Philippine Education System

Flashcards about the Philippine Education System

Transfer of knowledge, skills, and habits across generations.

What is the definition of education?

Teaching, training, research, or self-education (autodidactism).

Name methods of Education.

Spanish and American systems.

What countries influenced the Philippine education system?

1946 (Treaty of Manila).

When was the Philippines liberated?

June 4, 2012

When was the K-12 system implemented in the Philippines, making education compulsory?

Department of Education (DepEd)

Which government department administers the educational system in the Philippines?

Decentralized, informal education with a focus on vocational skills. Learning from tribal tutors and the use of Baybayin writing system.

Characteristics of ancient education in the Philippines?

Major cultural, linguistic, and religious changes. Creation of oldest universities, colleges, vocational schools, and Asia’s first modern public education system.

What major changes occurred during the Spanish colonial period in Philippine education?

Established a free public education system.

What was the significance of the Educational Decree of 1863?

Reopened on Aug 29, 1898 by secretary of Interior

What happened to schools maintained by Spain during the First Republic?

Establishment of Burgos Institute, Military Academy of Malolos, Literary University of the Philippines

What instutitions were established during the First Republic?

Free and obligatory public education in all schools under the First Philippine Republic.

What did the Malolos Constitution (Article 23) mandate?

American culture, especially the English language.

What culture spread during the American Period (1898–1943)?

1908 (Act No. 1870)

When was the University of the Philippines established?

Filipinization of department secretaries (except Public Instruction)

What did the Reorganization Act of 1916 do?

Department of Education (EO No. 94)

What did the Department of Instruction become after World War II?

Regulated & supervised all schools (public & private)

What did Bureau of Public and Private Schools do?

Became Department of Education and Culture (Proclamation 1081).

What happened to the Department of Education in 1972 during the Marcos Era?

Patriotism, teach duties of citizenship, moral character, self-discipline, scientific/technological/vocational efficiency.

What were the 3 education aims established in the 1973 Constitution?

Decentralized (Presidential Decree No. 1) among 13 regional offices

What happened to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports on September 24, 1972?

1978 (PD No. 1397)

When did the Dep. of Ed and Culture become Ministry of Education and Culture?

Provided an integrated system of ed, covers formal & informal Ed all levels.

What did the Education Act of 1982 do?

Ratification of new Constitution for the Philippines

What happened on February 2, 1987?

10 fundamental aims of education (Section 3, Article XIV)

How many fundamental aims of education are detailed in the 1987 Constitution?

Became Department of Education, Culture and Sports (EO No. 117)

What happened to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports in 1987?

Free Public Secondary Education Act.

What did the Free Public Secondary Education Act (RA 6655) do?

Students aged 15-25 may be employed during Christmas and summer vacay w/ salary not lower than the minimum wage.

What are the student employment rights established February 3, 1992 (RA 7323)?

May 18, 1994

When was CHED (RA 7722) created?

August 25, 1994

When was TESDA (RA 7796) created?

Governance of Basic Education Act (RA 9155)

What Act renamed DECS to Department of Education (DepEd) in August 2001?

SY 2012–2013

When did the implementation of the K-12 program begin?

Grade 11 added SY 2016–2017, Grade 12 in SY 2017–

Grade 11 added SY 2016–2017, Grade 12 in SY 2017–2018