Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
1100 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
4 |
| Most common nationality |
Filipinos |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
8:1 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Filipino, Mandarin |
| Max. number of students per class |
35 |
| Average number of students per class |
30 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Yes |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
Yes. Christianity |
| How does the school accommodate non-religious students or students of a different religion? |
We respect their religion and their choices. They are not forced to do things that are not similar to their practice (eg. praying or joining flag ceremony) |
| External examinations or assessments available |
Local government exams - NAT and NCAE and third party external assessment - APSA |
| Results in these examinations |
Proficient |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Less than an hour |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
100% |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
None in school but we outsource support through partnering with developemental pediatricians and therapists. |
| Learning support offered |
We partnered with developemental pediatricians and therapists to support students with needs. |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
We offer enhancement classes (advanced classes/lessons) and do differentiation in class |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes we have partnered organizations to provide such service |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Written entrance test and interviews |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
The written test is subject based assessment on the following subjects - English, Science, Math and Language (Filipino and Mandarin) |
| Waiting list |
Yes |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
Usually a month after school starts |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
7:00am |
| School finish time |
4:00pm |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Yes |
| School bus service available |
No |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
No, but can coordinate with some of the concessionaire for special arrangements |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Sports - basketball, volleyball, swimming, badminton, chess, table tennis, track & field, taekwondo
|
| Sports activities included |
PE classes (as prescribed by the national government) |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Facilities at the school |
Library, music room, guidance office, theater hall, science laboratories, computer laboratory, home economics room, student center, maker space |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Court for basketball, volleyball and taekwondo. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Hope Christian High School is the first IB-authorized Filipino-Chinese Christian school in the Philippines offering International Baccalaureate for Primary Years Programme. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
HCHS seeks to inspire her reflective learning community to acknowledge God’s love, obey God’s law, develop the self, and contribute to global society. We espouse concept based teaching and inquiry based learning, making learning fun and relevant to our learners. |
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