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7 - 12 for children of expats

8/7/2017 21:58 EST

I am trying to learn about the requirements for enrolling my child into a school in the Philippines? I am single father that wants to live in the Philippines long enough to know if i can retire there. The problem is that i don't know if i can get her into school there? Does anybody know if she can be enrolled on a tourist visa, or do we need 13a, or retirement visa, or other?

scottinparanaque

8/8/2017 06:03 EST

Interesting question all I can give you is my best guess. Almost all of the GOOD schools here are privately owned so I am willing to bet that if you have the money to pay for tuition they will willingly enroll her. Maybe others will know for sure.

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lancelotlinc

8/8/2017 09:08 EST

As an example, see Cebu International school. http://cis.edu.ph/admissions/ email
Ms. Emma Peligro +63 (0)32 261 0247 loc. 130 or 128

In order to complete your child’s successful application,the following documents are required:

•Completed Student Enrollment Form withone2x2inchphoto
•Copyof the child’s Birth Certificate
•Passport copies of child and parents showing the photo page and page stamped with the latest arrival date in the Philippines
•For foreign students, copy of the appropriate VISA and ACR
•Latest report card or school record
•Recommendation from current/previous school Principal or Counselor(forms provided)
•Affidavit of Guardianship, if necessary
•Medical Form(s)
•Immunization Record(s)
•Driver/Nanny ID Application(if applicable)
•A non-refundable application fee of P4,000•To guarantee a space, families need to pay a non-refundable depositof P40,000,which will be deducted from the total fees payable upon enrollment

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rgrsyoung69

8/9/2017 00:56 EST

I would like to post an add on question. How do children/teens handle the transition to the Philippines?

GaryD

8/9/2017 03:27 EST

Moving school to just try out if you like the Philippines could easily wreck her chances of making anything of her life. Perhaps you need to think more about your daughter and less about yourself.

draks

8/9/2017 04:33 EST

Education here is not that good to be honest unless you pay top money in Manila then it might be ok.

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jessicawhy

8/9/2017 06:46 EST

My son goes to an International school here, it's been around for 100 years, pretty good reputation. School can apply for student visa here without any problem, Hope this helps.

GaryD

8/9/2017 09:24 EST

Having a pretty good reputation in the Philippines doesn't transtate to good on the world stage. As they say the one eyed man is king in the land of the blind.

GoldWarrior

8/9/2017 16:58 EST

Education is not good here if you pay top dollar in Manila either. I've employed Filipino M.D.'s in the US as nursing assistants because they couldn't even pass the nursing board examinations.

rgrsyoung69

8/9/2017 20:58 EST

Wow WTF, not very opinionated are we? Thanks for ur insight about schooling. I think I will do the parenting! I am not so arrogant to think that i am in control of the rest of her life.

Snowy29

8/10/2017 00:33 EST

I'm sorry that you took offence over the information you received about education standards over here. Maybe if you found someone to look after your kids for a month and visit the country you will have a better understanding of what some of the posters are trying to get across.

I've been here 6 months now and mixed a lot with the locals including those so called educated and those from the provinces. It's a whole new World. Here they teach towards an exam so the pupils learn parrot fashion without understanding the question. They recognise the words and know what answer should follow. If you ask them to explain something your in for a shock.

I've yet to find a cashier that could add simple prices in their heads. Think along the lines of buying two items 50 peso each then paying with a 200 peso note. They'll get the calculator out.

My last partner explained that in the public schools you just have to turn up for exams to finish school.. Even she admitted that she would maybe go to school for one week of the month.

Another partner had a high position with one of the main banks here. I lost count of the times I asked her why things were done one way and not another. Her answer was " because it is." I'd turn blue in the face trying to explain how doing things another way was more efficient and saved time and money but she wouldn't change.

Get used to a culture where they have 100 items on the menu but only 5 in stock. You point out to a restaurant that there's a market next door selling the fresh ingredients they have run out of so why don't they just buy some? They look at you as if you're stupid.

Don't get me wrong the people are lovely and can repair things that in the West we throw away but they just have a very poor education system, which on the World stage isn't respected.

