MANILA, Philippines — Some 99.13 percent of the more than 14.6 million public school students obtained a passing grade during the first quarter of the school year, data from the Department of Education (DepEd) has shown — which “surprised” Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
During Wednesday’s hearing conducted by the Senate basic education committee, DepEd Undersecretary for curriculum and instruction Diosdado San Antonio said the agency collated reports from its regional directors on the number of students who received passing grades during the first quarter of School Year 2020-2021.
“We feel that the indicator we can use to determine whether the learners were able to learn are their …
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