3-Year Comparative Analysis on Discipline Offenses in St Mary's College Quezon City

Abstract

The Discipline Office exerts efforts to ensure adherence to the rules and regulations of the school. It will be relevant to discover which offenses are repeatedly done and which levels commit more offenses than the others. With this, a partnership between the Discipline Coordinators and student researchers was formed in order to analyze the existing data from the Office. This study is a 3-year comparative analysis on offenses committed by students of St. Mary's College Quezon City from school years 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019. This research aimed to show if students' offenses increased over the years and which offenses are commonly committed by the students. The 3-year data was already prepared and documented by the Discipline Office, with details from the Grade School, Junior High School and Senior High School level students of St Mary's College Quezon City for the academic years of 2016-2019. The researchers' role was to conduct statistical analysis and look for patterns that can help improve the services of the Office. For the past three years, the Discipline Office has recorded all types of offenses that students have committed. It can be noted that GS and SHS students committed more offenses in SY 2018-2019; meanwhile, fewer offenses were committed for all levels during SY 2017-2018. The highest frequency of offense for the JHS and SHS students is the bringing of mobile phones, while cheating was the most frequent offense for Grade School. The results of the study may serve as a basis that can benefit both the institution and students in it. With cheating and bringing of mobile phones as leading offenses among the students, Discipline Coordinators should conceptualize ways on how to curb such incidences. Stronger warnings and reminders may be done by the administrators and teachers regarding these offenses. Further research may also be implemented to check on the reasons by which students commit such offenses, even with the sanctions that go with it.