Acknowledgement

This research will not be accomplished without the help and support of the

people on their surroundings. The researchers would like to give their sincerest

gratitude to these following people:

To the researchers’ parent who supported them emotionally and financially since

the beginning of this research. They also help the researchers to find some

respondents.

To all the respondents, normal people, pupils, professionals, parents and

businessmen, who participated and answered the given question honestly and patiently.

They lend their time to the researchers even though they are busy.

To teacher Harlene Jalagpas, who helps and guides us in making our letter

before we conduct the survey.

To teacher Naila Mohammad Suwaib, who guides the researchers throughout

their journey. She also guides and helps the researchers on revising their research.

To Mr. Reynaldo Barda, the beloved principal of Dadiangas West Central

Elementary School, who allows the researchers to conduct the survey in their institution.

To Holy Trinity College community, the researchers would like to thank them for

offering this subject. This will help to develop the skills of the students in making a

research and also a preparation in making a thesis.

To the Almighty God, who guides the researchers throughout their journey.

Thank you also for the gift of strength, fortitude and determination.

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Abstract

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 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Every time students move into another level of education, they tend to transfer to

schools that they think offers the best facilities and quality education. We will conduct a

research about the secondary schools inside General Santos City to help future high

school students know about the most preferred schools. This study will help us learn

about the secondary school that offers the best education and training to students by

conducting surveys among certain individuals. This research can make searching for

the ideal school convenient and easy for the future secondary students. This research

will help future secondary students to choose the best among the best schools here in

General Santos City. This research will help the least preferred school to improve what

they are lacking at and the most preferred school on maintaining the good quality they

have.

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Education is one of the basic needs of human. It helps us to survive from

poverty. Education is divided into three levels, Primary, Secondary and Higher

Education. Secondary education is offered and managed by the Department of

Education. This is divided into two levels, Junior High school and Senior High school.

Junior High school is the first 4 years in Secondary Education. In the year 2016,

Philippines started to Senior High school program. This program consists different

strands that give training and preparation for Higher Education.

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 The educational facilities are key components of an excellent education system.

One of the highly populous areas in the Philippines, General Santos City, also

recognized as The Tuna Capital of the Philippines, features a lineup impressive

universities and colleges. There are 43 secondary schools in the city, 26 public schools

and 17 private schools.

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

This target of this study is to identify the schools that have a highest preference.

Also, this research intends to identify the reasons on why the respondents selected the

specific secondary school. The goal is to have results of the top five most preferred

schools and know the reasons behind the success of the following schools. Enlighten us

about the standards and criteria of the people on how they choose a school is another

purpose of our study.

1.3 SCOPE AND LIMITATION

This research is limited to secondary schools within General Santos City. The

respondents of the research are the people who lives in the city, not a visitor nor a

tourist.

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will help the secondary to be aware of their ranking among the

different secondary schools within General Santos City. It will help the Secondary

Schools with the highest preference to maintain the excellence of their offered

knowledge and training.

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 It will also help upcoming students to choose their future secondary school for

the next school year. Choosing the right secondary school to suit a student's individual

educational needs and future career plans is important. Evaluating the factors that may

affect the interest of a student and help them take a step towards excellency

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 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter focuses on the definition of the word “school” and also quality

education as a factor to be the most preferred school. A school is an educational

institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the

teaching of students (or pupils) under the direction of teachers. To develop our

community, break generational poverty, transform thinking skills and abilities. School is

a place where people are taught to read, write, and socialize with the help of teacher.

Quality education is one of the most basic public services. It not only enlightens but also

empowers citizens and enables them to contribute to the maximum extent possible to

the social and economic development of their communities. It also provides the

foundation for equity in society.

2.1 School

As we all know, students take school as their second home. School is a place

where students are educated. It is a place where students learn and develop their skills

and knowledge. Schools offer different activities to develop their students

2.2 Quality Education

Quality Education plays a big role in every institution all over the world and it is to

provide students’ development. This quality education is every student’s need to

enhance their skills, talents and critical thinking skills. According to Dr.HaseenaV.A and

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Dr.Ajims P.Mohammed (2015), quality is seen as a relative concept satisfying priorities

to students, teachers, technical and administrative staff, parents, would –be employees,

funding agencies and the society. In a manufacturing industry the product are pre-

determined and the user needs to be assured of the quality of the product. However, in

education, every element –the input, the process, and the output- is a human being and

cannot, therefore, be dealt with such a simplistic approach.

