Outline of Presentation I. II.
Country Profile Overview of the Philippine Educational System III. Sector Performance IV. Current Initiatives V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects
I. Country Profile QUICK GLANCE: 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 88..5 Million Literacy : 92 92..6% Basic Ed Cycle : 10 years Sch.Participation : 85 85% % (2007 (2007--2008 2008)) Medium of Inst. : English except for Filipino Subject
I. Country Profile
II. Overview of Philippine Education Educational al System
Mandate
1987
199 4
200 1
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 Education Educational al System
Mandate 1987
1994
2001
Tri--focalization of Education Management Tri
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 Education Educational al System
Mandate 1987
1994
2001
“Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001”” 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 Education Educational al System
Structure of the Formal Public Educational System Age
3
4
5
Grade/ Year
Level
6
7
8 9 10 11
1
2
3 4
5 6
12 13 14 15
ELEMENTARY
SECONDARY
SCHOOL
(Compulsory)
(Optional) General Secondary School Vocational Secondary School Special Schools
Non--Formal Education Non 15-24 – Out of School Youth`
Level
25 above-Adults
20, 21 AND ABOVE
I II III IV
PRE –
AGE
16 17 18 19
LEVEL Basic Literacy Elementary Level Secondary Level
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
POST GRADUATE
Masteral Courses
Doctoral Courses
Vision: Functionally Literate Filipinos Teacher Development and Supply
Teachers
• ICT in Education • Partnerships with Private Sector/Industry • Increase spending for Basic Education
• SBM • Critical learning resources • Pre-school • Feeding
B A S I C Elementary ECE
Grade 1 Readiness Test
• Training • Certification Program
• RBEC • Tech Voc • Food for • English, school Science, Math • Every Child a • NAT Reader • NCAE • Multi-Grade • A&E
• Teachers benefits and Welfare
• Distance and alternative learning
• Hiring and deployment
E D U C AT I O N High School
Public Schools Private Schools Drop-outs
DSWD DOH LGUs
CHED
Special Education College/ University
NCAE +
Technical Vocational
Counselling
TESDA
Labor Force Alternative Learning
Accreditation & Equivalency
Basic Education Framework
INDUSTRY
III. Sector Performance
Coverage:
88% 88 % of the total enrolment are
in Public Schools Central Office Regional Office
17..4M 17
=1 = 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
=
=
19,856,293
*Public Enrolment does not include SUCs data (Source: BEIS-SSM)
53,973
III. Sector Performance Key Performance Indicators, Public & Private, in % Actual Indicator
Level
SY 05-06
SY 06-07
SY 09-10
58.6
70.0
73.4
75.3
77.0
79.0
67.3
77.3
79.9
80.5
81.0
Elem.
68.1
71.7
73.1
75.0
77.0
Sec.
61.7
72.1
75.4
76.0
76.3
Elem. Sec.
7.3 12.5
6.4 8.6
6.0 7.5
5.0 6.0
4.0 5.5
83.2
Sec.
58.5
Cohort Survival Elem. Rate Sec.
Dropout Rate
SY 08-09
90.0
84.4
Completion Rate
SY 07-08
84.8 85.21/ 61.9 63.61/
Elem.
Participation Rate
Targets
SY 2008-2009 Participation Rate is based on preliminary enrolment report
70.0
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 Nat'l Budget (PB)
26.24%
19.22%
18.06%
8.94%
15.32%
% Increase of DepED Budget (PB)
12.46%
13.85%
12.97%
8.68%
12.53%
N.B. The FY 2009 data refers to NEP level.
III. Sector Performance Increase funding in basic education 30.00% 25.00% 20.00%
Ave. share of educ. budget in developing countries is 20%, per WB report
15.00% 10.00% 6% International Standard
5.00% 0.00% Ave. % share of Nat'l Budget % Share Nat'l Budget (Net of Debt Service)
2001-2003
2004-2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
FY 2009
13.50%
12.90%
12.19%
12.16%
11.87%
17.22%
16.03%
15.10%
Average Share of Education Budget Per 2.53% 2.12% Ave. % of GDP EDCOM Report of 1991 1960’s : 29% 1970’s : 11% 1980’s : 13% 1990’s : 13%
2.07%
III. Sector Performance Grade 6 National Achievement Test, in MPS SY 200506
% Improve% ImproveSY 2006- ment fr. SY 2007- ment fr. Previous Previous 07 08 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 Low Mastery
Average Mastery
Moving Towards Mastery
Closely Approximating Mastery
Mastered
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. b. c.
SEAMEO Regional Center for Language (SEAMEO RECFOL) SEAMEO Regional Center for Mathematics (SEAMEO RECFOM) 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 2015)) Plan of Action. 10.. The Philippines Basic Education Curriculum offers 10 Asian Civilization, Culture and Tradition subject in Social Studies in both Elementary and Secondary.
IV. Current Initiatives
Country Strategy 11.. In 2004 11 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 12 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 schoolschool-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 ď ą 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 ď ą
Need to accelerate initiatives on the use of ICT in promoting Regional Education Cooperation