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 GLANCE:
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)
Medium of Inst. : English except for Filipino
Subject
I. Country Profile
II. Overview of Philippine Educational System

Mandate
 1987 1994 2001

 

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

DECS
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

DECS
 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 Courses Courses
School Social/Beh. Sci.
Business Ad.,
Natural Science
Mathematics
Vocational
Secondary
School Trades, Crafts
Home Econ.
Service Traders
Special Mass Com, Other Dis.,
Schools Fine Arts, Architectural,
Religious/Theology,
Non-Formal Education Law & Jurisprudence,
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
deployment

ols

Teachers
Science, Math

r i cu
• SBM • Every Child a
• Training • NAT

Scho
• Critical Reader

l um
• 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 the total enrolment are

in Public Schools
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

= 53,973
= 19,856,293
*Public Enrolment does not include SUCs data (Source: BEIS-SSM)
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

Improved proficiency level of

those in school
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 RECFOS)

5. Philippines is actively participating in the Exchange

Students Program being coordinated by various
regional organization
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 APEC EdNET.

7. Top Filipino education professionals currently working with SEAMEO

and other regional organizations particularly in crafting/designing
regional programs and projects.

8. 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) Plan of
Action.

10. The Philippines 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 address language
barriers to achieve ASEAN students global
competitiveness
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 Regional Education Cooperation