Scholarship Program

1. ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP (For non-ESC Grantee Only)

Full tuition scholarship to Students with Highest Honors of a class of at least 100 students and above. Half tuition scholarship to Students with High Honors of a class of at least 100 students and above.

2. EMPLOYEE PRIVILEGE

This educational benefit is granted to children (legitimate and legally legitimatized offspring) of full-time permanent personnel. This privilege has to be applied for and renewed annually at enrolment time. It is automatically forfeited once the personnel resigns or is released from service. The privilege is also forfeited when the student gets married. Depending on the availability of funds these discounts may be as follows:

First Child — 100% discount on tuition fees

Second Child — 50% discount on tuition fees

Third Child-up — 25% discount on tuition fees

A hundred percent (100%) tuition fee discount to one (1) dependent is granted to any full-time personnel who remains single or married but childless after ten (10) years of continuous and satisfactory service.

3. RVM 2% MANDATE FOR THE POOR (RVM SPONSORSHIP)

To enflesh the school’s mission of intensifying program for the poor, the Religious community of St. Mary’s Academy of Palo, Inc. provided a grant to students who desire to avail of quality Ignacian Marian Education. The Grant is made available to 2% of the total number of enrollment for the school year. This grant is enjoyed only for a year and is renewed upon evaluation of the student’s academic and disciplinary performance. The grantees from Grade 7 to Grade 10 enjoy discounts on tuition, miscellaneous and other fees depending upon the financial capability of the school.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION: has no grades lower than 83 in all subject areas in all grading periods, has not been subjected to any disciplinary action, not enjoying any form of other grants, has no siblings enjoying the same scholarship and poor but deserving.

4. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS IN PRIVATE

a. EDUCATION (GASTPE) GRANT EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTING (ESC)

This financial aid is a government subsidy administered by FAPE (Fund for Assistance to Private Education). The Financial assistance is determined by the government. The grant is continuously availed from Grade 7 to Grade 10 as long as the student gets no failing grades.

1. Criteria for Selections: The student must:

• Come from a public elementary schools

• Has passing grades in all subject areas

• Graduates from the private elementary school with government recognition, if the ESC subsidy slots were not used by those coming from the public schools.

2. Criteria for Continuing Grant: The student must:

• Be an ESC grantee in the previous school year or in the previous school (in the case of a transferee)

• Has been promoted to the next grade level

• Be in a GASTPE participating school