School year 2024-2025
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Eastern Visayas has announced its readiness for the upcoming school opening on Monday, July 29.
Ronilo Al Firmo, the assistant regional Director of DepEd-8, assured that classes would commence smoothly as schools have been thoroughly cleaned during the ‘Brigada Eskwela’ week.
As of Thursday, July 25, the DepEd has recorded 720,594 students enrolled for the 2024-2025 school term across 4,179 public schools in the region.
This number is expected to rise, as enrollment is open until the end of the month.
Last school term, the region saw approximately 1.25 million students enrolled from Kindergarten to Senior High School.
Firmo urged parents not to wait until the last minute to enroll their children, emphasizing that late enrollees would miss some lessons.
“We are appealing to our parents not to wait for the deadline of enrollment or until August, considering that classes will formally start on Monday,” Firmo said.
To ensure a smooth and secure school opening, DepEd has coordinated with other government agencies, including the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Army, for the safety of students, teachers, and parents.
Also, DepEd is working with the Department of Trade and Industry to monitor the prices of school supplies.
“We are now ready for the opening of classes as we have coordinated with other government agencies to ensure a smooth and secure opening of classes this Monday,” Firmo stated.
Firmo also reiterated that enrollment in government schools is free and that collecting contributions is strictly prohibited.
He clarified that this should not be a hindrance to any student’s enrollment.
And while wearing school uniforms is not mandatory, most schools encourage it for security reasons of the students.
This school year will consist of 170 calendar days and is to end on April 15,2025.
JOEY A. GABIETA
