MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Tuesday that 18,901,373 students have enrolled for the Academic Year (AY) 2021-2022 in public and private schools across the country.
According to the latest data from the department’s Learner Information System Quick Count, 14,334,046 learners have enrolled as of August 31 and 4,557,327 during the early registration period as of June 2.
Region 4-A (Calabarzon) has recorded the highest number of enrollees with 2,736,301, including 2,225,592 learners enrolled and 480,709 under early registration.
The National Capital Region has the second-highest number of enrollees with 1,869,853, including 1,577,728 learners and 292,125 registrants.
Meanwhile, 154,670 students have enrolled in the Alternative Learning System.
Last year, a total of 26,826,387 pupils were enrolled in Kindergarten, Grades 1–6, Junior High, Senior High, and the Alternative Learning System.
Due of the pandemic, face-to-face classes will remain canceled until September 13, the first day of the school year that will use blended learning.
The DepEd established the Oplan Balik Eskwela 2021 Public Assistance Command Center (OBE-PACC) nationwide on Monday to address stakeholders’ questions and concerns before the start of the school year.
The OBE-PACC at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, Central Office will respond to questions from parents, students, and other stakeholders via hotlines, emails, SMS, and social media until September 17.
