The Senior High School (SHS) of St. Mary’s Academy, Pasay City covers the last two years of the K to 12 program and includes Grades 11 and 12 which the institution envisioned to be an Ignacian-Marian, Filipino, Catholic college-preparatory senior high school with programs designed for male and female students.
SHS ACADEMIC TRACK
A. Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM)
The ABM Strand is for those who plan to take up business-related courses in higher education or engage in business, entrepreneur ship, and other business-related careers.
Subjects
- Applied Economics
- Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 1
- Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 2
- Business Math
- Business Finance
- Organization and Management
- Principles of Marketing
- Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity i.e. Business Enterprise Simulation
B. Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand
Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand is for learners who want to pursue these fields of study at the university level.It has four Humanities subjects and four Social Science subjects.
Subjects
- Creative Writing / Malikhaing Pagsulat
- Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems
- Creative Nonfiction
- Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Culture
- Philippine Politics and Governance
- Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship
- Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences
- Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences
- Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity
C. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Strand
SHS students who are inclined toward, or have the aptitude for, Math, Science and Engineering studies can enroll in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Strand.
Subjects
- Pre-Calculus
- Basic Calculus
- General Biology 1
- General Biology 2
- General Physics 1
- General Physics 2
- General Chemistry 1 and 2
- Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity
ADMISSION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADE ELEVEN TO GRADE TWELVE
Submit the following requirements via email ([email protected]) or onsite through the Records Center (Registrar’s Office) located at the ground floor lobby of MIDES Bldg. for screening and evaluation:
Grade Eleven:
- Copy of Grade Ten Certificate of Completion with Learner Reference No. (LRN)
- Copy of Grade Ten Progress Report Card with Learner Reference No. (LRN)
- Original Good Moral Certificate from previous school
- Copy of PSA Birth Certificate
- Baptismal Certificate (or equivalent certificate if non-Catholic)
- 2 pcs 1×1 recent photo (not more than 3 months)
- Certificate of Ranking (Rank 1 or 2 of the level batch population not less than 100 students signed by the Principal)
- ESC Certificate of Completion (if ESC Grantee in JHS from anywhere in the country)
Or Senior High School Qualified Voucher Recipient (SHS QVR) Certificate for SHS VP Online Applicants.
Automatic SHS Voucher Program for Public School G10 Completers and for Private
Grade Twelve:
- Copy of Grade Eleven Progress Report Card with Learner Reference No. (LRN)
- Original Good Moral Certificate from previous school
- Copy of PSA Birth Certificate
- Baptismal Certificate (or equivalent certificate if non-Catholic)
- 2 pcs 1×1 recent photo (not more than 3 months)
- Certificate of Ranking (Rank 1 or 2 of the level batch population not less than 100 students signed by the Principal)
- Senior High School Qualified Voucher Recipient (SHS QVR) Certificate for SHSVP Online Applicants.
SCHOOL-BASED SCHOLARSHIP
Grant starting G2 Level
School-Based - aims to provide financial assistance to students with outstanding academic performance and those who have the capacity to continue their studies and yet are hindered by the lack of financial resources. Financial Assistance is in the form of tuition fee discounts except for Ignacian Full Scholar, subject to the availability of funds. Processing starts upon completion of requirements within submission schedule.
1. Mother Ignacia Student Financial Assistance Program (MISFAP)
- Students with Special Talents – outstanding abilities in music, theatre, arts, and athletics
- Grant-in Aid – with expressed and verified high financial needs
- Children of Alumni Parents – maximum of 7 to 10 children of alumni parents with verified high financial needs
- Families with 3-5 Children enrolled – given to 3rd, 4th and 5th children of families enrolled in the same school year
- Victims of Calamities – assistance to victims of fire, typhoons and other calamities
- Ignacian Full Scholar – full scholarship in tuition and other fees with meal and transportation allowances.
- MISFAP Book Grantees – Free books for G6 graduates pursuing G7 with academic excellence award (Valedictorian and Salutatorian)
- SMA-Pasay Outreach Scholars to RVM Mission Schools – partial financial assistance extended to at least 3-5 recommended poor but deserving students of RVM schools in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. (Suspended Effective SY:2020-2021 until lifted)
2. Tuition Fee Discounts
- Academic Scholarships – 100% and 50% tuition discounts given to all levels starting Grade 2 with academic excellence (Rank1 and 2).
- Children of Faculty and Staff – children of tenured SMA-P staff starting Kindergarten with corresponding years in service.
GOVERNMENT-BASED SCHOLARSHIP
Continuous grant from G7 to G10, G11 to G12
Government-Based – aims to provide financial assistance to students in the Junior and Senior High School through the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) under the Education Service Contracting (ESC) Program and the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program of the Department of Education. One time application, continuous grant up to Grade 12. Processing starts upon completion of requirements within submission schedule.
1. Education Service Contracting (ESC) – offered to Junior High School starting G7 only. Apply ESC for incoming G7 now: [email protected]
2. Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) – offered to G10 Public School Completer, G10 ESC Completer and non-ESC G10 from Private but with SHS VP Qualified Voucher Application Certificate.
