January 26, 2013 is Early Registration Day for Philippine Public Schools for the Year 2013-2014

Consider it the Department of Education's iwas siksikan sa enrollment initiative, the nationwide early registration on January 26 of students in all public elementary and secondary schools is a good move to accomodate and get a head count of all school-aged children.

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Philippine DepEd's Secretary Armin Luistro said “We want to make the June school opening as smooth as possible and as universally participated in as possible, that is why we are doing the preparation as early as January.”

The early registration aims to ensure five-year olds' enrolment in kindergarten and six-year-olds' registration for Grade 1 and to get the out-of-school children and youths from disadvantaged groups, including street children aged 5 to 18 off the streets.