Schools reach 2020 enrollment rate but still short of pre-COVID turnout

Parents check the self-learning modules and books distributed at General Roxas Elementary School in Quezon City on Sept. 9, 2021. The STAR / Michael Varcas

MANILA, Philippines — Enrollment in K-12 schools hit last year's rate of more than 26 million on Wednesday, but remained short of the turnout before the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Department of Education said there are now 26.3 million students across the country enrolled for the new school year still carried out remotely. 

That is against the 27.2 million in School Year 2019 to 2020, which was cut abrupt in its final months as the country entered the hard lockdowns due to the health crisis. 

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