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A N N U A L R E P O R TX A V I E R S C H O O L / X S E T F

SY 10 -11

of the XAV IER EDUCAT IONThe IN TERNAT IONAL IZAT ION

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Inanincreasinglyinterconnectedworld,theXaverian

strivestobeamanwithothers.Drivenbyafaith

thatdoesjustice,herespondswithcompassion

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MessagefromthePRES IDENT

OureffortstomaketheXaviereducationatparwith

international standards started many years ago .

We adopted the Singapore Method in Math andSciencein2008,theuseof the HanyuShuipingKaoshi

(HSK)ortheBeijinglanguageproficiencyexam(2007),

and the iPSLE (2007)asbenchmarking too ls,among

manyotherimprovements.

In the coming years , we wi ll continue to seek

new deve lopments and engage in educationalexper imentation to find even better ways o f

offering our students a truly g lobal education .

LuceatLux!

Fr.JohnnyC.Go,SJ

President

Inanageofrapidchange,XavierSchoolhasintroduced

many innovationsnotonly to remain relevantasan

educational institutionbutmore importantly, tobe

responsivetoourstudentsneeds.

Last schoo l year , we opened the Internat iona l

BaccalaureateDiplomaProgramtoour High 3 students.

Throughthisprogram,weprovideanopportunity for

selectedstudentstopursueanalternativepre-university

programrecognizedworldwide. Atthesametime,we

pursuenewmethodsofteachingandassessmentthat

canonlyenhance theeducationofall our students.

TheXavierChinaExperience(XCE)sentarecordnumber

ofstudentslastyear.Thesuccessofthisprogramprompted

us tomake thisuniqueexperiencemandatory forallXaverians.WenowhavethreeXCEprograms inplace:

Guangzhoufor Grade7,Kunmingfor High2(from2011),

andBeijingfor High4. Startingwiththe Grade7class

ofSY2011-2012,theXCEnowbecomesaprerequisite

forgraduation.

Anew development I am very excited about isourpartnershipwiththeTonyBlairFoundationsFacetoFaith

program. Thisprogram, a seriesofdialogue among

studentsfromdifferentculturesonmoralandreligious

topics,allowsourboystoreachoutbeyondtheconfines

oftheclassroomto learn fromtheirpeersaroundthe

world.

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Last summer , 41 IB students spent five weeks inBeijing. Their schedule included Mandarin classeseverymorningand intheafternoon,lessonsin Math,English,Science,andSATreviewclass .Tripstovariousplaces likemuseums,BeijingUniversity, Great Wall ,

Xian,andmanyother importantcultural siteswereamongtheoff-campusactivities.

IB TEACHERS

Atpresent,acomplementof 20 IB-trained teachersare involved in theprogram.The IBO requireseveryIB teacher to unde rgo a series of extens ive andspecialized training . In add ition, each teacher is

expectedtomaximize learningthroughthe IBOnlineCurr iculum Center (OCC ). Through the OCC , the IBteacherhasaccess to theprofess ionalonline forumandaglobalnetworkofIBpractitioners.

Amultidisciplinary app roach is encouraged,whereteacherscollaboratewithpee rs fromothersubjects,speciali sts from other departments , and outs ideprofessionalswhosharetheirexperienceandexpertise.Thisprovidesaholisticandreal-worlddimensiontotheconcep

ts and

theories le

a

rned i

nthe

cla

ss room

.

RESOURCES

Theschoolhas investedsubstantially inthepurchaseof current publications resulting in the LRCs rich

collection of books and other printed material forIBsubjects,givingbothstudentsand teachersa richresourcetoconducttheirresearchinourownlearningcenter.

In add ition, Xavier Schoo l hasmade arrangementsforstudentstoconducttheirresearchinotherlibrariesofuniversitieslike DLSU,UP,andUST.

OnlineProgramsAndE-resources

Turn itin - an online program that ensures contentoriginality,propercitation,and intellectualpropertyprotection.

GoCh inese Prog ram -anonlineprogram thathelpsstudentslearn Mandarin.

EBSCOhost-apremiumresearchdatabaseservicethatprovidesaccesstomagazines,ebooks,casestudies,anda

rticles.

Ejournals-peer-reviewedjournalsinvariousdisciplines.

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The future d irection fo r Xav ie r Schoo lsIBDP includes fourpossib le movements : (1)ExpandingIBCourseOfferings

Inthecomingyears,theschoolplanstoexpandtheIBDPcourseofferings.TheVisualArtsclasswillbeintroduced

in

SY2011-2012.Am

ong

thepossible

a

dditiona

lcou

rsesareBiology(Group2)Psychology(Group4)and MusicArts(Group6).

