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Philippines Mabuhay

Stephanie Clarke
Michelle Neri Lorette

Project Proposal
The Philippines has a very Americanized education system with
schooling from kindergarten age to 18, with optional preschool. According
to the data on the Philippines National Department of Education website
around 90% of children that are eligible to be enrolled in the primary
grades (ages 6-11) were enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year. For
secondary school, (ages 12-15) the gross enrollment rate is 85%. For
both of these age categories the completion rate is at 74%. Compared to
the other counties in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the
Philippines is one of the only countries not showing growth in net
enrollment between 2002 and 2007. The net enrollment has actually
dropped nine percent since 1992. The Philippines also has the second
largest class sizes for elementary school and the largest class size for
primary school.

What are peoples attitudes towards education?


Is there a difference in availability of public education in each region?
Does access to education change attitudes of people?
Are specific regions more likely to complete secondary schooling?

Significance
Attitudes toward education in another part of
the world: based on their region within the
Philippines
Access to education/cost
Work over educating (support families)
Jobs with college degrees are limited- less money
but costly schooling

Strategy for information


Places we visit
Interview:

Based on family background


Most costly thing in school
Any interest in school or subjects
Ideas for potential jobs

Manila
Access and availability to public and private
schools is abundant
Most children could walk or take a jeepney to
school

Biggest cost is school uniforms and lunches


Seemed like most people finished high school
College is more expensive than people can
afford
One public college costs 30,000 pesos a semester

Manila
Donvida 13 year old girl (going
into 6th grade)
Attends private boarding school
in Laguna, and lives with other
girls in dorms so they are able to
walk to their classes- there is no
bus
Wears uniform
Was put in school in Laguna, to
be safe and away from trouble

Manila

Intramuros : Manila
Ingo: born and raised in manila
Attended public schools, and
dropped out freshman year of
college (originally planned to
study architecture)
Dropped out because of
financial reasons
His mother died and he was 1
of 4
Has two children himself who
attend public schools
(nearby- walking distance)

Intramuros: Manila
Group of college students (loved us) attended
private schools while growing up and now
were in college taking a field trip.
Had younger siblings who also attended
school in Manila
Parents came from wealthy background

Lynn/
Hermanns
resort

The kids all walk to their school because it is


close.
Oldest boy was 13 and in his first year at
secondary school, followed by 12, 11, and 10
year olds who are enrolled in school.
The youngest boys were too young to attend
school yet
Learn English in school, the group of boys
favorite subject is science.
Parents work on the streets selling things or as
caretakers

Rice Terraces
In Banaue there is a public school (elementary and high
school)
Has dorms for students that live too far away
Some people walk for up to 30 minutes in order to get to
school

In Batad there is an elementary school but for high


school they live in the dorms either in Banaue or
Baguio and come home on the weekends
Biggest cost is school supplies and uniforms because
access to stores and supplies cause
Cost and access both affect the drive to attend and
availability of education

Apo Island
Elementary and high school on island
High school built in 2009
Allows children to stay on island for school instead of
having to travel to Dumaguete
Saves cost of 25 pesos for banca and 20 pesos for jeepney in
each direction

Tourism to island helps students have access to


college because of business owners who help fund
scholars
Even if students are sponsored, cost can still be too
great for families to bear

Apo Island

The inside of a fourth graders take home kit from


school- containing homework, crayons, a math
workbook and writing.

If financially stable, Geneva


wanted to graduate college
and become a teacher. So she
continues working and raising
money for her parents and
brothers back at home.

School was pretty close she said, when


describing her daily 45 minute walk

Apo observations:
The Island created their own public schools in 2005, from a
donation from a man from California
The islands access to education allows students the opportunity
to study because the schools are within walking distance
The students are less likely to have financial stress because the
large donations and sponsors who work in the island- they are
more likely to want to study and also have access to jobs (like
working in Libertys resort) although most children on the island
want to be fishermen when they grow up.
Teachers would like students to be in dress code uniform but
understand that some families cannot afford the uniform and
just ask students to be dressed as best as possible

School Day on Apo Island

The students arrive very early in the morning to sweep the walkways,
water the plants and get everything ready for the beginning of the day
Teachers arrive closer to 7 or 730am
The whole school gathers for reciting of the pledge to the the school and to
the Philippines along with saying the Our Father Prayer and raising the
flags
They do some morning exercises before being dismissed for class

Apo and Rice Terraces


Before high school was built on the island, less children
completed it
Shows how access is important to peoples success
Not enough jobs on the island for after people
graduate if they want to stay in the area
(same for Rice Terraces and Boracay)
Examples:
Germaine went to college and graduated with a
teaching degree but doesnt want to leave Batad to
get a job so she works running her parents inn
Troy finished his 5yr maritime degree but now has to
leave Rice Terraces to get a job overseas or based
out of Manila

Apo Island and Rice Terraces


We gave away school supplies while we
visited both of these locations
People were extremely grateful and it brought
huge smiles to their faces
On Apo, all the students lined up to receive
the supplies that Jonathan and Liberty had to
give away

Cebu
Access to school is not an issue
Cost is biggest factor here also
Children living in Chinese cemetery go to
school if they are able
Have some help affording uniforms and school
supplies

Real Issues
Affordability: lunches, transportation, uniforms, books
and school supplies
Even middle class families (two parents that work/at least
one parent with a college) degree cant afford it
Even with a scholarship families cant afford the 500 pesos
a semester for meals and printing or 700 pesos for books
in college

There are not enough jobs for people to do while they


are attending college that will allow them to support
themselves and continue getting their education
Even with a college degree, some people still have
trouble finding work
Number of children per family makes costs too great

Most adults (20+) that I met seemed to have


attempted to complete some amount of college
they just cannot afford to finish
Certain regions are at a disadvantage when it
comes to opportunities for secondary education
http://www.ched.gov.ph/wpcontent/uploads/2013/07/Mapping_ofHEIs.pdf

Explain
Declining school rates
Low college enrollment compared to
elementary

Motivation
The effect geography has on the ability/desire
to attend school, while USA founded the
education system in the Philippines- how does
the emphasis on location impact childrens
schooling

Virola, R., Astrologo, C., & Rivera, P. (2010, October 5). Disturbing statistics: The Philippines compared to our ASEAN
neighbors. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ncs/11thNCS/papers/contributed papers/cps02/02_Disturbing Statistics_the Philippines Compared to our ASEAN Neighbors.pdf

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