Philippine Educational System

Spanish Period
The tribal tutors were replaced by Spanish missionaries
Education was religion-oriented
- The purpose is to propagate Christianity
- It includes formal, religious and vocational courses
The vernacular (mother tongue) was used as the medium of instruction in the
parochial school
The religious orders (Augustinians, Jesuits, Dominicans & Franciscans)
introduced the parochial school concept.
Parochial schools started in Cebu in 1565 by Augustinian missionaries.
Subjects other than Doctrina Cristiana like simple arithmetic, music, and
various arts and trades were offered.
Academic Education higher than parochial schools were established are the
colegios for boys and the beatrios for the girls which are equivalent to the
present high schools.
The Spanish friars produced the first grammars and dictionaries that led the
development of Filipino Languages.
The Royal Decree of 1863
- Liberalized Access to Education
- Establishment of at least one primary school for boys and girls in each
town under the responsibility of the municipal government; and the
establishment of NORMAL school for MALE TEACHERS under the
supervision of Jesuits (ATENEO)
Primary instruction was free and the teaching of Spanish is compulsory
Education during the Spanish period was inadequate, suppressed and
controlled.

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