DepEd announces early registration for SY 2021-2022

Registration for school year 2021-2022 has been scheduled earlier than usual  on  March 26 to April 30 this year, the Department of Education announced Monday.

In a statement, DepEd said the early registration was due to the major changes in the  current school calendar SY 2020-2021.

Education Secretary Leonor Briones said all incoming kindergarten, grades 1, 7, and 11 in public elementary and secondary schools shall pre-register to allow the DepEd to make “necessary preparations and incoming plans” for the coming school year.

Briones also noted that grades 2-6, 8-10, and 12 students are considered pre-registered and will not need to participate in the early registration.

“In the context of the prevailing COVID-19 public health emergency, the conduct of early registration shall be done remotely in areas under general community quarantine.  In-person registration through parents or guardians may be allowed in areas under modified general community quarantine provided physical distancing and health and safety protocols are strictly observed,” Briones said.

The DepEd said the early registration is mandatory for public schools but optional for private schools. Private schools, however, are mandated to strictly implement the kindergarten cut-off age.

Aside from incoming kinder and grades 1, 7, and 11 students, DepEd said it also seeks to “locate, identify and register” out-of-school youth and children who may be identified as living with disabilities; living in an off-grid community; living in a barangay without a school; living in a geographically isolated area; displaced due to natural disaster; living in an armed conflict area; living in an area with a high level of criminality/drug abuse; having a chronic illness; having nutritional problems; a victim of child abuse or economic exploitation; stateless/undocumented; in conflict with the law; living on the streets; and no longer in school but interested in going back to school.

“The early registration campaign ensures the right of all school-aged learners to enroll and be equally provided with quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating basic education.” -NB, GMA News