(2)ImprovingAccesstoXSIBDP

ThefirstIBcohortwasintentionallylimited,giventhenumberoftrainedteachers.Withagreaternumberofthe HSfacultyhavingcompletedtheirofficialIBtraining,theplan istoexpandtheprogramtomorestudents.

ForSY2011-2012,74thirdyearstudentswereacceptedtotheprogram.Therapidgrowthislikelytobeduplicatedfor the succeed ing schoo l year.AsofAugust 2011 ,126 High2studentsareseekingadmissiontotheIBDPforSY2012-2013.

Inthefuture,thegoalistoaccommodateintotheprogramasmanystudentsasareinterested.

(3)CascadingtheIBWayofLearning

TheschoolwantstosharetheIBpracticesandprogramswiththerestofthe HScommunity,andthiscanonlybepossibleifmoreXSteacherswillbetrainedandexposed

totheIBsystem.TheschoolplanstosetasidetimetogiveIBteacherstheopportunitytocascadethesepracticestotherestofthefaculty.

LookingAhead

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4) MYPandPYP

Currently,studiesarebeingdonetoexploreofferingtwo

moreIBprogramsinXavierSchool.ThesearethePrimary

YearsProgram(PYP)andthe MiddleYearsProgram(MYP).

Thiswilllikelybeimplementedintandemwiththeshift

toDepEdsdirectivetofollowaK+12basiceducation

program.

ThePYP (for studentsaged 3 to12) focuseson the

developmentof thewholechildasan inquirerwho

can constructmeaningprincipally through inquiry-

basedlearning.The MYP(forstudentsaged11-16)is

designedtohelpstudentsfindasenseofbelonging

in the ever-changing and increasingly interrelated

worldand to fosterapositiveattitude to learning.

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RespectforCulturalDiversity

TheInternationalProgramsOffice(IPO),

established in2008,aims tohelpour

studentsacquiretheskillsnecessaryto

live inaworldrapidlytransformedby

globalization.

Theofficehasthemissionofdeveloping

programs that increase exposure to

diversepeoplesandculturestoprepare

themforlifeinthemulticulturalsocieties

ofthe21stcentury.

By Mr. Brian Maraa, IPO Coordinator

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THEXAVIERCHINA EXPERIENCE(XCE)

Theoldestandmostestablishedoftheseendeavorsisthe

XavierChinaExperience(XCE).AlreadyconnectedtoChina

throughouruniquehistoryandidentityasaChinese-Filipinoschoo l, Xavier aims to enhance and deepen student

understandingofChinathroughtheXCE.

First introduced in2004,theXCEsendsselectedGrade7

students to live inChina forsixweeks tostudyChinese

languageandculture. Duringthistime,studentsspendtwo

hours in Chinese class every day, take culture classes

conducted in Mandarin,andgoonweekly fieldtrips toculturalsites.

Studentsarealso required to study theusual subjects,

followingaspecialacademicprogramdesignedtocapitalize

ontheirdailyexperiencesinChina.Forexample,students

interviewChineseresidents fortheirsocialstudiesclass ,

investigate the effectiveness of Chinese products for

scienceprojects,andreflectontheirexperiences inCLE.

TherealpoweroftheXCE,however,liesnotinitsacademic

designbutinitsformativeimpact. Asitisthefirsttimefor

manyofour students tobeaway fromhome, theyare

compelledtobecomemoreindependent. Asaresult,many

studentscitetheXCEastheirmostmeaningfulexperience

in

school.

Xavier

ha

srespondedbyexp

andingp

a

rt

ic

ipat

ion

intheprogram.The Grade7XCE,nowheldin Guangzhou

accommodates130studentswhoparticipateeveryyear.

XCE:BEIJING FORHIGHSCHOOL

ForstudentswhodidnothaveachancetojoinXCEin Grade

7,theXCE:Beijing wasinitiatedin2008,thistimefor High4students. Inadditiontotheintensivelanguagestudyand

cultural exposure , academic courses are des igned

accordingtointerdisciplinarythemes. Real-worldexperiences

andassessmentsaregiven,suchasvisitstomuseumsthat

promotesustainabledevelopment,researchanddiscussions

withFilipinoandChinesebusinessmen,presentationsatthe

Philipp ineembassy,and interviewswith local residents.

The High 4 students find the formative expe riences

tobemostmemorable. Participantstreasuretheirweekly

exploration, aday inwhich students explore Beijing

ontheirownterms. Workinginsmallgroupsandguidedby

ateacher,theychoosewheretogo,whattodofortheday,

andhowtonavigatethecityusingonlypublicbusesand

subways. Invariably,students lose theirway. They takethewrong turn, get on thewrong bus, and can take

hoursfindingtheirwayback. Studentscitethesemoments

--dealing with unscripted , real-li fe problems--as the

most significant educational expe riences of the trip.

