The Quality of Catholic Education in a Diocesan School Relative to the Philippine Catholic School Standards

Abstract

Evangelization is the primary purpose of Catholic education. However,due to the depreciation of moral values brought about by secularismand globalization, the identity and mission of Catholic schools arecompromised. Thus, this paper primarily intended to assess the levelof quality of Catholic education in a Diocesan School in accordance tothe five domains of the Philippine Catholic Schools Standards (PCSS). Aquantitative study was used through a standardized survey questionnaireto gather data from 337 respondents―administrators, teachers,non-teaching personnel, students, and parents of the school. Usingdescriptive and inferential data analyses, the results revealed that theDiocesan school adheres to the quality standards for Catholic educationbut needs to continuously improve to meet the highest possiblestandards. Of the five (5) domains, learning environment was rated highby respondents while leadership and governance ranked low. Moreover,the study showed that parents have significantly higher assessmentcompared to other respondents in terms of assessing the quality Catholiceducation of the institute. The findings further affirmed the importantrole that administrators play in the effective management of school toachieve quality Catholic education and to ensure operational vitality inresponding to its evangelical mission. Hence, the active involvement ofthe members of the school community to this effect.

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