LifeCollege Information Bulletin for School Year 2015-2016. This serves as a guide for our parent-partners about the school's vision, mission, teaching-learning principles, academic, and non-academic policies.

6. 21ST CENTURY LEARNING
beyond reading, writing, and arithmetic | communication &
collaboration | creativity & innovation | life & career skills | problem
solving & critical thinking | information media & technology

7. GRADING & MARKING SYSTEM
Balanced and Holistic Assessment
DEPED K+12 Grading System D.O. 8, s. 2015
Standards- and Competency-Based Marking

8. GRADE COMPONENTS AND WEIGHTS
Languages
Araling Panlipunan
Values Education
Science
Math
MAPEH
TLE
STREAMS*
Written Work 30% 40% 20%
Performance
Tasks
50% 40% 60%
Quarterly
Assessments
20% 20% 20%
Total 100% 100% 100%

9. ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Written Work
Knowledge, Process and Skills, and Understanding | Quiz, Unit/Long/Chapter Test,
Concept Maps, Essays, Journals, Reflection/reaction paper, Research papers, Reports,
Diagrams, charts, models, work designs and plans, Laboratory reports, Data recording &
analyses, Surveys, Geometric & statistical analyses, Graphs, charts, maps, Problem sets
Performance
Tasks
Product: campaigns, case studies, collages, multimedia productions, portfolios, research
project, story/poem writing; diagrams, investigatory projects, models/diagram construction;
Prototype building; leaflet, poster, slogan, map, timelines,
Performance: role play, presentation, debates, interviews, multimedia presentations, panel
discussion, speech delivery, story telling, experiments, using manipulatives, scientific
investigations, issue-awareness campaigns, simulation, skills demonstration, community
involvement, news reporting, action plans preparation/implementation, etc.
Quarterly
Assessments
Monthly Tests (Core Subjects) and Periodic Tests (All subjects, standardised format)

10. Highest, Passing and Lowest Possible Marks
Highest Possible
Mark
Passing Mark
Lowest Possible
Mark
1st Quarter
to
4th Quarter
99% 75% 73%

11. Descriptors, Grading Scales and Remarks
Grading Scale Highest Grade Possible
90-100 95%
85-89 96%
80-84 97%
75-79 98%
Below 75
Grading Scale Descriptor Remarks
90-100 Outstanding Passed
85-89 Very Satisfactory Passed
80-84 Satisfactory Passed
75-79 Fairly Satisfactory Passed
Below 75 Did Not Meet Expectation Failed

12. Retentions and Promotions
Requirements Decision
For Grades
1 to 3
Learners
Final Grade of at least 75
in all learning areas
Promoted to the next grade level
Did Not Meet Expectations
in not more than 2 learning
areas
Must pass remedial classes for
learning areas with failing mark to
be promoted to the next grade
level. Otherwise the learner is
retained in the same grade level.
Did Not Meet Expectations
in 3 or more learning areas
Retained in the same grade level

13. Retentions and Promotions
Requirements Decision
For Grades
4 to 10
Learners
Final Grade of at least 75
in all learning areas
Promoted to the next grade level
Did Not Meet Expectations
in not more than 2 learning
areas
Must pass remedial classes for
learning areas with failing mark to
be promoted to the next grade
level. Otherwise the learner is
retained in the same grade level.
Did Not Meet Expectations
in 3 or more learning areas
Retained in the same grade level

14. Computation of Grades
Written Work Performance Tasks Quarterly Assessment
Raw Score (RS) W1 + W2 … + W7 P1 + P2 … + P6 MT + PT
Percentage Score
(PS)
Raw Score
x 50 + 50
Highest possible score
Weighted Score
(WS)
Percentage Score * Weight of Component (e.g. 30%… 40%… etc.)
Tentative Grade Written Work WS + Performance Task WS + Quarterly Assessment WS
Final Grade Rounded Off Tentative Grade

16. Honours System
LifeCollege recognises pupils/students’ exemplary academic
performance every quarter. Awards are given to students based on
their general average. An honour pupil/student must have an average
of 90 and above and must have no grade lower than 85.
Instead of using ranking to determine honour pupils/students, they
are awarded with either President’s Merit or Principal’s Merit award,
depending on their general average.

17. President’s Merit Award
Principal’s Merit Award
This award is conferred to students who obtained a General Average of 93
and above, and with no grade lower than 90 in any of the learning areas.
This award is conferred to students who obtained a General Average
between 90 and 92.99, and with no grade lower
than 85 in any of the learning areas.
Special Merit
This award is conferred to students who obtained a General
Average of 90 and above, but has incurred a grade that is lower
than 85 in any of the learning areas.

18. NON-ACADEMIC POLICIES

19. DRESS
CODE
for
Students
Parents,
Guardians,
Fetchers,
and
Visitors
no slippers,
flipflops

20. Fetching & Waiting Area
Please stay at a designated fetching and waiting
area at the church grounds while waiting for your
child/ward. For your child’s safety, we will no
longer allow non-students/non-personnels to
loiter inside the school premises except for those
who have official business and transactions.

21. Snacks/Lunch
Encourage our pupils and students to
become independent and self-reliant by
refraining from accompanying them during
snacks/lunch time. You may prepare a
packed snack/lunch or avail of our canteen
services.

22. Official Business & Other Transactions
• For official business and transaction at the
Accounting Office, please log at the guard
post and secure a visitor’s pass
• For any transaction with teachers and staff,
schedule an appointment at the office or
directly to the teacher/adviser concerned

23. Traffic Rules
• For your child’s safety, please follow
the loading and unloading zones at
the gate, and the designated area
for tricycle and 4-wheel drives
designated at the basketball area

24. Official Time
Morning Session Snacks Lunch Dismissal
Pre School 8:00 AM - -
please refer to
advisers
Grade 1 to 2
7:30 AM
(Monday only)
AM 8:50-9:10
PM 2:55-3:15
-
AM Session - 12:30
PM Session - 5:45
Grade 3 to 6 7:30 AM
AM - 9:30-9:50
PM - 2:20-2:35
11:50 - 12:20 4:30 PM
Grade 7 to 10 7:30 AM
AM - 10-10:30
PM - 3:30-4:00
12:30 - 1:30 4:30 PM

25. LifeGroups
• Your child is encouraged to be part
of a LifeGroup as a support circle
• Please do mind the schedule and
communication with the LifeGroup
leader