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SY 2023-2024 enrollment still below 'expected'; DepEd urged to solve 'education crisis'

Published Sep 15, 2023 10:46 am

The enrollment for the current school year remained below the “expected number” of enrollees based on the latest data from the Department of Education (DepEd).

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As of Friday, Sept. 15, data from the Learner Information System (LIS) for the school year 2023-2024 showed the total number of registered students for the current school year has reached 26,895,079.

The top three regions with the highest number of enrollment include Region IV-A with 3,909,872 students followed by Region III with 2,955,216 and the National Capital Region (NCR) with 2,777,408.

The enrollment data covered learners in public and private schools; students in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Local Universities and Colleges (LUSCs) that offer basic education and those enrolled in Philippine schools overseas.

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Courtesy of DepEd

The enrollment data also included those who registered under the Alternative Learning System (ALS). As per DepEd, there are 330, 216 learners who registered under the ALS this school year.

During the launching of the 2023 Oplan Balik Eskwela, DepEd said that it is expecting to welcome 28 million learners in its 47,000 schools nationwide.

READ:

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/15/dep-ed-expects-28-million-enrollees-for-sy-2023-2024-1

Classes for the SY 2023-2024 formally opened in public schools nationwide on Aug. 29.

Asked to comment on this school year’s low figures, DepEd has repeatedly explained that enrollment is a “running number” and that the agency is anticipating more late enrollees.

READ:

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/29/low-enrollment-dep-ed-says-let-s-observe-1


Based on last year’s enrollment data, over 28 million learners enrolled in basic education.

Solve the education crisis

Meanwhile, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines urged DepEd to solve the “education crisis” instead of blaming its critics.

In a statement issued Sept. 14, ACT strongly denounced DepEd for “finger-pointing” protest rallies on the drop in enrollees this school year.

ACT alleged that it is the “incompetence” of the DepEd that needs to be blamed for the dip in enrollment.

“We must look into the root cause of the problem,” ACT said. “We have to remember that it is the governments' duty to send its youth to school and give utmost priority thereof,” it added.

RELATED STORY:

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/28/back-to-school-2023-blank-walls-and-persistent-issues

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