I.

On Grading System
The grading system is based on DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015: Policy
Guidelines on Classroom Assessment for the K to 12 Basic Education Program.
The K to 12 Basic Education Program uses standards and competency
based grading system. All grades will be based on the weighted raw score of
the learners’ summative assessments. The minimum grade needed to pass a
specific learning area is 60, which is transmuted to 75 in the report card. The
lowest mark that can appear on the report card is 60 for the final grade.
Students are graded on written work (WW), performance tasks (PT)
and quarterly assessment (QA) every grading period or quarter. These are
given specific percentage weights that vary according to the nature of the
learning area.
Ina grading period, there is one quarterly assessment but there are
several instances for students to produce written work and to demonstrate
what they know and can do through a performance task. Written work and
performance tasks must be spread out over the quarter and to be used to
assess learners’ skills after each lesson has been taught.

A. Steps in Computing for the Final Grades (Kindergarten to Grade 10)

1. Grades from the students work in every component, namely: written work,
performance task and quarterly assessment are added up. This results in the
total score for each component.
Raw score from each component will be converted to a percentage score
to ensure that the values are parallel to each other. To compute for the
percentage score (PS), divide the raw score by the highest possible score
then multiply by 100%.

Percentage Score (PS) = (Learners’ Total Raw Score/ Highest Possible score) x
100
2. Percentage scores are converted to weighted scores to show the
importance of each component promoting learning in the different subjects.
To compute for the weighted score (WS), the percentage score (PS) is
multiplied by the weight of the component found in the table below. The
product is known as the weighted score (WS).

Weighted Score (WS) = Percentage Score x Weight of Component

Compon English/SLGE/GMVE/ Science/ MAPEH/TLE/

ents FL/Mother Tongue Math/Research EPP/Business
Written 30% 40% 20%
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Performa 50% 40% 60%
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1. The sum of the weighted scores in each component is the initial grade.
The initial grade will be transmuted using the given transmutation table to
 Descriptors Grading Remark
Scale s
Outstanding 90-100 Passed
Very Satisfactory 85-89 Passed
Satisfactory 80-84 Passed
Fairly Satisfactory 75-79 Passed
Did Not Meet Expectation Below 75 Failed

get the quarterly grade. The transmutation table provided by the

Department of education (DepEd) will be used.
2. The quarterly grade for each learning grade is written in the report card of
the student.

B. Grading System for Junior Nursery to Senior Nursery.

Grades of JN and SN are written in the following Likert Scale”

C. Academic Honors
The academic honor is given during the grading period and the year- end of the
school year. The students will be given the most prestigious academic honors based on
the following guidelines.

Saint Gerards’ Gold Medal Awardee – This award is given to students with
a general average of 92% and above and with grades not lower than 90% all
across subjects.

Saint Gerards’ Silver Medal Awardee - This award is given to students

with a general average of 90% and above and with grades not lower than
88% all across subjects.

Saint Gerards’ Bronze Medalist - This award is given to students with a

general average of 88% and above and with grades not lower than 85% all
across subjects.

It needs to be noted that the Deportment Grade is of important criterion

also in giving academic awards. For a student to be qualified as an academic
awardee, he/she needs to have an average Deportment Grade of 3.5 (Very
Good) and above.

A student who commits a major offense with a disciplinary sanction of 4

will be automatically disqualified to be an academic excellence awardee.

D. Final Honors (for graduating students)

Qualified students for the final honors will be the students who have
school residency of at least 2 years at Saint Gerard Fidelis School, Inc.
1. Academic Excellence Percentage is 70. This will be based on the general
average of all the subjects of the curriculum year.
For grade 6 students, 70% of the general average in grade six (6)
and 30% of the general average in grade 5.
2. Co-curricular Activities Percentage is 30. Co-curricular performance covers
the achievements of the students in all of his/her participation in co-
curricular activities, competitions, and the like in the school, division,
regional, national and international levels. Points equivalent system will be
 utilized in the computation. The number of points in co-curricular activities
will be the sum of the grade 5 and grade 6 incurred co-curricular points by
the candidate in the final honors.

E. Special Citation and Awards

1. Deportment Award – This award is given to students who haven’t spent
the class tickets allotted for their attitude and behavior offenses. The
award is given every grading period and end of school year.

2. Perfect Attendance Award – This special award is given to students who

attended the complete allotted number of school days in a school year
meaning there are no absences or tardiness incurred. Students who
incurred absences with or without valid reason are immediately
disqualified from this award. Likewise, a student who incurred tardiness
will be immediately disqualified on this award.

