Pisay to launch NCE-RACE anew for SY 2022–2023

Due to the persisting restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS) will hold the second PSHS — Requirement for Admission, Criteria, and Evaluation (PSHS-RACE) for the selection of its upcoming Grade 7 students in the academic year 2022–2023.

Similar to last year’s RACE, the selection system has two stages: 1) evaluation of the applicant’s potential NCE grade based on their final grades in Grade 5 Mathematics and Science; and 2) a writing activity in essay form and a selection based on their final Grade 5 standings.

Moreover, the top 240 applicants will be qualified for the Main Campus in Diliman, Quezon City, while the top 90 or 120 — which differs for each regional campus — will be accepted to their respective regional campus of choice.

In last year’s take, over 3000 students qualified for the second stage of admissions, with 1706 applicants successfully accepted as freshmen for the current academic year 2021–2022.

The general requirements for applicants include that they must have a final grade of 85 percent or better in Science and Mathematics to be eligible for the RACE, and if their grade is below 85 percent, they must send evidence that they belong to the upper 10 percent of their elementary batch.

The applicant must also be a Filipino citizen without any pending or approved application as an immigrant to a foreign country, as well as data showing that he/she has not taken the admission test before.

Moreover, the RACE online application forms and submissions are available at nce.pshs.edu.ph. For walk-in applicants, they must bring fundamental documents and other related resources and applications.

Submissions are available in the nearest PSHS campuses, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) regional offices, or Provincial Science and Technology Offices. All submissions must be passed on Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 for private and public schools, respectively.