INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF MODERNIZATION IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

Abstract

Since the major educational reform, the Philippines has now produced a couple of graduates but not much study has been conducted regarding their current status relative to the curriculum exit points. This study aims to address that gap. The study aims to profile the first batch of graduates of BCU Senior High School and determine their current status. A researcher-developed questionnaire was sent via Facebook messenger to the batch of 2018 graduates. Of the 314 graduates, 139 responded to the questionnaire which is 44.27% of the total population. The data gathered is subjected to graph and tabular form, ranking, and literature review for independent variables as statistical instruments. The findings of the study showed that the profile of the respondents is varied according to their gender, age upon graduation, and strand. And, most of them proceeded to colleges or universities after graduation from BCU Senior High. Based on the findings, the conclusions were drawn, that the respondents of this have an acceptable response rate of graduates dominated by females whereas ABM graduates have the highest respondents. The majority of the first batch of BCU-SHS graduates was of the right age in their education level had they not stopped studying from Junior High to Senior High. Furthermore, the majority of the BCU-SHS Batch 2018 graduates regarded pursuing higher education after graduation as an avenue to further improve their skills acquired in senior high school. And, only a small percentage of the graduates take on employment and entrepreneurial activities. There was also a small percentage who were layabout or with little no work because of financial-related matters, and other reasons. This implies that the majority of the SHS graduates still prefer having a degree course before applying for a job or putting up their own business.

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