ParticipationinXCE:Beijinghasrisenfrom40participants

in2008to65inSY2010-2011,plusanextrabatchof41 H3

IBstudentsduringthesummer.

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2011: XCEYUNNAN

Confident with the success of these programs , the

a

dm

inis

trat

ion

began

con

sideringman

datoryp

a

rticipat

ion

inXCE;studentswouldhavetoattendoneoftheXCEs in

order tograduate.Theproblem,however,wascapacity.

WhilethetwoXCEprogramscanaccommodateupto230

students, somebatcheshaveasmanyas 300 students.

Furthermore,itisdifficultforourIBstudentstoleavetheir

studiesduringtheacademicyear.Thesolutionwastoadd

onemoreXCE.

XaviersthirdXCE,theXCE:Yunnan,willbelaunchedthisyear

forH2students. SetinsouthwestChina,Yunnanprovince

hasoneof themostecologicallydiverse landscapeson

earth.Snow-coveredmountainsatthebaseoftheTibetan

plateaulietothenorth,whiletropicaljunglesthriveinthe

south.Suchdiversityhasresultedinculturaldiversityaswell.

Yunnanishometomorethan20ofChinas56recognizedethnicminorities. Ithasbecomeapopulartouristdestination,

with itscapital,Kunming,recognizedasoneofthemost

beautifulanddevelopedcities in thesouthwest reg ion.

Liketheo

ther

twoXCEprogr

am

s,theH2XCE:Y

unnaninc

lu

desan intensive languageprogram.ThisXCEwillalsohavea

specializedcurriculum,featuringcourseslikeEthnicMinorities

inChina,ChineseReligions,Ethnobotany,andTravelWriting.

Tosupplementtheircoursework,studentswillvisithistorical

andculturalsitesaroundKunming.Uniquetotheprogram

aretwoexcursions,each4-5daysinduration.Thefirstwill

bringthestudentstoLijiang,anortherntownatthefootof

SnowMountainandhometoTibetansandthe Naxihunter-nomads;thesecondtripwillbeto Xishuangbanna,where

studentswillseeTheravadaBuddhisttemplesandwander

throughtheWildElephantReserve.

NEWREQUIREMENT FORGRADUATION

XCE:Yunnanwillaccommodate84studentsforSY2011-2012.

Thiswill bringthetotalnumberofstudentstravelingtoChinato279,withroomtospare. Forthefirsttime,Xavier

finallyhasthecapacityforeverystudent inabatchtohave

joinedanXCEatleastonce.

The Grade 7 studentsofSY 2011-2012 ,andall students

thereafter,arenowrequiredtoattendoneoftheXCEsasa

prerequisiteforgraduation. Forthesebatchesofstudents,

Xavierwill subsidize $200 foreach studentjoining the

program,provided thatthestudenthasnotjoinedanXCE

before. Furthermore,ashasalwaysbeen thepractice,

studentsattendingXavieron scholarshipmay request

financialassistanceforXCE.

If all goes according to plan,within five years , every

Xaviergr

a

duat

esha

llha

vespent

sixweeksin

Ch

ina

,ma

kin

gthe XCE one of the hallmarks of a Xavier education.

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FULLCIRCLE

Longago,St.FrancisXavierdreamedofgoingtoChina.

HegotasfarasaShangchuanIsland,justoffthecoastof

Guangzhou,buthenevermadeittothemainland.Fellow

Jesuitmiss ionariessuchas MateoRiccieventuallymade

theirmarkinChinesesociety,onlytobeexpelledfromthe

MiddleKingdomtwice,mostrecentlyinthe1950s. Aswe

know,someoftheseJesuitscontinuedtheirmissiontoserve

theChinese communitybyestablishingXavier Schoo l.

Itisthereforeonlyfittingthatwecontinueinthetradition

ofthesegreatpioneers. ThestoryofXavierSchoolcomes

fullcirclewhenour Grade7studentsvisitSt.FrancisXaviers

burialplaceonShangchuanIsland,whenour High4students

praybefore MateoRiccisgraveinBeijing,andwhenany

ofourstudentsinteractwithpeoplearoundtheworldin

aspiritofopennessandhospitality.

In this light,oureffortsat internationalizationarenot

just innovationspreparingourstudents for the future;theyaredeeplyrootedtraditionsthatbringusbacktothe

richnessofourpast.

