SECONDARY DEPARTMENT
WELCOME MESSAGE
Welcome to the Senior High School Department of Philippine International School-Qatar, where innovation and creativity merges harmoniously.
The Secondary Department of PISQ caters to the Philippine K-12 Curriculum’s Junior High School (Grade 10) and Senior High School (Grades 11 and 12). As students transition from Grade 10 to Senior High School, they are provided with a strong academic foundation that prepares them for higher education, careers, and lifelong learning.
As the senior leg of PISQ, the Secondary Department is committed to nurturing and developing learners holistically. The department offers two strands under the Academic Track:
✅ Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)
✅ Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
The Secondary Department offers a diverse set of courses designed to equip 21st-century learners with the knowledge and skills essential for college, the workforce, and entrepreneurship. It also provides a variety of academic support programs and an extensive portfolio of student achievements inside and outside the campus. Beyond academics, the department fosters a culture of positive values and character formation.
Be one with us. Soar high, Secondary Department!
JOJO L. CALAGUE
Senior HS Department Head
To cultivate culture of excellence and build an exemplary holistic education in a safe and nurturing environment by providing a wide array of relevant and quality learning experiences both in and beyond the classroom to produce knowledgeable,skilled, responsible, nationalistic and globally competitive 21st century citizens.
In order to achieve the expected competencies of the senior high school program, the PISQ Senior High School aims to:
- develop creativity, critical thinking, and scientific inquiry skills to increase students’ interest in preparing them in pursuing studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, humanities, social sciences and other related fields;provide a wide variety and high-quality standard of teaching through holistic learning experiences;
- provide a wide variety and high-quality standard of teaching through holistic learning experiences;
- develop discipline and responsibility through various school activities and programs for both academic and co-curricular activities;
- systematically apply knowledge, understand theory through research and maximize skills for the development of the self through engaging in local and global communities;
- provide students with opportunities to prepare them in becoming effective innovators in the delivery of excellent education; and
- foster positive human values for life-long learning to achieve a better quality of life.
Grade 10
- AP/Social Studies
- Computer
- Technology and Livelihood Education
- English
- Filipino
- Values Education
- MAPEH
- Mathematics
- Science
Grade 11 – 12
Core Subjects:
- Oral Communication
- Reading and Writing
- Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino
- Pagbasa at Pagsusuri ng Iba’t Ibang Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik
- 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
- Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
- Media and Information Literacy
- General Mathematics
- Statistics and Probability
- Earth and Life Science
- Physical Science
- Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person (or Pambungad sa Pilosopiya ng Tao)
- Personal Development / Pansariling Kaunlaran
- Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics
- Physical Education and Health (PE & Health)
Contextualized Subjects
- English for Academic and Professional Purposes
- Practical Research 1
- Practical Research 2
- Empowerment Technologies (E-Tech)
- Filipino sa Piling Larangan (Akademik, Isports, Sining, Tech-Voc)
- Entrepreneurship
- Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion
Specialized Subjects
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) strand
- Pre-Calculus
- Basic Calculus
- General Biology 1
- General Biology 2
- General Physics 1
- General Physics 2
- General Chemistry 1
- General Chemistry 2
- Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy / Culminating Activity
Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand
- Creative Writing / Malikhaing Pagsulat
- Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems
- Creative Nonfiction
- Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century
- Philippine Politics and Governance
- Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship
- Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences
- Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences
- Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy / Culminating Activity