The Batangas Province Science High School (Mataas na Paaralang Pang-Agham ng Lalawigan ng Batangas) is a public residential science high school system located in Dacanlao, Calaca, Batangas, Philippines that focuses on the intensive study of science, mathematics and technology. It is a DepEd-recognized science high school that was founded by ex-governor, now Batangas 2nd District Representative Hon. Hermilando I. Mandanas. It opened its doors to aspiring students on June 1998 and in that same year, the school's first English student publication, The Quillmaker was published.
The BPSHS System offers scholarships to Batangueño students who are gifted in the sciences and mathematics. Though BPSHS is a public school, enrollment is limited, and applicants undergo a highly competitive review process prior to admission. Admission to the BPSHS is by competitive examination only, and only Filipino citizens who live in the Batangas Province (excluding cities namely Lipa, Tanauan and Batangas are eligible to take the entrance exams and be admitted if their scores are above the cut-off.
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