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ADDRESS: ______________________________________
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INTRODUCTION
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to Philippine International School –Qatar. As a
student,
you will have the opportunity to become an active participant in
the
growing tradition for quality education. An outstanding faculty
and
staff, together with a supportive community, will offer you a
relevant,
challenging program in a safe learning environment. You will be
encour-
aged to select coursework and activities that will enrich your
pre-school,
elementary and high school experiences and help you reach your
post-
secondary goals.
Although a variety of learning opportunities will be made
available,
only you will determine your ultimate success. Self-discipline,
respect
and involvement will be key factors in that process. Please
remember
that you are responsible not only for your growth, but also for
the contin-
ued achievements of this institution and community.
This Student Handbook has been developed so that both
students
and parents become familiar with the rules, requirements and
expecta-
tions established for this school community. With that
awareness, we
can work together to ensure your individual success. The
management,
faculty and staff of Philippine International School—Qatar shall
see to it
that excellence in education is nurtured and maintained.
Best wishes for a rewarding school year,
Principal
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
With the envisioned of the concerned Filipino community mem-bers
to put up a school that would provide better education to
expatri-ate students (Filipinos and non – Filipinos) in the State
of Qatar, the second Philippine school was established in
September, 1999 and de-termined the name PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL – QATAR.
Henceforth, a 15 – member Founding Committee was formed to
process all the required documents needed for its operation. By
De-cember of the same year, all other documents were processed and
duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy in Qatar which then
forward-ed to various agencies in the Philippines.
The succeeding months had not been easy for the group. Alt-hough
officially registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 01, 2000, the school would not open until five
months later. Hurdles and impediments emerged every step of the
way.
Grounded by their commitments to the children of Overseas
Fili-pino Workers (OFW) in Qatar, the school’s founders were not
deterred in accomplishing their noble ideals. With the immense
assistance from its former sponsor, Sheikh Abdulla bin Faisal Thani
Al – Thani, the school finally opened on August 05, 2000.
The Philippine International School – Qatar was officially
recog-nized by the Department of Education (Deped) Republic of the
Philip-pines on the 10th day of July, 2009 with (Deped) Government
Recogni-tion No. SP – 005, Series of 2009 and is now fully operated
by its owner Rajih Shabeeb Al –Dosari.
The school is both mandated by the Department of Education
(Deped), Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Education
and Higher Education (MEHE), State of Qatar with their academic
stand-ards and procedures.
The PISQ is now under the Enhanced K – 12 Basic Education
Pro-gram, which covers kindergarten and 12 years of basic education
that
will produce productive and responsible citizens equipped with
the essential competencies and skills for both life – long
learning, employment and entrepreneurship.
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Philosophy
Education shall contribute to the development of God-loving,
nation-
alistic and globally competitive citizens who will actively
participate in
building a just and humane society.
Vision
The Philippine International School - Qatar (PISQ) shall be a
cen-ter of educational excellence and a leading overseas school
under the supervision of the Department of Education (DepEd),
Republic of the Philippines.
Mission
The PISQ will offer pre-elementary, elementary, junior and
senior high school education to school - age Filipino children in
the State of Qatar and shall adopt curricular programs that exceed
DepEd standards for the operation of overseas Philippine schools.
The school will provide thorough academic and life skills training
so that its graduates can be readily accepted and will perform well
even in the best schools in the Philippines.
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The PISQ Emblem
The round logo embodies unity and oneness of PISQ family. The
stars represent the envisioned center of educational excellence and
a leading overseas school. The laurels stand for the academic and
non-academic achievements of the school. The pillar charac-terizes
the founders’ strong conviction in the establishment of the school.
The red cloth symbolizes the scholastic zeal which com-menced in
2000. The open book embodies the opening of the mind in attaining
wisdom and goodness. The flame signifies the burning desire in
acquiring these values “Sophia et Bona”. The two flags are of the
Republic of the Philippines and the host country State of
Qatar.
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PISQ HYMN
PIS thy torch shines bright Amidst the arid Gulf lands
Thy portal is the fortress of wisdom Yielding the youth to the
threshold of light
The blue and white of PIS Emblem of thy aspirations
For courage and uprightness From among the young progenies
PIS march on
Thy faith in God shall strengthen thy will and soul PIS march
on
Bringing honor and laurel to thy motherland ashore
Music and Lyrics by: Mr. Pedro A. Alforte
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ADMISSION POLICY
Step 1: REGISTRATION
Fill out the Registration Form by supplying the necessary
in-formation.
Step 2: VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS
Present and submit all the required documents for admission.
Enrollment Requirements: (no documents, no admission)
• Original Report Card (Form-138) • Form-137 /Transcript of
Records showing at least three (3)
academic years and duly authenticated by DFA.
• Form–137/Transcript of Records/ Permanent Record • Additional
Requirements for Transferees from other coun-
tries:
• Certificate of Equivalency • Certificate of Good
Moral/Certificate of Transfer • Copy of Student’s Passport • Copy
of Student’s Residence Permit • Copy of Father’s Passport and
Residence Permit • Copy of Mother’s Passport and Residence Permit •
Four (4) Colored 2 x 2 pictures with white background
Step 3: INTERVIEW
Proceed to the respective Level Head for an interview and
vali-dation of documents.
Step 4: ASSESSMENT
Pay the assessment fee at the Accounting Office then proceed to
the Guidance Office for the assessment.
Step 5: PAYMENT OF TUITION FEES
Proceed to the Accounting Office for the payments of enroll-ment
and other fees.
Step 6: PICTURE TAKING FOR ID
Present the enrollment receipt then request for ID Picture
tak-ing.
Step 7: ENCODING
Submit the enrollment form and documents for encoding at the
Registrar’s Office.
FOR NEW STUDENTS
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Step 1: REGISTRATION
Fill out the registration form if there are changes in the
cur-rent records.
Step 2: VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS
Submit the registration form with the required documents.
Enrollment Requirements: * Original Report Card * Latest
Passport Copy and Residence Permit * Latest Four (4) Colored 2x 2
pictures with white background
Step 3: PAYMENT OF TUITION FEES Proceed to the Accounting Office
for the payments of enroll-ment and other fees.
Step 4: PICTURE TAKING FOR ID
Present the enrollment receipt then request for ID Picture
taking.
Step 5: ENCODING
Submit the enrollment form and documents for encoding at the
Registrar’s Office.
FOR OLD STUDENTS
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Conditions for enrollment and stay at the PISQ:
1.The pupil/student shall abide by the behavioral and scholastic
norms and standards of the school.
