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The current basic education system in the Philippines, implemented on April 24, 2012 as part of the 9-year K–12 implementation process from May 20, 2008 to June 5, 2017, comprises kindergarten and 12 years of primary and secondary education, all of which are compulsory.
educational system of the Philippines and its historical aspects, together with the interlocking conflicts and resulting problems of higher education in the Philippines. Catherine Young (2002) discussed the Pilipino language as the medium of instruction in the country’s educational system, as well as proposed an alternative, ideological model ...
The Philippine Educational System Today, the Philippine School system is said to be one of the largest in the world. The Congressional Commission on Education Study, popularly known as the EDCOM Report disclosed that enrolment at all levels was 16.5 million as of 1991. Recent statistics from the Department of Education
In its unending pursuit of true academic excellence, the Philippines instituted its educational reform called K to 12 Program upon the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No. 10533 known as Enhanced Basic Education Act 2013. With the intention of uplifting the Philippine educational system, possible indicators of reform’s effectiveness would be
The Department of Education (abbreviated as DepEd; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Edukasyon) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to, promoting equity in, and improving the quality of basic education. [4] It is the main agency tasked to manage and govern the Philippine system of basic education.
During 1925 the Commission visited schools all throughout the Philippines, interviewing a total of 32,000 pupils and 1,077 teachers. The commission found that in the 24 years since the U.S. education system had been established, 530,000 Filipinos had completed elementary school, 160,000 intermediate school, and 15,500 high school.
The Educational Decree of 1863 was an effort by Spain to reform the Philippine colonial education system. The Decree established a complete system of education in the archipelago--it required two elementary schools in each municipality (one for girls and one for boys), standardized the curriculum, and established normal schools, thus making systematized education available to the masses.
Free public school system was established during the first decade of American rule. The country underwent changes and these foreign influences have contributed to the schools’ policies and curriculum. My intent is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the education system in the Philippines. Major problems in education such as quality ...