Republic of the Philippines

Baclaran National High School

Schools Division of Paranaque City

OPEN HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (OHSP)

The OHSP is an alternative mode of secondary education that uses distance learning. It caters to learners who are unable to attend the regular class program due to

• physical impairment
• personal and family problems
• financial difficulties
• distance of home to school
• early pregnancy
• early marriage
• work
• and other justifiable and legitimate reasons

The program, therefore is in consonance with the Education for All (EFA) goal of making every Filipino functionally literate by 2015. Its philosophy is based on the provision of Batas Pambansa (BP) 232 or the Education Act of 1982 “The state shall provide the right to every individual to relevant quality education regardless of sex, age, creed, socio-economic status, physical and mental conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political and other affiliation.”

­GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE OHSP

GOAL

            The OHSP is aligned with the School Improvement Plan’s (SIP) goal of reducing a functionally literate learner/graduate or one who has a mastery of the basic competencies capable of problem-solving and is a productive member of his family and community.

OBJECTIVES

• Provides opportunity to all elementary graduates, high school drop-outs and successful examinees of the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT) and A&E to complete secondary education
• Prevents potential school leavers and encourages those who are out of school to finish secondary education
• Reduces high school drop-outs and increases participation rate
• Increases achievement rate through quality distance education

For OHSP Inquiries, please contact:

Erzenia P. De Guzman, PhD

School Head

8851-8540

Leslie A. Castaloni

OHSP Coordinator (AM)

09294325007

Ronaldo C. Leonidas

OHSP Coordinator (PM)

09194845947