Outline of

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

QUICK GLAN CE :
Official Name : Republic of the
Philippines
Location : Southeastern Asia,
archipelago
between the Philippine
Sea and
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 2
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9 0
4 1
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 1994 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
  

“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 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20, 21 AND ABOVE
Grade/
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 I II III IV

PRE – ELEMENTARY SECONDARY TERTIARY GRADUATE POST

GRADUATE
Level SCHOOL (Compulsory) (Optional)
General General, Humanities,
Educ/Teacher Trng, Masteral Doctoral
Secondary Social/Beh. Sci. Courses Courses
School Business Ad.,
Natural Science
Mathematics
Vocational
Secondary Trades, Crafts
School Home Econ.
Service Traders

Mass Com, Other Dis.,

Special Fine Arts, Architectural,
Schools Religious/Theology,
Law & Jurisprudence,
Non-Formal Education Medical, Engineering,
Veterinary, Medicine
AGE LEVEL
15-24 – Out of School Youth` Basic Literacy Post Secondary
Level
25 above-Adults Elementary Level 2-3 Yr. Technical or
Technician
Secondary Level
• ICT in Education Vision: Functionally Literate Filipinos
• Partnerships with Private
Sector/Industry
• Increase spending Teacher Development
for Basic Education • RBEC and Supply
• Tech Voc
• Hiring and • Food for
• English,

Cur
school

Students
ols
deployment

Teachers
Science, Math

ric
• SBM • Every Child a • NAT

Scho
• Training

ulum
• Critical Reader
• Certification • NCAE
learning
resources Program • Multi-Grade • A&E CHED
• Teachers • Distance and
benefits and alternative Special Education
• Pre-school
Welfare learning College/
• Feeding University
B A S I C E D U C AT I O N ?
Elementary High School Technical
Grade 1 Vocational
ECE Public Schools NCAE +
Readiness
Private Schools Counselling
Test
Drop-outs TESDA
DSWD
DOH
T PE
LGUs S
GA
Labor Force

Alternative Learning Accreditation & Equivalency

INDUS-
TRY
Basic Education Framework
III. Sector Performance

Coverage: 88% of t he tot al

enr olm ent are in P ublic S chools
Central Office =1 17.4M
Regional Office = 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 Targets
Indicator Level SY SY SY SY SY
05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10

Participation Elem. 84.4 83.2 84.8 85.21/ 90.0

Rate Sec. 58.5 58.6 61.9 63.61/ 70.0
Cohort Survival Elem. 70.0 73.4 75.3 77.0 79.0
Rate Sec. 67.3 77.3 79.9 80.5 81.0
Completion Elem. 68.1 71.7 73.1 75.0 77.0
Rate Sec. 61.7 72.1 75.4 76.0 76.3
Elem. 7.3 6.4 6.0 5.0 4.0
Dropout Rate
Sec. 12.5 8.6 7.5 6.0 5.5
SY 2008-2009 Participation Rate is based on preliminary enrolment report
 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 26.24% 19.22% 18.06% 8.94% 15.32%
Nat'l Budget (PB)
% Increase of 12.46% 13.85% 12.97% 8.68% 12.53%
DepED Budget (PB)

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

 III. Sector Performance

Increase funding in basic education

30.00%

25.00%
Ave. share of educ. budget in developing countries is 20%, per WB report
20.00%

15.00%

10.00%
6% International Standard
5.00%

0.00%
2001-2003 2004-2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Ave. % share of Nat'l Budget 13.50% 12.90% 12.19% 12.16% 11.87%
% Share Nat'l Budget 17.22% 16.03% 15.10%
(Net of Debt Service)
Average Share of Education Budget Per
Ave. % of GDP 2.53% 2.12% 2.07%
EDCOM Report of 1991
1960’s : 29% 1970’s : 11%
1980’s : 13% 1990’s : 13%
 III. Sector Performance

Grade 6 National Achievement Test, in MPS

% Improve- % Improve-
SY 2005- SY 2006- ment fr. SY 2007- ment fr.
06 07 Previous 08 Previous
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
Moving Closely
Average
Low Mastery Towards Approximating Mastered
Mastery
Mastery Mastery
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
5. Philippines is actively
RECFOS)
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
7. APEC EdNET.education professionals
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
Plan Action. Basic Education
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
 Need to accelerate initiatives
on the use of ICT in promoting