Grade 11 college students enrolled in state and native universities and schools should still avail of economic help for his or her training because the Department of Education (DepEd) introduced the extension of their voucher program privilege till they end senior highschool.
DepEd adjusted after it realized that some SUCs and LUCs nonetheless accepted Grade 11 learners for SY 2023-2024, regardless of the issuance of an order stating that there ought to be no extra Grade 11 voucher beneficiaries from SUCs and LUCs for the present educational yr.
“To prevent any displacement of learners, the DepEd would like to announce that the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHSVP) will again be extended to Grade 11 learners currently enrolled in SUCs and LUCs for SY 2023-2024,” the company stated in an announcement.
DepEd stated these Grade 11 college students might also proceed as voucher beneficiaries to finish their Grade 12 research till SY 2024-2025.
“Finally, to avoid a similar situation going forward, we would like to remind our SUCs and LUCs that DepEd will no longer be extending the SHSVP to Grade 11 learners in their schools beginning SY 2024-2025.”
DepEd stated that the acceptance of latest senior highschool learners by SUCs and LUCs shall solely be made based on their charters and charged to their respective funds.
The company stated a Memorandum of Agreement with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) might be executed to formalize the association.
The CHED earlier reminded SUCs and LUCs to cease the implementation of the SHS program after the Ok-12 transition interval has ended.
The larger training establishments’ engagement in primary training by means of SHS was solely allowed throughout the transition time-frame from School Year (SY) 2016-2017 to SY 2020-2021.
With this, DepEd stated that affected SHS learners have two choices: enroll in public colleges providing primary training or enroll in non-public colleges and avail of the voucher program.
The division stated that there are sufficient public colleges and academics to accommodate all 17,700 incoming Grade 12 learners affected by the discontinuation of the SHS program in SUCs and LUCs. —NB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
