The Philippines has one of the shortest basic education systems in Asia-Pacific, with six years of elementary and four years of high school. The average Filipino child starts formal schooling in elementary at age six. However, children who are expected to avail of private education undergo preschooling at the age of three. The Philippine formal / mainstream education system is composed of the following:
Pre-school education: Children aged from 3 to 6 attend classes of different levels;- Elementary school: from grade 1 to grade 6;
- Secondary school: from 1st year to 4th year;
- Tertiary education: ranging from 4 to 6 years
- Post-graduate education: 2 years of master’s and 2-4 years of doctorate degree.
A diagram of the Philippines’ education system is shown in Figure 1.
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