I. Screening Committee

The Admission Screening Committee (ASC) is composed of the Coordinator for Admissions, Aid, and Alumni Affairs (CAAAA), the Registrar, the Wellness and Testing Center (WTC) Coordinator and Personnel.

II. Assessment

1. The assessors shall assess applications based on the following:

a) Duly Accomplished Admission Application Form

b) Official Report Card

c) Applicant’s Autobiography

d) Wellness and Testing Center (WTC) Interviews (transfer students)

– All incoming Grade 7 shall be interviewed during enrollment period.

– All incoming Grades 8-10 transfer students shall be interviewed during admission assessment, before the Notice of Acceptance (NOA) is released.

2. Assessors shall give an admission status to the applicant based on the assessments stated.

a. Admission Status:

a) Grade Requirements:

I) Incoming Grade 7 Students

i. CLEAR PASS – given to applicants who have at least a General Average of 80%. Deportment grade is at least 90%.

ii. CONDITIONAL PASS – given to applicants who do not meet the General Average requirement.

II) Incoming Grades 8, 9 & 10 Transfer/Returning Students

i. CLEAR PASS – given to applicants who have at least a General Average of 85%. Deportment grade is at least 90%.

ii. CONDITIONAL PASS – given to applicants who do not meet the General Average requirement.

b) General Average – The general average shall be based on what is declared on the report card of the student applicant’s school. For schools that do not offer Filipino and Araling Panlipunan subjects, the average of English, Math, and Science shall be considered.

c) Academic Probation – The assessor shall place the applicant under ACADEMIC PROBATION (AP) in Math, Science, and/or English if his/her average grade is lower than 80%. (e.g. AP-Math, AP-Science, AP-English).

3. Assessors may recommend additional assessments if needed.

Additional Assessments:

1. Written and Oral Language Assessment

2. Admission Diagnostic Test (ADT) 

Applicants recommended to take the ADT are the following:

i. Applicants coming from an Alternative Learning System (ALS)/Home Schooling System

ii. Applicants with report cards that do not follow the Department of Education (DepEd) standard grading system (e.g. foreign schools, etc.)

iii. Applicants whose Math, English, and Science grades are lower than 80%.

– Applicants must receive a CLEAR PASS ADT rating to be given admission to ADDU-JHS.

4. Submission of Other Documents required by the assessors.

4. Assessors may not recommend admission based on the following conditions:

i. The applicant is not promoted to the grade level he/she is applying for;

ii. The applicant applies to repeat a grade level or has a history of a repeated grade level in Junior High School;

iii. The applicant does not receive a CLEAR PASS rating if recommended to take the Admission Diagnostic Test (ADT);

iv. The applicant does not meet other requirements related to reasonable proficiency in each subject of the approved curriculum;

v. The applicant has needs/requests that the school cannot address or does not have a program for;

vi. The applicant is not able to submit requirements before the deadline of admission applications.

III. Notice of Acceptance (N.O.A.)

The AAAAO shall send out the Notice of Acceptance (N.O.A.) to the applicant via email after all the assessments are finished.

Signing of Academic Probation Agreement: Accepted applicants with Academic Probation (AP) must sign the Academic Probation Agreement before enrollment.

Request for Re-Assessment: Grade 7 applicants who are initially given a CONDITIONAL PASS and/or ACADEMIC PROBATION (AP) in either English, Math, and Science upon assessment of their Grade 5 Official Report Card may write a letter to the Principal requesting for re-assessment of their Official Grade 6 report card.

The Official Grade 6 report card must reflect either of the following:

a) General Average reflect a CLEAR PASS status;

b) Final average in English, Math, or Science are 80% and above.

IV. Enrollment

The applicant may continue with enrollment once the N.O.A. is received.