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The Philippine Education System
was patterned to the educational
systems of SPAIN and of the UNITED
STATES
After the Liberation of the Philippines
in1946, Filipinos had moved in
various directions of its own
Elementary and high school is
compulsory which is administered by
the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Philippine Education System
The Philippine Education System
Pre-school
Ages 3 to 5

Students learn the alphabet, numbers,

shapes, and colors through games,
songs, and dances in their Mother
Tongue.

Offered to private and public schools

Pre-school Education
Pre-school education is optional
before entering elementary level since
not everyone could afford it

Recent events and activities show a

high need for young children to
undergo preschool education first
before stepping into formal education
Republic Act 6972 (Barangay Level Total
Protection of Children Act)
Enacted in 1990, this law requires all
local government units to set up a day
care center in every barangay. Day
care centers are mandated not only to
provide for the children’s learning
needs but also to attend to their health
and psychosocial needs.
Primary Education
Age of 6 to 11

consists of compulsory six grades

(Grades 1-6)

Primary level (grades 1-3)

Intermediate level (grades 4-6)

Subjects taught
Mathematics, Science, Filipino,
English, HEKASI (Heograpiya,
Kasaysayan at Sibika)

Minor subjects: Music, Arts, Physical

Education and Health

Computer Education and HELE are the

additional minor subjects for private
schools
Medium of Instruction
Grades 1-3: the use of Mother tongue
except Filipino and English subject

Grades 4-6: Filipino and English

Secondary Education

Ages 12-17

prerequisite of which is the

completion of elementary education

Four years of junior high school and

two years of senior high school
Secondary Education
Junior high school is composed of
grade 7 to grade 10

Senior high school is from grade 11 to

grade 12
Junior High School
Subjects are taught from the simplest
concepts to more complicated
concepts through grade levels in spiral
progression

subjects are connected and integrated

from Grades 7 to 10
Senior High School
two years of specialized upper
secondary education

choice of career track will define the

content of the subjects a student
will take in Grades 11 and 12

subjects fall under either the Core

Curriculum or specific Tracks
Senior high school- CORE CURRICULUM
7 Learning Areas under the Core
Curriculum and these are:
Languages
Literature
Communication
Mathematics
Philosophy
Natural Science
Social Sciences
Senior high school-TRACKS
Each student in Senior High School can
choose among 3 tracks:
- Academic

- Technical-Vocational-Livelihood

- Sports and Arts

The Academic track
Includes three strands:
Business, Accountancy, Management
(BAM)

Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

(HESS)

Science, Technology, Engineering,

Mathematics (STEM)
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AND ALTERNATIVE
LEARNING SYSTEM
Non-formal education is an organized
learning activity aimed at attaining a
set of objectives outside the
established formal system intended for
a particular clientele, especially the
out-of-school youth or adult illiterates
who cannot avail themselves of formal
education
Courses are skills-oriented and range
from 6 to 10 months
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AND ALTERNATIVE
LEARNING SYSTEM
Non-formal education is not only a
supplement and complement of formal
education but is an indispensable
component of a lifelong learning
system
Non-formal education plays a very
important role in national development
the only effective way of providing
education to the millions of out-of-
school youths and adults to enable
them to participate more effectively in
the various development programs of
the government
Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority
The merging of the National Manpower
and Youth Council(NMYC) of the
Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE). The Bureau of Technical and
Vocational Education (BTVE) of the
Department of Education, Culture and
Sports (DECS), and The Apprenticeship
Program of the Bureau of Local
Employment(BLE) of the DOLE gave
birth to TESDA.
Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority
aims to encourage the full
participation of and mobilize the
industry, labor, local government units
and technical-vocational institutions
in the skills development of the
country's human resources.
Institutions may be government
operated, often by provincial
government, or private
 Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority
offer programs ranging in duration from a couple of
weeks to two-year diploma courses
Programs can be technology courses like automotive
technology, computer technology, and electronic
technology
service courses such as caregiver, nursing aide, hotel
and restaurant management
trades courses such as electrician, plumber, welder,
automotive mechanic, diesel mechanic, heavy vehicle
operator & practical nursing
Upon graduating from most of these courses,
students may take an examination from TESDA to
obtain the relevant certificate or diploma
Tertiary Education/ Higher Education
CHED is responsible in the formulation
and implementation of policies, plans
and programs for the development and
efficient operation of the higher
education system in the country. The
delivery of higher education in the
Philippines is provided by private and
public higher education institutions
(HEIs).
Types of Higher Education Institutions