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INITIALIMPACTOF SINGAPOREMATH

GlobalBestPractice:SingaporeMath

By Ms. Rosie Moscoso

Singapore MathwasintroducedinXavierSchoolin2008

toenhancethestudentsproblemsolvingskills,encourage

amorepositivedispositiontowardsmath,andincrease

studentcapacitytovisualize,analyze,andcommunicate

mathematics.

TheconceptualframeworkofSingapore Mathiscenteredonharness ingthestudentsproblemsolvingskillsby

developingfiveinterrelatedcomponents:concepts,skills,

processes,attitudes,andmetacognition.Themethod

highlightsreasoning,communicationsandconnections

where students are taught to communicatemath

effectively,searchforpatternsinmath,andconnecttheir

learningtorealworldsituations.

Inthehighschoolunit,themathdepartmentconsidered

theexpectationsofthelocaluniversitieswithregardto

mathcompetenciesandskills.ToensurethattheXaverian

isnotdisadvantagedincollege,the HSmathdepartment

selectedtheNewSyllabus Math(NSM)asthemaintextbook

becauseitcloselyapproximatestheregularmathprogram

ofXavierSchool.Oncethecurriculumissuewasresolved,

the HS

mathdep

a

rtment

decided

toa

dopt

the

conc

ret

e-pictorial-abstractapproachtolearningmathaswellas

someofthebestpracticesoftheSingapore Math Model.

TheconsultantoftheNSM textbooks,Dr.YeapBan Har,

conductedseveralworkshopsformathteacherswhoalso

attendedothertrainingprograms,includingatleasttwo

summertrainingattheAteneodeManila.Tosolicitfull

supportfromourXavierparents,themathteachersthen

conducted introductoryworkshopsforparents.These

provedevenmorebeneficialtothemathteachers,who

becamemoreconfidentincommunicatingandteaching

mathusingtheSingaporeapproach.

Therehasbeennoscientificstudyyetregardingtheeffect

ofSingapore MathonstudentlearninginXavier.However,

acloserlookatthePSATresultsforthepastthreeyears

revealssomepositivesigns.

It must be noted that the Singapore Approach to Learning Math

was introduced to all H1 classes during SY 2008 - 2009. These students

took the PSAT during SY 2009 - 2010* when they were in H2, and again inSY 2010 - 2011 in H3. The second batch of students who were introduced

to the Singapore approach took the H2 PSAT in SY 2010 - 2011.**

100%

80%

70%

60%

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011

68%

89%

92%

H2 H3

90%

95%93%

88%

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The H2data indicates amarked improvement in the

performanceofstudentswhostudiedSingapore Mathas

comparedtothosewhodidnt (2008-2009).95%ofthe

batchearnedscoreshigherthantheinternationalmeanin

2009;similarly,93%ofthebatc

h in

2010exceededthe

internationalmean.ThisissupportedbytheH3 resultswhere

92%ofthebatchscoredhigherthantheinternationalmean,animprovementoverpreviousyears.

Whilethedataisyettoolimitedtoindicateatrendand

stronglinktoSingapore Math,theinitialfindingssuggest

thatmostXaverianshavegainedabetteranddeeper

unders

tandingofb

a

sic

Math

concep

t

s.Thisiss

u

pportedbythedataindicatingfewerfailuresin Mathoverthelast

twoyears,evenastheassessmentshavebecomemore

challengingandcreative.

TheXavier Mathprogramhaslongbeenabannerprogram

ofXavierSchool.Studentsconsistentlymedallinginlocal

andinternationalcompetitions,andstrongperformancein

thePSATaswellaslocalbenchmarkingtoolsindicatethat

theschoolenjoysaleadingpositioninthissubjectarea.

ThroughtheSingapore Mathmethodandcurriculum,we

hopetopreservethatstatusformanymoreyearstocome.

The Grade 7 students have been taking the

InternationalPrimarySchoolLeavingExamination

(iPSLE)since2007asaninternationalbenchmarking

exerciseinacademicstandards.TheiPSLEisalsoan

accurate evaluation measure to assess how

effectivelyweimplementtheSingaporeanmethods

inteachingmathandscience.

TheSingaporeExaminationsandAssessmentBoard

(SEAB)conductedanauditofXavierSchoolasaTestingCenterlastAugust1-8,2011.SEABAuditors

Mr.Jayachandranand Mr.JoshuaAngcheckedthe

schoolscompliancewithSEABstandardsasregards

facilities,personnelrequirements,andprocedures.

The 2011CentreAuditReport forXavierSchool

sentlastAugust25,2011statedthatwecomplied

withandsatisfactorilymettherequirementssetby

theSEAB.