Education system affects also the economic growth because according to

Dr.HaseenaV.A, (2015) Education plays a big role in economic growth. Human

development to a great extent depends on the improvement in Education. Among

various levels of education, higher education has a pervasive and influential impact on

development. In conclusion, students studied in an institution with quality education

develop their students to achieve their potential as human beings and members of

society.

. According to Husain Salilul Akareem and Syed Shahadaf Hossain (2016)

student are studying abroad to have a quality education. Due to the lack of facilities and

poor education system of the developing countries, some of the students are joining

exchange- student program. According to Husain Salilul Akareem and Syed Shahadaf

Hossain (2016) People hope and continue to dream with Education for Sustainability,

Professor Karen Malone and Professor Margaret Somerville (2015). Other countries use

advanced technology in their Education System. International differences in institutional

structures of school systems such as external exams, school autonomy, private

competition, and tracking have been found to be able to account for a substantial part of

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the cross-country variation in student achievement (see Woessmann 2016 for a recent

review).

Mobile Learning is helpful and effective way in learning, stated by Syed

Roohullah Jam, Farman Ullah, Hashim Ali and Fazlullah Kan (2016). Mobile Learning is

a process of learning with the use of mobile technologies such as, cellphones, tablets,

smartphones, androids and iPhone. These technologies are also portable that’s why

students prefer studying through M-Learning.

How to provide quality education? For the institution to have the quality

education, institution needs to follow standards. There’s a research said that “The

university’s status and activities may affect the student’s insight of higher quality

education (Husain Salilul Akareem and Syed Shahadat Hossain, 2016). On the other

hand, since the concept of quality education is still improving and growing, providing

quality education would be difficult (Robert Laurie, Yuko Nonoyama-Tarumi, Rosalyn

McKeown and Charles Hopkins, 2016).

Passion to your job can provide quality service. Therefore, if teaching is your

passion you can provide quality education. School Social Workers must be passionate

with their jobs within the school infrastructure to maintain the school's standards and to

maintain the loyalty and unity with school administration, Megan Callahan Sherman

(2016). School workers must also be effective to have a quality education. An effective

teaching creates natural opportunities for students to learn and practice specific social-

emotional skills (Dusenbury, Newman, et al., 2015). The augmenting collaboration with

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school administration and implementing consistent standard, school workers should be

comfortable in self-advocacy within the institution. (Megan Callahan Sherman, 2016).

Schools having a positive vibes and approach help to promote a quality

education. Institution must have a positive learning environment that nurtures the

development of social-emotional capability (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and

Emotional Learning, 2015).

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 CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter discusses the methods or procedures done in this research. It also

contains the research design and the respondents in this research.

3.1 Research Design

In this study, the researchers used quantitative method which means collecting

and analyzing data is involved and also the use of computational and mathematical

tools. We used quantitative research to identify the most preferred Secondary School in

the city of General Santos. The researchers used Longitudinal study to collect the

gathered data of a population.

3.2 Respondents of the Study

In this research, the researchers used Stratified Random Sampling method in

selecting the participants. Overall there were 200 participants. The 200 participants are

divided into 5 categories, proportionally which means 40 each respectively. The first are

the businessmen, second are the professionals, third are the normal people, fourth are

the parents and lastly the pupils. If a respondent belongs to more than one category,

he/she must choose only one. In instances that the respondent is a businessman and

also a parent he/she will be given a chance to choose. The researchers selected the

respondents randomly.

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3.2.1 Businessmen

The researchers randomly selected the business owners and stakeholders of

General Santos City

3.2.2 Professionals

Randomly selected Professionals of General Santos City under white collar jobs

were assessed. The professionals are one of the factors that affect the ranking of the

school.

3.2.3 Normal People

The researchers randomly selected Filipino citizens around General Santos City

specifically in the barangay of Sinawal.

3.2.4 Parents

The selected parents are randomly selected in Dadiangas West Central

Elementary School. The parents of the pupils are also one of the factors that affect the

decision of pupils on selecting the quality school.

3.2.5 Pupils

The 40 selected pupils are from Grade six-Diamond of Dadiangas West Central

Elementary School, General Santos City that was officially enrolled during School year

2018-2019. The said section is a star section.

The researchers selected Dadiangas West Central Elementary School as their

target population among different schools in General Santos City. The said school is the

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public school with highest population around General Santos City. The researchers also

choose it because it doesn’t offer a secondary education which means it helps to avoid

bias.

