Prepared by:

Timeline of
Kim B. Aclera Philippine
John Michael A. Guerzon
Rochelle C. Challoy Educational
Angelyn M. Cruz
Jairah Abigail D. Gaela
System
Melissa S. Rosales
Juvie Ann A. Vega
Timeline of Philippine Educational System

Present Period
Pre-Spanish

Spanish Period New Society Kto12

American Period
Commonwealth Period

Japanese Period

Today
Spanish
Native Colonization American Colonization 2013
Survival Revolution Democracy
Pre-Spanish Period
Goal and aims
Goal of Education: integration of the individuals into
tribes

Aim of Education: For survival, conformity and

enculturation
1. The type of education is informal and unstructured
2. The home serves as their school
3. The parents serves as their teachers
4. Girls do domestic chores
5. Boys will look for food and livelihood
The focus is more of the customs and traditions
 Characteristics:
1. Not formal

2. Community-based

3. No educational system
Method of Education:
1. “Tell Me” or “Show Me” or demonstration
method

2. Alibata (Baybayin )which is composed of

14 consonants and 3 vowels

3. Oral immersion
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Spanish Education
Goals
It is to spread Christianity
The focus is more of the
religion
Characteristics:
Education is:
a. Not prescribed;
b. Flexible; and
c. Non-centralized

General Characteristics:
a. No grade level;
b. church based ; and
c. no educational system
Nature of Education:
1. Education was formal and under the
auspices of the Roman Catholic Church

2. There should be at least one primary

school for boys and girls in each town under
the responsibility of the municipal
government

3. Primary instruction was free

Education:
Educational Decree of 1863
a. regulation of private schools
b. establishment of public schools
c. founding of normal school

UST
 Pontifical University by Pope Leo XIII on
September 17, 1902
 The Catholic University of the
Philippines in 1947
Roles:

1. The friars controlled the educational

system

2. The missionaries took charge in teaching,

controlling and maintaining the rules and
regulations

3. Parochial schools were led by

Dominicans and Jesuits

4. Establishment of normal school for male

teachers under the supervision of the Jesuits
Method:
What do they teach?
1. Teaching of Catholic religion- Christian doctrines
2. Latin and Spanish- Promotion of the Spanish language
and imposition of Spanish culture

Method of teaching:
a. catechetical instruction,
b. use of corporal punishment
c. rote memorization

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American Period
Goal
Goal: to spread Democracy

Foci: academic English language and

literature
Characteristics:
Course of study:
a. Prescribed;
b. uniform; and
c. Centralized

General characteristics:
a. Formal structured;
b. Existence of an
educational system
Promoting Education:
1. Education Act of 1901 or Act No. 74
a.600 teachers from the USA are called as
Thomasites
b. Establishment of public schools

2. Section 17
 Philippine Normal College (now PNU)

3. Act No. 477

 Bureau of Public Instruction to Bureau of
Education
Promoting Education:
4. Philippine Legislature approved Act No.
1870 created UP

5. Special educational institutions, school of

arts and trades, agricultural school,
commerce and marine institutes were
established in 1902 by the Phil Commission
Promoting democracy:
Promote democratic ideas and way of life
1. Malolos Constitution

-free and compulsory

elementary education
a. Burgos Institute in Malolos
b. Military Academy of Malolos

2. Literary University of the Philippines

Levels of Education:
1.First level
-four year primary and three
year intermediate or
seven-year
elementary school
2. Second level
-four year high school
3. Third level
-two-year junior college and
later a four-year program

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Commonwealth Period
Goal:
1. Develop moral character, personal
discipline, civic conscience and vocational
efficiency

2. Emphasize duties of citizenship

3. Educate adults
Promoting Education:
1. Executive Order of No 134 in 1936:
President Quezon designated Tagalog as the basis of a
national language

2. Education Act of 1940

a. 7 years to 6 years of elementary education
b. school age entrance - 7 years old
c. national support for elementary education
d. compulsory attendance of primary children in
grade 1
e. double-single sessions in the primary grade
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Japanese Era
Goal:
Goal: Spread of the new Asian Order

Focus: Principles of the new order

Characteristics:
Course of study:
a. Prescribed;
b. Uniform; and
c. Centralized

Propaganda tool: repressively anti-

American and anti-British, military backed
existence of an educational system
Content:
1. Instill a value to stop
depending on US and Great
Britain
2. Vocational education,
technical and agricultural;
love for labor or work; adopt
the Nippongo language as a
medium of instruction
3. Tagalog, Philippine History,
and Character Education
Method:
a. Rote memorization;
b. use of threat; and
c. Punishment
Promoting Education:
1. Military Order No. 2 in 1942
-establishment of the Commission of Education,
Health and Public Welfare

2. Establishment of the Ministry of Education

(October 14, 1943)

3. Department of Instruction became part of

the Department of Public Instruction (February
27, 1945)
Promoting education:
4. Republic (1945-1972)
a. Promote democratic ideals and way of life
b. Apply equal educational opportunity for all
c. Civil service eligibility of teachers

5. RA 1265
-daily flag ceremony and singing of the
National Anthem
Promoting education:
6. Executive Order No. 94

a. Department of Instruction to Department of

Education
b. Bureau of Public and Private Schools
c. regulation and supervision of public and private
schools

7. RA 4007

- elementary education was nationalized and

abolished matriculation fees
Promoting education:
8. RA 4670 (June 18, 1966)
-Magna Carta for Public School Teachers

9. PD 6A
a. Educational Decree of 1972
b. National development goals and the
aims of the educational system
Promoting education:
10. Proclamation 1081 of 1972
- Department of Education became the
Department of Education and Culture

11. P.D. No. 1397 of 1978

a. became Ministry of Education and Culture
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New Society (1973-1986)
Goal:
1973 Constitution:
a. To foster love of country
b. to teach the duties of citizenship
c. to develop moral character, self-
discipline and scientific, technological and
vocational efficiency
Nature of Education:

a. CAT- Citizenship Army Training

b. mastery learning
c. elective offerings
d. values education
e. bilingual policy – use of English
and Filipino
Educational Programs
1. Project IMPACT
- Instructional Management of Parents,
Community and Teachers
2. ISOSA
- In School - Off School Approach
3. CPS
- Continuous Progression Scheme
4. NCEE
- National College Entrance Exam
Educational Programs
5. PRODED
- Program for a Decentralized Educational
Development
6. NEAT
- National Elementary Assessment Test
7. NSAT
- National Secondary Assessment Test
Promoting education
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a. Voluntary accreditation for schools,
colleges or universities
b. Obligations and qualifications of
teachers and administrators
c. Government financial assistance to
private schools
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