Republic of the Philippines

BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

City of Malolos, Bulacan
Graduate School

EDUCATION AND THE LAW

Professor: ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, CPA, DPA, CESO V

COMPULSORY EDUCATION
(Narrative Report)

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the
world.”

Everyone has the right to education. It will help us to become a better

citizen of our country and it can also help us to improve our knowledge, our
way of living as well as social and economic status throughout the life

In 1863, the formal education was brought to the Philippines by the

Spaniards during Spanish period. The Educational Decree of 1863
mandated the establishment of at least one primary school for boys and
girls in each town under the responsibility of the municipal government.
Primary education was also declared free and available to every Filipino.

1987 Philippine Constitution Article XIV, Section 2 (2). Elementary

education is compulsory for all children of school age.
Article XIV, Section 1: 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; and Article XIV, Section 2 (3): [The
State shall] Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student
loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives which shall be available to
deserving students in both public and private schools, especially to the
under-privileged

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To protect our rights to education, there is a Republic Act No. 9155 also
known as the “Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001.” It is hereby
declared the policy of the State to protect and promote the right of all
citizens to quality basic education and to make such education accessible
to all by providing all Filipino children a free and compulsory education in
the elementary level and free education in the high school level. Such
education shall also include alternative learning systems for out-of-school
youth and adult learners. It shall be the goal of basic education to provide
them with the skills, knowledge and values they need to become caring,
self- reliant, productive and patriotic citizens.

It is also said that the school shall be the heart of formal education. It is
where children learn. Schools shall have a single aim of providing the best
possible basic education for all learners. Governance of basic education
shall begin at the national level. It is at the regions, divisions, schools and
learning centers — herein referred to as the field offices — where the policy
and principle for the governance of basic education shall be translated into
programs, projects and services developed, adapted and offered to fit local
needs.

Republic Act 10533 or the Enhance Basic Education Act of 2013 where in
The State shall establish, maintain and support a complete, adequate, and
integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people, the
country and society-at-large. The enhanced basic education program
encompasses at least one (1) year of kindergarten education, six (6) years
of elementary education, and six (6) years of secondary education, in that
sequence. Secondary education includes four (4) years of junior high
school and two (2) years of senior high school education.

Dr. Jose P. Rizal once said that “Ang Kabataan ang Pag-asa ng Bayan.”
we should send our children in school so that they will become
knowledgeable, globally competent and become a better citizens of our
country.

In the case of Julia L. Tan and James L. Tan of the Grace Christian High
School where in they refused to enroll the students in high school, but they

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graduated in primary school in their school because of their different issues
like misbehavior, they think that it will be better for the school if they don’t
accept their admission.

In Section 7 of the “Governance of Basic Education”, under the School

Level, the school heads or principal of the school shall have the authority in
their school. They set their different rules and regulations that are needed
to follow by the students as well as the faculty members and also they set
their mission and vision. If the Grace Christian High School has their rules
and regulations, the students must follow it.

Prepared by:

JOECELLE P. VIRAY
MAEd-EM