History of Education System in the Philippines

1. History of Educational System in the Philippines
Prepared by:
Kim B. Aclera
John Michael A. Guerzon
Rochelle C. Challoy
Angelyn M. Cruz
Jairah Abigail D. Gaela
Melissa S. Rosales
Juvie Ann A. Vega
Age: Goals/ Aim: Characteristics: Method: Others:
Pre-Spanish
Time
Goal:
Integration of the
individuals into
tribes
Aim:
a. Survival;
b. Conformity;
and
c. Enculturation
Focus:
Customsand
traditions
1. Not formal
2. Community-based
3. No educational system
1. “Tell Me” or “Show
Me” or demonstration
method
2. Alibata (Baybayin
)which is composed of 14
consonantsand3 vowels
3. Oral immersion
1.The type of education is informal and
unstructured
2. The home servesas their school
3. The parentsserves as their teachers
4. Girls do domestic chores
5. Boys will look for food and livelihood
Spanish Period Goal:
Spread of
Christianity
Focus:
Religion
Education is:
a. Not prescribed;
b. Flexible; and
c. Non-centralized
General Characteristics:
a. No grade level;
b. church based; and
c. no educational
system
Nature of Education:
What do they teach?
1. Teaching of Catholic
religion- Christian
doctrines
2. Latin and Spanish-
Promotion of the
Spanish languageand
imposition of Spanish
culture
Method of teaching:
Educational Decree of 1863
a. regulationof private schools
b. establishmentof public schools
c. founding of normalschool
UST
-Pontifical University by Pope Leo XIII on
September 17,1902
-The CatholicUniversity of the Philippines in
1947
Roles:

2. 1. Education was formal
and underthe auspices of
the Roman Catholic Church
2. There shouldbe at least
one primary school for
boys and girls in each town
underthe responsibility of
the municipal government
3. Primary instructionwas
free
a. catechetical
instruction,
b. use of corporal
punishment
c. rote
memorization
1. The friars controlledthe educational system
2. The missionaries took charge in teaching,
controllingand maintaining the rulesand
regulations
3. Parochialschools were led by Dominicans
and Jesuits
4. Establishmentof normal schoolfor male
teachers underthe supervision of the Jesuits
American
Period
Goal:
To spread
Democracy
Foci:
Academic English
languageand
literature
Course of study:
a. Prescribed;
b. uniform; and
c. Centralized
General characteristics:
a. Formal structured;
b. Existence of an
educational system
Levels of Education:
1.First level
-four year primary and
three
year intermediate or
seven-year
elementary school
2. Second level
-four year high school
3. Third level
-two-year junior college
and
later a four-year program
Legal Bases:
1. Education Act of 1901 or Act No. 74
a.600 teachers from the USA are called as
Thomasites
b. Establishment of public schools
2. Section 17
Philippine NormalCollege (now PNU)
3. Act No. 477
Bureau of Public Instructionto Bureau of
Education
4. Philippine Legislatureapproved Act No.
1870 created UP
5. Special educational institutions,school of
artsand trades, agriculturalschool,
commerce and marine institutes were
establishedin 1902 by the Phil Commission
Promotedemocraticideasand way of life
1. MalolosConstitution
-free and compulsory
elementary education
a. Burgos Institute in Malolos
b. Military Academy of Malolos
2. Literary University of the Philippines

3. Commonwealth
Period
Goals:
1. Develop moral
character,
personal
discipline, civic
conscience and
vocational
efficiency
2. Emphasize
duties of
citizenship
3. Educate adults
Legal Bases:
1. Executive Order of No 134 in 1936:
President Quezon designated Tagalogas the
basis of a national language
2. Education Act of 1940
a. 7 years to 6 years of elementary education
b. school age entrance - 7 years old
c. nationalsupportfor elementary education
d. compulsory attendanceof primary children
in grade1
e. double-singlesessionsin the primary grade
f. single classfor intermediate
Japanese Era Goal:
Spread of the
new Asian Order
Focus:
Principles of the
new order
Course of study:
a. Prescribed;
b. Uniform; and
c. Centralized
Propagandatool:
repressively anti- American
and anti-British, military
backed existence of an
educational system
Content:
1. Instill a value to stop
depending on US and
Great Britain
2. Vocational education,
technical and
agricultural;lovefor
labor or work; adopt the
Nippongo languageas a
medium of instruction
3. Tagalog, Philippine
History, and Character
Education
Method:
a. Rote memorization;
b. use of threat; and
c. Punishment
Legal Bases:
1. Military Order No. 2 in 1942
-establishmentof the Commission of
Education, Health and Public Welfare
2. Establishment of the Ministryof Education
(October 14, 1943)
3. Department of Instructionbecame part of
the Department of Public Instruction
(February27, 1945)
4. Republic (1945-1972)
a. Promote democratic ideals and way of life
b. Apply equaleducational opportunityfor all
c. Civil service eligibility of teachers
5. RA 1265
-daily flag ceremony and singingof the
NationalAnthem
6. Executive Order No. 94
a. Department of Instructionto Department
of Education
b. Bureau of Public and Private Schools