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rgrsyoung69

8/10/2017 00:59 EST

I apologize, my reply was for Gary D. I so appreciate most of the replies for the insight. My thoughts are that seeing the world through different lenses would be good for both of us. Education is not only about acedemics. While the US is a good place that has much to appreciate and be thankful for, we have a tendency to be spoiled with things and take too much for granted, but miss out on compassion, community, and close families. I have been led to believe that Philippinos are very hospitable, hard working, and family oriented. The cost of living is attractive for those of us that cannot afford to retire in US and see the world. Simple living sounds good after 35 years of working and serving my country. I dont want my daughter or myself to look back on life and say we never did anything except struggle to get by and work. That's life.

GoldWarrior

8/10/2017 01:15 EST

Don't expect much from schools where students pay off teachers to get passing grades. And I'm not just talking about paying with money if you know what I mean.

Spruik

8/10/2017 01:37 EST

In the seventies when I was a frequent visitor, me and an American friend attended high school exams. Just for fun.

We (plus one other) were the only white men in town (Digos, south of Davao City) so maybe that's why just about everything was tolorated.

My friend finished halfway before any of the other students. I took it less seriously and just watched,

Interesting days :)

bbazor

8/10/2017 03:25 EST

rgrsyoung69: You are right, There are a lot of opinionated people here. There are a lot that also give good information and stick with the facts. Honestly, I don't know a lot about schools here. But I have some friends that went to school here and then ,moved to the USA. They are extremely intelligent and two of the smartest people that I have known my whole life. One of them was a high level director in large high firms in the USA. He moved back here and now is President in two different companies. When he was only in California for a few short years, he was already a Director and was correcting English in memos for many other employees (American with US degrees). You might be limited in Cebu. In Manila, I would guess that there are some good schools there.

BTW, my friend was mostly educated in Manila,. but also in the USA (Bachelors degree here, Masters in the USA, and then moved back here and continued his education and got his PHD. He is considered a world wide manufacturing and quality expert. He gives seminars in several different countries.

Anyway, good luck with your search and I hope things work out for you..

draks

8/10/2017 03:36 EST

Your friend is the exception rather than the rule there are a lot of very well educated people here but they usually come from very wealthy families, not the norm. Most of the population go to ordinary schools where the education is basic to say the least. So many don't even know the geographics of their own country, and have no idea where Manila is North south East or West. Not good education at all.

bbazor

8/10/2017 03:44 EST

I won't argue that. But, I know a lot of very intelligent people here that worked in the usa and were successful before.. They were educated here.

He was poor and worked hard (very hard).

I know some Filipinos here in Baguio that are very intelligent too. Some of them sound like Americans even though there were educated here.

Anyway, it would be nice if someone was able to help him find a good school there.

GaryD

8/10/2017 03:51 EST

Sorry you don't like our opinions, that what you were asking for wasn't it. The very rich here will educate their children abroad, the US, Singapore etc. It's not unusual for expats to more back to their own countries to educate their children. We are delaying moving to the Philippines until our son finishes his education. Filipinos are often very intelegent but are let down by their dismal education system. And don't think you can just pop in out out to suit yourself, curriculums are different and at different stages, also the school years are different so you could easily loose a year go back and between.

charkee

8/10/2017 05:39 EST

Some friends of mine here in Laguna are doing home schooling. It is new from the government and they so far are very happy with it. Much more so than with the public schools.

GoldWarrior

8/10/2017 05:50 EST

I would NEVER put a child in a public school here. The best private schools are bad enough. Home schooling might be the best way to go.

tlallen59

8/10/2017 08:04 EST

I walked back retirement and returned to the U.S. so my girls (14 and 15) could finish school here. The 15 year old has to retake some subjects because they will not give her credit for school in the Philippines. It was an expensive privet school by the way.

draks

8/10/2017 09:34 EST

Unfortunately it's not as easy as that, Philippines is a 3rd world country and poverty stricken. Education is not good at all. It's not the safest country in the world, you will have to watch your daughter. The infrastructure here is not good, not sure where you were thinking of living. But you have to choose very carefully.

lancelotlinc

8/10/2017 09:57 EST

@draks , @GaryD

Your points are not universal. There are many schools in US that are worse off than Philippines. If you think Phils is so bad, why are you living here ?

Try Chicago ISD

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-chicago-s-crime-wave-our-immoral-public-leadership-n779811

Or Los Angeles

http://maps.latimes.com/crime/

Just like anywhere else, be smart about where you live, what you do, and how you interact with people.

