Preview

Philippine Education

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
1517 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Philippine Education
Education in the Philippines

The system of education in the Philippines was patterned both from the educational systems of Spain and the United States. However, after the liberation of the Philippines in 1946, the systems have changed radically.
The Department of Education (or DepEd) administers the whole educational system, which also includes the allocation of funds utilized for school services and equipment (such as books, school chairs, etc.), recruitment of teachers for all public schools in the Philippines, and the supervision and organization of the school curricula.
The former education system of the Philippines is composed of 6 years of elementary education starting at the age of 6 or 7, and 4 years of high school education starting at the age of 12 or 13. In this system, education is not compulsory.
However, since June 4, 2012, DepEd started to implement the new K-12 educational system,[3] which includes the new curricula for all schools (see the section). In this system, education is now compulsory.
All public and private schools in the Philippines must start classes from a date mandated by the Department of Education (usually every first Monday of June for public schools only), and must end after each school completes the mandated 200-day school calendar of DepEd (usually around the third week of March to the second week of April).
The implementation of the K-12 program is "phased". The first phase of the implementation will start on SY 2012-2013. During this school year, universal kindergarten will be finally offered, and will now be a part of the compulsory education system; and a new curriculum for Grade 1 and Grade 7 students would be introduced. By SY 2016-2017, Grade 11/Year 5 will be introduced, and Grade 12/Year 6 by SY 2017-2018; with the phased implementation of the new curriculum finished by the SY 2017-2018. Students in 2nd year to 4th year high school this SY 2012-2013 are not included in the program. It is only applicable to

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Most of us know the outcome of the Civil War even though it was fought over 150 years ago. Yet, even though we know the North won the Civil War, the reason for the win is not obvious. First, the Union was able to out maneuver the Confederacy because of the strong Navy. In spite of having a better home field advantage, the South was unable to contend with naval bases, vessels and access to waterways located in the North. Additionally, the Union’s Navy kept the Southern seaports and the Mississippi blocked, choking any hopes they had of shipping or receiving goods from Europe and adversely affecting the economy.…

    • 380 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    “The wolf comeback is due to its listing under the Endangered Spices Act, which provided protection from unregulated killing and resulted in increased scientific research along with reintroduction and management programs” (USFW 1). As of May 2011, the U.S. government and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife services have officially removed the gray wolf from the endangered species list calling the recovery, “one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of conservation.” “There are an estimated 7000 to 11,200 gray wolves in Alaska, 3,700 in the Great Lakes region and 1,675 in the Northern Rockies” (Defenders of Wildlife 1). The gray wolf is no longer on the endangered species list because the numbers have risen so dramatically. Hunting should be allowed, as there is no solid evidence that allowing hunting to be un-ethical.…

    • 847 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The Philippines is the only remaining country in Asia with a 10-year basic education program…

    • 342 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Despite the Decree of 1863, basic education in the Philippines remained inadequate for the rest of the Spanish period. Often, there were not enough schools built. The schools before were exclusive for the Spaniards. The Filipinos were only able to enter the school in the late 19th century.…

    • 560 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    The present educational system of the Philippines is the result of a long process of educational evolution. A. Pre-Spanish Period During the pre-Spanish period, education was informal. It means that there was no overruling agency that governs the educational system.  The child is taught at home by the parents or by some tribal tutor. The practice of apprenticeship, whereby a person usually learns some occupational skill from his parents or sent to somebody as an apprentice who knows a certain job [say, a blacksmith] Institutionalized education in the form of initiation rites and religious ceremonies. The priest called sonats provided a specialized training for would-be priest. We can safely assume that subjects of instruction that is being taught inside the house deals with tribal rules/codes, instructions of faith [paganism, animism], basic counting system [I believe that there should be since early Filipinos [or should we say Indio] were already exchanging trades with neighboring Asian countries], and basic literacy [the Alibata, our local alphabet system and local language]. B. Spanish period During the Spanish period, education became organized. A major educational reform was affected that gives a complete educational system for Filipinos. The Early Part of the Spanish Regime  Schools were set up for the upper social classes founded by Spaniards for the Spanish youth. Filipino boys and girls attended parochial schools. The curriculum was predominantly religious. The children learned Christian doctrine, sacred songs and music, and prayers required for the sacraments of confession and communion. The 3 R’s were given to brighter students. Other subjects includes (after 1863), the 3 R’s, history, Christian doctrine, the Spanish language, vocal music, and agriculture for boys and needlework for girls Educational Decree…

