Regional Science High School Union (RSHS-Union) is a specialized system of public secondary schools in the Philippines, established during the 1994-1995 school year. It is operated and supervised by the Department of Education, with a curriculum heavily focusing on math and science. It remains within the ambit of the Department of Education, unlike the specialized science high school system of national scope, the Philippine Science High School (an attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology).
The RSHS System offers scholarships to Filipino students who are gifted in the sciences and mathematics. Admission to the RSHS is by competitive examination only, and only Filipino citizens are eligible to attend. Graduates of the RSHS are bound by law to major in the pure and applied sciences, mathematics, or engineering upon entering college.
In the past years since its creation, RSHS has developed a worldwide reputation as one of the best high schools in the Philippines, public or private. It attracts an intellectually gifted blend of culturally, ethnically, and economically diverse students. Almost 80% of RSHS graduates go on to four-year colleges; many attend University of the Philippines and other highly selective colleges and universities.
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