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Structrue and Organization
of the Education System
Structure of the Education System in the Philippines
Years
in School |
Normal
Age |
Level |
Curricular
Program |
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
|
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17 |
T
H
I
R
D |
Graduate
/ postgraduate studies
General higher education
Prof. 1 courses
2-year post secondary
courses
Tech. 1- Voc. 1
Education
|
4
3
2
1 |
16
15
14
13 |
S
E
C
O
N
D |
Secondary education
General education
Vocational /
Technical Secondary |
6
5
4
3
2
1 |
12
11
10
9
8
7 |
F
I
R
S
T |
Elementary education
Intermediate
Primary
|
|
6
5
4
3 |
O
P
T
I
O
N
A
L |
Kindergarten
and Nursery |
Pre-school education
Pre-school
education consists of nurseries and kindergartens
that cater to children aged 3-6. This level
of education is not compulsory.
Primary education
Elementary
education is compulsory and provides basic
education to pupils aged 7-12. It consists
of six years of study except in a few schools––mainly
private––offering a seven-year
course. Elementary education is organized into
two levels: primary, which covers Grades I-IV;
and intermediate, which covers Grades V and
VI (or VII). After completing the six-year
elementary programme, pupils receive a certificate
of graduation.
Secondary
education
Secondary
education (high school) is a continuation of
the basic education provided at the first level.
It is expanded to include learning (general
education) and training in basic employable
skills (vocational/technical education). This
covers a period of four years of formal schooling
and is addressed to students aged 13-16.
Tertiary
education (higher education) provides prescribed
courses of studies which are credited towards
degrees in academic disciplines or professions.
It includes two-year post-secondary technical
and vocational courses, various professional
courses, and general higher education, including
graduate and post-graduate studies (for students
aged 17-25). Normally, a baccalaureate degree
takes four years. Graduate and post-graduate
courses normally take two to three years to
complete.
According
to the DECS (now DepEd) Order no. 16 of 2001,
at the elementary and secondary levels the
2001/02 school year began on 4 June and ended
on 27 March of the following year. It consisted
of 203 days, or about thirty-three weeks of
classes in public schools.
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