BULACAN PRIVATE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION

(BULPRISA)
ACADEMIC EVENTS
RULES AND GUIDELINES

GENERAL RULES
(Revised 2019)
I. Deliberation Rules:

1. All academic contests both in the district and provincial levels shall use the “deliberation method”
in determining the questions to be asked during the contest proper. The deliberation committee,
composed of the Quizmaster, Event Chairman and all registered coaches, shall meet one hour
before the contest for this purpose. Venue of this deliberation must be far from the contest room
to avoid leakage and other possible irregularities.
2. Only one (1) coach per school participant is allowed to enter the deliberation room. This room
will be closed as soon as the deliberation has been started. The Event Chairman shall be the
presiding officer / facilitator but, any decision must be a majority rule. The presiding officer shall
give the floor to the Quizmaster for him / her to read the proposed questions. Appreciation of
questions shall be done by the Quizmaster.
3. Agreed number of questions shall be contributed equally by all coaches who are present in the
deliberation.
4. No one is allowed to leave the room while the deliberation is going on. Likewise, no one is
allowed to copy or jot down the approved questions for obvious reasons. All approved questions
will have to be sealed in a short envelope and signed by the quizmaster. The sealed envelopes will
have to be opened only during the start of the contest proper.
5. Coaches are strictly prohibited to talk with or go near their respective contestants during or after
the deliberation / appreciation of the contribution questions. Coaches are likewise not allowed to
use mobile phones during the deliberation.
6. While the deliberation is in progress, registration of the contestants shall take place. After
registration, all contestants shall be required to stay in the contest room.
7. During the deliberation, the following must be achieved:
a. Decision on the number of contribution questions based on the number of competing schools.
b. Decision on which questions contributed will be included in the quiz.
c. Correct spelling of the words must be written on the board. In case when there is more than one
correct spelling of the answer, coaches will have to agree that all must be considered and given
credit. References must back-up the variation in spelling.
d. Coaches must be able to show the textbooks used as references which should be written in
Filipino authors.
e. The ground rule in academic contests should be strictly followed in the appreciation of the
contribution questions.

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II. Contest Proper Rules:

1. All the academic contestants shall not be in school uniform. The contestants and the coaches should
present their school IDs for verification to the registration team. During the registration, each
contestant shall be given a number, which should be visibly worn for identification. Violation of
this rule would mean disqualification.
2. Only the following are allowed inside the contest room:
a. Contest committee headed by the event chairman
b. Quizmaster
c. Contestants
3. Coaches, parents and relatives of the contestants are not allowed to watch the proceedings.
4. The contest shall be closed doors.
5. Each participant should bring his own white board, board eraser and white board marker for
science, spelling, general information and ballpen for mathematics.
6. No coach is allowed to intimidate either the contestants or the quizmaster.
7. Any coach who caused the delay of the contest due to intimidation / unnecessary protest shall be
banned for one year as coach in any academic event in BULPRISA.
8. The first three placers (Gold, Silver and Bronze) in the district meet shall represent the district in
the Provincial Meet.
9. A late comer contestant will be allowed to participate in the contest but his coach will no longer
be allowed to contribute question/s during the deliberation. He will be only entitled to answer the
question being given at the time of his arrival.
10. No contestant shall be allowed to write anything after the official timer had signal the “end” of
the time allotment. First offense violation of this rule would mean “warning” but a correct answer
will still be counted. Second offense would mean disqualification of the answer even if it is right.
Third offense would mean disqualification of the contestant.
11. In breaking the tie, the “knock out” system will be followed where the first contestant to
answer the first question correctly will be declared winner in the particular place being vied
for.

