OUR PROGRAMS

 

K-12 Policy

 

Enhancing the quality of basic education in the Philippines is urgentand critical. Due to that, one of the discussions of DepEd which incurredlast October 2010 is to enhance the basic education program of thecountry in a manner that is least disruptive to the current curriculum,most affordable to government and families, and aligned withinternational practice through the K-12 policy. 

 

The poor quality of basic education is reflected in the low achievementscores of Filipino students. Many students who finish basic education donot possess sufficient mastery of basic competencies. One reason is thatstudents do not get adequate instructional time or time on task. This quality of education is reflected in the inadequate preparation of high school graduates for the world of work or entrepreneurship orhigher education. High school graduates also do not possess the basiccompetencies or emotional maturity essential for the world of work. While the availability of economic opportunities contributes to this, italso illustrates the mismatch in the labor and education markets. TheWorld Bank Philippines Skills Report in 2009 reveals, based on a survey of employers, serious gaps in critical skills of graduates such as problem-solving, initiative and creativity, and, to a lesser extent, gaps in jobspecific technical skills. 

 

The enhanced K12 program, or the Department of Education’s

(DepEd) proposal to overhaul the basic and secondary education curriculum by adding two more years to the system is arguably one of the most drastic and controversial programs of the Aquinoadministration. The program is proposed to start in school year 2012-2013 for Grade 1 and first year high school students with the target of full implementation by SY 2018-2019.

 

According to SEAMEO Innotech 2011, which is considered as thepreferred education solutions provider in Southeast Asia and also an ISO9001: 2008 Certified, the Philippine is the last country in Asia and one of only three countries in the world with a 10-year pre-university program. The K-12 model to be implemented in the country is an educationalsystem for basic and secondary education patterned after the United