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This week the school year 2012 – 2013 opened in the Philippines for the public schools. Non-government schools opens this and next week. Star of Hope school in Taytay opens June 13 and will welcome some 2,500 pupils.
The Department of Education in the Philippines welcomed 21.49 million students in public schools for the opening of classes on June 4. Last year, the actual enrolment for public schools was 20.48 million. That is an increase with 1 million students from last year. With a population growth in 2011 of almost 2 million people, the need for more schools, classrooms, and qualified teachers is always growing.
Of the expected enrollees this year, 5.76 million are secondary, 14 million are elementary, and 1.73 million are kindergarten; they will be accommodated by over 45,000 public schools nationwide.
771 schools with heavy congestion (extremely overcrowded) was expected to be trimmed down with the number of school building construction to be finished in the second half of 2012.
The Star of Hope School is be running since 1989 and is regularly renovated to keep it in good standard. This post includes some pictures from the school at Taytay.
