Senior High School

Description

The Senior High School (SHS) program of SSC-R Manila offers two additional two (2) years (Grades 11 and 12) in compliance with the K to 12 program of the Department of Education (DepEd) and in order to address the need to academically prepare students to be ready to meet the demands of the local and global communities. It is in this light that San Sebastian College – Recoletos, Manila became a pilot school that offered SHS program a year earlier than the mandated school year of implementation.

The SHS of SSC-R, Manila offered four (4) strands of the academic track, namely: Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM), General Academic Strand (GAS), Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

SHS creates the following opportunities: Standard requirements will be applied to make sure graduates are ready for work. In SSC-R Manila, the students are prepared so that they are qualified to apply for TESDA Certificates of Competency (COCs) and National Certificates (NCs) to provide them with better work opportunities if they opt to work after graduation.

Objectives Of The Senior High School Department

  • Strengthen the Catholic values through the practice of the Augustinian Recollect ideals of service and charity;
  • Establish a culture of professionalism and academic excellence;
    Nurture the students and teachers’ lifelong skills through meaningful and relevant research;
    Instill the Sebastinian values of obedience and moral integrity as responsible Sebastinian stewards;
  • Open avenues and linkages in sustaining relevance of educational institution in the local and international arena;
  • Recognize the important role of parents and alumni in building a harmonious relationship between the school and the community;
  • Highlight the Sebastinian identity and attributes of God-centeredness and Marian devotion.

The Accounting, Business and Management (ABM)

The Accounting, Business and Management (ABM) strand under the Academic Track allows students to be equipped with provides students with skills and knowledge they need to work in the corporate world. This senior high school strand is for students who want to become business leaders and entrepreneurs. If running a business, talking to clients, and coming up with strategies to earn money sound like your ideal career, then ABM is the right strand for you.
With the ABM strand, students will get to spend more time understanding Applied Economics, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Accountancy, Business, Management, Business Math, Business Finance, Business Organization and Principles in Marketing as you are being prepared to become future Entrepreneurs and Business Man of the world.
You can become one of them someday:
  • Bookkeeper
  • Budget Analyst
  • Internal Auditor
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Market-Research
  • Analyst
  • Financial Adviser
  • Statistician

Specializations

  • Accountancy, Business And Management With Specialization In Accounting And Merchandising With Tesda Certification
  • Accountancy, Business And Management With Specialization In Tour And Travel Entrepreneurship
  • Accountancy, Business And Management With Specialization In Hotel And Restaurant Entrepreneurship

The General Academic Strand (GAS)

The GAS Strand enables the students to weigh their options on what career path they want to pursue. While the other strands are career –specific, the General Academic Strand is best for students who are still unsure on which track to take. GAS is a Senior High School Strand that contributes students to a holistic approach in the academe.
It is the best strand to choose if you don’t know yet the course you want to take. GAS offers subject that can also be taken in other track. It is a general studies of all track. You can choose what course you like in college because it a general preparation of all courses. It teaches humanities, social sciences, applied economics, organization and management, and disaster readiness that is being offered in other strands.

You can become one of them someday:

  • Pastry/ Culinary Chef
  • Economist
  • Teacher
  • Cabin Crew
  • Flight Attendant
  • Customer Service
  • Hotel Receptionist
    Manager
  • Graphic Designer
  • Information Technology Officer

Specializations

You can become one of them someday:

  • General Academic Strand with Specialization in Culinary Arts and TESDA Certification
  • General Academic Strand with Specialization in Tour and Travel with TESDA Certification
  • General Academic Strand with Specialization in Web Development

The Humanities and Social Science (HUMSS)

HUMSS is the strand that attracts students who love the Classics/Classical Ideas. The type of individuals who ask the question, what is on the other side of the wall, people who are curious about the things around them. They are the students who love reading, the people who read today who will lead tomorrow.

Subjects in HUMSS tap the potentials of the students, lead them to their academic inclinations and hone their skills in reading and writing, which enhances at the same time the students skills in public speaking. HUMSS graduates are hired as clerks, customers service representatives and call center agents

You can become one of them someday:

  • Journalist
  • Call Center Agents
  • Law Practicioner
  • Public Speaker
  • Politician
  • Teacher
  • Museum Curators
  • Painter
  • Psychologists
  • Authors
  • Editor
  • Economist
  • Photographer
  • Antropologist

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

STEM promotes the development of students’ scientific minds towards excellence in Science, Technology, and Engineering.

The STEM strand equips the students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitude for science and technology-oriented programs in tertiary education by providing a solid foundation in Math with Calculus and Science with Physics, Biology and Chemistry. The STEM strand prepares the students in addressing school and community environmental issues by being equipped with technical knowledge and skills in Research and by being able to collaboratively work with a team.

Choose STEM, for a rewarding and innovative future.

You can become one of them someday:

  • Biologist
  • Chemist
  • Physicist
  • Mathematician
  • Statistician
  • Pharmacist
  • Medical Practioner
  • Engineer
  • Pilot
  • Environmentalist
  • Meteorologist
  • Researcher
  • Computer Scientist