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 secularism
and globalization, the identity and mission of Catholic schools are
compromised. Thus, this paper primarily intended to assess the level
of quality of Catholic education in a Diocesan School in accordance to
the five domains of the Philippine Catholic Schools Standards (PCSS). A
quantitative study was used through a standardized survey questionnaire
to gather data from 337 respondents―administrators, teachers,
non-teaching personnel, students, and parents of the school. Using
descriptive and inferential data analyses, the results revealed that the
Diocesan school adheres to the quality standards for Catholic education
but needs to continuously improve to meet the highest possible
standards. Of the five (5) domains, learning environment was rated high
by respondents while leadership and governance ranked low. Moreover,
the study showed that parents have significantly higher assessment
compared to other respondents in terms of assessing the quality Catholic
education of the institute. The findings further affirmed the important
role that administrators play in the effective management of school to
achieve quality Catholic education and to ensure operational vitality in
responding to its evangelical mission. Hence, the active involvement of
the members of the school community to this effect.