Philippines

Outline of Presentation

Country Profile II. Overview of the Philippine Educational System III. Sector Performance IV. Current Initiatives V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects I.

I. Country Profile QUICK GLAN CE : Official Name Philippines Location archipelago Sea and

: Republic of the : Southeastern Asia, between the Philippine South China Sea, east of

Vietnam Islands : 7,107 Capital : Manila Climate : Tropical Marine/Monsoon Population : 88.5 Million Literacy : 92.6% Basic Ed Cycle : 10 years Sch.Participation : 85% (2007-2008)

I. Country Profile

II. Overview of Philippine Educational System

Mandate 

1987

1

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9 4

2

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1987 Philippine Constitution  

DECS is the principal government agency responsible for education and manpower development. “The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all." (Art. XIV, Sec. 1)

II. Overview of Philippine Educational System

Mandate 1987

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1994

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2001



Tri-focalization of Education Management 

RA 7722 and RA 7796 created:  DECS for basic education  CHED for higher education  TESDA for post-secondary, middle-level manpower training and development

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II. Overview of Philippine Educational System

Mandate 1987



1994

2001

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“Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001” 

RA 9155:  Formally renamed DECS as the Department of Education and transferred “culture” and “sports” to the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts and the Philippine Sports Commission

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II. Overview of Philippine Educational System

Structure of the Formal Public Educational System Age

3

4

5

Grade/ Year

Level

6

7

8 9 10 11

1

2

3 4

5 6

12 13 14 15

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

SCHOOL

(Compulsory)

(Optional) General Secondary School Vocational Secondary School Special Schools

Non-Formal Education 15-24 – Out of School Youth`

Level

25 above-Adults

20, 21 AND ABOVE

I II III IV

PRE –

AGE

16 17 18 19

LEVEL Basic Literacy Elementary Level Secondary Level

TERTIARY General, Humanities, Educ/Teacher Trng, Social/Beh. Sci. Business Ad., Natural Science Mathematics Trades, Crafts Home Econ. Service Traders Mass Com, Other Dis., Fine Arts, Architectural, Religious/Theology, Law & Jurisprudence, Medical, Engineering, Veterinary, Medicine Post Secondary 2-3 Yr. Technical or Technician

GRADUATE

POST GRADUATE

Masteral Courses

Doctoral Courses

• SBM • Critical learning resources

• Feeding

B A S I C

Elementary

DSWD DOH LGUs

• Training • Certification Program • Teachers benefits and Welfare

• Pre-school

ECE

• Hiring and deployment

Grade 1 Readiness Test

• Distance and alternative learning

ulum

Teachers

Teacher Development and Supply

• RBEC • Tech Voc • Food for • English, school Science, Math • Every Child a • NAT Reader • NCAE • Multi-Grade • A&E ric Cur

Scho

Functionally Literate Filipinos

Students

ols

• ICT in Education Vision: • Partnerships with Private Sector/Industry • Increase spending for Basic Education

CHED

Special Education College/ University

?

E D U C AT I O N High School

Public Schools Private Schools Drop-outs

PE T S GA

NCAE +

Technical Vocational

Counselling

TESDA

Labor Force

Alternative Learning

Accreditation & Equivalency

Basic Education Framework

INDUSTRY

III. Sector Performance

Coverage:

88% of t he tot al enr olm ent are in P ublic S chools Central Office Regional Office

17.4M

=1 = 16 + 1 ARMM

Schools Division Offices

= 195

Enrolment

62%

Public Elem. Schools

= 37,807

+ 12,304,207

5%

Private Elem. Schools

= 6,664

+

1,092,781

26%

Public High Schools

= 5,110

+

5,126,459

7%

Private High Schools

= 4,392

+

1,332,846

=

=

53,97 3 *Public Enrolment does not include SUCs data (Source: BEIS-SSM)

19,856,293

III. Sector Performance Key Performance Indicators, Public & Private, in % Actual Indicator

Level

SY 05-06

SY 06-07

SY 09-10

58.6

70.0

73.4

75.3

77.0

79.0

67.3

77.3

79.9

80.5

81.0

Elem.

68.1

71.7

73.1

75.0

77.0

Sec.

61.7

72.1

75.4

76.0

76.3

7.3

6.4

6.0

5.0

4.0

12.5

8.6

7.5

6.0

5.5

83.2

Sec.

