Outline of Presentation

I. II. III. IV. V.

Country Profile Overview of the Philippine Educational System Sector Performance Current Initiatives Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects

I. Country Profile
QUICK GLANCE :
Official Name Philippines Location archipelago Sea and : Republic of the : Southeastern Asia, between the Philippine 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)

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

DEC S

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

DEC

II. Overview of Philippine Educational System

Structure of the Formal Public Educational System

Age
Grade/ Year
PRE

6 1

7 2

8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6

12 13 14 15 I II III IV
SECONDARY (Optional) General Secondary School Vocational Secondary School Special Schools

16 17 18 19

20, 21 AND ABOVE

ELEMENTARY (Compulsory)

TERTIARY
General, Humanities, Educ/Teacher Trng, Social/Beh. Sci. Business Ad., Natural Science Mathematics Trades, Crafts Home Econ. Service Traders Mass Com, Other Dis., Fine Arts, Architectural, Religious/Theology, Law & Jurisprudence, Medical, Engineering, Veterinary, Medicine Post Secondary 2-3 Yr. Technical or Technician

GRADUATE Masteral Courses

Level

SCHOOL

POST GRADUATE Doctoral Courses

Non-Formal Education
AGE
15-24 Out of School Youth`

Level

LEVEL Basic Literacy Elementary Level Secondary Level

25 above-Adults

 ICT in Education Vision: Partnerships with Private Sector/Industry Increase spending for Basic Education

Functionally Literate Filipinos

Teacher Development and Supply

Scho ols

SBM Critical learning resources

Teachers

Hiring and deployment Training Certification Program Teachers benefits and Welfare

RBEC Tech Voc Food for English, school Science, Math Every Child a NAT Reader NCAE Multi-Grade A&E
r ic u Cur l um

Students

CHED College/ University

Pre-school Feeding

Distance and alternative learning

Special Education

B A S I C
ECE
DSWD DOH LGUs

Elementary

E D U C AT I O N
High School

?
Counselling

Grade 1 Readiness Test

Public Schools Private Schools

Drop-outs

NCAE +

Technical Vocational TESDA

E TP S GA

Labor Force Accreditation & Equivalency

Alternative Learning

Basic Education Framework

INDUS TRY

III. Sector Performance

Coverage:
Central Office

88% of the total enrolment are in Public Schools

=1 = 16 + 1 ARMM = 195
= 37,807 = 6,664 = 5,110 = 4,392
53,973

17.4M

Regional Office

Schools Division Offices

Enrolment

62% 5% 26% 7%

Public Elem. Schools Private Elem. Schools Public High Schools Private High Schools

+ 12,304,207 + + + =
1,092,781 5,126,459 1,332,846
19,856,293

*Public Enrolment does not include SUCs data (Source: BEIS-SSM)

III. Sector Performance

Key Performance Indicators, Public & Private, in %
Actual Indicator Level SY 05-06 SY 06-07 SY 07-08 Targets SY 08-09 SY 09-10

Participation Rate

Elem. Sec.

84.4 58.5 70.0 67.3 68.1 61.7 7.3 12.5

83.2 58.6 73.4 77.3 71.7 72.1 6.4 8.6

84.8 85.21/ 61.9 63.61/ 75.3 79.9 73.1 75.4 6.0 7.5 77.0 80.5 75.0 76.0 5.0 6.0

90.0 70.0 79.0 81.0 77.0 76.3 4.0 5.5

Cohort Survival Elem. Rate Sec. Completion Rate Dropout Rate Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec.

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%
% Increase of Nat'l Budget (PB) % Increase of DepED Budget (PB) 2001-2003 26.24% 12.46% 2004-2006 19.22% 13.85% FY 2007 18.06% 12.97% FY 2008 8.94% 8.68% FY 2009 15.32% 12.53%

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

III. Sector Performance Increase funding in basic education

3 0 .0 0 % 2 5 .0 0 % 2 0 .0 0 % 1 5 .0 0 % 1 0 .0 0 %
6 % In te r n a tio n a l S ta n d a r d Av e . s h a r e o f e d u c . b u d g e t in d e v e lo p in g c o u n t r ie s is 2 0 %, p e r W B r e p o r t

5 .0 0 % 0 .0 0 %
200 1-2003 2004-2 006 1 2.90% F Y 20 07 12 .19% 17 .22% 2.53% 2 .12% 2.07% F Y 2008 12.16% 16.03% F Y 20 09 1 1.87% 1 5.10%

13.50 % Ave. % s h are of Nat'l B udget % S h are N at'l B u dget (N et o f D ebt S ervic e) Ave. % of G D P

Average Share of Education Budget Per EDCOM Report of 1991 1960s : 29% 1970s : 11% 1980s : 13% 1990s : 13%

III. Sector Performance Grade 6 National Achievement Test, in MPS

% Improve% ImproveSY 2005- SY 2006- ment fr. SY 2007- ment fr. Previous Previous 06 07 08 SY SY

English, Science & Math

51 55

58 60

12% 10%

61 65

6% 8%

Overall

MPS-Mean Percentage Score

III. Sector Performance

Improved proficiency level of those in school

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Low Mastery SY 06-07 SY 07-08 8.18 3.67 Average Mastery 49.17 41.7 Moving Towards Mastery 38.72 49.08 Closely Approximating Mastery 3.92 5.53

Mastered 0 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

egional 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

5. Philippines is actively participating in the Exchange Students Program being coordinated by various regional

RECFOL) b. SEAMEO Regional Center for Mathematics (SEAMEO RECFOM) c. SEAMEO Regional Center for Science (SEAMEO RECFOS)

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.Teachers are being recruited to Filipino teach English language in several countries of Asia

IV. Current Initiatives

ountry 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. The Philippines Basic Education Plan of Action. Curriculum offers Asian Civilization, Culture and Tradition subject in Social Studies in both Elementary and Secondary.

IV. Current Initiatives

ountry 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

merging Challenges

Need to substantially increase participation of all school-aged children of a common educational framework for ASEAN Region Need to substantially

Development

V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects

merging 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