3.3 Questionnaire

The questionnaires are open ended. It consists of list of Secondary Private and

Public schools around the city of General Santos. Simple words are used, for the

respondents to easily understand the questions.

The questionnaires contain 5 questions. The first question is all about their

preference between public and private schools. The second question is what school

they prefer. The next question is the respondent’s reasons of choosing that school. The

fourth question is about their suggestion for the least preferred school. Lastly, the last

question is about their suggestions for the most preferred school. Every question the

researchers provide possible choices.

The researchers provide 3 different kinds of questionnaires. The first one is for

the pupils only. Second type of questionnaires is intended only for normal people,

professionals, and parents. The last type is for the businessmen. The sample of 3 types

of questionnaires is presented at the appendix.

3.4 Data Analysis

The researchers gathered and analyzed the data manually. They collected the

data with the help of the survey questionnaires. They use tally in analyzing and

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interpreting the data. They use a manual method to make sure that every data were

considered.

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 CHAPTER IV

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter will show the results about the survey that was conducted..

The results will be show with the use of Bar graph. Bar graph is a graphing organizer

that shows difference. It is use to see the gap between the compared things.

4.1 Businessmen
Types of Schools

Public School

Private School

0 5 10 15 20 25
Number of Respondents

N=40

What school do you prefer to send your child with?

23 out of 40 respondents preferred to enroll their children in private

school while the remaining seventeen (17) businessmen prefer public school.

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 Ireneo Santiago National Highschool
Secondary Schools

General Santos City National Highschool

Holy Trinity College of General Santos City

Notre Dame of Dadiangas University

Mindanao State Unversity

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Number of Respondents

N=40

Among these secondary schools in General Santos City, which school would you prefer

to enroll with?

According to the respondents, the most preferred school is Mindanao

State University garnering fifteen (15) points. Next on the list is the Notre Dame of

Dadiangas University with fourteen (14) points followed by Holy Trinity College of

General Santos City with nine (9) points. General Santos City National High school and

Ireneo National High school both got one (1) point.

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 Others

Complete Facilities
Reasons

Quality Edcation

Affordable

It's my Alma Mater

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Number of Respondents

N=40

Why did you choose this school?

Thirty-one (31) businessmen chose that specific school because of

the Quality Education. Five (5) businessmen chose it because it is affordable and the

three (3) chose it because it’s their alma mater. One (1) respondent said that the

specific school’s faculty must be research oriented.

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 Others

Improve their Facilities

Suggestions

Improve the Quality of their Education

Lessen their Tuition Fee

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Number of Respondents

N=40

What can you suggest for the least preferred school?

Eighteen (18) respondents suggest that the least preferred school must

improve their Facilities. Seventeen (17) businessmen propose to improve the Quality

Education of the School. Three (3) recommend to improve the tuition fee of the least

preferred school. Two (2) respondents have their different suggestions.

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 Others

Maintain their Facilities

Suggestions

Maintain their Quality Education

Maintain their Tuition Fee

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Number of Respondents

N=40

What can you suggest for the most preferred school?

According to thirty-two (32) respondents suggest maintaining the Quality

of Education of the most preferred School. Three (3) out of forty (40) respondents

advise to maintain the tuition fee. One (1) said to lessen the tuition fee and two (2)

respondents said maintain the facilities. The remaining two (2) suggest to improve the

school and also to hire more teachers.

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4.2 Professionals

Types of Schools

Public School

Private School

0 5 10 15 20 25
Number of Respondents

N=40

What school do you prefer to send your child with?

We conducted the survey to forty (40) professionals. Twenty-three (23)

of them preferred public school while seventeen (17) of them preferred private school.

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 General Santos City SPED Integrated
Secondary Schools

General Santos City National Highschool

Holy Trinity College of General Santos City

Notre Dame of Dadiangas University

Mindanao State Unversity

0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Number of Respondents

N=40

Among these secondary schools in General Santos City, which school would you prefer

to enroll with?

Mindanao State University and Holy Trinity College got eleven (11)

points respectively. Notre Dame of Dadiangas University got five (5) points while

General Santos City National High School got four (4) points. General Santos City

SPED Integrated School got only two (2) points.

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 Others

Complete Facilities
Reasons

Quality Edcation

Affordable

It's my Alma Mater

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Axis Title

N=40

Why did you choose this school?

