ILOILO City – In Western Visayas, enrolled learners for school year 2022-2023 reached 1,367,961 as of Aug 7, data from the Department of Education (DepEd) showed.
In-person classes resume on Aug. 22.
In public schools across the region, 1,230,377 learners were enrolled; 134,851 enrolled in private schools; and 2,733 enrolled in local universities and colleges, and state universities and colleges.
The uptick in enrollment may be due to the three enrollment options made available to parents and learners, according to Hernani Escullar Jr., DepEd Region 6 information officer.
First is in-person enrollment. This may be done in the schools where parents and/or learners can physically process the enrollment while observing minimum health and safety standards such as wearing of facemask, temperature check upon entry, hand disinfection, and physical distancing.
Second is remote enrollment. This can be facilitated by filling out the digital forms and sending them through the official email address of the school or through any of the available messaging platforms provided by the school.
Third is enrollment through drop box forms. Parents/legal guardians or the learners may fill out the forms in their homes and physically submit them to the school through drop boxes in the schools where the learners are to be enrolled. Alternatively, schools may establish a drop box in front of the school, in every barangay hall, or in any other visible locations where parents and legal guardians can get the printed copy of the enrollment form and submit the filled up form in the same drop box.
Here’s the breakdown of the 1,367,961 learners enrolled per schools division office (SDOs) in Region 6:
* Aklan – 104,083
* Antique – 103,883
* Bacolod City – 109,325
* Bago City – 30,178
* Cadiz City – 30,459
* Capiz – 114,226
* Escalante City – 18,750
* Guimaras – 28, 525
* Himamaylan City – 18,426
* Iloilo City – 74,688
* Kabankalan City – 32,417
* La Carlota City – 10,480
* Negros Occidental – 228,682
* Passi City – 19,054
* Roxas City – 28,177
* Sagay City – 24,486
* San Carlos City – 19,076
* Silay City – 25,597
* Sipalay City – 13,184
Region 6 has 5,068 registered schools – 4,045 public schools’, 1,010 private schools; and 13 local universities and colleges, and state universities and colleges./PN
