CLASS DISCUSSION Case Study: Hi-Q High School: Where Do I Begin? Many children of high income families in Cabanatuan City and Neuva Ecija are sent by their parents to study in exclusive schools in Manila. Unmindful of the cost, the parents maintain the view that real education has high price tag. The public elementary schools including the public high school are perceived, rightly or wrongly, as not being able to deliver the quality educational services needed. Even if this is so, enrollment in public schools have swelled to more than 60 students per class. The rule in public schools, except college, is to accommodate everybody. The sheer number of enrollees placed a great strain on the meager resources of the government. Under this situation, the delivery of quality education in public schools has become a very difficult, if not an impossible task. Unlike public schools which charge no matriculation fees, private elementary schools charge a minimum of P3, 000 per year per student and a maximum of P6, 000. Even with this enrollment in private schools continues to soar. 44 Currently, the opening of Montessori and private elementary schools in the area from 1985 onwards has provided some relief to parents who want quality education for their children. The older private schools are now competing with the new Montessori and private elementary schools which charge higher tuition fees. Professor Bituin Abergas is a teacher handling subjects in the Graduate School of a university and has had some five years of administrative experience in a private school. She is only 35 years old and is currently considering opening a school that will cater to an inadequately served market segment. Professor Abergas feels that the high income families in the area fall within the segment she would like to serve. She also aware that the requirements for elementary education of the high income segment are served at least partially by the high tuition private elementary schools. Professor Abergas is particularly interested in the high school education needs of the same segment. Presently, no high tuition private high school is serving the area. She thinks that she should start operating a private high school exclusively for children of high income families. She is no considering her first moves but she wonders what these moves should be. I- Statement of the Problem chool education needs of the same segment. Presently, no high tuition private high school is serving the area. She thinks that she should start operating a private high school exclusively for children of high income families. She is no considering her first moves but she wonders what these moves should be. I- Statement of the Problem II- Objective(s) III- Areas of Consideration IV- Alternative Courses of Action V- Conclusion VI- Recommendation