2.All fees due shall be paid before taking quarterly or semi –
quar-
terly tests. 3.Transfer/Withdrawal shall be in writing
(addressed to the School
Principal) and shall be subject to the fees/charges stated
be-low, regardless of whether or not the pupil/student actually
attended classes: a.For Preschool Level – full payment of
registration, textbooks plus tuition fees up to the end of the
quarter that the pupil was last enrolled in. b.For Elementary and
Secondary Levels I.For pupils/students enrolled during the first
quarter – full pay-ment of registration, textbooks plus the
following percentage of annual tuition fees:
♦20% - for transfer/withdrawal before/during the 1st week of
classes ♦30% - for transfer/withdrawal before/during the 2nd week
of classes ♦50% - for transfer/withdrawal before/during the 4th
week of classes ♦60% - for transfer/withdrawal after the 4th week
of classes, but within the 1st quarter
♦75% - for transfer/withdrawal during the 2nd quarter ♦100% -
for transfer/withdrawal after the 2nd quarter
II.A pupil/student who registers after the 1st quarter (e.g.,
trans-feree from another school) shall be deemed enrolled for the
re-mainder of the school year. Should such pupil/student transfer
or withdraw, he/she shall be charged tuition fees for the
remain-der of the school year plus the full cost of textbooks.
4.Safety Deposits shall be paid in full or replenished upon
enroll-ment. This amount will be used to recover unpaid fees and/or
cost of repair/replacement of school property damaged/lost by the
pu-pil/student. Pupils/Students shall be entitled to refund of the
safety deposit (or remaining balance thereof) when he/she finally
leaves the PISQ (e.g., on transfer or graduation).
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SCHOOL MAP
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FIRE ALARM SIGNAL! DURING CLASS TIME
• Students/pupils exit the classroom and WALK in orderly lines
as quickly as possible.
• Proceed to the ASSEMBLY POINT. • TALKING IS NOT ALLOWED.
Teachers:
• Check that all students/pupils are out of the classroom
safely. • Check that all exits are clear. • Close the door but DO
NOT LOCK it. ( later entry may be required) • At the assembly
point, the teacher must take roll and accounts for
each child.
• Students/pupils must remain silent and in orderly lines
throughout the drill.
EVACUATION ROUTES (see map posted on each classroom) RETURNING
TO THE BUILDING
• Each class must return to the building in an orderly manner
using the main door.
• Students/pupils must remain silent upon re-entering the
building.
ALL SCHOOL PERSONNEL, VISITORS AND PARENTS INSIDE THE CAMPUS ARE
TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL FIRE DRILLS.
FIRE DRILL & EVACUATION PROCEDURE
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The Philippine International School – Qatar adopts and
follows
the K – 12 Curriculum (Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013).
The curriculum strengthens the early childhood education. It also
ensures integrated and seamless learning (spiral progression) that
gears up for a better future. It nurtures holistically developed
Filipinos with 21st centu-ry skills that enable the learners to be
able to compete globally and adapt well to a rapid changing
world.
The K – 12 Basic Education Program uses the standards and
competency – based grading system. All the grades will be based
on the weighted raw score of the learners’ summative
assessment.
GRADING SYSTEM
COMPONENTS OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
(DO 8 s. 2015, DO 29 s. 2015) Summative assessments are
classified into three components: Written Work (WW), Performance
Task (PT), and Quarterly Assessment (QA). These three will be the
bases for grading. The nature of the learning area defines the way
these three components are assessed.
Written Work component ensures that students are able to express
skills and concepts in written form. It may include
Long quizzes Unit tests Essays Written reports Other written
outputs
Performance Task component allows learners to show what they
know and are able to do in diverse ways. They may create or
in-novate products or do performance-based task.
Demonstration Group presentations Oral work Multimedia
presentations Research projects Some written output may also be
considered as performance task (e.g. song composition, poem
making)
Quarterly Assessment measures student learning at the middle
and
end of the quarter. These may be in the form of objective tests,
performance-based, or a combination thereof.
CURRICULUM
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For the preschool, anecdotal and checklists are used instead of
numeri-
cal grades. These are based on the learning standards found in
the pre-
school curriculum guide. Teachers keep a portfolio that includes
the
compilation of the learners’ output like writing samples,
accomplished
activity sheets and art works. These can provide the concrete
evidence of
how much or how well the learner is able to accomplish the
skills and
competencies that will be able to indicate whether or not the
child is
able to demonstrate the knowledge and /or perform the tasks
expected
from a preschooler.
Grades 1 - 6
LEARNING AREA
WRITTEN WORK
PERFOR-MANCE TASK
QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT
TOTAL
ENGLISH
30% 50% 20% 100%
FILIPINO
GMRC
CIVICS
QATAR HISTORY
MATHEMATICS 40% 40% 20% 100%
SCIENCE
COMPUTER
20% 60% 20% 100% MAPEH
HELE
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The SSG/SPG organizations shall implement school projects and
pro-grams considered as beneficial to the whole studentry. The two
SGO’s can undertake projects /programs only upon approval from
concerned advisers and higher school offices. COMPOSITION OF THE
SSG/SPG:
President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Auditor PIO 2
Business Managers Grade/Level Representatives:
PROVISIONS:
♦ Elections for the SSG and SPG shall be held every 1st Thursday
of September every school year.
♦ The SSG and SPG shall have one (1)school year tenure of office
which starts the day after their Oath of Office and Commence after
the new set of officers were elected for the new school year.
♦ The Student Organization shall make an inventory report of all
their accomplished projects signed by respective teacher advisers
to be submitted to the ASP and SP offices.
♦ The SSG /SPG shall turn-over all SSG/SPG Records to the Office
of the Assistant School Principal on the 3rd Sunday of March every
year thereafter. All SSG/SPG properties must be kept in the Level
Heads’ Offices until the new set of Officers are elected.
♦ All other matters not indicated herein pertaining to the
establish-ment of SGO shall be articulated in the SSG/SPG
Constitution and By-Laws.
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GATE TIMINGS Note: For office transactions (e.g. Accounting
& Registrar), parents may use Gate 1 (front) if Gates 2 & 3
are closed.
IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES In order to fully achieve the PISQ
Vision and Mission, the school shall allow the creation of Student
Government Organization (SGO) pursuant to DepEd Order # 84,
s.2010.The school provide the student leaders ex-perience and real
exposure as well as responsible participative demo-cratic
leadership in a school setting. There shall be two school-based
organizations under the SGO, the Supreme Student Government (SSG)
for the High School department and the Supreme Pupil Government
(SPG) for the Intermediate Department. FUNCTIONS OF THE
SSG/SPG:
The SSG and the SPG shall be authorized as the foremost
co-curricular student organization and thereby support in the
implementation of the school’s curricular programs. These
organizations shall likewise authorize to operate and implement
school programs, projects under the direct supervision of the SSG
and SPG advisers. SSG and SPG shall formulate a Constitution and By
– Laws in accord-ance with DO # 47 and 48 s.2014 , which will serve
as guidelines in the day to day undertakings of the
organization.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
Open Close
All Gates 5:30 AM 7:15 AM (Late students/pupils MUST use the
front gate )
All Gates 10:45 AM 11:15 AM (Late pick up of students must use
Gate 1)
All Gates 1:15 PM 1:45 PM (Late pick up of students must use
Gate 1)
Gate 2 (Back)
Gate 3 (Side )
2:45 PM 3:30 PM (Late pick up of students must use Gate 1)
Gate 1 (Front ) 2:45 PM 4:00 PM (Parents must pick up their
children before 4:00
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Grades 7 - 10
Grades 11 - 12
LEARNING AREA
WRITTEN WORK
PERFOR-MANCE TASK
QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT
TOTAL
ENGLISH
30%
50%
20%
100%
FILIPINO
SOCIAL STUDIES
Edukasyon Sa Pagpapakatao
MATHEMATICS 40%
40%
20%
100% SCIENCE
TLE
20%
60%
20%
100%
COMPUTER
MAPEH
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
QATAR HISTORY 30% 50% 20% 100%
TRIGONOMETRY 40% 40% 20% 100%
ANALYTIC GEOMETRY 40% 40% 20% 100%
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For MAPEH, individual grades are given to each area (Music, Art,
Physi-cal Education & Health). The quarterly grade for MAPEH is
the average of the quarterly grades in four areas. The average of
the Quarterly Grades produces the Final Rating while the General
Average is computed by dividing the sum of all the Final Grades by
the total number of learning areas. Each learning area has an equal
weight.