58.5

Cohort Survival Elem. Rate Sec.

Dropout Rate

SY 08-09

90.0

84.4

Completion Rate

SY 07-08

84.8 85.21/ 61.9 63.61/

Elem.

Participation Rate

Targets

Elem. Sec.

SY 2008-2009 Participation Rate is based on preliminary enrolment report

70.0

III. Sector Performance Increase funding in basic education 30.00% 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00%

2001-2003

2004-2006

FY 2007

FY 2008

FY 2009

% Increase of Nat'l Budget (PB)

26.24%

19.22%

18.06%

8.94%

15.32%

% Increase of DepED Budget (PB)

12.46%

13.85%

12.97%

8.68%

12.53%

N.B. The FY 2009 data refers to NEP level.

III. Sector Performance Increase funding in basic education 30.00% 25.00% 20.00%

Ave. share of educ. budget in developing countries is 20%, per WB report

15.00% 10.00% 6% International Standard

5.00% 0.00% Ave. % share of Nat'l Budget % Share Nat'l Budget (Net of Debt Service)

2001-2003

2004-2006

FY 2007

FY 2008

FY 2009

13.50%

12.90%

12.19%

12.16%

11.87%

17.22%

16.03%

15.10%

Average Share of Education Budget Per 2.53% 2.12% Ave. % of GDP EDCOM Report of 1991 1960’s : 29% 1970’s : 11% 1980’s : 13% 1990’s : 13%

2.07%

III. Sector Performance Grade 6 National Achievement Test, in MPS % Improve% ImproveSY 2005- SY 2006- ment fr. SY 2007- ment fr. Previous Previous 06 07 08 SY SY

English, Science & Math

51

58

12%

61

6%

Overall

55

60

10%

65

8%

MPS-Mean Percentage Score

III. Sector Performance

Im pro ve d pro fic ie ncy le vel o f th ose in s chool 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Low Mastery

Average Mastery

Moving Towards Mastery

Closely Approximating Mastery

Mastered

SY 06-07

8.18

49.17

38.72

3.92

0

SY 07-08

3.67

41.7

49.08

5.53

0.01

IV. Current Initiatives

Global Commitment 1. Philippines is committed to achieve the Millennium Development Goal 2 of achieving universal participation in primary level 2. Philippines is likewise committed to uphold Rights of Children based on the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

IV. Current Initiatives

Regional Cooperation 3. Philippines is hosting 3 strategic Regional Centers as part of the effort to promote greater ASEAN regional education collaboration

IV. Current Initiatives

4. Philippines is supporting the proposed establishment of 3 new SEAMEO Regional Centers in Indonesia: a. SEAMEO Regional Center for Language (SEAMEO

RECFOL) b. SEAMEO Regional Center for Mathematics (SEAMEO RECFOM) c. SEAMEO Regional Center for Science (SEAMEO RECFOS)

5. Philippines is actively participating in the Exchange Students Program being coordinated by various regional

IV. Current Initiatives

Broadening Opportunities for Regional Cooperation 6. Philippines has been sending Filipino Teachers and Educators to participate in the various training programs being offered by other SEAMEO Regional Centers, ASEAN and EdNET.education professionals 7. APEC Top Filipino currently working with SEAMEO and other regional organizations particularly in crafting/designing regional programs and 8. projects. Filipino Teachers are being recruited to teach English language in several countries of Asia

IV. Current Initiatives

Country Strategy 9. DepED as the principal agency for basic education has instituted reforms under the Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA) since the adoption of the Philippine Education for All 2015 (EFA 2015) 10. TheofPhilippines Basic Education Plan Action. Curriculum offers Asian Civilization, Culture and Tradition subject in Social Studies in both Elementary and Secondary.

IV. Current Initiatives

Country Strategy 11. In 2004, DepED started to offer Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) subject for Muslim Students in the Public Schools 12. Under the Philippine Education For All 2015 Plan of Action, the country would soon adopt 12 years of basic education to make its educational system comparable with other ASEAN countries and to the rest of the world

V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects

Emerging Challenges 

Need to substantially increase participation of all school-aged children

 Development

of a common educational framework for ASEAN Region



Need to substantially

V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects

Emerging Challenges  Need

to accelerate the effort of laying down the ground towards ASEAN Education Integration in terms of curriculum standards, quality assurance and assessment, monitoring and evaluation

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Need to accelerate initiatives on the use of ICT in promoting