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 GROUND RULES IN SPELLING

1. The contest will be three levels: a. Level 1 – Grades 1 – 3 b. Level 2 – Grades 4 – 6 c. Level 3 –
Junior High School
2. One to two questions shall be contributed by each coach depending on the number of participants.
The coach is allowed to bring at least five (5) questions but only one to two questions shall be
considered.
3. The contestants will have to print in small letters each word within 10 seconds.
4. The quizmaster shall read the word twice and give the part of speech and meaning, use the word in
a sentence and read again.
5. Words for elementary / secondary spelling contest shall come from the basic English textbooks used
in the particular grade / year level concerned. The question should be written in a half size short
bond paper computerized or type written. The reference or the title of the book used, author and the
date of publication must be indicated in the contribution questions which the coaches will submit
during the deliberation. English textbooks used as references should be published within six (6)
years prior to the date of contest.
6. Spelling words should not include proper nouns, French words, archaic, slang, colloquial, scientific
terms and highly technical terms.
7. The official timer shall signal the “start” and the contestant shall write their answers on white board.
The same official timer shall signal the “end” of the time allotted for each question by means of a
call bell and the contestant shall stop writing. They shall show their answers in front for checking.
8. Every correct answer shall be credited one point.
9. Only duly registered coaches can make any protest regarding the propriety of any question and this
must be made during the deliberation before the start of the contest.
10. The event committee or the coaches inside the contest room are not allowed to talk with and disturb
any of the contestants while the contest is in progress.
11. Protest must be resolved by the Contest Jury before a new question is given. No protest shall be
entertained after the winners are finally declared or announced except a disqualification of
contestants.
12. The Contest Jury shall be composed of the Quizmaster, the Event Chairman and all the coaches
except the coaches involved in the protest.
13. The Contest Jury can seek the advice and / or possible decision of the Appeals Committee (District
officers / Executive Board) when its members find it difficult to resolve any particular protest. In
resolving any protest, the decision of the majority of the Contest Jury is required.

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 GROUND RULES IN GENERAL INFORMATION

1. The contest will be three levels:

a. Level 1 – Grade 1 – 3
b. Level 2 – Grade 4 – 6
c. Level 3 – Junior High school
2. Contestants shall answer every question within 15 seconds for levels 1, 2, and 3.
3. One to two questions shall be contributed by each coach depending on the number of participants. The
coach is allowed to bring at least five (5) questions but only one to two questions shall be considered.
4. The rules on spelling and capitalization shall apply in this contest.
5. Coverage:
Elementary: Civics and Culture, Philippines History, Geography, Constitution, Current Events
about the Filipinos and events in the Philippines from June of the present school
year up to the day before the date of the contest.
Source: Basic Textbooks

High School: Asian History, World History, Economics, Contemporary issues, Current Events
about the Filipinos and events in the Philippines from June of the present school
year up to the day before the date of the contest.

Source: Basic Textbooks

Note: Questions for current events must be taken from the articles in the front page and their
continuation inside of the standard Philippine newspapers. All current event questions must be of
national interest.

6. Current Events questions shall be in English while textbook questions shall be in bilingual. Textbooks
used as references should be published within four (4) years prior to the date of the contest.
7. The contest is divided into two (2) rounds. Questions for round 1 should be taken from the textbook
and shall be in multiple choice with four (4) alternative/options to choose from “none of these” should
not be included in the choices. Questions for round 2 and clincher round shall be identification type and
should be taken from the current events (standard newspapers)
8. The Quizmaster shall read each question twice. The contestant must write the capital letter of the
correct answer on white board to avoid confusion. Violation of this would mean disqualification of the
answer even if it is correct.
9. The question should be written in a half size short bond paper computerized or type written only. The
reference or the title of the book used, author and the date of publication must be indicated in the
contribution questions which the coaches will submit during the deliberation. Questions may be
directly lifted from textbooks/ references or reformulated by the coach.

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10. The official timer shall signal the “start” and the contestants shall write their answer on white board. The
official timer shall signal the “end” of the time allotted for each question by means of a call bell and the
contestants shall stop writing and shall show their answer in front for checking.
11. Every correct answer shall be credited one point.
12. Only duly registered coaches can make any protest regarding the propriety of any question and this must be
made during the deliberation before the start of the contest.
13. Other protests relative to the conduct of the contest must be done only by the registered coaches before a new
question is asked.
14. The event committee or the coaches inside the contest room are not allowed to talk with and disturb any of the
contestants while the contest is in progress.
15. Protest must be resolved by the Contest Jury before a new question is given. No protest shall be entertained
after the winners are finally declared or announced except a disqualification of contestants.
16. The Contest Jury shall be composed of the Quizmaster, the Event Chairman and all the coaches except the
coaches involved in the protest.
17. The Contest Jury can seek the advice and / or possible decision of the Appeals Committee (District Officers /
Executive Board) when its members find it difficult to resolve any particular protest. In resolving any protest,
the decision of the majority of the Contest Jury is required.