Core
Subjects All Other Subjects
Work Immersion/ Research/ Ex-hibit/
Business Enterprise/Performance
Written Work 25 % 25 % 35 %
Performance Task 50 % 45 % 40 %
Quarterly Assessment 25 % 30 % 25 %
ACADEMIC TRACKS
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STEPS IN COMPUTING THE GRADES
1. Get the total score in each component. 2. Divide the total
raw score by the total highest possible score then
multiply the quotient by 100 (percentage score).
3. Convert the percentage score to transmuted grade. 4. Multiply
the transmuted grade by the weight of the component.
Add the weighted scores to be able to get the quarterly
grade.
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Total Score (200)
Transmuted Grade
W
ritt
en W
ork
P
erfo
rman
ce T
ask
Q
uar
terl
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Ass
essm
ent
40%
40%
20%
A
180
90
91
36.4
0 16
0 80
83
33
.20
83
83
86
17.2
0 86
.80
B
120
60
73
29.2
0 12
0 60
73
29
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50
50
72
14.4
0 72
.80
C
140
70
75
30.0
0 16
0 80
83
33
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66
66
74
14.8
0 78
.00
D
160
80
83
33.2
0 16
0 80
83
33
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75
75
79
15.8
0 82
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E
180
90
91
36.4
0 80
40
70
28
.00
91
91
93
18.6
0 83
.00
F
120
60
73
29.2
0 14
0 70
75
30
.00
100
100
10 0
20.0
0 79
.20
Total Score (200)
Transmuted Grade
Percentage Score
Total Score (200)
Transmuted Grade
Percentage Score
Percentage Score
87
73
78
82
83
79
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Gra
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FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS/ DRIVERS/ CHAPERONES BEFORE CLASS HOURS 1.
Parents may accompany their child/children up to the classroom;
but
when the bell rings at 6:50 AM parents should leave their
children. 2. By 7:15 AM, parents/ guardians are NOT allowed to stay
inside the
school premises, except in offices where they are conducting
official business.
3. Parents are not allowed to go directly to the classrooms to
talk with the class adviser or subject teacher while classes are
on-going.
4. Parents who want to confer with any teacher or wish to talk
to their child should coordinate or see the concerned Level
Head.
DURING RECESS TIME
1. Parents are not allowed to get inside the classrooms to feed
their chil-
dren. 2. Parents should see to it that the snacks of their
children are already
in their bags before the start of the first period. Bringing of
food dur-ing classes is not allowed.
AFTER CLASS HOURS
1. Parents are only allowed at the building entrance ten (10)
minutes
before the dismissal time and should observe silence. 2. No
parents/ guardians/chaperones/drivers are allowed to get inside
the building during the dismissal time to avoid congestion in
the hall-ways and lobbies.
DROPPING OFF and PICKING UP
1. Parents may only drop off their children in the designated
area inside
the school campus. No private cars are allowed to park inside
the school premises.
2. Private cars are only allowed to get inside the school
fifteen (15) minutes before the dismissal time.
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EXCUSE SLIP PROCEDURES
1. A student must present an excuse letter with valid reason/s
signed by their parents.
2. The student fills out an Excuse Slip from the Level Head’s
Office. 3. Subject Teachers must sign on the letter and give the
student instruc-
tions or advice regarding the lessons, activities, etc. that
were missed by the student.
4. The Class Secretary will collect the excuse letter and hand
it over to the Class Adviser on daily basis.
5. The student must keep the Excuse Slip for record purposes.
GATEPASS PROCEDURES
The Office of the Level Head, Office of the Assistant Principal
and the School Clinic (for medical attention) may issue the Gate
Pass to students. A pupil/student is NOT allowed to leave the
school premises before dis-missal time without proper notification.
A parent/guardian who wants to pull-out his/her child from the
class must follow these procedures: 1. Parents must write a letter
to the Class Adviser requesting to pull-out
the child. Class Adviser signs the letter and endorse it to the
Level Head.
2. The student then submits the noted letter to the Office of
the Level Head for the issuance of the Permit to Leave the Campus
slip/ Gate Pass.
CONFISCATED ITEM PROCEDURES
1. A confiscated item must be submitted to the Level Head. 2.
The owner of the item must report to the Level Head at the end of
the
day to give an explanation. 3. Parents must retrieve the item
from the Level Head. CALL SLIP PROCEDURES
1. A student who requests to conduct transactions in the
different offices (e.g. Accounting Office and Registrar’s Office)
must accomplish it dur-ing recess, lunch break or dismissal
time.
2. Only the Principal, Assistant Principal, Level Heads, and the
Guid-ance Counselor may call a student /pupil out of class. A call
slip must be presented to the teacher to inform him/her of the need
of the pupil/student to leave the class.
3. The teacher signs the Call Slip and the student brings it
back to the office who sent the Call Slip.
4. Upon return, the student goes back to the classroom and hands
over the Call Slip with the school official's signature and time of
the meet-ing to the teacher.
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Transmutation Table
FROM TO GRADE FROM TO GRADE
0.00 6.99 65 79.60 80.79 83
7.00 13.99 66 80.80 81.99 84
14.00 20.99 67 82.00 83.19 85
21.00 27.99 68 83.20 84.39 86
28.00 34.99 69 84.40 85.59 87
35.00 41.99 70 85.60 86.79 88
42.00 48.99 71 86.80 87.99 89
49.00 55.99 72 88.00 89.19 90
56.00 62.99 73 89.20 90.39 91
63.00 69.99 74 90.40 91.59 92
70.00 71.19 75 91.60 92.79 93
71.20 72.39 76 92.80 93.99 94
72.40 73.59 77 94.00 95.19 95
73.60 74.79 78 95.20 96.39 96
74.80 75.99 79 96.40 97.59 97
76.00 77.19 80 97.60 98.79 98
77.20 78.39 81 98.80 99.99 99
78.40 79.59 82 100.00 100.00 100
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PROMOTION AND RETENTION (DepEd Order No. 8 s. 2015)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION To qualify for awards and recognition,
candidates should be able to meet the criteria prescribed by DepEd
in conformity with the department’s current policies and
guidelines. (Manual of Policies, Standards and Reg-ulations for
Philippine Schools Overseas 3rd Edition and Department of Education
Order 36, s. 2016)
GRADE / LEVEL REQUIREMENTS DECISION
Grades 1 - 3
Final Grade of at least 75% in all learning areas
Promoted to the next grade level
Did not meet the expectations in
not more than two learning areas
Must pass the remedial classes for learning areas with failing
mark to be promoted to the next level. Otherwise the learner is
retained in the grade level.
