORICAL BACKGROUND June 1964–Realization of Rev. Fr. Francis Kutscher’s dream school through the recommendation of Msgr. Hernando Antiporda, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila. August 1964–Kindergarten was opened with 83 pupils. Fr. Francis Kutscher, SVD became the first school director with Miss Martina Reyes as the first principal and teacher. February 8, 1965–ICPS applied for government recognition of Kindergarten and Grade one at the Department of Education. June 1965 –Government recognition was granted to ICPS for the Pre-elementary Course and Grade One of the Elementary Course (Day). A significant increase in enrolment from 83 pupils to 120 Kindergarten and 90 grade one pupils. February 1966 –Purchased property of 1000 sq met er lot to become the main sc hool campus of ICPS. Construction took place of the first t wo floors of the main building. June 1966 –Sr. Salutation Dolotina, S.Sp.S. became the first. religious sister school principal of ICPS. Additional third floor was constructed in the school building. June 1967 –Sr. Emilia Viado, S.Sp. S. was appointed as principal. July 3, 1967 –Government recognition was granted for Grade Two of the Elementary Course. Summer 1968 –The fourth floor of the school building was added. July 1, 1968 –Government recognition was granted for G rade Three level. Summer 1969 –Additional building was constructed with three classrooms for Kindergarten. July 7, 1969 –Government recognition was granted for Grade Four. Summer 1970 –An annex four storey building connecting to the main building was constructed. July 6, 1970 –Government recognition was granted for Grade Five level. June 1971 –Sr. Esperanza Cabanos, S.Sp.S. was appointed as school principal. ICPS this time offered complete elementary course.
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A. General Information 1. Class Schedule being observed is as follows:Grade One and Two – Morning Session
onlyGradeThree to Six – Whole day session2. There are four (4) grading period in one school year for Grade One to Six.3. Report Cards (Form 138) are issued after each quarterly period at a designated date.
Parent-teacher conference is held during this time. Parents or guardians are obliged toattend the meeting and discuss with the teachers the concerns related to the studentacademic and conduct standing.
B. Examinations 1. Quarterly examinations are departmentalized and administered four (4) times in a school
year.2. The parents or guardians if not the students are expected to have the test permit
submitted to the class adviser on or before the examination date.3. The policy of ―NO PERMIT, NO TEST‖ will be implemented.
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Any unsettled obligation must be coordinated with the office of the Finance Officerbefore the examination date to secure a temporary permit.5. Students who absents himself during the test must present an Excuse letter/medical
certificate (incase of sickness) to be able to get a special test on a schedule date.6. Students whose reason for the failure to take the quarterly examination has been
deemed valid by the academic coordinator shall be given a special examination with thefollowing conditions:
a. Special permit from the Office of the Academic Coordinator must be secured. Thepermit shall be issued only after presenting a valid excused letter duly signed bythe parent or legal guardian.
b. The special permit shall be issued after payment of the corresponding examinationfees.
c. The date for the special examination will be determined by the academiccoordinator and shall be administered by the school librarian.d. The school reserves the right to require a minimal amount to defray the cost for the
preparation/printing of the said special examination per subject.e. Failure of the student to take the special examination on the set date would mean
a score of zero for that particular examination.f. Students are expected to observe the school policies particularly on the prescribed
haircut for boys, wearing of the proper uniform and school I.D. Students who fail tocomply with such rule will not be allowed to take the periodic test.
g. When for some reasons or the other, classes are cancelled during examination days;the same sequence of examination will be followed. For instance, if classes arecancelled due to typhoon on the first day of the exams, the schedule of the first
day of examinations will be followed when classes resume.
C. Grading System The Implementing Guidelines in the Performance-Based Grading System (DepEd Order No. 33 s.2004) states that to continuously improve the quality of learning outcomes of students in theelementary level ,the minimum performance standard for students is set at 75% for passinggrade and 70% as the lowest failing grade.The AVERAGING SYSTEM is used in the computation
of grades. The final grade shall be determined by computing the average of the grades in thefour (4) quarters.A student who failed in two (2) major subjects irrespective of the passinggeneral average is considered RETAINED in the grade level.The grades in each subject areaare computed based on certain criteria weighted accordingly as follows:
1. Christian Living Education (CLE) Doctrine ———————————————————————– 55%
Periodical Exam (25%)Quizzes and Seatwork (15%)Assignment and Projects (5%)Recitation (10%)
Moral ————————————————————————– 25%Parish Involvement (5%)• Attendance of Sunday Masses • Parish Service Outreach (5%)• Community service (e.g. Visiting the Needy, Community Immersion)
• Mass Offering Behavior (15%)• Aligned with the vision mission of each school
In line with the thrust of the Department of Education to continuously improve the quality oflearning outcomes, the Averaging System of grading is being implemented. Students’performance is assessed every quarter by adding the sum of all the grades or scores earned onthe different learning components. The grades are then computed at the end of the fourthquarter at an equal weight of 25% for the final grade. In the case of the secondary level,averaging across quarters shall be by subject only. Promotion at the secondary levels will beby subject. A student shall be retained in the year level if he/she incurs failures of three (3)units or more during the regular school year and is unable to make up for the failed subject
during the summer sessions.
The grade in each subject area will be based on certain criteria weighted accordingly asfollows:
1. CHRISTIAN LIVING EDUCATION (CLE) Doctrine —————————————————————————— 55 %