Continue to promote the objectives of elementary education; and

Discover and enhance the different aptitudes and interests of students in order to equip
them with skills for productive endeavor and or to prepare them for tertiary education

The secondary education mission statement was: "to determine a complete, adequate
and integrated system of education, both formal and nonformal; to supervise and
regulate appropriately all educational institutions; and to develop and promote culture
and sports in order to prepare the present and the next generation for life." Briefly
stated, it is four specific goals covering the areas of broad general education, training in
middle level skills, developing for improving the quality of human life, and responding to
the changing needs and conditions of the nation. The manual lists the functions of
secondary education in three major aspects which are: formulation of policies, plans,
and projects; the supervision of all public and private institutions; and the maintenance
of a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the goals of
national development.