The K-12 program will persist and will not be abolished, said a local basic education official despite an order from the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) for state-run tertiary education institutions to discontinue the senior high school program.
Senator Francis Tolentino discusses how the discontinuation of the K to 12 program will impact over 20,000 Senior High School students in state and local universities across the Philippines. Learn about the proposed vouchers to aid affected students and the clarification from Ched chair J. Prospero de Vera III regarding the ongoing changes in SHS offerings. Stay informed about the latest developments in this education policy shift.
After a House measure was filed tweaking the duration of basic education, an organization of teachers has called on the government to shorten high school back to four years and scrap the K to 12 program altogether.