Apply for ESC Grants

IAU JUNIOR  HIGH SCHOOL is an ESC-certified school.

Educational Service Contracting (ESC) is a partnership program by the Department of Education (DepEd) aimed at decongesting overcrowded public junior high schools.  In ESC, the excess capacities of certified private junior high schools are “contracted” through slot allocations for students who would otherwise have gone to public schools. The slots come with subsidies called ESC grants, and program beneficiaries are called ESC grantees.

The Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) is the agency contracted by the DepEd to administer the ESC and TSS programs. PEAC is the trustee of the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE), a perpetual fund created to provide assistance to private education in the country.

ESC-participating Junior High Schools are tasked to provide grantees with the education that meets or exceeds the minimum standards set by DepEd. They shall orient grantees and their parents on the ESC, encode correct and complete information in the ESC IMS, prepare billing statement packages, undergo certification, and comply with these guidelines.

SELECTION OF ESC GRANTEES : 

As an applicant to the ESC Grant, a student:

1. Must undergo interview with the guidance counselor and the principal;
2. Must be an elementary graduate from any public or private high school;
3. Must have an average of at least 85 in all subjects from his/her previous school;
4. Must be capable and willing to undergo simultaneously both regular academic studies and rigorous training (when chosen as a varsity player);
5. Must be able to maintain a grade of at least 80 in all subjects;
6. Must have no records of disciplinary action due to frequent tardiness, absences, cutting classes or any minor and major offense in and outside the classroom;
7. Must have a conduct grade of at least 85 per grading period;
8. Must submit the following documents on the day of the enrolment:
9. Letter of Intent addressed to the School Principal (Mrs. Eulalia O. Cayude)
10. ESC Application Forms (acquired from the Basic Education Office)
11. 1 Original and 2 Photocopies of PSA Certified Birth Certificate
12. 1 Original and 2 Photocopies of Grade 6 Report Card
13. 1 Original and 2 Photocopies of Good Moral Certificate
14. 3 Copies of a Recent 2×2 Photo of the ESC applicant (white top with dark blue background)
15. Proof of Income (ITR or Certificate of No Income/Low Income)

PRIVILEGES OF QUALIFIED ESC GRANTEES FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS :

1. Pay only ₱1,000 for the Matriculation Fee
2. Free Tuition and Miscellaneous Fees except books

(For Qualified ESC Grantees from Private Schools, an ₱11,000 government subsidy will be deducted from their tuition fees.)

TERMS :

Four (4 ) years of JHS starting in Grade 7

CONDITIONS :

• The grant remains in force for the next school year if the grantee is promoted to the next level and is enrolled in an ESC-participating JHS.
• The grant is terminated if the grantee does any of the following;

1. drops out for non-health reasons in the middle of the school year.
2. does not enroll for the following school year.
3. fails to be promoted to the next grade level.
4. is dismissed or expelled by the school for disciplinary reasons.
5. transfers to a non ESC-participating JHS.

• Transfers to another ESC-participating JHS are allowed. In cases the applicable subsidy amount of the releasing school is different from that of the accepting school, the accepting school will be paid the lower of the two (2) applicable subsidy amounts.
• Grantees that drop out due to the death of a parent or guardian, force majeure, prolonged illness, or accident may be reinstated into the ESC program provided they submit documents to support their claim.