The most reason of the respondents is because of quality education

which garnered thirty-five (35) points. According to the two (2) respondents, they chose

that school because it’s their Alma Mater. The reason of having complete facilities and

having affordable price got one (1) point respectively. One (1) of the respondents have

different reason.

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 Others

Improve their Facilities

Suggestions

Improve the Quality of their Education

Lessen their Tuition Fee

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of Respondents

N=40

What can you suggest for the least preferred school?

The twenty-seven (27) respondents recommended that the least

preferred school must improve the quality of their education. The ten (10) respondents

suggest improving the school’s facilities while the four (4) respondents suggest

lessening the tuition fee

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 Maintain their Facilities
Suggestions

Maintain their Quality Education

Maintain their Tuition Fee

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Number of Respondents

N=40

What can you suggest for the most preferred school?

The thirty-seven (37) out of forty (40) respondents suggest maintaining

the quality of education of the most preferred school. Maintaining the school’s facilities

and affordability got two (2) points each.

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4.3 Normal people

Types of Schools

Public School

Private School

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of Respondents

N=40

What school you prefer to send your child with?

We conducted the survey to forty (40) people. Twenty-six (26) people

prefer to study in private schools and the remaining fourteen (14) people prefer to study

in public schools.

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 Others

Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges

Secondary Schools

New Society national highschool

Mindanao State University

Notre Dame of Dadiangas University

Holy Trinity College of General Santos City

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Number of Respondents

N=40

Among these secondary schools in General Santos City, which school would you prefer

to enroll your son/daughter?

Out of Forty (40) respondents, the eleven (11) preferred Holy Trinity

College of General Santos City. The Eight (8) preferred Notre Dame of Dadiangas

University. Both Mindanao State University and New Society National High school was

chosen by seven (7) respondents each. Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges was

chosen only by three (3) respondents.

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 Complete facilities

Quality Education
Reasons

Affordable

Its my Alma Mater

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of Respondents

N=40

Why did you choose this school?

Out of forty (40) respondents, twenty-four (24) choose that specific

school because of the quality education. Eight (8) respondents said it was affordable.

Six (6) people said that they choose it because of the complete facilities and the two (2)

people said it is their alma mater.

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 Improve their facilities
Suggestions

Improve the Quality of their Education

Lessen tuition fee

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of Respondents

N=40

What can you suggest for the least preferred school?

According to twenty-seven (27) respondents, the least preferred school

must improve the quality of their education. Six (6) of the respondents said the

secondary school with least preference must also lessen their tuition fee and according

to the remaining seven (7) respondents that it is important to improve the facilities of

the secondary schools.

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 Maintain their Facilities
Suggestions

Maintain their Qulity Education

Maintain their tuition fee

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of Respondents

N=40

What can you suggest for the most preferred school?

Maintaining their quality of their education got the highest percentage

wherein twenty-seven (27) respondents choose it. According to the five (5) respondents,

the school must maintain their facilities. According to the eight (8) respondents, the

school must maintain their tuition fee.

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4.4 Parents
Types of Schools

Public School

Private School

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Number of Respondents

N=40

What school do you prefer to send your child?

Thirty-one (31) of the parents they much prefer public schools than

private schools. The remaining nine (9) respondents prefer private schools.

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 Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges

Holy Trinity College of General Santos City

New Society Natioal Highschool

Secondary Schools

Mindanao State University

General Santos City SPED Integrated School

General Santos City National Highschool

Dadiangas North Highschool

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Number of Respondents

N=40

Among these secondary schools in General Santos City, which school would you prefer

to enroll your son/daughter?

The eighteen (18) respondents preferred Mindanao State University. Ten

(10) respondents prefer General Santos City National High school. Eight (8)

respondents prefer Holy Trinity College of General Santos City. General Santos City

SPED Integrated School, New Society National High school, Dadiangas North High

school and Ramon Magsaysay Colleges got one (1) point respectively.

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 Others

Complete Facilities
Reasons

Quality Education

Affordable

Its my Alma Mater

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Number of Respondents

N=40

Why did you choose this school?

Nineteen (19) respondents preferred that specific school because of the

quality education. Eleven (11) respondents preferred it because it is affordable. Two (2)

respondents preferred it is because it is there alma mater and one (1) respondent prefer

it because of the complete facilities. According to the remaining seven (7) respondents

they choose it because it is near and one of their child also studying there.