Did not meet the expectations in three or more learning
areas
Retained in the grade level.
Grades 4 - 10
Final Grade of at least 75% in all learning areas
Promoted to the next grade level
Did not meet the expectations in
not more than two learning areas
Must pass the remedial classes for learning areas with failing
mark to be promoted to the next level. Otherwise the learner is
retained in the grade level.
Did not meet the expectations in three or more learning
areas
Retained in the grade level.
Must pass all the learning areas
in Elementary
Earn the Elementary Certificate Promoted to Junior High
School
Must pass all the learning areas
in Junior High School
Earn the Junior High School Certificate
Promoted to Senior High School
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• wears an incomplete/improper school uniform; • No school ID/
tampered ID; • Absent without an excuse letter or without a valid
reason
2. The student will file a Class Entry Slip to be signed by the
Level Head. 3. The student then presents the signed Class Entry
Slip to the subject
teacher and hand it over to the class secretary. 4. The
secretary files these Class Entry Slips and submits it to the
Class
Adviser. These incidents must be discussed by the Class Adviser
to the parents during the Parent- Teacher Conference or the Class
Adviser may call the parents as it deemed necessary.
CLASS PASS PROCEDURES 1. The Pass is for restroom breaks only
during class hours. 2. The Pass is given to one student at a time
upon the approval of the
teacher. 3. Restroom breaks should not exceed to 3 minutes. 4.
Students are NOT allowed to go outside the classroom during
class
hours without the Pass. 5. For Intermediate and High School
Levels: Class Adviser must assign a
class pass monitor from one of his/her trusted students. 6. For
Primary Level: Teachers should be the keeper of the classroom
pass. 7. Students/pupils outside their classrooms during class
hours without
the Pass will be sent to the Office of the Level Head. TRANSPORT
MONITOR PROCEDURES 1. Advisers must fill out the Transport Monitor
Sheet and post it inside
the classroom; 2. Pupils and Elementary Students must stay
inside their classrooms
while waiting for their transport; 3. Students who are still in
the school premises beyond 3:30 PM must
wait for their transport at the of ground floor lobby of Bldg A.
only. They are NOT allowed to roam around the campus and enter the
buildings and classrooms.
4. A Transportation Waiver form from the Principal’s Office
should be filled out by parents if they allow their child/children
to take private transport/taxi/ bus outside the school campus by
them-selves.
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Everybody MUST observe the following while inside the campus:
USE OF MOBILE PHONES IN SCHOOL 1.Mobile phones must not be used
during school/class hours. (DepEd Order # 83 s. 2003) 2. If a
lesson is disrupted by a student’s use of a mobile, the teacher can
confiscate the mobile in the interests of educational aims. Parents
may claim the mobile from the teacher who confiscated it. 3. If the
mobile is lost, pupils/students or their parents are responsible
for the phones. If a theft occurs, the police may be notified by
the par-ents but the school would not be held liable. CLASS ENTRY
SLIP PROCEDURES 1. Any student who arrives in school with any of
the following circum-
stances must report to the Office of the Level Head before
joining his/her class.
• 15 minutes late (7:15 AM) or 5 minutes late after recess or
lunch breaks;
RULES AND PROCEDURES
No Littering
Rollerblades/ Roller Skates are NOT Allowed
No Smoking
Skateboards/ Scooters are NOT Allowed
Wearing of Slippers is NOT Allowed
Mobile phones are NOT Allowed during school hours
Selling/ Soliciting is NOT Allowed
Bringing of Pets is NOT Allowed
Dress Modestly and Observe Decency
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FUNCTIONS
♦Ensures the integrity, accuracy, and security of all academic
records of the current and former students;
♦Facilitates effective student registration and enrollment;
♦Builds secure student data files and sets policy and procedures
for their responsible use;
♦Supervises the processes for the articulation of transferees,
certification of enrollment and degree verification;
♦Produces the official transcripts and diplomas for
commence-ment exercises.
DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE OFFICE
♦ Form-137 ♦ Certificate of Enrollment ♦ Certificate of Ranking
♦ Certification for Honors ♦ Diploma/Completion Certificate ♦
Report Cards (Form 138) ♦ Other Certification Related to Student
Records
PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES IN APPLYING FOR DOCUMENTS
♦Secure an Application for Document/s Form from the Office
of the Registrar.
♦Fill-out the application form indicating the document being
requested for. Make sure that all blanks are filled-up.
♦Proceed to the Accounting Office and pay the processing fee
that corresponds to the requested document.
♦File the application form at the Office of the Registrar.
Attach
the receipt to the form.
♦Return on the scheduled releasing date of document.
Authorization letter is required if the document/s will be
claimed by a representative.
FUNCTIONS REGISTRAR’S OFFICE
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GUIDANCE SERVICES
The Guidance Office is an integral component of the school where
the Guidance Counselor helps to create learning a positive
experience for every learner to reach his or her fullest potential.
The Philippine International School-Qatar’s Guidance Office is
proactive and prevention-focused as it anticipates academic, career
and personal/social needs of its students. Specifically, the
Guidance Office aims to support the institution by molding the
learners in the following developmental domains:
♦ Academic (Learn to learn) ♦ Career (Learn to work) ♦
Personal/Social (Learn to live)
PISQ Guidance Office aims to effectively deliver the following
major services: A.ORIENTATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES
Orientation involves the introduction of students to school
community assisting them to be familiar with the school environment
and to ad-just effectively in school. Information service is the
provision of useful information to the stu-dents in areas of
education, vocation and interpersonal relationship.
B.INDIVIDUAL INVENTORY SERVICE The Guidance Counselor organizes,
updates, and keeps comprehen-
sive records of students that are deemed helpful in
understanding them and as a basis in the issuance of Certificate of
Good Moral Char-acter and Recommendation letters when
requested.
C.COUNSELING
Counseling is the heart of the Guidance Program.
1. Individual Counseling is conducted among referred
coun-selees, those who voluntarily request for counseling and those
with special needs and difficulties that need follow-up.
2. Group Counseling is arranged when students have common
concerns and difficulties and are seen to benefit from a group
setting.
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5. Disrespect of teachers, personnel, and school authorities
P CS S S D 6. Extortion- asking money or materials from others
under threat
CS CS S S D Restitution
7. Fighting CS S S S D
8. Forming, recruiting and joining fraternities and
sororities.
P CS S S D
9. Misappropriation of class or club funds or any financial
collections.
P CS S S D Restitution
10. Possessing or distributing pornographic or indecent
materials.
CS S S S D
11. Vandalism A) Writing on walls, desks, library books,
maga-
zines and school uniform B) Destroying/defacing school
properties, facili-
ties and equipment C) Tampering with bulletin displays and
notice
CS CS S S D Restitution or forfei-
ture of the safety deposit
LEVEL III
1. Stealing or accomplice or influencing others to steal;
shoplifting in and out of the school.
S S D Restitution
2. Possession and /or Drinking liquor or influenc-ing others to
drink or under the influence of alco-hol inside the school.
