Philippine Board of Studies

2013 Big Science Competition: Lists of Officially Registered Participants

Please be informed that the lists contain the officially registered participants as of this posting (May 15, 2013). Any participant who registered before this posting date and whose name has been missed inadvertently in this announcement, please let us know through this mobile phone number, 0905-274-5269.

Schedules of the 2013 ICAS-English, Science and Mathematics

Please be informed that PBOS now accepts registrations for the following international correspondence competitions: Please download the brochures by clicking this link: 2013 big sci_reg close on May 17-3 2013 ICASS-ENGLISH BROCHURE-Tri-Fold-6 2013 ICAS SCIENCE BROCHURE-Tri-Fold-6 2013 ICAS MATH BROCHURE-Tri-Fold-6  

An Open Letter to Parents of MTG Trainees

Dear Parents, The power crisis in Mindanao has captured the headlines of most local and national broadsheets and televisions.  These rotating brownouts which last from 6 to 8 hours a day have been destabilizing local economy. The power supply situation further slides down due to low water elevation as a result of the dry spell in [...]

Erratum…

Erratum: The number of qualifiers from two venues (Cebu and Tagaytay) in the Youngster Group was only 137 and not 158 as posted earlier. These 137 qualifiers were the ones whose names were announced during the closing program. The inadvertent inclusion of names of other participants was a lapse in the communication department of which we [...]

137 math kids chosen as qualifiers for the Youngster Group

The country’s youngest mathematicians from grades 1 and 2 forming the youngster group gathered to participate in the 2013 Young Mathematicians In-house Intensive Training Program (YMIITP) held in venues: Cebu for Visayas and Mindanao trainees and Tagaytay for NCR and Luzon trainees last March 23-26, 2013 and April 1-4, 2013 respectively. The youngster group where [...]

Schedule of 2013 MOSTP

Please be informed the 2013 Mathematical Olympiad Summer Training Program (MOSTP) is scheduled on April 10 to May 15, 2013 at Arellano University, Abad Santos Campus, Taft Avenue corner Gil Puyat near Gil Puyat LRT station. It is a must for all qualifiers and alternates who want to be part of the Philippine teams in any of [...]

Christmas Message

7 math aces win medals in 2012 ICAS

Having attained an outstanding performance and medal-winning achievement in any math contests will do you a world of good. In this case, the latest achievement of seven Filipino math wizards in the 2012 International Competitions and Assessment for Schools (ICAS) – Mathematics is a quantum leap forward for mathematical excellence. The medal is awarded to [...]

14 Filipino students get thumbs up in 2012 ICAS English

There are ways that when practiced consistently, will improve ones English skills immensely. But this is what most people would advise: read. Read anything and everything in English. It could be this fine reading habit that placed the 14 Filipino students to make headlines as they capped high distinction certificates in this year’s International Competitions [...]

58 participants get high distinction certificates in ICAS- Science

Fifty eight of the 1227 participants in the 2012 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) -Science in the Philippines receive high distinction certificates for being in the top one percent of the participants for each year level in the Philippines. The ICAS drew over one million student entries from over 6,300 schools in Australia [...]