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 Others

Improve their Facilities

Suggestions

Improve the Quality if their Education

Lessen their Tuition Fee

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Number of Respondents

N=40

What can you suggest to the least preferred school?

Seventeen (17) respondents suggested lessening the tuition fee. Sixteen

(16) respondents suggested improving the quality education and five (5) respondents

suggested to improve the facilities.

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 Others

Maintain their Facilities

Suggestions

Maintain their Quality Education

Maintain their tuiton fee

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Number of Respondents

N=40

What can you suggest for the most preferred school?

Thirty (30) respondents said that the secondary school must maintain

the quality of education that the institution offers. Six (6) respondents said to maintain

the tuition fee. Three (3) respondents said to maintain the facilities of the school.

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4.5 Pupils
Types of Schools

Public School

Private School

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Number of Respondents

N=40

What school do you prefer to study with?

Thirty-nine (39) pupils wanted to study in public school while only one (1)

wanted to study in a private school for their secondary education.

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 General Santos City SPED Integrated School

Holy Trinity College of General Santos City

Secondaary Schools

Lagao National Highschool

General Santos City National Highschool-Annex

General Santos City National Highschool

Mindanao State University

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of Respondents

N=40

Among these secondary schools in General Santos City, which you school do you

prefer to enroll?

Twenty-five (25) pupils preferred Mindanao State University and eleven

(11) pupils preferred General Santos City National Highschool. General Santos City

National Highschool-Annex, General Santos City SPED Integrated School, Lagao

National Highschool and Holy Trinity College of General Santos City got only one (1)

point respectively.

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 Others

Complete Facilities
Reasons

Quality Education

Affordable

It's my Parents' Alma Mater

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Number of Respondents

N=40

Why do you choose this school?

Thirty-five (35) pupils choose this school because of the quality

education. Three (3) pupils choose it because it’s their parents’ alma mater. One (1)

pupil chooses it because it is affordable. The reason also of the one (1) remaining pupils

is that school doesn’t require a uniform.

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 Others

Improve their Facilities

Suggestions

Improve the Quality of their Education

Lessen their Tuition fee

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Number of Respondents

N=40

What can you suggest for the least preferred school?

Twenty-eight (28) pupils suggested improving the quality education. Five

(5) pupils suggested lessening the tuition fee. Six (6) pupils suggested improving the

facilities. The remaining one pupil suggested about the students’ discipline.

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 Others

Maintain their Facilities

Axis Title
Maintain their Quality Education

Maintain their Tuition fee

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Axis Title

N=40

What can you suggest for the most preferred school?

According to thirty-six (36) pupils, the school must maintain their quality

education. Three (3) students suggested maintaining the facilities and the one (1)

remaining student suggested to maintain the uniform.

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 CHAPTER V

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

In this research, the researchers concluded that the schools must have

their quality education. The quality education helps to increase the preference of the

school.

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 CHAPTER VI

RECOMMENDATION

School rankings helps us choose a school that offers quality

education and complete facilities that will suffice our learning needs. This

ranking also helps the most preferred school and the least like schools to

improve and be one of the best in the future. For the future studies, we

recommend that they should have more respondents for a clearer results.

Future researchers should also include the top five least liked school so that

these schools will do their best to improve and be competitive among other

schools as well. We hope that similar researches will be conducted on other

cities as well and if possible it will be done in a national scale. For it is only

conducted in secondary education, we suggest that it should include other

levels of offered education. The purpose of this is to help schools improve and

make it easier for students to pick their ideal school.

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 Appendix

Businessmen

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 Appendix

Professionals

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 Appendix

Normal People

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Appendix

Parents

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Appendix

Pupils

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 Appendix

Questionnaire for Professionals, Parents, and Normal People

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 Appendix

Questionnaire for Businessmen

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 Appendix

Questionnaire for Pupils

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 Appendix

The Researchers

Alexandrei Thomas Alcones

Grade 10 St.Pius X
15 years old

Rovie Joy Alonso

Grade 10 St. Pius X
16 years old

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Mark Anthony Estanda
Grade 10 St. Pius X
16 years old

Ymma Rose Lugo

Grade 10 St. Pius X
16 years old

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Halcyon Remdrix Ngilay
Grade 10 St. Pius X
16 years old

Denril George Nuñeza

Grade 10 St. Pius X
16 years old

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 Pauline Parsaso
Grade 10 St. Pius
16 years old

Beverly Villavelez
Grade 10 St. Pius X
17 years old

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