List of Private School SY 2015 - 2016 Graduates Eligible for College

Do you have a son or a daughter graduating from high school this SY 2015- 2016? Is he or she eligible to enroll in college or will he or she need to take up grade 11 and 12 before getting her high school diploma? 

The high school system in the Philippines were thrown in disarray when the K-to-12 program was implemented by the Department of Education. Most parents lamented about the additional two years of schooling that their children have to endure before stepping into college. The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (R.A. No., 10533) or the K-to-12 Act establishes a “universal kindergarten” and introduces Grades 11 and 12 to high school education in public and private schools. 

DepEd Order No. 42, s. 2015, also known as High School Graduates Who are Eligible to Enrol in Higher Education Institutions in School Year (SY) 2016-2017, provides a list of private schools with approved K to 12 transition plans. The list below contains those private schools with eligible high school graduates at the end of School Year (SY) 2015-2016.

Here's a list of private schools 

Assumption Antipolo
Assumption College of San Lorenzo
Ateneo de Manila University
Centro Montessori Internationale
Claret School of Quezon City
Colegio San Agustin

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BOOK: K to12 R.A. 10533 And Relevant Education Policies

The introduction of the K to 12 or R.A. 10533 Education System in the Philippine schools last SY 2012-2013 has met a lot of opposition from both parents and teachers. The first and foremost concern especially for parents were the additional cost of sending their children to school for another two years after completing 4th year high school (grade 10). As for the teachers, it meant added teaching load and new lessons that will comply with the changes for the new education system.

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