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FacetoFaith:ADialogueBetweenCultures

Last March28,2011,Fr.Johnny Go,SJattendedtheFace toFaithCoordinatorsmeeting inDubai in

preparationforthe launchoftheprogram inthe

Philippines.Beganin2008bytheTonyBlairFaith

Foundation, the program seeks to promote

unde rstanding and app reciation of religions

throughdialoguebetweenfaiths.

XavierSchoolwastappedtobetheleadschoolin

thePhilippines. Inthisinterview,Fr. Goexplainswhy

thisprogramisrelevanttoreligiouseducationand

itsotherbenefitsforXavierSchoolstudentsfacing

thechallengesofthe21stcentury.

DescribetheFacetoFaithprograminmoredetail.

FacetoFaithisaprogramdesignedfor12to17year

old students to learnnotonly aboutdifferent

religions,butalsoabout respectanddialogue.

Itcomeswithaflexiblecurriculumthatanyschool

canadoptandcanbe incorporatednotonlyinto

ReligiousEducationclasses,butalsoinanyofthe

HumanitiessubjectslikeEnglish,Filipino,andSocial

Studies. Butthebestpartabouttheprogramisthatstudentslearnnotsomuchfromtheusualexperts,

orfromteachersortextbooks,butfromtheirpeers.

Through videoconferencesmoderatedby trained

facilitators, students canencounter students from

placeslikeIndia,Australia,theUK,andLebanonandtalk

about their faith. Ive never come across any

program like it,and Im reallyexcited thatwearefinallylaunchingithere.

HowdidXavierSchoolgetinvolvedinthis?

Wewerejust GooglingforsomeideasfortheChristian

LifeEducationcurriculumweweredesigningforour

InternationalBaccalaureatestudentsinthirdyearand

fourthyearhighschool,andwefoundthesiteoftheTonyBlairFaithFoundation(TBFF).Wesentoutanemail

andpromptlygotaverypositiveresponse. Beforewe

knewit,TBFFsentIanJamisonfromtheUKandSimmi

Kher from India last September 2010 tomeetwith

educatorsandschooladministratorsfromalloverthe

country. Thisledthefoundationtoorganizethefirst

teachertrainingworkshopjustlastJunehereinXavier

School.

Whoareparticipatinginthisprogram?

Asofthelastcount,thereare16countriesasidefrom

thePhilippines(werethenewcomer): Australia,Canada,

Egypt,India,Indonesia,Israel,Jordan,Lebanon,Pakistan,

thePalestinianTerritories,Italy, Mexico,Singapore,UAE,

theUK,andtheUSA.

HowisXavierSchoolintegratingthisinits

curriculumandinstruction?

Wereoffering it initiallytoour IBDiplomaProgram

studentsfortheirChristianLifeEducationclasses. But

were

a

lsocon

sideringofferi

ng i

ttoo

u

r7th

gra

dersduringthethirdquarterforwhatwecalltheFlexible

Curriculum.

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Whatdoyouforeseewillbethechallengesin implementingthisinXavierSchool?

Ithinkthemostimportanthurdleswillbethebiasesand

stereotypesthatourstudents,aswellasweourselves,might

beharboringunconsciously. Toengageintruedialogue

requiresanopennessthatmayleadtoaquestioningofour

ownpreconceptions.Weshouldbewillingtodemolishour

long-heldstereotypes. Itsoundseasiersaidthandone,

ofcourse. Dialogue,afterall,ismuchtrickierinreallife!

HowisthisprogramrelevantforFilipinostudents

oftodayandeducationingeneral?

TonyBlairbelievesthatmanyoftheproblemsintheworld

arecausedbyreligiousmisunderstandingandintolerance.

These are the very enemies of interfaith dialogue.

Thereisanotherenemyofinterfaithdialogue: Religious

indifferenceorrelativism.OneofthemostimportantinsightsIgainedintheDubaiconferenceisthattoleranceandopen-

mindednessareactuallycompatiblewithacommitmentto

aparticularfaithortradition. Icanengageinrespectful

dialoguewithpeopleofotherfaiths,andintheprocessor

evenasaresultoftheexperience,growinappreciationof

andcommitmenttomyownfaith. Thatsoneofmyhopes

forourstudentswhowillbeundergoingFacetoFaith.

Howdoyouhopethisprogramcanbenefitthe countryingeneral?

Asyouknow,wehaveourowntroubleshere. Theresso

muchdiscriminationandprejudiceagainstour Muslim

brothersandsistersonourpart--andIimagine,vice-versa.

Ifouryoungpeopletoday,ourfuture leaders,willlearn

how tobeopenand respectful towards thosewhose

cultureorreligionisdifferentfromtheirs,iftheycanengage

inauthenticdialoguewiththem,andbestofall, iftheycanactuallybecome friendswiththem, Ithinkwewill

have done a great service towards strengthening

peaceinourowncountry.