4. c. regulationandsupervision of public and
private schools
7. RA 4007
- elementary education was nationalized and
abolished matriculationfees
8. RA 4670 (June 18, 1966)
-MagnaCarta for Public School Teachers
9. PD 6A
a. Educational Decree of 1972
b. National development goalsand the aims
of the educationalsystem
10. Proclamation 1081 of 1972
- Departmentof Education became the
Department of Education and Culture
11. P.D. No. 1397 of 1978
a. became Ministry of Education andCulture
b. 13 regional offices were created
New Society
(1973-1986)
1973 Constitution:
a. To foster love
of country
b. to teach the
duties of
citizenship
c. to develop
moral character,
self-discipline and
scientific,
technologicaland
vocational
efficiency
Nature of Education:
a. CAT- Citizenship Army
Training
b. mastery learning
c. elective offerings
d. valueseducation
e. bilingualpolicy – use of
English andFilipino
Educational Programs:
1. Project IMPACT
- InstructionalManagementof Parents,
Community and Teachers
2. ISOSA
- In School - Off School Approach
3. CPS
- ContinuousProgressionScheme
4. NCEE
- NationalCollege EntranceExam
4. PRODED
- Programfor a Decentralized
Educational Development
5. NEAT
- NationalElementary AssessmentTest
6. NSAT
- NationalSecondary AssessmentTest

5. BatasPambansaBilang232
a. Voluntaryaccreditation for schools,
colleges or universities
b. Obligations andqualifications of
teachers and administrators
c. Government financial assistance to
private schools
Present Period
(1986-present)
Aim:
Promote national
development and
valueseducation
Pres. Corazon C. Aquino
● adulteducation
program
● non-formal
education
● technical and
vocational
education
● physical education
and sportsschool
● scholarshipsand
incentives
● free public
education
● adulteducation
program
● non-formal
education
● technical and
vocational
education
● physical education
and sportsschool
● scholarshipsand
incentives
● free public
education
Formal Education
a.Pre-primary Level
(nursery,kindergarten,
preparatory)
b.Six years of Primary
Education
c.Four years of
Secondary Education
d.CollegeEducation
e.GraduateSchools
Key Programs:
1. NESC
-New Elementary School Curriculum
2. NSEC
-New Secondary Education Curriculum
President Corazon Aquino’s Programs:
1.AdultEducation Program
2.Non-formal Education
3.Technical and Vocational education
4.Physical Education and SportsSchool
5.Scholarshipsand Incentives
6.Free Public Education
7.ESCS
-Educational Services ContractingScheme
8.SEDP
-Secondary Education Development Program
President Fidel V. Ramos’ Programs:
1.Early ChildhoodCare and Development
2.Book PublishingIndustry is introduced
3.TEEP
-Third Elementary Education Program
4. NEAT and NSAT
-National Elementary and Secondary
Achievement Test
5.PROBE

6. ● ESCS
● Educational
Services
Contracting
Scheme
● SEDP
-Programfor Basic Education
6. Ten-YearMaster Plan for Basic Education
(1996-2005)
-modernizing educationcomputer education
and ICT programteachertraining
President Gloria M. Arroyo’s Programs:
1.TSD-MCP
-Thinking Skills Development for Maximized
Cognitive Development
2.CFSS
-Child Friendly School System
3.ECARP
-Every Child A Reader Program
4.Teacher Training Program
5.Brigada Eskwela
6.Adopt-A-SchoolProgram
7.School-FirstInitiative
8.School-Based Management
President Benigno C. Aquino’sProgram:
KEY PROGRAM
-Kto12 Curriculum
2014-present
PresNoynoy
Aquino
K to 12
curriculum
THE ENHANCED
BASIC
EDUCATION ACT
OF 2013, OR
REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 10533
Goal- functional
literacy for all
Filipinos
General characteristics:
a. Learner- centered
b. Seamless
c. Comprehensive
systematic M and E system
d. Outcomes, standards,
competency based
e. Balanced assessment
f. Constructivist
g. Developmentally
Methods:
1. Kindergarten and
the 12 years of
elementary and
secondary
education
2. 2 years Senior HS
3. 4 year JuniorHS
4. 6 Year elementary
Legal Bases:
1. 1987Phil. Consitution
2. B.P. 232, Education Act of 1982
3. R.A. 9155, Philippine Governance Act
4. The 4 pillarsof Education
5. The vision-mision statement of DepEd
6. The EDCOM report of 1991
7. BESRA

7. Focus- enhanced
basic education
curriculum
appropriate
g. Inquiry based
h. Flexible
i. Integrative
j. Inclusive
k. Value-laden
l. Decongested and
enriched
1.The studentrevisits a
topic, theme or subject
severaltimes throughout
their school career.
2.The complexity of the
topic or theme increases
with each revisit.
3.New learninghas a
relationshipwith old
learningand is putin
context with the old
information.
KindergartenSubjects:
-ValuesEd.
-Physical health and
motor development
-Social and emotional
dev’t.
-Cognitive dev’t.
-Creative arts
-Languageand readiness
for Readingand writing
-Language,literacy and
communication
Grade 1-3Subjects:
-MT
-English
-Filipino
-Math
-Science and Health
-Sibika at kultura
Grade 4-6Subjects:
-MT
-English
-Filipino
-Math
-Science and Health
-Heograpiya, kasaysayan
at sibika
-MAPEH
-EPP
-
EdukasyonsaPagpapakat
ao
Grade 7-8 Subjects:

8. -MT
-English
-Science
-Math
-Filipino
-SocSci
-MAPEH
-ValuesEducation
-TLE
Grade 8-9 Subjects:
-English
-Science
-Filipino
-Social Science
-MAPEH
-ValuesEducation
-Math
-TLE
Grade 11-12Subjects:
-English
-Science
-Math
-Filipino
-Contemporaryissues
(includeswork ethic ,
businessethics, etc.)
Exploratory stage of
career paths
Special programin:
-Arts
-Sports
-Journalism
-Engineering Science
Education (ESEP)

9. -Mothertongue and
foreign languages
Technical-Vocational
education-
-Agriculture/fisheries
- Artsand trades