DepEd announces date of early registration

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Education (DepEd) announce on Monday the nationwide early registration on January 26 for school-aged children and out- of-school youth.

"We are enlisting the assistance of local and barangay officials for the early registration of out-of-school children (OSC) and out-of-school youth (OSY),  those with difficulty in learning and the indigenous peoples," Education Secretary Armin Luistro said.

Based on DepEd Order No. 89,  Jan. 26, 2013 is declared as Early Registration Day for school year 2013-2014 in all public elementary and high schools.

The specific target of early registration are all five-year olds to ensure their enrolment in kindergarten and all six-year olds to ensure their registration for Grade 1.

The OSC and OSY from disadvantaged groups including street children ages 5 to 18 years old are also targets of the early registration.

Luistro said the students will be provided their preferred education delivery system which could either be formal through alternative delivery mode (ADM) or alternative learning system (ALS).

The early registration will also enable DepEd to closely work with the LGUs, the Parent Teachers Associations, barangay officials, civil society groups, civic organizations and the business sector among others to make the necessary preparation and address potential gaps that may arise.

"We want to make the June school opening as smooth as possible and as universally participated in as possible, that is why we are doing the preparation as early as January,"Luistro said.