Enrollment in Soccksargen down by fourth; late enrollees will still be accepted
A school personnel assists a student and his parents locate his classroom at the SPED Integrated School in General Santos City during the opening of school year 2022 to 2023 on Monday, 22 August 2022. MindaNews photo by ROMMEL REBOLLIDO
Of the enrollees this year, 798,876 are in government-run pre-schools to senior high schools and 83,298 enrolled in private schools, he added. Romelito Flores, General Santos City schools division superintendent, said they listed 134,536 enrollees as of August 15, short of the 151,047 enrolled students last year.The DepEd Gensan head said 23 public elementary schools and eight secondary schools will hold full face-to-face classes beginning August 22. He explained that these schools are in far-flung villages “where there are few enrollees and the necessary social distancing can be observed.
About 50 school heads already agreed to the plan, but Flores raised concern in getting the consent of parents.
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