If you don't like it here, go back home. No one is forcing you to stay here.

surfingcebu

8/10/2017 10:05 EST

My opinion is that public schools are 5/10 in the PH. Some Private schools are 8.5/10 in Manila and Cebu and rival the USA and Canada... but very few . Search for the best private school with university transfer to western post secondary - without problems . I have 8+ years of post secondary myself. I also have spent time lecturing at Universities here in the west , as a gust lecturer and faculty prof for a year . hoe this helps .... take care gang !

GaryD

8/10/2017 10:19 EST

lancelotlink, read the previous posts and you will see I'm not here. I'm still in the UK whilst our son finishes his masters.

ACEPoolPlayer

8/11/2017 07:53 EST

rgrsyoung69,
Exactly how old are your children, male or female?

ACEPoolPlayer

8/11/2017 08:09 EST

rgrsyoung69,
It's very difficult to move kids temporarily, to then possibly move them back again. It's much easier moving younger kids (pre high school) to the states because there are so many things they can do in the states (on their computers and outside the home). Just like tlallen59 has noted if you return to the U.S. your child may have to repeat the same grade again. I think you have to visit the Philippines with or without your kids for as long as possible (weeks or more), in various areas that you may want to move to. Keep in mind all the things that are important to you including where your kids would attend school and what recreational things they would be able to enjoy in that area. The younger the kids, the easier it will be for them to adjust. Getting your children enrolled in school will not be a problem.

ACEPoolPlayer

8/11/2017 08:14 EST

There are many intelligent expat kids from wealthier families or from diplomatic families that attend International schools in the Philippines, move back to their own country and do extremely well. If a child graduates from an International school he has a much better chances of getting into a top University in the U.S. Schools like having students with a history of international involvement. They have quotas for those things.

ACEPoolPlayer

8/11/2017 08:23 EST

Snowy29,
I agree with practically everything you wrote. Very good post. You've learned a lot in 6 months. Much more than many people have learned in years. Almost everything you wrote were generalizations but they were good and correct generalization for 90% of the Philippines. Although I'd say the public school system is very erratic from one area to another in the Philippine depending on the location of the school.

ACEPoolPlayer

8/11/2017 08:38 EST

I have a close friend who moved to the U.S. with 2 kids age 10 and 11 (boy and girl). They were born in the Philippines and had attended a Montessori school in the province. Not as expensive as high end private schools but much better than a basic public school. They had no problem at all going right into 5th, 6th grade and have done well in school.

On the contrary twice over the last few weeks I've stopped by a McDonalds given as example $22 for something that cost $11.85, hoping to get back a $10 and 15 cents and having the cashier look at me in confusion and say they were never good at math. These are American high schoolers in 16, 17 years old. This is not in the inner city either. I thought about talking to the manager who apparently hired them but I decided it wasn't worth my time.

ACEPoolPlayer

8/11/2017 08:51 EST

My eldest son was born in the Philippines, attended Xavier school in Greenhills. He took his SAT's and scored a 2150 (top 1% of every student including the whole U.S.) He's now in his senior year at New York University (NYU). We had a great yaya who was intelligent and diligent in making sure he did well in his studies. I'm not saying every Philippine educated kid would score that high on their SAT's but if have a good yaya, the parents pay attention to what your child is learning, provide additional education at home, then anything is possible especially with the assistance of the internet. It doesn't matter if you are in the U.S. or any other expat country if the parent doesn't pay attention to the students homework and education they will all turn out the same way.

rgrsyoung69

8/11/2017 22:18 EST

My daughter is 12. My thoughts are that the experience would be very good for her, even if only for a year. International schooling is the plan. I am concerned about safety and how she would be treated my other students. Here in the US many kids are just mean.

charkee

8/11/2017 22:27 EST

Having taught in a Filipino high school I was rather amazed at how much more respectful the students are to each other and to their teachers. I taught a class with Muslims, hard core evanjelist Christians, a lesbian and the rest with all with their own idiosyncrasies. I was rather delighted how they accepted each other as they were.

Though as in the US bullying does occur for some students if they are foreigners or not.

A friend teaches in an international school in Muntinlupa and there are all kinds of races and nationalities.in the school

As far as other teachers, some are really skilled and dedicated and others are their only for the pay.

