DepEd sees lower enrollment this school year

THE Department of Education (DepEd) does not expect student enrollment to reach 27 million just like last school year due to the economic impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

“Sa aming initial projections, pino-project na namin na hindi natin makuha yung 27 million dahil nga sa impact nitong economic situation natin (From our initial projections, we see that we might not reach the 27 million enrollees from last year due to our economic situation),” Education Secretary Leonor Briones said in a virtual press briefing.