Country: Philippines                          
Title:    Revised Procedure for Determining Honor Pupils in
          Elementary School
Author:            Onofre D. . Corpuz, Minister, MECS.  
Institution:       MECS
Citations:         MECS Order No. 16, s. 1978 and MECS Order No. 44,
                   s. 1983.  
Descriptors:       Primary school students; Achievement rating;
                   Grading.  
Full text: 1.  For purposes of determining honor pupils in elementary
  schools, it is desired that every school organize an Honors
  Selection Committee composed of all teachers of the graduating
  class, with the Principal as Chairman.A teacher with a child who is
  candidate for honors should refrain from being a member of said
  committee.

  2.  The committee shall use the following guidelines in the
  selection of honor pupils:

  a.  Top honor pupils graduating from the elementary schools shall
  be designated First Honors and Second Honors.

  b.  All deserving pupils graduating from the regular classes
  including those enrolled in classes for the mentally gifted in the
  school shall be considered in the selection of honor pupils.

  c.  Scholarship and Character shall be based on the general
  averages for the last year only.

  d.  Selection of honor pupils shall be based on the following:     
                                                                     
                

  Quality                         Weight                             
                                                                     
                 

  Scholarship and Character                 9                        
             

  Co-curricular Activities                  1                        
                                                     ______          
                         

         Total                            10 points

  e.  Co-curricular activities shall be based on the quality of the
  candidate's participation and leadership in activities in school
  government, development projects in the community, civic
  activities, dramatics, etc.

  f.  The pupils shall be ranked in each of the two criteria, viz.,
  scholarship and character and co-curricular activities.  The
  weighted rank shall be obtained by multiplying the pupil's rank in
  each criterion by the given weight (See sub-paragraph d above).

  Example:  Two students tied for the first and second places in
  scholarship and character.  The rank of each should be average of
  the two places which they occupy, or                               
                                                                     
                     

  1 + 2                                                              
             

   _____           or 1.5.                                           
             

    2  

  3. The reports on the results of the selection shall be signed by
  all members of the committee and certified by the Principal.  The
  worksheets used in the selection shall be kept in the office of the
  Principal for ready reference and should be open to scrutiny
  whenever necessary.  Copies of the results of the selection of
  honor pupils shall also be submitted to the office of the District
  Supervisor and the Division Offfice.

  4.  The report of the Honor's Selection Committee shall be made
  available to the candidates for graduation and/or to interested
  parties.