SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) in this province is encouraging parents to enroll their children early.
DepEd-Antique superintendent Dr. Felisa Beriong said there is no need to wait for the last day of the modified regular enrollment on June 30 so that the children can be included in the agency’s Learning Continuity Plan in the time of coronavirus disease 2019.
“As we are going into the blended modular learning, the number of enrollees is important so we would know as to how many modules we are going to prepare for the students,” Beriong said on June 19.
As of Friday, DepEd School Governance and Operations Division chief Evelyn Remo said 47,581 students from Kindergarten to Senior High School, including Learners with Disabilities or Non-Graded students, in both public and private schools have already enrolled.
“In public schools, there are 44,792 enrolled from Kindergarten to Senior High School, including Learners with Disabilities,” said Remo.
In private schools, meanwhile, only 2,789 have enrolled from Kindergarten to Senior High School.
Last school year, a total of 160,877 learners from Kindergarten to Senior High School and 228 Learners with Disabilities enrolled.
DepEd private schools coordinator Salve Kalon, for her part, said private schools also started their enrollment on June 1 but only a few parents have enrolled their children.
“So far, there is no private school that is closing down this school year because they are also allowed to have online classes,” Kalon said.
She added that parents should not worry about the safety of their children because private schools are adhering to health protocols, too. (With a report from PNA/PN)
