Catholic Schools Oppose Proposal to Scrap Senior High

Catholic schools oppose proposal to scrap senior high

Catholic education institutions are pushing back against a proposal to abolish the senior high school program, warning that such a move would roll back years of progress in preparing Filipino students for college and the workforce. Implemented under the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 and launched in 2016, SHS added two years to the […] The post Catholic schools oppose proposal to scrap senior high appeared first on Interaksyon.

Catholic schools favor reform over repealing SHS program

Catholic schools in the country have opposed the proposal to remove senior high school (SHS) from the K to 12 program, calling the move “untimely” and “dangerously shortsighted.”

Strengthen, don’t scrap: Catholic education groups reject Senior High School removal

Schools oppose ‘wasteful, shortsighted’ bid to scrap SHS

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS and private education groups are pushing back against proposals to abolish the decade-old senior high school (SHS) program, calling the move “dangerously shortsighted” and a “step backward” for the Philippine education system.  In a statement on July 9, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) warned that dismantling the decade-old K to 12 program would risk producing unprepared high school graduates. “Doub…

Catholic educators warn against removing senior high program

The proposal to remove the Senior High School (SHS) program from the Philippine education system is “untimely” and “dangerously shortsighted,” Catholic educators warned on Wednesday, July 9. The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Catholic Education (CBCP-ECCED) voiced their strong opposition in a joint […]