Formoreinformationontheprogramgoto

t

on

ybla

ir fa

ith

foun

dat

ion.org

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The HanyuShuipingKaoshi (HSK) is

Chinas national standardized test

designed to evaluate the Chinese

proficiencyofnon-native speakers,

includingforeignstudentsandoverseas

Chinese.Thisexamisusedtobenchmark

ones level vis--vis everyone else

studyingChineseallovertheworld.Itis

composed of three parts, namely:

Listening, Reading Comprehension

andGrammar.

Data fromthe HSKexam isusedby

XavierSchooltoprovideabasisforthe

continuing enhancements to the

reformedChinesecurriculum. Itisalso

agoodopportunity tomonitor the

students Chinese proficiency and

comparetheirperformancetoother

studentsstudyingChineseasasecond

language.

OnOctober20,2007,the High1and

High4studentstookthefirst HSKBasicexam.Atthattime,theHSKwasdivided

intothreecategories:Basic,Elementary

toIntermediate,andAdvancedlevel.

Theinitialresultshowedthatwhileonly

31% ofH1studentspassedatleastthe

basic level (Grade C), this ratehad

more thandoubledat 73%passing

ratefor H4students.

In 2010, to adjust to the growing

numberofstudentsstudyingChinese

globally,theNewChineseProficiency

Test (New HSK)was launched.There

aresixlevelsintheNewHSK.Theschool

is targeting levels 2, 3, and 4 as

benchmarklevelsforXavierstudents,

defined inthefollowingdescriptors:

GradeSchool

Level 2- can communicate simply

anddirectlyondailytopicstheyare

familiarwith,reachingtheadvanced

stageofbeginnerlevel.

HighSchool(Regular)

Level 3 - can completebasic com-

munication tasks indaily life, study

andwork.IftravelinginChina,Level3

canhandlemostcommunicationtasks

theyencounter.

HighSchool(Advanced)

Level4-candiscussarelativelywide

rangeoftopicsinChineseandareable

tocommunicatewithnativespeakers.

HSK:InternationalBenchmark

Level2LevelofExam Taken Level3 Level4

Examinees

%ofPassers

Grade7

91.7%

H4Regular

88.4%

H4Advanced

70.6%

The resultsfromthenew HSKshowthatthegreatmajorityofourstudentsare

attainingtheirbenchmarklevelsfor Grade7(level2)andfor H4(levels 3 and4).

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MessagefromtheCHAIRMAN

I am p leased to report that

ourcommunityhasraisedthe

fundsnecessary tocomplete

the first phase of campus

developmentforXavierSchool

Nuvali . We thankour friends

and benefactors , especially

the Hen ry Sy , S r . fam i ly ,

RichardL.Lee,andRamonAng,

whosege

neros i

ty wil l

a

llowustoopenthenewschoo lby

June2012 !

Nowwefocusoureffortsonceagainonourmiss ion

tomaketheXaviereducationaccessibletothosewho

cannotaffordourtuition.Weinviteourparentsand

alumn i to help us search formore scho lars for

Greenhills,andespeciallyfortheXS Nuvalicommunity,whereone infourstudents istargeted forfinancial

assistance.Notonlydowereachouttomorestudents

inneed;butwe shall be transformingour schoo l

tobeamorecaringandsociallyrelevantcommunity.

Wehavestarted receivingdonationsbutwil lneed

helpinbuildingupthetrustfundfor Nuvali.Ourwork

continues.

Godbless !

Yourfriend,

Fr.IsmaelZuloaga,SJ

TheXSETFReport

(Chairman)Rev.IsmaelZuloaga,SJ(President)Rev.Johnnyc. Go,SJ

Fr.JoseCecilioJ. Magadia,SJFr.Arturo M.Borja,SJ

Fr. GuyPeterV. Guibelondo,SJFr.ErnestoO.Javier,SJFr. NemesioS.Que,SJFr. ManuelA.Uy,Jr.,SJ

Mr.RodolfoP.AngMr.Carlos G.Chung

Mr.Johnip G.Cua

Mr.MiguelA.TanMr. GregorioT.YuAmb.FrancisChua

XSBoard10-11

(Chairman)Rev.IsmaelZuloaga,SJ(President)Rev.Johnnyc. Go,SJ

Mr.JoselitoCampos,Jr.Amb.FrancisChua

Mr.CarlosChungMr.LawrenceCobankiat

Mr.JohnipCuaMr.Emerson Go

Mr. HansSyMr.MiguelA.TanMr.FrederiskTiu

Mr.ArnoldE.VelascoMr. GregorioT.Yu

XSETFBoard10-11

GuardiansoftheTrust

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XSETFReportHighlights

OurXSETFfundbalanceclosedtheyearbyhittinganewhighofP191M fromP189 M the yearbe fore .SinceXavierSchoo l's fundrais ingefforts thepastcoupleofyearscentered ondonationsforthenewbuildingsofXavierSchoo lNuvali ,donationstotheXSETFdecreased toonlyP6.4M forthelatestperiod.