    • 773 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Reaction Paper About K-12

    • 847 Words
    • 4 Pages

    According to the Department of Education, the K to 12 Program covers 13 years of basic education with the following key stages: Kindergarten to Grade 3, Grades 4 to 6, Grades 7 to 10 (Junior High School) and Grades 11 and 12 (Senior High School). Accordingly, k12 was implemented for the Philippines is the last country in Asia and one of only three countries worldwide with a 10-year…

    • 847 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Filipino children may enter public school at about age four, starting from Nursery up to Kindergarten. At about seven years of age, children enter elementary school (6 to 7 years). This may be followed by secondary school (4 years). Students may then sit for College Entrance Examinations (CEE), after which they may enter tertiary institutions (3 to 5 years). Other types of schools do exist, such as Private schools, Preparatory schools, International schools, Laboratory High Schools and Science High Schools. Several ethnic groups, includingChinese, British, Americans, and Japanese operate their own schools.…

    • 1816 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The problem of basic education in the Philippines is not the length, but the content. Actually, earlier than the K-12 curriculum, the DepEd started updating the way the students are taught. The Understanding by Design (UBD) was introduced as a tool for preparing lesson plans. The original authors of the UBD, Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, state that the UBD is not good for preparing lesson plans. The DepEd should fix the current curriculum for better education, instead of adding new subjects which will probably increase the problem of poor quality education. The curriculum in the Philippines from the past is not good, and the new K-12 curriculum will only add complication to our present education system. The government should focus on fixing the current curriculum before adding major changes so the people would know if the change is necessary and beneficial.…

    • 723 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Pursuant to its promising mission and vision, the Department of Education (DepEd) for years, has been implementing and adhering numerous means and methods to improve and empower the quality of education in the Philippines: be it a new alternative teaching method or a new policy that shall formalize education or any possible way.…

    • 3203 Words
    • 13 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Colonial historiography. Most of the past and present teachers, book authors, and Social Studies consultants give heavier premium to the history of the colonizers in the Philippines, and not to the history of Filipinos. Mostly, this has been the case in the teaching of History subjects from the elementary to tertiary levels and will most likely perpetuate in the next generations to come. The history of the Filipino people and the colonial history of the Philippines are two different topics altogether.…

    • 1284 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    The academic year in the Philippines is patterned after its wet/cool and dry/hot seasons. The hottest months of the year are from March to May, thus making them the "summer break." The wet season starts in June, which also marks the beginning of the academic school year. Beginning 1993, DECS increased the number of school days from 185 to 200. The school year ends during the first few weeks of March. The Philippines, a Catholic country, has a two- to three-week break during Christmas in December and a four- to five-day break at the start of November to celebrate the Day of the Saints and the Day of the Dead.…

    • 3268 Words
    • 14 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Department of Education had identified critical issues and concerns in the current ten (10) years of basic education cycle that served as the basis in its quest for the much-needed reforms in the basic education system, namely: a) Students are deprived of adequate instructional time due to the congested curriculum; b) High school graduates are not adequately prepared for the world of work because they are too young to legally enter the labor force; c) High school graduates are not adequately prepared to pursue higher education; and d) The 10 years of basic…

    • 800 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    In the past decade, significant developments have been made to expand access to preschool and primary education. The necessary laws for the promotion and protection of education are also in place. These include: the Barangay (Village) Day Care Center Law, which calls for the establishment of educational and day care centres in every village; the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Act, which mandates all villages to have day care centres and early learning institutions for children; and, the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001, which promotes school-based management and de-concentration of authority and decision making from the national and regional levels of the education bureaucracy to the division and school levels.…

    • 1034 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Bilingualism

    • 4334 Words
    • 18 Pages

    Philippine Education System was changed during the Spanish period. Most education was conducted by religious orders. The first schools were operated and headed mostly by the friars and focused more on industrial and agricultural techniques. Classes were held in churches.…

    • 4334 Words
    • 18 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Senior High School

    • 425 Words
    • 2 Pages

    K-12 program is composed of Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary education, four years of junior high school and two years of senior high school). Two years were added to our basic education. The government implemented this because of poor quality of education in the Philippines. President Ninoy Aquino signed the Enhance Basic Education Act of 2013 last May 15,2013.…

    • 425 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays