State of Philippine Education and

Neighboring Regions

Dr. Ruth L. FuentesHead, Special Concerns and Research

Department of Education 1

Presentation Outline

I. The Philippine Education System• Department’s Mandate• Vision, Mission and Core Values• Structure of Philippine Education System• Function• Coverage• The Education For All & Basic Education Sector Reform

AgendaII. Basic Education PerformanceIII. Budget and FinancingIV. Ten Point Education Agenda of the New

AdministrationV. Legislative Agenda

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Education Act of 1982

1994 2001

19871982

An Act providing for the establishment and maintenance of an integrated system of education.

1994 2001

1987

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1987 Philippine Constitution “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)

1994 2001

1987

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Tri-focalization of Education Management

DECS for basic education

TESDA for post-secondary, middle-level manpower

training and development(RA 7796, August 25,

1994)

CHED for higher education

(RA 7722, May 18, 1994)

1994 2001

1987

1982

“Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001” (R.A. 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

Redefined the roles of different administrative levels of DepED (central office, regional offices, division offices, district offices and schools)

DepEd’s New Vision, Mission and Core Values

VisionBy 2030, DepEd is globally recognized for good governance and for developing functionally-literate and God-loving Filipinos.

Mission

To provide quality basic education that is accessible to all and lays the foundation of lifelong learning and service for the common good.

Core ValuesCulture of Excellence, Integrity and Accountability; Maka-Diyos; Makatao; Makabayan; Makakalikasan

Source: Adoption of the DepED-Balance Scorecard under the Performance Governance System per DepEd Order 39, s. 2010

Age 3 4

Grade/Year

Level

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 3 4 5 6

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SECONDARY

(Optional)

ELEMENTARY

(Compulsory)

ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEMAGE LEVEL15-24 – Out of School Youth Basic Literacy Level25 above-Adults Elementary Level

Secondary Level

PRE –

SCHOOL

I II III IV

TERTIARY

20, 21 AND ABOVE

Master Courses

Doctoral Courses

POST

GRADUATEGRADUATE

Structure of Philippine Education System

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KINDER GAR-TEN

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Roles of DepED per RA 9155

Central Office > Policy-making > Standards-setting > Resource generation /Allocation

Region > Enforcement of standards> Monitoring and quality assurance

Division > Instructional leadership > Administrative support to schools (i.e. MOOE)> Resource generation (i.e. Local School Board)

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Schools Division Offices

Public Elem. Schools*

Private Elem. Schools

Public High Schools*

Private High Schools

= 1

= 16 + 1 ARMM

= 37,801

= 7,084

= 5,747

= 4,707

*No. of schools includes data of SUCs, CHED and TESDA (as of Sept 22, 2009)

**Including 5 interim divisions (as of July 6, 2010)

= 199**

Coverage

= 55,339 Schools

Central Office

68%

13%

10%

9%

No. of Districts

Regional Office

= 2,437

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ATTACHED AGENCIES

1. PHILIPPINE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

2. NATIONAL BOOK DEVELOPMENT BOARD

3. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN’S

TELEVISION

4. NATIONAL MUSEUM

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Coverage: Size of Learners (in ’000)

Publ Priv Publ PrivPubli

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ePubl Priv Publ Priv

SY 2001-2002

SY 2005-2006

SY 2008-2009

SY 2009-2010

SY 2010-2011*

ALS3/ 38 26 57 49 192 127 209 124 205 187

Secondary 4,449 1,281 4,978 1,285 5,379 1,342 5,417 1,407 5,600 1,450

Elementary 11,929 933 11,984 1,016 12,562 1,112 12,790 1,131 13,608 1,171

Preschool 350 322 524 388 746 429 1,049 436 1,877 453

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5,000

10,000

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20,000

25,000

Total 19.33M 20.28M 21.89M 24.55M

LEARNERS

22.56M* Targets

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Philippine Education For All (EFA) 2015 Plan

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA)

The EFA and BESRA

Functional Literate Filipinos*

* Ability to communicate effectively, solve problem, think critically and creatively, use resources sustainably and be productive, develop sense of community and expand world view

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Basic Education Performance

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SY 2008-2009 SY 2009-2010 SY 2008-2009 SY 2009-2010A. ACCESS Indicators:

1. Gross Enrolment Rate Public and Private 102.05% 82.92% Public Only 91.13% 92.80% 64.16% 67.91%2. Participation Rate Public and Private 85.12% 60.74% Public Only 75.55% 76.87% 45.59% 48.65%

INDICATORELEMENTARY SECONDARY

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SY 2008-2009 SY 2009-2010 SY 2008-2009 SY 2009-2010B. EFFICIENCY Indicators:

1. Completion Rate Public and Private 73.28% 75.24% Public Only 63.34% 63.47% 57.65% 58.05%2. Drop-out Rate Public and Private 6.02% 7.45% Public Only 8.85% 8.84% 14.62% 14.70%

INDICATORELEMENTARY SECONDARY

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SY 2008-2009 SY 2009-2010 SY 2008-2009 SY 2009-2010C. QUALITY Indicators:

1. National Achievement Test in MPS Public and Private 65.55% 68.01% 46.71% 45.56% Public Only 66.33% 69.21% 47.40% 46.38% Private Only 52.47% 44.17% 42.59%2. School Readiness Assessment Results, % of Gr.1 Assessed (Public) Pre-Assessment Ready 36.00% 40.00% Not Ready 64.00% 60.00% Post-Assessment Ready 69.00% 81.00% Not Ready 31.00% 19.00%3. Accreditation and Equivalency Results

No. of Learners No. of Test Takers No. of Test Passers % Test Passers based on Takers

Growth rate used in school age population for 2008-2009 is 2.04% (constant) based on 2000 CPHGrowth rate used in school age popualtion for 2009-2010 is based on regional growth rates based on 2007 CPH

54,219

INDICATOR

ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEMFY 2008 FY 2009

ELEMENTARY SECONDARY

319,200

26%

332,500120,74125,48721%

210,726

Budget and Financing

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Budget 90 105 106 110 112 122 137 149 174 175 202

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011*

P0.78B* P0.35B* P0.271B* P0.166B* P0.169B* P2.4B* P6.4B* P8.9B* P0.8B*

* Private sector support to basic education via Adopt a School Program on top of the GAA.

2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2.0% 2.3%% share of DepEd Budget to GDP

Ave. Share of DepEd’s Budgetfrom GDP: 2.26%

DepEd Budget

2.8%

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DepED Budget (P'B) 89.61 105.30 106.48 109.52 112.04 121.56 137.33 149.25 174.47 174.97

% share of National 13.77 13.49 13.24 13.62 12.35 12.74 12.19 12.16 12.33 11.35

FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010

DepEd Budget and % Share from the National Budget

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FY 2010 DepED Budget, by Allotment Class(Share in %)

Personal Services

80%

Mainte-nance and

Other Operat-ing Ex-penses

13%

Capital Outlay 7%

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DepED Regular Budget

87%

LGUs-Special Education Fund

(SEF) 6%

Official Development

Assistance (ODA)

2%

Others5%

SOURCE AMOUNT

FY 2009 (in Php M)

DepED Regular Budget 174,468

Official Development Assistance (ODA)

3,798

LGUs-Special Education Fund (SEF)

11,492(as of 2008)

Others 10,917Total 200,675

Ten Point Agenda of the New Aquino Administration

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1. 12-Year Basic Education Cycle

2. Universal Pre-Schooling for all

3. Madaris Education as a Sub-system Within the Education

4. Technical-Vocational Education as an Alternative Stream in Senior High School

5. “Every Child A Reader” by Grade 1

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6. Science and Math Proficiency

7. Assistance to Private Education as partners in basic education

8. Medium of Instruction rationalized

9. Quality Textbooks

10. Covenant with Local Governments to build more schools.

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Thank you!

Briefer for the Committee on Basic Education and Culture, House of Representatives , August 11, 2010

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