DepEd data shows imminent classroom shortage with face-to-face classes

Students of Pedro Cruz Elementary School in San Juan City attend their first day of the limited face-to-face classes on Monday, December 06, 2021

The STAR / Michael Varcas

MANILA, Philippines — After more than two years of school closures, millions of public school students are set to return to classrooms this school year after the Department of Education (DepEd) ordered schools to shift to five-day in-person classes by November 2.

But school officials may have some serious planning to do to prevent overcrowding once students trickle back to campus.

Duterte’s first order as education secretary, DepEd Order 34, s. 2022, bans all schools from implementing “purely distance learning” and blended learning after October 31 as it moves towards full face-to-face classes.

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