S S D
3. Ostentatious display of physical affection. Display of
intimate affection such as: Embrac-ing, Lips to lips kissing,
Sitting or lying on an-other’s lap, resting of one’s head on
another’s shoulder, Necking and petting, other similar acts.
S S D
4. Engaging in indecent, immodest, lewd, ob-scene or immoral
conduct
S S D
5. Injury to others-assaulting a teacher, student or school
authority or any school personnel
S S D
6. Possession of firearms and deadly weapons, poisonous
substance and chemicals like tear gas, acids, and the like.
D
7. Sexual harassment S D
8. Smoking or influencing others to smoke S S D
9. Arson- intentional setting of fire to school properties will
be subjected to criminal investiga-tion.
D
10. Possessing, using, pushing of prohibited drugs.
D
MAJOR OFFENSES These are offenses which merit probation,
suspension or dismissal depending
upon the gravity of the offense committed.
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MAJOR OFFENSES Frequency LEVEL I 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th REMARKS
1. Repeated minor offenses W RW P CS CS
2. Any form of gambling or influencing others to gamble
RW P CS S S
3. Cutting classes and truancy. RW P CS S S
4. Forgery- tampering of letters, signatures of parents,
teachers and other authorities.
RW P CS S S
5. Gross misconduct- coarse conduct which re-sults to the
disturbance of the class or the school orderliness
RW P CS S S
6. Instigating concerted activities resulting in dis-ruption of
classes; preventing or threatening any student or school personnel
from Entering the school premises to attend classes or discharge
their duties.
RW P CS S S
7. Leaving the school premises without a gate pass or written
permission from the school author-ities.
RW P CS S S
8. Lending/borrowing or using someone else’s school ID for
whatever purpose.
RW P CS S S
9. Misconduct and misbehavior outside the cam-pus which directly
affects the offender’s status as a student and a suitable member of
the school community.
RW P CS S S
10. Throwing away or hiding school properties and those of the
teachers and other students.
RW P CS S S Restitution
LEVEL II
1. Any other conduct which threatens or adversely affect the
health and safety of any person inside the PISQ premises
P CS S S D
2. Any forms of unauthorized posting, publishing, or making of
announcements. Uttering foul lan-guage /vulgar words maliciously;
derogatory state-ments, verbal abuse against a student.
P CS S S D
3. Cheating during tests and quizzes-Aside from the sanction to
be given, the student is marked zero for the test or quiz.
Furthermore, DepEd Order No. 6 s.2005 will be enforced. Department
of Education order No. 6 S. 2005 ….A pupil/student who has been
suspended for serious discipli-nary infractions (e.g. cheating and
stealing, smoking inside the school premises, gambling of any sort,
fighting, causing injury to others, etc.) as defined in Chapter 3,
section 1.1.2 of the 2000 DECS Service Manual shall be disqualified
for honors for the curriculum grade/year during which the
suspension is imposed.
P/CS S S S D
4. Possession of cigarette(s) or e-cigarette(s) and smoking
paraphernalia in the school premises.
P/CS S S S D
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D. TESTING Testing refers to the administration, scoring and
interpretation of
tests to individual or group of students to assess their
cognitive and behavioral tendencies.
Assessment Assessment is administered to all incoming students
to identify their levels of school ability. Acceleration Test
Acceleration Test is administered every February to PISQ
Kindergar-ten pupils based on DepEd Order No. 16 Series 2015.
Psychological Tests A psychological test is “an objective and
standardized measure of a sample of behavior. It cannot be
conclusive. The available psychologi-cal tests that the students
can avail are: Mental/School Ability Test Personality Test
Interests Test
E. FOLLOW-UP AND REFERRAL Follow-up and Referral services are an
integral part of guidance and
must be available to secure needed services from other agencies.
Re-ferral may be made to other entities for further assessment,
consulta-tion, and/or other services in support of a student’s
need.
E. ADMINISTERING SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS
1. No Permit – No Exam policy will be implemented. 2.
Pupils/students are not allowed to write a promissory note on
be-
half of their parents. 3. Special examinations are only given
upon the approval of the School
Principal, provided that reasons are valid. (e.g. medical &
health conditions with medical certificates)
4. Special Exams will be administered only during Fridays. 5.
There will be a corresponding fee for the special examination.
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SCHOOL LIBRARY POLICIES, RULES AND PROCEDURES
GOAL OF THE LIBRARY The library aims to provide a venue for
inquiry, learning and knowledge advancement, also confidence in
seeking and processing in-formation. It aims to provide learning
services, books and resources that enable learners to become
effective information users which are fundamentals to the success
of the vision and mission of the Philippine International School
Qatar.
Functions of the library
♦ To plan, implement and evaluate library related activities,
programs and events that promote life-long reading and infor-mation
literacy skills;
♦ To help learners in getting accustomed to books and other
forms of information resources for the development and sus-tainment
of habit and enjoyment of reading for pleasure as well as
intellectual, aesthetic, cultural and emotional growth;
♦ To assist in getting information for school assignments, book
reports and research works;
♦ To teach the concept that intellectual freedom and proper
ac-cess to right information are essential to effective and
respon-sible citizenship.
LIBRARY HOURS The school library opens from 7:00 in the morning
to 4:00 in the after-noon. STUDENT CONDUCT Patrons of the library
must follow the established rules of acceptable be-havior listed
below. Failure to comply will result in the following
conse-quences.
Rules
1. The library is a silent zone. Every student/pupil is expected
to maintain the QUIET or STUDY atmosphere of the room by using a
minimal tone voice so as not to disturb other library patrons.
2. Take care and respect all library books, materials and
proper-ties.
3. Leave food and drink and big bags outside the library. 4.
Listen and follow instructions and directions given by the li-
LIBRARY
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MINOR OFFENSES
1. Bringing of materials such as cell phones, CD/DVD players and
other digital gadgets, toys, playing cards, computer games (PSP and
the likes), roller blades, skateboards, skate shoes, guitar and
other devices that interrupt the classes and activities are not
allowed inside the school unless re-quired by a teacher in class or
with the permission from the Office of the Level Head. If found,
these materials will be confiscated and may be claimed by the
parents at the said office. Further-more, DepED Order no. 70 s.
1999 Department Education Philippines and Ministerial Decree no.
(14), Ministry of Education, State of Qatar will be enforced.
2. Engaging in minor activities that would disrupt the
orderliness of the class/school.
3. Failure to return reply slips, report cards and other
correspondence.
4. Loitering during class hours/ going outside the classroom
without a class pass.
5. Not following the school’s attire and grooming policy
(haircut, earrings, tattoo, etc.)
6. Coming to class unprepared (no assignments, homework, school
report, etc.)
7. Not wearing the prescribed school uniform and ID
8. Not wearing the school uniform properly
9. Sleeping in class and in the library.
10.Running, laughing boisterously, shouting along corridors,
playing inside the building and other activities that may disturb
classes or destroy/damage school properties.
11.Tardiness/absences without justifiable reasons
12.Unauthorized selling inside the campus.
