Academic

In order to achieve its mission, Sacred Heart College (SHC) has adapted academic policies that will assist in achieving its goal of educating the whole student – intellectually, spiritually, physically, morally and culturally. The Board of Governors, Administration and Faculty of SHC are cognizant that we live in a rapidly changing world, a world in which our graduates will need junior college and university education in order to compete for jobs, a world in which knowledge is constantly evolving and which will require our future graduates to know more, to think critically, and to be skilled in the use of Information and Communications Technology.

Class Schedule

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Grading

System

The grade scheme with its interpretation is as follows:

90 – 100%
85 – 89%
80 – 84%
75 – 79%
70 – 74%

60 – 69%
Under 60%

A
B+
B
C+
C

D+
D

4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00

1.50
1.00

The calculation of the final average follows a system of weighting for each subject according to the number of credits assigned. The Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated by dividing the total value of the credit hours by the number of credit hours. Semester 1 and Semester 2 grades are averaged to obtain the final yearly grade. An example is provided below for a student in Second Form.

Subject

English
Math
Science
Social Studies
EDPM
Religion
Spanish
Art
Technical Drawing
Life Skills
P.E.

Grade

C
B+
C+
D
D+
A
D
D
A
A
B

Credit HRs.

5
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1

Value

10.00
17.50
10.00
3.00
4.50
12.00
3.00
2.00
8.00
8.00
3.00

TOTAL

33

81

Divide the total VALUE (81.00) by the total # of credit hours (33).

Grade Point Average, GPA = 81.00/33 = 2.455 OR C

Promotion & Graduation

Policy

Sacred Heart College has developed certain academic requirements for promotion but it recognizes that some students need additional assistance to meet these requirements. Therefore, it provides a mechanism through summer classes and an after-school tutorial program, which will be discussed later in this document.

A student will be deemed to have failed the school year if he/she is in any of the categories below. Such student is NOT eligible for summer school.

  • Obtains a grade lower than C in a combination of
  • courses whose credit hours are greater than 11. For example, a student who fails Math (5), English (5) and Social Studies (3) would be failing a total of 13 credits and therefore, would fail the school year.
  • Fails Math and English.
  • Fails Math or English in second form and the student already failed Math or English in first form and attended summer school in first form to be promoted to second form for either Math or English.
  • Fails Math or English or a major subject in fourth form and the student already failed Math or English or a major subject in third form and attended summer school in third form to be promoted to fourth form for either Math or English or a major subject.

A student is deemed to have failed the school year if he/she is in any of the categories below. However, such student may take summer school, and upon successful completion of same, will be promoted or will graduate.

  • i. Obtains a grade lower than C in a combination of courses whose total number of credit hours are less than 12. For example, a student who fails Math (5) and Integrated Science (4) would be failing a total of 9 credits.
  • Fails Math or English.
  • Fails a major subject.