Furthermore,giventhecontinuousdrop inmarketrates, interest/dividend incomecame inatP12 .5M,slightlybelowlastyear'sP13M. Nevertheless,thefundwasstill abletofinanceclosetoP18M ofscholarshipexpenses , benefiting 241 de serving grantee s orapproximately6%ofthepopulationofXavierSchoolGreenhills.

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phaseofdevelopmentof the Nuvali campus hasbeenachieved,renewedfocuswillbegiventoraisingnewmoneyforXSETF-Nuvali.Thefundwillspecificallysupporttheschoo lsmiss iontotargeta25%Grant-

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P200M hasbeensetwhichwillmorethandoublethecurrentXSETFFundbalance. Wearelookingforwardtoeveryone'sgenerousandwholehearted support.

MarianoJohnTan(XS'79)presentedtheXSETFwithitsfirst

majordonationtojump-startthefundraisingtosupporta

25% Grant-in-AidstudentpopulationinXavierSchoolNuvali.

Thedonationisbeingmadeinhonorofhisbelovedmother,

Dolores. AsidefromsendingalltheirsonstoXavier,Dolores

andherhusband MarianoTan,Sr.havebeenlong-timeavid

supportersofXavierSchoolandtheXSETF.

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XSETF:

AllforXavier

On May5,1966,theXavierSchoolEducationalandTrustFund, Inc. (XSETF) wasestablished on theprinciplethatnoboywhoisotherwisequalifiedshould be deprived of a Xav ier education forfinancial reasons alone . On behalf of all thescholars,(past,present,andfuture,)XavierSchoo lexpressesitsheartfeltgratitudetoallourgenerous

benefactors.

AstheschoolpreparesfortheopeningofXSNuvaliinJune2012,theXSETFhasbeguntheworkofraisingfundstofinancetheGrant-in-Aidstudentsofthenewschool.

Therearenowtwotiersofdonorcategories. Thefirsttier istheOrderoftheThreeKnights,namedafterthreegreatmenwhoplayedkeyrolesinthespread

ofCatholicisminChina:St.FrancisXavier,SJ, MatteoRicci,SJandXu Guangqi.

Thecategories for the second tierofdonorsarebasedontheclassificationofMandarinofficialsinImperialChina.The rankofcivilianofficialsweresymbolizedbydifferenttypesofbirds,apracticedatingback to the 14thCentury (MingDynasty).

OrderofFrancisXav ier

ForDonationsof

P30MillionandAbove

Thedonationcan finance the full tuition,miscellaneous fees,booksandsuppliesoffifteen (15) scholars from Nursery to High

School.ThedonorwillbeacknowledgedintheDonors' MonumentintheNuvalicampus,theXSETFDonors'BoardinXavier Greenhills,the XSETF annual report and the annualgraduationsouvenirprogram.

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O rderofXuGuangqi

ForDonationsof

P10 MillionandAbove

Thedonationcan finance the full tuition,miscellaneous fees,booksandsuppliesoffive(5)scholarsfrom Nurseryto HighSchool.

Thedo

norwillbe

acknowledgedi

ntheDo

nors

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MonumentintheNuvalicampus,theXSETFDonors'BoardinXavier Greenhills,theXSETFannual reportand theannualgraduationsouvenirprogram.

AngeloKingFoundation,Inc .

O rder ofMa tteoR icc i

ForDonationsof

P20 MillionandAbove

Thedonationcan finance the full tuition,miscellaneousfees,booksandsuppliesoften(10)scholars from Nursery to HighSchool.

Thedo

norwillbe

acknowledgedi

ntheDo

nors

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MonumentintheNuvalicampus,theXSETFDonors'BoardinXavier Greenhills,theXSETFannual reportand theannualgraduationsouvenirprogram.

Chua GiokHong&ChanSiokYun

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OrderoftheWhiteCrane

AlumniAssociationofXavierSchool2001-2005

AyalaLand,Inc.

JoseYaoCampos

O.T.KangScholarshipFoundation

San MiguelCorporation

WilsonSy(Class1970)

FamilyofJohnTiuKaCho,Sr.