13.Violation of other school and classroom policies and
guidelines
3. The SDC Chairman convenes the Student Discipline Committee,
com-posed of the Class Adviser, the Guidance Counselor, and other
mem-bers (teacher or parent) who may be assigned by the School
Principal for the deliberation. The student/s and the parents must
be present during the deliberation and may submit additional
statements or evi-dences.
4. The SDC decides the appropriate action and recommends it to
the School Principal for implementation.
5. The SDC Chairman must inform all parties concerned about
the
sanction.
MINOR OFFENSES These are offenses that merit reprimand and
warning, counseling and
behavior contract depending upon the gravity of the offense
committed.
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DISCIPLINARY MEASURES Parents and students should be familiar
with the following disciplinary measures: 1. Reprimand and Warning
(RW). The attention of the student is for-mally called due to some
minor offense or transgression of school rules. 2. School Community
Service (CS). A student is required to render work assistance in
the maintenance of order and cleanliness in the school. 3.
Probation (P). Once the student has forfeited the confidence and
high esteem of the school authorities, he/ she is required to
restore these by definite and manifest acts of attention to duty.
Habitual misbehavior and unsatisfactory conduct probation for a
specific period of time. 4. Suspension (S). The disciplinary
measure disconnects the student from school for a certain period of
time. 5. Dismissal (D). Dismissal is the final exclusion of the
student from the school. It is the ultimate sanction. All offenses
committed by the student shall be reported to the parents.
PROCEDURE FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
MINOR OFFENSES: Minor offenses are handled by the Class Adviser
for proper investigation and action. The Class Adviser shall then
have the record of the minor offenses committed by the student. He
/she should also report the said matter to the Level Head to
monitor if the offense has been habitual so that appropriate
sanction is served. 1. The Class Adviser will fill out an Incident
Report (IR) Form recounting
the minor offense/s committed and the action taken. The teacher
will sign the form, noted by the Office of Level Head, and is sent
to the parents.
2. Upon receipt, the parents must sign and/or confer with the
Class Ad-viser regarding the offense/s. The signed IR form must be
kept by the Class Adviser.
3. If the copy of the Incident Report Form does not reach the
parents, the adviser will inform the parents through a phone
call.
4. Class Advisers will keep the signed form for
documentation.
MAJOR OFFENSES: 1. A written report, incident or complaint is
submitted to the Office of
the Level Head. 2. The Level Head notes the complaint and
endorses the case to the
Chairman of the Student Discipline Committee (SDC). The Chairman
of the SDC conducts an investigation and completes a detailed
Disci-plinary Record Form and submits it to the parents for a
scheduled conference.
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brarian at all times. 5. Always follow the school’s guidelines
and regulations set in
the Student Handbook. ***Always practice proper behavior;
students/pupils could lose
library privileges if behavior becomes an issue.
Consequences 1.Verbal warning will be given by the librarian.
2.If the student(s) ignores the warnings given and continues
the
misbehavior, the student(s) will be asked to exit the room and
his/her teacher will be notified. In the event, when students are
visiting the library as a class, the student(s) misbehaving may be
separated from the group.
3.If misbehavior is severe, the student(s) will be accompanied
to the office of the level head for behavioral processing and will
be given final warning.
4.If misbehavior continues after the final warning given by the
level head, a library disciplinary action will be imposed this may
be in terms of suspension of library rights and/or privileg-es.
LIBRARY SERVICES
1. Orientation and Information Services 2. Circulation Services
3. Library Period 4. Film Viewing 5. Book Fair
RULES FOR USAGE OF LIBRARY COLLECTIONS General Books Subject
books, textbooks and story books can be borrowed for home use by
all benevolent students of PISQ. Reference Books Reference
materials are to be used by students in the library only; these are
not allowed to be brought out of the room. These books maybe
pho-tocopied with a special permission from the librarian. Teachers
only may borrow reference materials for use in the classroom when
necessary.
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Audio Visual Materials Students are not allowed to checkout AV
materials. Students may use audio visual materials in the library
to make up a class assignment.
Periodicals Magazines and newspapers are not to be taken out of
the library by stu-dents, but may be checked out by the teachers
for classroom use only.
STUDENT LIBRARY CARD Library cards are distributed during the
first library period of the cur-rent academic year. If the card is
misplaced or lost, students are asked to report to the library and
have their card be replaced after paying the replacement fee. NO
LIBRARY CARD and SCHOOL ID, NO BOOK. The Library Card is the
property of the school lend to students/pupils, thus, this must be
presented back to the librarian before the school year ends.
Requirement for library clearance is the library card, so every
stu-dent/pupil is asked to safe keep his/ her card. In the event,
students/pupils failed to return the library card, they will be
rendering a service to the library.
CIRCULATION POLICIES
Books borrowed by a student/pupil are the sole responsibility of
that particular student/pupil only.
Grade Level No. of books
Time frame
Schedule of borrowing
Time of Checking
Out
Return-ing Time
Grade 1 1 book 2 days Every Monday Dismissal time
within library hours
Grade 2 1 book 2 days Every Thurs-day
Dismissal time
within library hours
Grade 3 1 book 2 days Every Wednesday
Dismissal time
within library hours
Grade 4 to 6 1 fiction 2 days Any day of the week
Dismissal time
Morning
1 refer-ence
over night
1 fiction 2 days Any day of the week
Afternoon Morning
2 refer-ences
over-night
Grade 7 to 10
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3.hats/caps/sunglasses 4.earrings and satanic pendants and/or
multiple bracelets bands 5.outlandish jewelry Sport 1.fancy haircut
(skinhead/dyed/highlighted hair) 2.tattoos and piercing 3.long
nails/ colored nails
Girls are not allowed to: Wear 1.half- “sando” or lace “sando”
2.ankle- length skirt 3.mid-rib chemise 4.unbuttoned/ folded blouse
Use 1.crumpled/ printed/ overly short socks 2.sandals/ slippers/
fancy shoes (with heels of more than 1 ½ inch-es)/(colored
threads/shoelaces) 3.caps 4.dangling/multiple/or misplaced earrings
and/or bracelets 5.make-up/lipstick/colored lip gloss 6.anklets
Sport 1.fancy haircut (dyed/highlighted/ undercut hair)
2.tattoos and piercing 3.long, colored, polished fingernails
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
In the achievement of the PISQ vision and mission statements,
the school seeks to develop self-discipline in its students. In any
communi-ty, disciplinary measures have to be undertaken; and more
so in an in-stitution of basic education, where the students have
yet to be fully molded and developed. Disciplinary measures are
meant to correct erring students so that they may refrain from
repeating their mistakes, safeguard the name of the school, help in
the progressive development of one another, and prepare themselves
to assume their roles in a society governed by norms of be-havior
and laws of the land. The school seeks to cultivate an atmosphere
of order and discipline that will prevent rather than punish
wrongdo-ings.
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C...Physical Education Uniform The uniform prescribed for P.E.
should be worn at all times during P/
E. classes. During P.E. days the students should bring plain
white shirt as a replacement for the sweated P.E. shirt if
exercises were done. For the remaining classes of the day, after
the P.E. class, the student may wear already plain white
replacement shirt. Students are also advised to bring an extra face
towel for wiping their sweat after physical exercises.
