Outline of Presentation

I. Country Profile II. Overview of the Philippine Educational System III. Sector Performance IV. Current Initiatives V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects

I. Country Profile
QUICK GLANCE:
Official Name Location : Republic of the Philippines : Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and South China Sea, east of Vietnam : 7,107 : Manila : Tropical Marine/Monsoon : 88.5 Million

Islands Capital Climate Population Literacy : 92.6% Basic Ed Cycle : 10 years Sch.Participation : 85% (2007-2008) Medium of Inst. : English except for Filipino Subject

I. 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

DECS

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

DECS

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

Level

SCHOOL

POST GRADUATE Doctoral Courses

Masteral 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 Partnerships with Private Sector/Industry Increase spending for Basic Education

Vision: Functionally Literate Filipinos

Teacher Development and Supply

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 Distance and alternative learning

CHED

Pre-school
Feeding

Special Education

B A S I C
Elementary ECE
DSWD DOH LGUs

E D U C AT I O N
High School

?
NCAE +
Counselling

College/ University

Grade 1 Readiness Test

Public Schools Private Schools

Drop-outs

Technical Vocational TESDA

Labor Force
Alternative Learning

Accreditation & Equivalency

INDUS TRY

Basic Education Framework

III. Sector Performance

Coverage:
Central Office

88% of the total enrolment are

in Public Schools

=1 = 16 + 1 ARMM = 195
= 37,807 = 6,664

17.4M

Regional Office

Schools Division Offices

Enrolment

62% 5% 26% 7%

Public Elem. Schools Private Elem. Schools

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

Public High Schools

Private High Schools

= 5,110
= 4,392 =
53,973

+
+ =

*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
30.00% 25.00%
Ave. share of educ. budget in developing countries is 20%, per WB report

20.00% 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 13.50% 2004-2006 12.90% FY 2007 12.19% 17.22% 2.07% FY 2008 12.16% 16.03% FY 2009 11.87% 15.10%

Average Share of Education Budget Per 2.53% 2.12% Ave. % of GDP EDCOM Report of 1991 1960s : 29% 1970s : 11% 1980s : 13% 1990s : 13%

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 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

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

IV. Current Initiatives

Country 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

Emerging Challenges

Need to substantially increase participation of all school-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
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 Regional Education Cooperation