WHAT IS THE UPRHS ENTRANCE EXAMINATION?

The UP Rural High School (UPRHS) Entrance Examination is a 2-hour and 25-minute competitive examination on the following areas: Language Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and Science. For admission in the school year 2010-2011, the Entrance Examination may be taken only on February 6, 2010 (Saturday), in two sessions: morning, 8:00 12:00, and afternoon at 1:00 5:00. The venue of the test is the CAS Annex 2, UP Los Baos, College, Laguna . NO OTHER DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR THE EXAMINATION. WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO TAKE THE UPRHS ENTRANCE EXAMINATION? have: Qualified to take the UPRHS Entrance Examination are applicants who 1. completed either grade 6 or 7, or are candidates for elementary school graduation as of the end of the school year 2009-2010. 2. NOT previously taken the UPRHS Entrance Examination. 3. NOT attended high school. 4. submitted ALL documents required for processing of the application. 5. obtained the Test Permit for the UPRHS Entrance Examination. WHERE CAN APPLICATION FORMS BE OBTAINED? Application forms for the UPRHS Entrance Examination are available at the UPRHS Office of Admission and Registrations, Paciano Rizal, Bay, Laguna, and the UPLB Registrars Office starting December 7, 2009. WHEN AND WHERE IS APPLICATION FORM FILED? Application forms may be filed from January 6 29, 2010, Mondays to Fridays only, at 8:00 to 11:30 in the morning and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 in the afternoon at the Office of Admissions and Registration, UPRHS, Paciano Rizal, Bay, Laguna. ONLY APPLICATION FORMS WITH COMPLETE SETS OF REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR PROCESSING. NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS FILED IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION BECOME THE PROPERTY OF UP RURAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED. WHAT SHOULD EACH APPLICANT BRING ON THE EXAMINATION DAY? Each applicant must bring the following: 1. 2. 3. His/her Test Permit fully accomplished Two well-sharpened pencils, an eraser and a sharpener Snacks

Examinees who rank among the top 125 in the UP Rural High School Entrance Examination are the Qualifiers for admission. In the event that some of them choose not to enroll, the slots they will vacate will be given to those in the Waiting List in the order of their ranking until all the 125 slots are filled up. WHAT SHOULD THE APPLICANT DO IN CASE OF LOST TEST PERMIT? Before the Examination date, the applicant must request from the UPRHS Office of Admissions and Registration for a replacement of the lost Test Permit. For this request, he/she must submit one 2 x 2 picture identical to one pasted on the submitted application form. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION? For processing of application form, the following must be submitted together: 1. A completed UPRHS Entrance Examination Application Form (UPRHS AF1) 2. A photocopy of the applicants Permanent Record showing clearly and legibly the Grade V and Grade VI (at least for the first two quarters) grades (Unclear copies will not be accepted and can prevent the processing of application). This must be certified as true copy by the original signature of the homeroom adviser, and principal or registrar 3. Two identical recent 2 X 2photographs 4. Completed form of Confirmation of Enrolment and Report of Grades (UPRHS AF4) 5. Latest Income Tax Return of parents and other earning family member, if any 6. A non-refundable application fee of P350 for Filipinos or P700 or its equivalent in US dollars for foreign nationals/resident aliens Any Filipino applicant whose family has a combined annual gross income of P80, 000 or less is exempted from paying the application fee. He/She must submit a copy of the familys Community Tax Certificate . If the parents are unemployed, a Certificate of Tax Exemption issued by the BIR must also be submitted. 7. A white business envelope on which the mailing address of the applicant is typewritten or computerized, and a postal stamp is pasted on the upper right hand corner. Below is a sample. The Office of Admissions and Registration UP Rural High School Paciano Rizal, Bay, Laguna Postal Stam p

WHO WILL QUALIFY FOR ADMISSION TO UPRHS?

Your Full Name Complete Mailing Address

OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.uplb.edu.ph/uprhs

WHEN WILL THE UPRHS ENTRANCE EXAMINATION RESULTS BE RELEASED? On the first week of April 2010, results of the Examination will be released to the applicants by mail. Moreover, the list of names of Qualifiers and Waitlisted will be posted at the UPRHS lower lobby and at the UPLB Registrars Office.

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS AND REGISTRATION University of the Philippines Rural High School College of Arts and Sciences College, Laguna 4031 Tel. No. (049) 573-0093/ (049) 501-0389

REMINDERS TO APPLICANTS: 1. Every applicant must be in his/her respective examination room 30 minutes before the time specified on the Test Permit. 2. Applicants are also advised to bring their snacks with them as they enter the examination room. Once the examination has started, Examinees will NOT be allowed to go out except for personal necessities. Likewise, NO snack pack will be received for them while tests are going on. NOTE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS Applicants with contagious diseases (such as chicken pox, measles, mumps, etc.) will not be allowed to take the examination. 2. Parents/guardians will not be allowed to stay in the CAS Annex 2 building premises while examination is going on. They are requested to leave the area 30 minutes before the start of the examination proper. 1.

FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: Prof. Lerma M. Dimaandal Chair, UPRHS Office of Admissions and Registration Tel. no.: (049) 573-0093/ (049)501-0389 YOU MAY ALSO WRITE OR VISIT US AT The Office of Admissions and Registration UP Rural High School, Paciano Rizal, Bay, Laguna

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE UPRHS ENTRANCE EXAMINATION for the ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011