Historical Perspective of the Philippine Educational System

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

PRE-MAGELLANIC TIMES •

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More Vocational Less Academic Reading Writing Rithmetic

PRE-SPANISH TIMES • • • •

 The Trial Trial t!tors "ere re#laced re#laced $ the S#anish S#anish Religion oriented It "as %or the elite Ed!cational &ecree o% '()* o M!nici#al go+ernmentgo+ernment- one #rimar$ school %or o$s and girls in each to"n o  ,es!its- normal normal school %or male teachers Primar$ Instr!ction %ree and com#!lsor$ o o Ed!cation inade.!ate/ s!#ressed and controlled

REV0L1TI0NAR2 G0VERNMENT •

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 The schools maintained $ the the S#ain %or more more than three three cent!ries cent!ries "ere closed %or the time eing !t "ere reo#ened on A!g!st 34/ '(4( $ the Secretar$ o% Interior  The 5!rgos 5!rgos Instit!te in Malolos/ the Militar$ Militar$ Academ$ Academ$ o% Malolos/ and and the Literar$ 1ni+ersit$ o% the Phili##ines "ere estalished6 Malolos Constit!tion estalished estalished a s$stem o% %ree and com#!lsor$ elementar$ ed!cation6

AMERICAN R1LE • •

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Sch!rman Commission- ade.!ate sec!lari7ed and %ree #!lic school s$stem  Ta%t  Ta%t Commission Commission #er Instr!ctions Instr!ctions o% Presiden Presidentt Mc8inle$ 9ree #rimar$ instr!ction that trained the #eo#le %or the d!ties o% o citi7enshi# and a+ocation English- medi!m o% instr!ction

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Ministry of Education, ulture and Sports

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*epartment of Education, ulture and Sports

Secretary

E.?. C, the *epartment of Instruction was made part of the *epartment of Pu%lic Instruction. In +4>=, %y virtue of EBecutive ?rder , the *epartment of Instruction was changed to *epartment of Education. *uring this period, the regulation and supervision of pu%lic and private schools %elonged to the 5ureau of Pu%lic and Private Schools. In +4=3, it %ecame the *epartment of Education and ulture %y virtue of Proclamation +;+ and the Ministry of Education and ulture in +4= y virtue of P.*. 4,3;4 elementary schools !",> pu%lic and +;,C+ private$

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+","4 secondary schools !=,4= pu%lic and C,>3; private$

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