DepEd allows private schools with ongoing classes to continue - Manila Bulletin

Education Secretary Leonor Briones said Friday that private schools that have opened their respective school years may continue holding classes even if the Aug.24 school opening has been moved to Oct.5.Briones, in a virtual press briefing, explained that the decision of President Duterte to defer school opening applies to both public and private schools in the basic education level.

“Usually, these private schools are attached colleges and locally-established universities and the CHED already said that they are not affected by the law on school openings because they are in higher education although they have basic education units,” Briones said. Data showed that as of Aug. 5, there are 1, 277 private schools that have started their operations before the Aug. 24 school opening. Region 4-A has the biggest number of schools that have started operations with 402, followed by the National Capital Region with 243, and Region 3 with 127.

Briones said schools that offer basic education under higher education will not be affected by the movement of classes. “We respect that and there are schools that that have started in June but there are also constraints — especially those under the MECQ like Metro Manila,” she explained.

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