NeliaD.Wongchuking

GregandZsaZsaYu

Xavier'72DragonsFoundation,Inc.

XavierSchoolBatch83 Foundation,Inc.

XavierSchoolParents'Auxiliary2006-2007

OrderoftheGoldenPheasant

ForDonationsof

P2 MillionandAbove

ThedonorsnamewillappearintheXSETFDonorsBoard and be acknowledged in the annualgraduationsouvenirprogramme. AdonationofP2millioncanfinancethefulltuition,miscellaneousfees,booksandsuppliesofone(1)scholarfromNurseryto HighSchool.

ForDonationsof

P6 MillionandAbove

ThedonorsnamewillappearintheXSETFDonorsBoardand be acknowledged in the annualgraduationsouvenirprogramme.AdonationofP6millioncanfinancethefulltuition,miscellaneousfees,books,supplies,transportationandmealsofthree(3)scholarsfromNurseryto HighSchool.

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AngBiao(Class1967)BenChanKokBinJefferson G.Cheng(Class1981)DolmarRealEstate

DevelopmentCorporationTheFrenchBakerEmerson Go(Class1965)Mr.& Mrs.Reynaldo Go

William

C. GoWeeKon

g(Class1960)Lance Gokongwei(Class1983)KoaSunLen& GoChuAiLaSuerteCigar&CigaretteFactoryLamcoFamilyVicenteT.LimAlfonso& MaryNgFamilyofMr.RalphNubla,Sr.WillyOcier(Class1973)VicenteA.Perez,Sr.Procter& GambleFamilyofPabloAlcazarTan

Unioil GroupWongchukingFoundationRobertT.Yao&LeeEngYao

XavierSchoolClassof1981XavierSchoolClassof2008Xavier GradeSchoolClassof2005

Donationsinmemoryof:Fr.JeanDesautels,SJFr.CorneliusPineau,SJFr.DanielClifford,SJFr.LouisPapilla,SJFr.JoseCaycedo,SJFr.RafaelCortina,SJFranciscoR. Marquez

Mr.AntonioB.Yu

X-ShopHome2007-2012

XS80LuceatLuxFundFoundation,Inc.

'84XavierStallionFoundation,Inc.

XavierSchoolClassof1965XavierSchoolClassof1973XavierSchoolClassof1975XavierSchoolClassof1979

AAXS2002 HomecomingCommitteeClasses'62,'67,'72,'77,'82,'87,'92,'97,'02

AAXS2003 HomecomingCommitteeClasses'63,'68,'73,78,'83,'88,'93,'98,'03

AAXS2004 HomecomingCommitteeClasses'64,'69,'74,'79,'84,'89,'94,'99,'04

Indicatesdonationsreceived fromnewdonorsorpreviousbenefactorswhomade freshdonationsduringtheperiod SY2010-2011 .

AdonationofP100,000 qualifiesfortheOrderoftheEasternEgretandcanfinancethefulltuitionandmiscellaneousfeesofone(1)scholarforoneschoolyear.

ForDonationsofP1 MillionandAbove

AdonationofP1millionqualifiesforthe

OrderofthePe

ac

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kandcan

perpetua

llyfinanceahalf-scholarshipforoneschoolyearfromNurserytoHighSchool.

O rde r of thePeacock O rde r of theEas te rnEgre tForDonationsofP100,000andAbove

XavierSchoolClassof1966

XavierSchoolClassof1978XavierSchoolClassof1982XavierSchoolClassof2002XavierSchoolClassof2003XavierSchoolClassof2006XavierSchoolClassof2007XavierSchoolClassof2009Xavier GradeSchool

Classof2010

AAXS2005 Homecoming

CommitteeClasses'65,'70,'75,'80,'85,

'90,'95,'00,'05

XavierGradeSchool StudentCouncil04-12

Artem

isSa

lt

Corporation

BeelineFoodsCorporationCampos,Lanuza&Co.MichaelSyChua

EdwardChristopherDee

DonaSalustianaDee

Foundation,Inc.

WilliamT. Gatchalian

MatthewGue

EstateofGoSoHuiEng

Mr.& Mrs.LuaBeninodeOcampo

Mr.& Mrs. GregorioZ.Sycip

Symbiosis2006Symbiosis2007

Symbiosis2008

CharlieTan (Class1990)& HenryTan (Class1993)

ClementTiuTan

ElenaP.TanFoundation,Inc.

MarianoJohnTan,Jr.

(Class1979)

SalomeTanFoundation

UBSAG

UnitedLaboratories,Inc.

WongchukingHoldings,Inc.

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SanJuan, Metro Manila,Phil ipp ines ,1502+63.2.723.0481/www.xs .edu.ph