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The Philippines has ten years of basic education.
The Philippine educational system does not have the Grade Eight level, and only a few schools in the Philippines have Grade Seven.
The current Education Secretary, Jesli Lapuz, has stated that a plan has been developed to add one or two years to basic education in the Philippines.
Some parents disagree with this because they feel that it would just add more expenses to their already limited budgets.
The government of the Philippines also does not give enough financial assistance to the Department of Education, which makes funding for every Philippine student quite small compared to neighboring countries.
In 2005, the Philippines just spent about US$138 per pupil, compared to US$1,582 in Singapore, US$3,728 in Japan, and US$852 in Thailand.
Education in the Philippines is similar to that of the United States.
The school year in the Philippines starts in June, and ends in March, with a two-month summer break in April and May, a one-week semestral break (the last week of October), and a week or two during the Christmas holidays.
Elementary school
The Philippine elementary school consists of six levels, with some schools adding an additional level seven.
The levels are grouped into two elementary subdivisions, which includes the first three levels, and Intermediate-level, which includes the last three levels.
Elementary education in the Philippines covers a wide curriculum.
The core subjects (major subjects) include Mathematics, Sciences, English, Filipino, and Makabayan (Social Studies, Livelihood Education, Values).
Other subjects include Music, Arts, and Physical Education.
Starting at the third level, Science becomes an integral part of the core subjects.
On December, 2007, Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced that Spanish is to make a return as a mandatory subject in all Philippine schools, and re-instated as an official language starting in 2008.
In private schools, the subjects include Mathematics, English, Science, Social Studies, Basic Computer, Filipino, Music, Arts and Technology, Home Economics, Health, Physical Education, and in Catholic schools, Religion or Christian Living.
International schools, and Chinese schools have additional subjects, especially in their language, and culture.
The teaching medium in the vast majority of all local schools is English, and Filipino, and is used in Philippine subjects.
Outside of Manila, other languages such as Cebuano, Bicolano, and Waray, are also used in the teaching of Philippine subjects.
International schools generally use English in all subjects.
Chinese schools add two language subjects, such as Min Nan Chinese, and Mandarin Chinese.
Private colleges, and schools exhibits Spanish in their curriculum system.
Meanwhile, Arabic is used in Islamic schools.
All elementary students generally graduate with a knowledge of two or three languages.
Elementary students traditionally sit for the National Elementary Achievement Test (NEAT) administered by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS).
It was intended as a measure of a school's competence, and not as a predictor of student aptitude or success in Secondary school.
Hence, the scores obtained by the student in the NEAT is not used as a basis in his or her admission into Secondary school.
During 2004, when DECS was officially converted into the Department of Education (DepEd), and also, as a result of some reorganization, the NEAT was abolished.
As of 2006, only private schools have entrance examinations for Secondary school.
The National Elementary Achievement Test (NEAT) was changed to National Achievement Test (NAT) by the Department of Education (DepEd).
Both the public, and private elementary schools take their examinations to measure a school's competency.
Secondary school
Secondary education in the Philippines consists of four levels.
Secondary schooling is compartmentalized, meaning, each level focuses on a particular theme or content.
The first year of secondary school includes five core subjects, namely, Algebra I, Integrated Science, English I, Filipino I, and Philippine History I.
The second year of High school includes Algebra II, Biology, English II, Filipino II, and Asian History.
The third year of secondary school includes Geometry, Chemistry, American Literature, Filipino III, World History, and Geography, and the fourth year of High school has Calculus, Trigonometry, Physics, World Literature, Filipino IV, and Economics.
Other minor subjects include Health, Advanced Computer, Music, Arts, Technology and Home Economics, and Physical Education.
Reputable colleges and universities
The Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University-Manila, the University of the Philippines, and the University of Santo Tomas are the only Philippine universities that had been included in league tables such as the now-defunct Asiaweek university rankings (which last ranked universities in 1999 and 2000),, and the THES-QS World University Rankings in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
In the 2007 THES-QS rankings, only UP and the Ateneo remained in the THES-QS rankings' top 500.
In 2008, Ateneo, La Salle, UST and UP once again placed in the rankings, with the Ateneo ranked 254th in the world, UP at 276th while the University of Santo Tomas, and De La Salle University both placed in the Top 401-500 category Ateneo and UP were also ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide in the field of the arts and humanities.
On the other hand, the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities does not have Philippine universities in the top 500.
In 2006, the University of the Philippines, through its University President Emerlinda Román, has expressed that it does not want to participate in the THES Ranking, but was included in 2007 with an incomplete academic profile.
Other reputable universities include Silliman University in Dumaguete, University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Adamson University, Centro Escolar University, Far Eastern University, New Era University, Our Lady of Fatima University, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), Philippine Normal University, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, the Philippine Women's University (PWU), the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), and the University of the East in Metro Manila, Saint Louis University and the University of the Cordilleras, both in Baguio City, Bulacan State University in Bulacan, De La Salle University-Dasmariñas in Cavite, Bicol University in Legazpi City, Central Philippine University, and University of San Agustin in Iloilo City, University of St.
La Salle in Bacolod City,University of Southeastern Philippines, the Ateneo de Davao University, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Mindanao State University, Holy Angel University in Pampanga, and Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro) in Mindanao.
Other reputable colleges include Colegio de San Juan de Letran, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Mapúa Institute of Technology, and San Beda College.
Noteworthy women's colleges include Assumption College (Philippines), Miriam College, and St.
Scholastica's College.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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