University of St. La Salle

Academic Curriculum

Republic Act 10533 otherwise known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 added two more years the number of years in the Basic Education in the Philippines starting School Year 2016-2017.

The Senior High School Curriculum has eight (8) Learning Areas namely, LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, COMMUNICATION, PHILOSOPHY, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES and P.E. & HEALTH. The Senior High School is composed of four (4) Tracks. These are the Academic Track, Sports Track, Arts & Design Track and Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track.

The Academic track has four (4) strands: Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM) Strand; Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand; and General Academic Strand (GAS).

For each Track or Strand, a Senior High School student will have a total of 31 eighty-hour subjects (2,480 hours in 2 Years).

There are 31 total subjects in the Senior High School. 15 Core Subjects, 7 Applied Track Subjects and 9 Specialized Subjects.

Features of the K to 12 Curriculum

Learner-centered and research based
Standard and competence based, seamless, decongested
Inclusive, culture-responsive and culture-sensitive, integrative and contextualized, relevant and responsive
Flexible, ICT-based and global

Tracks Offered

ACADEMIC TRACK

ABM Strand (Accountancy, Business and Management)

This strand focuses on learning the basic concepts of business and learning associated skills in other related fields like finance, management, corporate, and operations.

BS Commerce (no major yet)
BS Real Estate Management
BS Accountancy
BS Business Administration
- Business Economics
- Marketing Management
- Operations Management
BS Entrepreneurship
BS Accounting Technology
BS Agribusiness
BS Hospitality Management
BS Tourism

STEM STRAND (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

This strand focuses on equipping you with the knowledge and skills to solve tough problems, evaluate evidence, and make sense of the available information in creating innovative solutions through invention and discovery to improve the way of life.

BS Biology
BS Nursing BS Food Technology
BS Computer Science
BS Information Technology
BS Psychology
BS Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Electronics Engineering

HUMSS STRAND (Humanities and Social Science)

This strand helps you build a solid liberal arts foundation, detailed exploration of the theoretical aspects of your field and hands-on professional experience. This strengthens your logical reasoning and critical thinking which are needed skills once you go to college.

Bachelor of Elementary Education
- General Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Special Education
Bachelor of Secondary Education
- English
- Social Studies
- MAPEH
- Math
- Physical Science
AB Psychology
AB Political Science
AB Communication
Liacom (combination of Arts and Commerce degree courses)

GAS STRAND (General Academic Strand)

You can pursue any course in college and choose the path you want to take from there in case you are not yet decided on which field you want to take upon enrolling in SHS.

AB Interdisciplinary Studies

SPORTS TRACK

This track includes the fundamentals and Psychosocial aspect of Fitness, Sports, Movement and Recreation Leadership. It equips the students with basic coaching skills, exercise programming and first aid training.

Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in MAPEH

ARTS AND DESIGN TRACK

This track allows the students to explore different field of arts such as Media Arts, Visual Arts, Literary Arts, Dance, Music and Theater. It covers a comprehensive discussion and practical studies on appreciation, leadership and management on the said arts fields.