GROUND RULES IN MATHEMATICS

1. The contest will be three levels:

a. Level 1 – Grade 1 – 3
b. Level 2 – Grade 4 – 6
c. Level 3 – Junior High school
2.
Level 1 1 step word problem 30 seconds
Level 2 2 step word problem 30 seconds
Level 3 3 step word problem 40 second

3. One to two questions shall be contributed by each coach depending on the number of participants.
The coach is allowed to bring at least five (5) questions but only one to two questions shall be
considered.
4. Coverage:
Elementary: Elementary Mathematics, Four Fundamental Operations, Mathematical
Terms and Computational Skills.
Source: Basic Textbooks

High School: Basics Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry, Statistics and

Trigonometry (cover to cover)
Source: Basic Textbooks

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5. The question will be read twice.
6. The question should be written in a half size short bond paper computerized or type written only. The
reference or the title of the book used, author and the date of publication must be indicated in the
contribution questions which the coaches will submit during the deliberation. Questions may be
directly lifted from textbooks or modified/ rephrased by the coach. Textbooks used as references
should be published within six (6) years prior to the date of the contest.
7. The official timer shall signal the “start” and the contestants shall write their answer on yellow pad
paper. The official timer shall signal the “end” of the time allotted for each question by means by a call
bell and the contestants shall stop writing. After each question, the duly registered coaches shall go
over the answer sheet of the contestants and check the answers. Caution should be exercised so as not
to allow any coach to check the answer of his / her own contestant.
8. If the contestant fails to write the unit of measure or object/s being called for, his answer shall be
considered wrong. Each contestant is required to show the solution as a proof that he actually solved
for the answer. The final answer must be encircled or box.
9. The event committee or the coaches inside the contest room are not allowed to talk with and disturb
any of the contestants while the contest is in progress.
10. Protests must be resolved by the Contest Jury before a new question is given. No protest shall be
entertained after the winners are finally declared or announced except a disqualification of
contestants.
11. The Contest Jury shall be composed of the Quizmaster, the Event Chairman and all the coaches
except the coaches involved in the protest.
12. The Contest Jury can seek the advice and / or possible decision of the Appeals Committee (District
Officers / Executive Board) when its members find it difficult to resolve any particular protest. In
resolving any protest, the decision of the majority of the Contest Jury is required.

GROUND RULES IN SCIENCE

1. The contest will be three levels:

a. Level 1 – Grade 1 – 3
b. Level 2 – Grade 4 – 6
c. Level 3 – Junior High school
2. Contestants shall answer every question within 30 seconds and each correct answer shall be credited
one point. One to two questions shall be contributed by each coach depending on the number of
participants. The coach is allowed to bring at least five (5) questions but only one to two questions
shall be considered.
3. Question in science must be situational/application type.
4. Coverage:
Elementary: Science subjects in the elementary
High School: Science subjects in high school such as general science, biology, chemistry and
physics (cover to cover).

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5. The question should be written in a half size short bond paper computerized or type written only. The
reference or the title of the book used, author and the date of publication must be indicated in the
contribution questions which the coaches will submit during the deliberation. Textbooks used as
references should be published within four (4) years prior to the date of contest.
6. Each question shall be in multiple choice with four alternatives / options to choose from. “None of
these” should not be included in the choices. The Quizmaster shall read each question twice. The
contestant must write the capital letter of the correct answer on the white board to avoid confusion.
Violation of this would mean disqualification of the answer even if it is correct.
7. The official timer shall signal the “start” and the contestant shall choose and write the letter of the
correct answer on the white board. The official timer shall signal the “end” of the time allotted for each
question by means of a call bell and the contestant shall stop writing their respective answers. They will
have to show their answer in front for checking.
8. Only duly registered coaches can make any protest regarding the propriety of any question and this
must be made during the deliberation before the start of the contest.
9. Other protests relative to the conduct of the contest must be done only by the registered coaches before
a new question is asked. 10. The event committee or the coaches inside the contest room are not
allowed to talk with and disturb any of the contestants while the contest is in progress.
11. Protest must be resolved by the Contest Jury before a new question is given. No protest shall be
entertained after the winners are finally declared or announced except a disqualification of contestant.
12. The Contest Jury shall be composed of the Quizmaster, the Event Chairman and all the coaches
except the coaches involved in the protest.
13. The Contest Jury can seek the advice and / or possible decision of the Appeals Committee (District
Officers / Executive Board) when its members find it difficult to resolve any particular protest. In
resolving any protest, the decision of the majority of the Contest Jury is required.

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