Cordillera elementary enrolment decreases 06-06-11

	NORDIS WEEKLY June 11, 2006
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Cordillera elementary enrolment decreases
BAGUIO CITY (June 7) — While the Department of Education’s (DepEd) regional office projected an increase in enrolment in the basic elementary education curriculum for the school-year 2006-2007, actual enrolment during the last three school-years showed negative growth rates in all Cordillera provinces. A report from the DepEd’s Basic Education Information System shows that during the school-year 2005-2006, there was a negative 2.33% growth rate in elementary enrolment. Only Apayao registered a minimal increase at 1.42% from that of the previous school year. All the other provinces showed a negative enrolment growth rate, (Abra, -3,26%; Benguet, -2.55; Ifugao, -3.28; Kalinga, -1.96; Mt. Province, -3) including Baguio City (-2.08). From school-year 2002-2003 to school year 2003-2004, only Ifugao and Kalinga registered increments in enrolment at a minimal 0.16% and 0.29%, respectively, while Baguio City had an increase of 0.82%. During the same period, Mt. Province had the largest slice at -2.34%. Enrolment during the school-year 2004-2005 as compared to 2003-2004 similarly decreased in all Cordillera provinces. Although DepEd Acting Regional Director Benito Tumamao attributes the decreasing trend in enrolment to the success of the government’s population education program, he said economic activities in some towns and urban centers might be one reason for the downtrend. “Generally, Cordillera enrolment goes down but it could not be due to the economic crisis,” Tumamao told media during the Kapihan sa Baguio at the El Rancho Restaurant in Club John Hay, here. “There is no sufficient basis to say that economic difficulties affected education,” Tumamao reiterated. While Tumamao could not present recent enrolment data because, he said, there are schools which have not closed enrolment, the regional education office projected a modest one percent growth rate in all provinces this year. # Lyn V. Ramo for NORDIS Post your comments, reactions to this article
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	NORDIS WEEKLY June 11, 2006
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Cordillera elementary enrolment decreases
BAGUIO CITY (June 7) — While the Department of Education’s (DepEd) regional office projected an increase in enrolment in the basic elementary education curriculum for the school-year 2006-2007, actual enrolment during the last three school-years showed negative growth rates in all Cordillera provinces. A report from the DepEd’s Basic Education Information System shows that during the school-year 2005-2006, there was a negative 2.33% growth rate in elementary enrolment. Only Apayao registered a minimal increase at 1.42% from that of the previous school year. All the other provinces showed a negative enrolment growth rate, (Abra, -3,26%; Benguet, -2.55; Ifugao, -3.28; Kalinga, -1.96; Mt. Province, -3) including Baguio City (-2.08). From school-year 2002-2003 to school year 2003-2004, only Ifugao and Kalinga registered increments in enrolment at a minimal 0.16% and 0.29%, respectively, while Baguio City had an increase of 0.82%. During the same period, Mt. Province had the largest slice at -2.34%. Enrolment during the school-year 2004-2005 as compared to 2003-2004 similarly decreased in all Cordillera provinces. Although DepEd Acting Regional Director Benito Tumamao attributes the decreasing trend in enrolment to the success of the government’s population education program, he said economic activities in some towns and urban centers might be one reason for the downtrend. “Generally, Cordillera enrolment goes down but it could not be due to the economic crisis,” Tumamao told media during the Kapihan sa Baguio at the El Rancho Restaurant in Club John Hay, here. “There is no sufficient basis to say that economic difficulties affected education,” Tumamao reiterated. While Tumamao could not present recent enrolment data because, he said, there are schools which have not closed enrolment, the regional education office projected a modest one percent growth rate in all provinces this year. # Lyn V. Ramo for NORDIS Post your comments, reactions to this article
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