THE Department of Education (DepEd) says it needed some P397 billion to address the current 159,000 classroom shortage nationwide. A
THE Department of Education says it needed some P397 billion to address the current 159,000 classroom shortage nationwide.
Bringas also said under the 2023 national budget, DepEd was given only P10 billion which could cover the construction of more than 7,100 classrooms. Senate basic education committee chairman Sherwin Gatchalian said the amount provided for the education department was a “far cry” compared to the amount needed to address the backlog.
Data presented by Gatchalian showed the congestion rate in schools is at around 32 percent for Kinder to Grade 6, 41 percent for Junior High School and about 50 percent in Senior High School. Bringas said the DepEd eyed the disadvantages of having three shifts and prioritized the constructions of schools in highly urbanized areas so the instructional time for students will not be compromised.
“Obviously, overworked teachers or teachers who are teaching beyond six hours, it’s beyond the physical capacity of the teachers to teach and of course, other things will be sacrificed. For example, preparation of the lesson plan,” Gatchalian said.
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