| Zapatera Elementary School teacher Marsha Manayaga paints shelves inside a classroom while her son, Limars, 7, an incoming grade one pupil, strokes a kitten. It will be a busy week for both mother and son as classes open tomorrow. Department of Education 7 officials project the enrolment in public schools to rise this school year since they expect more transferees from private schools due to the spiraling cost of basic commodities.(Sun.star photo/Allan Cuizon) |
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AROUND 1.3 million students are expected to attend the first day of classes tomorrow in Central Visayas, where public schools still lack classrooms, teachers, chairs and textbooks.
The Department of Education (DepEd) 7 is estimating a two percent increase in the student population this school year. “This year, we are expecting about 30,000 more students,” DepEd 7 Director Carolino Mordeno told Sun.Star Cebu.
According to DepEd 7’s Basic Education Information System (BEIS) Quick Count last year, 916,997 students were enrolled in the elementary level and 371,875 students were enrolled in the secondary level.
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