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The PSHS System offers scholarships to Filipino students who are gifted in the sciences and mathematics. Admission to the PSHS is by competitive examination only, and only Filipino citizens are eligible to attend. Graduates of the PSHS are bound by law to major in the pure and applied sciences, mathematics, or engineering upon entering college. The school holds the highest percentage of entrance test passers in major Philippine colleges like the Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines, De La Salle University. The school is also known for its outstanding performance in attaining the top scholarships of these universities such as the Oblation and Intarmed Scholarships for University of the Philippines, Merit Scholarships and Director's List for Ateneo de Manila University, and Scholarships for Mapua Institute of Technology. A fair number of graduates have also been granted admission to top universities abroad, including Stanford University, Harvard University, MIT, UCLA, Australian National University, National University of Singapore, United States Naval Academy, and the United States Military Academy. PSHS is known for its active participation in various national and international science, technology, and mathematics competitions such as Sipnayan, Kapnayan, MATHirang MATHibay, Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge, Philippine Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Olympiads, Australian Mathematics Competition and Australian Chemistry Quiz. Through private funding, students successfully reap awards in international competitions such as Taiwan International Science Fair, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, International Math Olympiad, International Junior Science Olympiad and International Physics Olympiad. A movie has also been released in honor of Philippine Science. Entitled "Pisay", the movie has acclaimed not only national recognition but also international recognition as it was sent to the Toronto International Film Festival. "Pisay" was directed by an alumnus of the school, Aureus Solito, and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. |
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