Oot of School Youth
Research in English 2 (Out of School Youth)
Prepared by: Osorio, Marie Ann Dominic/ Galvez, Anthony Ross
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To be submitted to Mr. Albert E. Arenas
General Topic: Out of School Youth
What: Reasons/ Causes of being out of school youth.
Who: children (ages 6- 17) and teenagers (ages 18- 24)
Where: Philippines
Narrowed Topic: Reasons/ Causes of being out of school youth of children and teenagers in the Philippines
Key Questions:
1. What is out of school youth?
2. What are the reasons/ factors of being out of school youth?
3. What are the things that could help those out of school youth?
1 of every 8 Filipino youths not in school–survey
By RizaT.Olchondra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:12 am | Sunday, November 6th, 2011
One out of eight Filipinos aged between six and 24 is an out-of-school youth (OSY), according to the 2010 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) of the National Statistics Office (NSO).
This translates to about 16 percent of the estimated 39 million Filipinos in that age bracket, or 6.24 million people, the NSO said in a report released last week.
It said that among the main reasons cited by both males and females for not attending school were “lack of personal interest,” “high cost of education,” and “looking for work.”
OSY defined
According to the office, the term OSY refers to family members six to 17 years old who are not attending a formal school as well as family members 18 to 24 years old who are currently out of school, not gainfully employed and had not finished college or a post-secondary course.
“Among OSYs who are six to 12 years old, lack of personal interest and too young to go to school are two leading reasons, for both males and females,” NSO administrator Carmelita N. Ericta said in the report.
Lack of personal interest was also the commonly cited reason for OSYs 13 to 17 years of age, followed by the high cost of
Prepared by: Osorio, Marie Ann Dominic/ Galvez, Anthony Ross
BSCS- 1A
To be submitted to Mr. Albert E. Arenas
General Topic: Out of School Youth
What: Reasons/ Causes of being out of school youth.
Who: children (ages 6- 17) and teenagers (ages 18- 24)
Where: Philippines
Narrowed Topic: Reasons/ Causes of being out of school youth of children and teenagers in the Philippines
Key Questions:
1. What is out of school youth?
2. What are the reasons/ factors of being out of school youth?
3. What are the things that could help those out of school youth?
1 of every 8 Filipino youths not in school–survey
By RizaT.Olchondra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:12 am | Sunday, November 6th, 2011
One out of eight Filipinos aged between six and 24 is an out-of-school youth (OSY), according to the 2010 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) of the National Statistics Office (NSO).
This translates to about 16 percent of the estimated 39 million Filipinos in that age bracket, or 6.24 million people, the NSO said in a report released last week.
It said that among the main reasons cited by both males and females for not attending school were “lack of personal interest,” “high cost of education,” and “looking for work.”
OSY defined
According to the office, the term OSY refers to family members six to 17 years old who are not attending a formal school as well as family members 18 to 24 years old who are currently out of school, not gainfully employed and had not finished college or a post-secondary course.
“Among OSYs who are six to 12 years old, lack of personal interest and too young to go to school are two leading reasons, for both males and females,” NSO administrator Carmelita N. Ericta said in the report.
Lack of personal interest was also the commonly cited reason for OSYs 13 to 17 years of age, followed by the high cost of
Bibliography: Inquirer. November 6, 2011.