State universities and colleges (SUCs)

Private institutions
State universities and colleges (SUCs)
institutions funded by the
national government
They have their own charters and
are thus autonomous from CHED
CHED-supervised institutions are non-
chartered colleges, directly under the
supervision of CHED and whose annual
budget allocation is integrated in the
government budget appropriation for
CHED.
 Private Institutions
are owned and administered by private
individuals, groups or corporations
classified either as sectarian or non-sectarian
colleges and universities
Sectarian schools (279) are usually non-
stock, non-profit institutions, owned and
operated by religious orders
Non-sectarian schools (751) are owned by
private corporations which are not affiliated
to any religious organizations, majority are
stock, a few are non-stock, non-profit
corporations, and a number are foundations
 Admission
Eligible for admission to the baccalaureate
programs are graduates of secondary education
There are some special admission requirements
for dentistry, medicine and law programs
Dentistry- to continue in the dentistry proper should
get a Certificate of Admission (COA
Medicine- have finished a four-year baccalaureate
degree and pass the National Medical Admission
Test(NMAT)
Law- should have a four-year baccalaureate degreeand
secure a Certificate of Eligibility for Law (CEL)
DISCIPLINES OR FIELDS OF STUDY
Agriculture Education
Business and Management Education
Engineering and Architecture
Health Profession Education
Humanities, Social Sciences and Comm
unication
Information Technology
Maritime Education
Science and Mathematics
Teacher Education
 CHARACTERISTICS OF DEGREES AND
DIPLOMAS
The titles and description or abbreviation of
the degrees and diplomas granted by the
higher education institutions are as follows:
Undergraduate level:
1. Certificate, Diploma and Associate Programs

awarded upon completion of programs

requiring three months to three years of
study
These are non-degree technical or vocational
education programs leading to skills
proficiency which are mostly terminal
in nature
CHARACTERISTICS OF DEGREES AND
DIPLOMAS
2) Bachelor’s Degree (Bachelor (B.),
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Bachelor of
Science (B.S.)
titles are awarded upon completion of
a minimum of four years of study on
a semestral basis
on trimester basis, the program may
be completed in less than four
years
 CHARACTERISTICS OF DEGREES AND
DIPLOMAS
Graduate level:
1) Certificate and Diploma Programs
titles are awarded upon completion of one or
two years of study beyond the bachelor’s
degree which are not equivalent to a master’s
degree
2)Master’s degree (Master (M.), Master of Arts
(M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of
Professional Studies (M.P.S.)
title normally requires completion of
four semesters of course work, about two
years in duration.
Some master’s programs require a thesis,
some do not.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF DEGREES AND
DIPLOMAS
3) Doctoral Degrees (Doctor (D.), Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D.))
titles are awarded upon completion of
two or three years of study beyond the
master’s degree
A dissertation is a requirement for
graduation in the doctoral programs
Universities in the Philippines
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School Classes
1. Typical school days are from
2. 7:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

3. Classrooms average about 50 students

(boys and girls together) and students
remain in one classroom
5. Average number of students ranges
from 30-50

6. 6 million pupils and students in the

country between the ages of six to 15
have dropped out or have never gone to
school before
 BEST PRACTICES IN CLASSROOMS
1. Classroom Routines
✔ Students clean classrooms
✔ Stand and greet teachers, classmates
and visitors with respect
✔ Common prayer to start the day
2. Classroom Rules
✔ raise hand and stand to answer a
question when called
✔ form lines outside the classrooms and
when walking on hallways