3. Academic Excellence in the Core Subjects (Science, Math, English, Filipino)

– This special academic award is given to the graduating students in the
preschool and grade school. The awardee is the student with the highest-
grade average in any of the core subjects. The said award is only given to
a grade level with an average class size of ten (10) students.

4. Excellence in Research/Sports/Journalism/Theatre & Arts/and the like –

This special award and citation is given to any of the students who
represented SGFS and won in the Regional, National and International
level of competition. The student who gained the highest award in the
different levels of competition will receive the coveted award in school.

5. Beacon Award – the highest form of award given by SGFS to students who
excelled in academics and likewise served as a role model in the core
values of the school.

F. Promotion and Retention

To be promoted to the next grade, a student must have a passing final mark
of 75 in all subjects and passing grade in conduct or deportment. This means
that if a pupil fails in any of his subject or in his deportment, he may be
subjected to appropriate sanctions upon the recommendation of the special
deliberation committee.

Promotion and Retention Matrix

Requirements Decision
1.Final grade of at least 75 in all Promoted to the next grade level.
learning areas.
2. Did not meet expectations in not Must pass remedial classes such as
more than two learning areas inspite SAP for learning areas with failing
of the Summer Academic Program mark to be promoted to the next
(SAP). grade level. Otherwise the learner is
retained in the same grade level.
3. Did not meet expectations in three Retained in the same grade level.
or more learning areas inspite of the
Summer Academic Program (SAP).
 G. Students’ representation in academic and non-academic activities
1. A student representative in any academic and non-academic activities in
other schools, institutions or any official event is exempted from the
quizzes and assignments for the specific special day/s he is officially
representing the school.
2. A student representative is NOT EXEMPTED on long tests and quarterly
tests. A special examination schedule will be given to the student
representative s per approved by the Department Head.

II. Report Cards Issuance

Saint Gerard Fidelis School implements four (4) grading periods. Report
card will be issued every grading period during the Parent-Teacher
Conference (PTC).

The parents are required to attend the Parent-Teacher Conference

(PTC) during the issuance of report cards. This is to give parents an
opportunity to discuss the academic performance and development of
their child to the class adviser and subject teachers.
Schedule of PTC is given to the parents or guardians at least 5 days
before the conduct of PTC.

III. Academic Probation Status

1. Students will be in academic probation status if he/she:
a. incurs failing grades
b. average is lower than eighty two percent (82%)
c. exhibits poor attitude towards academic requirements and
activities, such as: assignments, projects, group work, etc.
d. incurs irregular class attendance
2. The class adviser and subject teachers of the student who is in
academic probation status will formulate and implement an
intervention program that will be discussed to parents. Parents are
expected to show support in the implementation of the intervention
program with a purpose to improve academic performance of their
child.
3. The student on academic probation should show positive efforts to
improve academic performance, otherwise the students will be
subjected for an academic summer program in order to fill-in the
learning gap.
4. The student under academic probationary status will be dismissed
from SGFS if the parents doesn’t show support in helping their child
improve his/her academic performance and the student doesn’t show
interest in improving his/her grades.
5. All students with a final average grade of 82% and below will be
required to take Summer Academic Program (SAP). The list of subjects,
number of sessions and target learning competencies will be decided
by the Academic Committee. The report card can only be given to the
parents after the SAP.

IV. Academic Warnings

1. Mid-grading Academic warning
 The mid-grading academic warning is given at least 2 weeks before
the quarterly test through a special monitoring academic tool called
Academic Performance Tracker (APT). This document will inform the
parents or guardians if the academic performance of the student is within
target or at risk. Needed intervention activities are written in the tracker
to ensure that the student can still make-up or improve academic
performance in school before the quarterly test.
2. Mid-year Academic Warning
The mid-year academic warning is given during 2 nd Parent-teacher
Conference. This warns the students who have not exhibited exemplary
academic performance during the 1st semester of the school year.
3. Final Academic Warning
The final academic warning is given during the 3 rd Parent-teacher
Conference. This warns the student that he/she is in danger of taking
remedial classes or summer classes

V. Academic Intervention Program (AIP)

For late enrollees, AIP will be formulated and implemented in order
to help the child cope with the academic programs in the level he/she is
enrolled. This can be an extended class program and/or enrolment at
SGFS Tutorial Center. The late enrollee is required to pay the full school
year tuition fee and other related fees.
AIP will also be imposed to students whose general grade average
at the end of school year is 82% and below. The student’s report card will
be only given to parents at the end of AIP.