More than 23 million students in elementary and high school he enrolled for the School Year 2024-2025, according to the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday.
Based on the latest DepEd monitoring report, a total of 23,340,101 students nationwide registered for the school year since the start of the enrollment period on July 3 — still short of its target of 27.72 million enrollees.
A total of 20,406,884 students are in public schools, 2,634,760 are in private schools, and 37,868 are enrolled in state universities and colleges and local universities and colleges. At least 260,589 students, meanwhile, were enrolled in the Alternative Learning System (ALS).
The highest number of enrollees was recorded in Region IV-A, with 3,380,170. It was followed by Region III with 2,470,220; Metro Manila with 2,407,221, and Region VII with 1,766,729.
SY 2024–2025 opened on July 29, despite some areas reeling from the impact of tropical cyclone Carina and the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat). On Wednesday, DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara said 99% of schools nationwide had already opened their classes. — VBL, GMA Integrated News