These are the prescribed P.E. uniform during P.E. day:
1.Prescribed PISQ PE shirt with its logo. The PE shirt should
be
tucked in at all times. 2.Prescribed PISQ PE Navy blue jogging
pants (appropriate to the size
and height of the pupil/student). Jogging pants should be worn
properly and all throughout the day.
3.White rubber shoes with plain white socks.
D. Boys’ Haircut
The boys’ hair should not fall on the ears nor touch the collar
of the shirt. Bangs should not reach the eyebrows; sideburns should
not go beyond the lobe of the ear. Hair at the back and sides
should be trimmed. Outlandish haircuts and hairstyles are not
tolerated by the school.
*The acceptable haircut for boys shall be at least one (1) inch
above
the ear and three (3) inches above the collar line. - DepEd
Order No. 88 s. 2010 section 157.2, 2010 REVISED MANUAL OF
REGULA-TIONS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN BASIC EDUCATION
E. Accessories All students are encouraged to be simple in
appearance: Boys are not allowed to:
Wear 1.unbuttoned polo shirt 2.untucked and/ or printed
undershirts 3.“hip-hop” pants and other outlandish styles of pants
4.oversized polo (3/4 sleeves when arms are fully extended
down-wards) Use 1.dangling/ extended belt 2.fancy shoes (colored
threads/shoelaces), sandals and slippers
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Schedule of borrowing and returning of books
*** For grade 1 pupils who wished to borrow books, can visit the
library and should be accompanied by the teacher or parents. ***
for grade 7 to 10 students who opt to borrow books before dismissal
time can only come to the library in between class time with the
class pass with them.
Returning of books
Books must be returned on or before its due date. A Date Due
Slip is attached on the inside back cover of the book to remind the
borrower its due. Returning time for all library books is in the
morning on the scheduled date. Books returned in the afternoon are
considered overdue. Only pri-mary pupils are exempted to this rule.
They can return books anytime within library hours.
Renewing of books
Students may renew a book in the afternoon. The book will then
be checked out again unless the item is critically overdue and the
book is on demand. Book Reservation
The school library practices a first come first serve system and
does not carry out any reservation policy. Overdue books
A book is considered overdue when students/pupils do not return
a book to the library on time, on the due date. Students/pupils who
fail to return a book on time and/or after ignoring warnings will
be penalized.
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Library Overdue Fines: Overdue fines will be collected after
warnings are given to borrowers. Fiction Books : QR 1/per day
Non-Fiction Books : QR 2/per day Computation of penalty: overdue
fine (QR) x no. of book x no. of days
*** Students/Pupils with unpaid library fines must not check out
any library book until charges are settled.
Follow up of unreturned books
Damaged Book
Grade Level
Follow up procedure Consequences after the follow
up 1st follow - up 2nd follow - up
Grade school Level
A verbal overdue reminder is directed to the pupil.
A letter will be send to parents (through the pupil’s adviser)
informing them about the unre-turned book(s).
Borrowing rights will be suspend-ed until the book will be
returned and the library fines will be paid.
High school Level
A written overdue reminder will be send to the student.
Grade Level No. of warnings Consequences
Primary Level 3 Verbal warnings will be given to the pupils upon
returning the book late.
Library overdue fine on the 4thand succeeding offenses.
Intermediate
Level
2 Verbal warnings for re-turning the book in the af-ternoon on
the scheduled due.
Library overdue fine on the 3rdand succeeding offenses.
1 Verbal Warnings for re-turning the book after the scheduled
due.
Library overdue fine on the 2ndand succeeding offenses
High School Level
1 Verbal warning will be given upon returning the book late.
Library fine will be imposed then after.
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B. Girls’ Uniform White baby collar blouse with ribbon tie (for
elementary) and white sports collar blouse with neck tie and school
patch (for high school); na-vy blue jumper box-type pleats (for NKP
and primary levels) and navy blue pleated skirt (from Grade 4 to
High School); plain white undershirt (sando); black leather
low-heeled (not more than 1 ½ inches) school shoes; and plain white
socks.
Female (Pre School and Primary) Female (Intermediate)
Female (Junior High School)
Female (Senior High School)
Navy Blue Mid Leg
PISQ Patch
White
2 inch corset with 1 inch Navy Blue
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All students are required to wear the prescribed school uniform
at all times in the campus during school days. *A school uniform
shall be prescribed for all pupils/students. Shoes are considered
part of the uniform. All students shall be required to wear the
official school ID in the school campus. - DepEd Order No. 88 s.
2010 section 157.2, 2010 REVISED MANUAL OF REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE
SCHOOLS IN BASIC EDUCATION. A. Boys’ Uniform Navy blue long pants
(width appropriate/ proportional to the built of the student);
white shirt jacket-type with school patch (for NKP and Elemen-tary)
and white polo barong type with school patch (for High School);
plain white undershirt; low cut and well-shined black leather shoes
or suede shoes; plain white socks.
Male (Junior
High School)
Male (Preschool & Elementary)
White
Navy Blue
Black Belt
Male (Senior
High School)
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It is expected that every borrower should take care any library
material under his/her name. If a book is returned with minor
damages (repairable damages) no penalty applied. Books returned
with major damages (beyond repair damages) will be treated as lost
book, thus the lost book policy will be imposed. Lost Book
Misplaced or lost book(s) must be reported immediately, so as to
avoid accumulation of fines. Lost book(s) must be paid for in full
by the bor-rower. The cost for a book is the cost of replacement
including the accu-mulated fines. In the event, the cost of the
lost book is undetermined, the book must be replaced with the same
kind or subject and the accu-mulated fine must be paid if there is
any existing.
Students/Pupils with unsettled accounts will not be given
library clearance until the charges are cleared.
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GOAL To render services that promotes great care to every
child’s health and wellbeing, so as to safeguard the excellent
learning experiences in PISQ. Functions of the school clinic:
♦ Provide first aid or emergency care to sick or injured
students ♦ Assess students to detect early signs and symptoms of
health
problems which will affect learning
♦ Assess the severity of the illness or injury that occurs
during the school days
♦ Monitor and maintain growth and of development of students ♦
Plan, implement and evaluate immunization programs from
and of the Supreme Council of Health given for all the stu-dents
in the State of Qatar
♦ Maintain up to date students’ medical histories ♦ Conduct
health counseling and consultations with students
and staffs regarding health education awareness and other
related diseases
♦ Accompany teachers and students during field trips and oth-er
activities outside school premises involving large number of
students and extend medical services and care during the-se
activities.
SCHOOL HEALTH POLICIES Student/Pupil’s Medication
Students/pupils with medications should take their medi-cines at
home rather than in school whenever possible. If a medication needs
to be taken during the school days, the parent and/or child should
endorse the medicine to the nurse in the morning and student/pupil
must come to the clinic to obtain it.
Emergencies Cases
For emergency cases, student/pupil will be immediately
transported to HMC and parents are notified regarding the status of
the patient.
