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monthly income, family set-up and family residence of the student respondents. Likewise,
faculty respondents’ age, sex civil status, highest educational attainment, number of years in
service, status of employment and department of affiliation. Further, the research sought to
answer on the extent of implementation of the guidance counselling program along its four
components; guidance curriculum services, individual planning services, responsive services and
support system. As well as the seriousness of the problems encountered by the guidance and
counselling program.
Findings revealed that most of the respondent have the age bracket of 19-20 years
old (152 or 38.3 percent), female (62.8 percent or 249, First and middle born in terms of birth
order (142 and 140 or 35.8 and 35.3). Almost all the student-respondents were single (97.00
percent or 385), the biggest in population was the Bachelor in Secondary Education (52 or 13.1
percent). Most of the students came from the second and third year level (109 and 105 or 27.5
and 26.4). As to religion (270 or 68 percent) are Roman Catholic and most of the respondents’
monthly family income range below Php 10,000f (48.1 percent or 191). A total of 288 or 72.5 of
Most of the respondents were living with parents (288 or 72.5 percent) and most of them lived
in urban barangay (176 or 44.3 percent). As to the extent of implementation of the guidance and
counselling program along the four components, the study showed that all are “implemented”
in different extents. As to student-respondents rating and faculty respondents rating, guidance
curriculum 3.89 and 3.93 a total of 3.91;individual planning services 3.83 and 3.94 a total mean
of 3.89; responsive services 3.79 and 4.00 a total mean of 3.90; support services 3.94 and 4.15
a total mean of 4.04. Of the problems encountered by the guidance and counselling program,
only one was rated “serious” by the faculty 3.63 “Inadequate secluded counselling rooms.” All of
the problems were both rated by students and faculty as “moderately serious.” “Lack of trained
guidance counsellor” got the lowest rating both from the students and faculty 3.12 and 2.89
respectively.
Furthermore, the researcher arrived at the following conclusions: 1. The student
respondents were dominated by 17-18 years old, mostly female, almost all the respondents were
single and dominated by the BSE students. In addition, most of them are in the second year and
third level and are Roman Catholic in religion. Almost half of the respondents’ family monthly
income was below Php10, 000.00; more than half were living with both parents and almost
half were living in urban/barangay and almost half were living in rural/barangay. Faculty/staff
respondents were dominated by middle aged adult, college graduate, and serving the school
less than 5 years. Most of them are permanent in position and belong to teaching department.
2. The study revealed that the extent of implementation of guidance and counselling program
along its four components : guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services and
support system with the overall weighted means of 3.91,3.89,3.90 and 4.04 respectively and
with the grand mean of 3.97 was derived as “IMPLEMENTED.” 3. On the problems encountered
by the guidance and counselling program, it was found out that the overall weighted mean was
3.22 and problems was interpreted as “MODERATELY SERIOUS.”

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