DepEd: Enrollment begins August 16

The Department of Education (DepEd) has set August 16 as the enrollment period for students in public schools for the School Year 2021-2022.

The enrollment period will only last until September 13, 2021, which is also the date set by Pang. Rodrigo Duterte is the first day of class in public schools in the country.

According to DepEd, the first academic quarter of SY 2021-2022 will start from September 13 to November 12, 2021, while the second academic quarter will start from November 15, 2021, to January 28, 2022.

The Christmas break is set for December 20, 2021, to January 2, 2022.

The class will resume on January 3, 2022, but there will be a mid-year break from January 31 to February 5, 2022.

The school year will end on June 24, 2022.

Meanwhile, DepEd has given private schools and state/local universities and colleges the freedom to follow their own school calendar.

However, the start of their class must be no earlier than the first Monday of June nor later than September 13, 2021.

DepEd also stressed that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face classes, whether partial or full scale, are still prohibited unless President Duterte allows them.

Also read: Increase in COVID-19 cases not only due to infection in NCR

DepEd: Enrollment begins August 16

In June, President Rodrigo Duterte extended his apologies to parents for not allowing face-to-face classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Ako naman nanghingi ng patawad sa inyong lahat sa nanay, tatay kasi delayed ang edukasyon ng mga bata. Patawarin niyo po ako kasi di ko kaya magbigay ng pahintulot na hindi na sila normal sa eskwelahan,” Duterte said in his pre-recorded weekly briefing with Cabinet officials.

“Kasi kung madisgrasyahan, buhay ito. Ang ano nito ang is delayed lang ang education ng bata pero it will normalize one of these days, but I cannot gamble with the life of children mahirap yan kasi ako mananagot lahat,” he added.

The President further explained that he could not allow in-person classes until he gets a “clear picture” of “how COVID-19 works” on other people’s health.