CLINIC SERVICES AND GUIDELINES
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IN THE SCHOOL BUS 1.Only students registered as bus riders are
allowed to ride the bus. 2.Bus riders should fall in line upon
embarking. 3.Students must be courteous to the bus drivers and bus
helpers all the
time. 4.Bus Policy posted inside the bus should be strictly
observed. 5.Non-bus riders who wished to ride the bus should get
the permission
from the school authorities. 6.Students must only disembark in
places where they live. IN THE CANTEEN 1.Fall in line in front of
the cashier when buying food or beverages.
Those who are not in line will not be served. 2.Be considerate
to little children. 3.Be courteous to the cashier and server.
Everyone will be served with-
out having to call attention. 4.Keep the floor free from litter.
5.Avoid playing or scattering food on the tables. 6.Help save the
environment by disposing the garbage such as used dis-
posable plates, spoons, and forks, empty bottles and other food
wrap-pers in the trash bins.
7.Students are not allowed to play inside the canteen. OUTSIDE
THE CAMPUS 1.Proper behavior is expected from every PISQ-ian any
time, at any
place. 2.When the behavior of a student outside the school
adversely affects
the school’s name, the student will be subjected to disciplinary
sanc-tions.
3.Loitering around and misbehaving in public places during and
after school hours are strictly prohibited.
4.Wearing of school uniform in movie houses is not allowed.
ATTIRE AND GROOMING
Students should give serious thought to dress and uniform as an
inte-gral part of their training for their future professional
life. The school considers proper student attire and appearance to
be a re-flection of the high purpose associated with the academic
pursuits of the student body. Cleanliness and neatness are
essential.
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10.Philippine International School- Qatar is a co-educational
institution
where boys and girls naturally grow together. The administration
strongly disapproves the exclusive boy-girl pairings and
inappropriate public display of affection inside the campus and has
prescribed sanctions for these.
START OF CLASSES There will be a “warning” bell ten minutes
before the first period of the class in the morning and/or ten
minutes before the morning assembly. All students must proceed
immediately to their classroom or assembly area and take their
respective seats or line positions. Silence should be observed
henceforth. The second bell signals the start of classes. Should
any teacher be ab-sent or delayed, students should begin working on
their own. The class president should notify the Office of the
Level Head on the absence of the teacher.
INSIDE THE CLASSROOM
1. When an administrator, a teacher or a visitor enters the
room, stu-
dents should stand and greet. 2. Students should always occupy
the same places/seats assigned by
the teacher. Each student is responsible for his or her own
chair or desk.
3. Students should stand straight and respectfully recite when
called, or keep quiet when not called. Any student who wishes to
speak must first ask permission by raising his/her hand.
4. Students should not write anything on the
blackboards/whiteboards or bulletin boards without the permission
of the teacher. The teach-er’s table is private. It will be
considered a serious offense to play with, displace or damage any
of the teacher’s belongings.
5. The classroom is a second home. It is everyone’s duty to keep
it clean. 6. Students should be honest. They should not copy their
neighbor’s
work and present it as their own. Cheating is a serious offense
pun-ishable with commensurate sanctions.
7. Teachers should always be obeyed. If the student feel
unjustly treat-ed, he should first obey orders and later complain
to the next higher authority.
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The following are classified as Major Emergencies: Fractures
Lacerated wounds Difficulty of breathing Severe stomachache Seizure
Eye injuries
Minor Illness and Injuries
For minor illness or injuries, these will be handled in the
school clinic and will be treated appropriately. In accordance to
Supreme Council of Health Law , the school nurse can only give
PARACETAMOL for minor illness.
The following conditions are classified as Minor Illness and
Injuries: Small cuts, scratches, scrapes, pencil wounds Itching
, rashes Bumps, bruises, minor sprains Stomachaches (Abdominal
pain, hyperacidity) Headaches , cough and cold Nose Bleeding Nausea
and Vomiting
When observed that the first aid provided to the student/pupil
is ineffective, the patient would be referred to Hamad Hospital for
further evaluation and management and the school nurse will notify
his/her parents. Students/Pupils who are too ill may be advised to
go home and parents will be called to pick them up. A GATE PASS
will be is-sued for the patient’s school exit . If students/pupils
are already sick, he/she must not come to school.
Students/ Pupil should stay at home if they have the following
conditions: Fever
Student/Pupil must remain home if he/she has an elevated
tem-perature (37.7ᵒC). He/she should be fever-free, without taking
any medication with-in 24 hours before coming to school.
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Diarrhea Student/Pupil experiencing diarrhea that cannot be
controlled,
he/she should remain at home or in the event diarrhea occurs in
school, parents will be called to pick him/her up.
Vomiting Student/Pupil must not have vomited within 24 hours
prior to
coming to school. Contagious Diseases Student/Pupil must remain
at home when he/she shows symp-
toms or has been diagnosed with a contagious illness such as
chicken pox, conjunctivitis (sore eyes), skin rash, and frequent
uncontrollable cough.
CLINIC PROCEDURES 1.) A student who wants to avail of the clinic
services must secure a
clinic pass signed by the teacher. 2.) The student presents the
signed clinic pass to the School Nurse who
will examine and provide the necessary treatment. 3.) If in any
case parents would want to pull out their child from the
class to seek medical attention, they may secure a gate pass
from the nurse. After treatment, the school nurse shall then
indicate at the back of the Pass the condition of the student.
4.) Upon return to the classroom, the student must hand over the
Clinic Pass to the teacher.
IMPORTANT REMINDER Children who are sick will have hard time
learning and may get other children and teachers sick.
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NORMS OF CONDUCT Students of Philippine International
School-Qatar (PISQ) should behave as worthy members of the PISQ
family. As PISQians, whether inside or outside the campus, their
conduct should be an asset to the school, to themselves, and to
their parents. The Administration looks upon the students as
guardians of school regulations and holds each one respon-sible for
their actions. IN THE CAMPUS 1. PISQ students should be courteous
and respectful at all times to the
administrators, teachers, personnel, and visitors. 2. Greeting
the administrators, teachers, personnel, and visitors inside
the campus speaks highly of the students’ education and proper
up-bringing.
3. Students should respect school property, including plants
inside the campus.
4. In general, students should not loiter through the school
corridors during class hours. During recess and lunch break,
students are not allowed to stay along the corridors of the school.
They may eat their food inside the classrooms so as not to distract
on-going classes.
5. Students are not allowed to play along the covered court and
the bas-ketball court or in any other places in the campus during
recess time and lunch break.
6. The faculty room is intended for the use of the teachers and
is there-fore off-limits to students. Students may enter the
faculty room upon the authorization of the teacher in some
important cases.
7. From the moment of arrival in school to the moment of
dismissal, students are not allowed to leave the campus without
written permis-sion from the proper authority. If they do, the
school assumes no re-sponsibility in case of accidents or untoward
incidents, and the stu-dents will be given disciplinary
sanctions.
8. Announcements are made in order to keep students abreast of
school issues and policies. Students should relay to their parents
all an-nouncements that concern them.
9. Students are discouraged from inviting guests to see them in
school for unofficial reasons. Students will be responsible for the
behavior of their guests. Students who have been disconnected from
the school due to academic and disciplinary deficiencies will not
be allowed to enter the campus unless a written permission is
granted by the school administration.
PISQ BEHAVIOR POLICY