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School Congestion in The Philippines: A Breakthrough Solution
School Congestion in The Philippines: A Breakthrough Solution
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Each June, over 21 million elementary and high school students start a
new school year in the Philippines, and almost 4 million of them, or 18
percent of the entire student population, will be forced to attend
extremely overcrowded public schools. In urban areas, some classes
hold over 100 students—well beyond the Department of Education’s
(DepEd) prescribed 45 students per class. While the contentious K-12
education reform efforts led by former President Aquino are taking
shape, the long-running issue of congestion has largely been
dismissed, until recently.
18 percent of the entire student population in the Philippines are forced to attend extremely
overcrowded public schools. Photo/DepEd