The Department of Education reaches its enrollment rate threshold of 80 percent for School Year 2020-2021.
Enrollment rate threshold achieved by DepEd
Ass the expected opening of classes draws near, the Department of Education has successfully achieved its expected number of enrollees for the school year 2020-2021.
Earlier this month, DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones announced that the department’s expected enrollment rate threshold for the upcoming school year is set at 80 percent. This is expected, considering multiple factors affecting every family in the country due to the pandemic.
Despite numerous calls from different activist groups in the country to freeze classes and cancel the reopening of schools, the Department of Education stood firm on their decision. The department has successfully achieved its expected enrollment rate threshold for the school year 2020-2021.
More than 22.2 million out of the expected 28 million had enrolled for the upcoming school year according to consolidated data from public and private schools nationwide. It can be remembered that two weeks ago, the enrollment rate was barely at 70 percent. But, after consolidating data coming from private schools, the numbers gradually met the expected enrollment rate threshold.
From private to public schools
Due to the pandemic, the country’s economy was almost at a standstill with mostly low to medium earners gravely affected financially. Many jobs were lost during this pandemic, many were handicapped financially, and this trend will continue until the country’s economy becomes fully functional again.
The education sector is one of the most severely damaged sectors financially. A huge drop of almost 70 percent from its enrollment rate last year, several private schools is now finding it hard to resume operation for the coming school year. A handful has already declared closure due to the lack of enrollees which is the main source of financial sustainability.
According to DepEd, around 370,000 students from private schools have transferred into public schools for the school year 2020-2021. This seems to be the more practical and economically friendly option for parents right now.
