Empowering Education: Early Registration for School Year 2024-2025
As we embark on a new year, the Department of Education (DepEd) reinforces its commitment to providing quality education by initiating the Early Registration for incoming Kindergarten, Grades 1, 7, and 11 learners in public schools for the School Year 2024-2025. In line with DepEd Order No. 03, s. 2018, the Early Registration period is set to take place from January 27, 2024, to February 23, 2024. This crucial initiative ensures a smooth transition for learners and enables educational institutions to prepare adequately for the upcoming academic year.
The Significance of Early Registration
Early Registration plays a pivotal role in the educational landscape, serving as a foundation for effective planning and resource allocation. By identifying and registering incoming Kindergarten, Grades 1, 7, and 11 learners during this period, the education system gains valuable insights into the expected enrollees for the upcoming school year. This proactive approach facilitates the seamless coordination of resources, including classrooms, teachers, and learning materials.
Key Guidelines for Early Registration
- Utilization of Learner Information System (LIS): Public elementary and secondary schools are directed to update or encode daily in the Early Registration facility in the Learner Information System (LIS). This ensures that accurate and necessary information about incoming learners is captured efficiently.
- Basic Education Enrollment Form: Schools are encouraged to use the print or electronic copies of the Basic Education Enrollment Form (Revised as of March 27, 2023) to facilitate the registration process. This measure aims to streamline the documentation of crucial data for Kindergarten, Grades 1, 7, and 11 learners.
- Comprehensive Data Collection: In addition to the specified grades, schools may also choose to encode prospective enrollees for other grade levels based on previous school enrollment. This holistic approach provides a comprehensive overview of expected enrollees for the entire spectrum of grades.
- Kindergarten Cut-off Age: Authorities of public and private schools are reminded to strictly enforce and implement the kindergarten cut-off age as stipulated in DepEd Order No. 020, s. 2018. This ensures a uniform standard for kindergarten enrollment across educational institutions.
- Advocacy Campaigns: Schools division superintendents and school heads are tasked with spearheading advocacy campaigns within their jurisdictions. Through announcements on local televisions, radio broadcasting stations, and the display of relevant materials in conspicuous places, the general public is informed and encouraged to participate in the Early Registration for SY 2024-2025.
As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of education, the Early Registration for School Year 2024-2025 stands as a beacon of proactive planning and commitment to providing quality learning experiences. By adhering to the guidelines set forth by DepEd, schools, parents, and the community at large contribute to the collective effort of shaping a brighter future for our learners. Let us embrace the Early Registration period as an opportunity to lay the groundwork for another year of empowering education.