The Department of Education completes its financial assistance to differently-abled learners for school year 2012-2013 by releasing funds to secondary schools that offer special education (SPED) after releasing funds earlier to some 278 elementary SPED centers.

The new curriculum 

  In June 2012, students entering the first grade of elementary school and those entering the first year of high school will follow the new K to 12 curriculum.  Students already in elementary school today will have 12, rather than 10 years of basic education. Students already in high school today will still have only four years of high school, but will have the option of taking two years of voluntary Senior High School in selected public and private schools.