When the enrollment dropbox of Mandaluyong Elementary School arrived at the barangay hall of Barangay Poblacion on Monday, Cosme Gonowon immediately took the form.
She will enroll her son, who is one of 9 she will study in the upcoming school year 2021-2022.
“Mas [magaan] ang proseso dahil nandito sa barangay kaysa pupunta pa ng eskuwelahan,” said Gonowon.
“Mas convenient kasi hindi ka na kailangang umalis, mas safe,” said Campos, who also recounted that her son misses face-to-face classes.
Mandaluyong Elementary School will process the submitted enrollment forms with the help of teachers admitted under the skeletal workforce.
The Department of Education (DepEd) has requested in its enrollment guidelines that as much as possible, fully vaccinated personnel will oversee enrollment.
According to the guidelines, remote enrollment will be used during the enrollment period from August 16 to the start of class on September 13.
This includes assigning dropboxes to retrieve and fill out the enrollment form and online form submission, downloaded from DepEd websites and public schools.
Parents and teachers can also communicate through calls, text, and social media.
In consideration of the current pandemic, documentary requirements such as birth certificates, results of assessment exams, and more can be completed by December 31.
Enrollment in public schools begins
DepEd reiterated that there will still be no face-to-face classes when the children return to school unless President Duterte allows it.
Last school year, enrollment in public schools reached 22.7 million.
The total enrollment in the Philippines is 26.6 million, including public and private schools, the Alternative Learning System, state and local universities that offer basic education, and Philippine schools abroad.
According to DepEd, the first academic quarter of SY 2021-2022 will start from September 13 to November 12, 2021, while the second academic quarter will start from November 15, 2021, to January 28, 2022.
The Christmas break for public schools is set for December 20, 2021, to January 2, 2022.
The class will resume on January 3, 2022, but there will be a mid-year break from January 31 to February 5, 2022.
The school year will end on June 24, 2022.
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