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Admission to the PSHS-SMC is usually possible only in the first year, with lateral entry in the second and third years possible in rare cases. Applicants from grade six (or grade seven) must perform well in the National Competitive Examination (NCE), the admission test of the Philippine Science High School System.
Since its pilot year in 2009, PSHS-CLC has been renting a portion of Clark Polytechnic School in Clark Freeport Zone. The first campus site was proposed by the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) to be in the Sacobia Area but due to the concerns of the indigenous people on their Ancestral Domain Rights, the campus site was transferred to Air Force City in 2011.
There is a sizable community of around 80,000 Americans living in Saudi Arabia, one of the largest populations of American nationals in the Arab world. [3] [4] Most work in the oil industry and in the construction and financial sectors. Westerners, including Americans, live in housing compounds with luxurious amenities, such as swimming pools ...
Starting school year 2012–2013, PSHS-CMC, along with all the other campuses of the PSHS system, implemented the K+12 program. All freshmen during the school year will get an additional two years of secondary education, with stronger focus on learning specialized branches of sciences and mathematics.
The ethnic composition of Saudi citizens is 90% Arabs and 10% Afro-Arabs, [33] though there still are smaller numbers of Indians, [34] Pakistanis, [35] and Turks in Saudi Arabia. [36] However, 38.3% of the residents(or about 13.3 million people) are non-citizens, [ 8 ] and many of them are migrant workers .
To be admitted to the PSHS System, a prospective student must pass the PSHS National Competitive Exam. To take the exam, the student must have a final grade of at least 85% in both Science and Mathematics (in their 5th year of elementary school), or belong to the top 10% of their graduating class. Around 20,000 applications are received each year.
Lists of Saudi Arabian people by occupation (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Lists of Saudi Arabian people" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Public education in Saudi Arabia—from primary education through college—is open to every Saudi citizen. Education is the second-largest sector of government spending in Saudi Arabia. [ 7 ] Saudi Arabia spends 8.8% of its gross domestic product on education, which is nearly double the global average of 4.6%. [ 8 ]