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A History of the System of Education in the Philippines

The education system of the Philippines has been highly influenced by the country’s colonial history. That history has included periods of Spanish, American and Japanese rule and occupation. The most important and lasting contributions came during America’s occupation of the country, which began in 1898. It was during that period that English was introduced as the primary language of instruction and a system of public education was first established—a system modeled after the United States school system and administered by the newly established Department of Instruction.<br>See more: https://www.studycountry.com/guide/PH-education.htm

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A History of the System of Education in the Philippines

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  1. If you are contemplating or interested in pursuing or for your child to pursue his or her studies in the Philippines, there are a number of factors that you need to know with regards to education in the country. The first is the fact that education is overseen by 3 agencies. These include the Department of Education (depEd) for basic education, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for tertiary and graduate education, and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for technical-vocational courses and middle education. The current formal education system is the K-12 program. The program covers one year in kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (6 years of elementary school, 4 years of junior high school, and 2 years of senior high school). Elementary school is from Grade 1 to Grade 6, junior high school from Grade 7 to Grade 10, and senior high school from Grade 11 to Grade 12. The aim of this program is to grow lifelong learners, offer enough time for mastery of skills and concepts, and to prepare students for tertiary or university education, middle-level skills growth, entrepreneurship, and employment.

  2. In kindergarten, it is mandatory for students to learn colors, shapes, numbers, and the alphabet in their native language through dances, pictures, songs and games. The key learning areas (core curriculum) include social sciences, natural sciences, philosophy, mathematics, communication, literature, and languages. Besides these, students also have four other choices to pick from (specific tracks). These include technical-vocational-livelihood, academic, sports, and arts and design. There are different types of learning institutions which adhere to compulsory education and senior high school. These include Islamic schools, Chinese schools, Science high schools, international schools, preparatory schools, and laboratory high schools. There are alternative learning systems in the country that cater to the needs of kids who have dropped out of elementary and secondary school, children who are too old compared to the normal age for a particular grade, inmates, mentally challenged or people with disabilities, and jobless adults who haven’t completed their degrees. Other avenues include the Radio-Based Instruction (RBI) Program and the non-formal vocational and technical education.

  3. The academic year begins in June and ends in March. It covers a duration of 40 weeks and as per the Republic Act 7797, the school days cannot exceed 220 days. The structure of theuniversity education in the Philippines is quite similar to that of the United States. The universities offer varied courses under the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate programs. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) authorizes credentials that are conferred by individual learning organizations. The most important thing to note about Education in the Philippines is the fact it is given the highest priority and a huge chunk of the country’s budget has been allocated to the same. This guarantees you quality education that you can apply anywhere in the globe. Also note that public pre-school, elementary and high school are offered for free to all students and is compulsory. https://www.pinterest.com/studycountry/ https://twitter.com/studycountry https://www.facebook.com/studycountry/ https://plus.google.com/112639593215234228569 https://www.instagram.com/studycountrys/ http://www.studycountry.com Phone-no:34 676659370 Email:javier@rolover.com

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