The real corruption is usually the principle as I know 2 that skim off the wages of the teachers or charge students for services they never receive. One principle wanted 500Php from each of her 5000 students for wifi and it never happened.

GoldWarrior

8/12/2017 01:50 EST

So the principal stole 2,500,000 pesos from the parents, and has probably done this at least 10 times. Nice.

GoldWarrior

8/12/2017 02:05 EST

I would be more worried about pedophile teachers than other students.

tlallen59

8/12/2017 02:38 EST

My girls did very well with the other students but they speak both Tagalog and Cebuano fluently. The kids are going to want to talk to her in English to practice. Thing is my kids' English was better than there teachers as reported by them. LOL

charkee

8/12/2017 03:50 EST

I haven't met any pedophile teachers, but I'm sure they wouldn't advertise it. There are transvestite teachers and they are open about it and students seem to accept it..... I think. However I have heard of pedophiles in the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, in high positions and this is why some religious organizations do not support Scouting as they do in the US or Europe.

Yeah that principle built herself a nice retirement home in an exclusive community and the next principle that followed was pretty much the same type of crook.

GoldWarrior

8/12/2017 03:54 EST

You may have met some but didn't know it. I know of a high school here where girls are being forced into doing things that nobody knows about.

charkee

8/12/2017 04:04 EST

My wife speaks of a pastor of her private school that groped her and many of the other girls.

GoldWarrior

8/12/2017 04:09 EST

There is MUCH more than groping going on that people won't talk about.

Spruik

8/12/2017 04:57 EST

Priests and pasters should be married, as indeed Christian teachings have it,

seernai

8/13/2017 01:51 EST

Both my partners boys have good jobs Her eldest is in Hotel management on a cruise liner currently in the Mediterranean the other has a masters degree in Psychology from Anteneo in Davao which has a good reputation, regarding nurses failing board exams that is one of the most corrupt boards here in the Philippines it's a case of not what you know but who you know

FrankW

8/14/2017 13:34 EST

in response to Philipine MD. I saw over 10 doctors here in Kansas City Mo, several specialists among them and none could figure out what the issue was, I went to a Filipino doctor here , who graduated from med school there and then also here at mizzou. In one visit he knew exactly what the issue was and treatment was started and helped me tremendously. He has now left KC and is in Manila practicing and will be my doctor when we move there as soon as my SSDI comes thru.

charkee

8/14/2017 20:01 EST

A native healer held my hand, from that he told me my health history and was right on. He then correctly diagnosed my wife with uterine fibroids and gave her foul tasting herbal medicine that didn't help that we know of.

Another native healer examined my wife and said she had a little white gremlin spirit sitting on her shoulder causing her pain. hmmmm

There is a traditional Chinese MD in Manila, Dr. Tan. We have gone to him and there are 100 to 200 people in line waiting to see him. It takes hours of waiting to see him, but many in the lines are claiming he has cured their cancer or whatever difficult condition.

Not all healers are created equal.

GoldWarrior

8/14/2017 20:46 EST

charkee ~ What is Dr. Tan's full name?

charkee

8/14/2017 21:00 EST

I don't know Dr. Tan's full name. Both him and his son work in a dilapidated building on Ongpin street or in Manila's Chinatown.

Visits are 400php and last maybe 3 minutes. Then he writes a prescription in Chinese to take to a herbal medicine pharmacy.

You can't call him and they have no secretaries. They have volunteer "barker's" that organize the patients making sure everybody gets a number and pays.

"Dr Tan of Binondo is located in 2nd Floor 912 Fu-Yong Mansion, Ongpin St., Binondo." There is no aircon and it's a bit stuffy in there.

GoldWarrior

8/14/2017 21:03 EST

Thank you charkee, much appreciated

charkee

8/14/2017 21:06 EST

BTW goldwarrior, We have met several patients while waiting that come in from Singapore and even Imelda Marcos has come to consult with him. Others have told me that some fly in from the US and Europe to see him.

GoldWarrior

8/14/2017 21:43 EST

If he's good enough for Billionaire Imelda he's good enough for me charkee ;-)

GaryD

8/15/2017 02:37 EST

One of my wife's aunt's was one of these faith healers in Manila, made a good living for many years bringing up 19 children and a husband not working. She went blind with diabetes and died of complications

GoldWarrior

8/15/2017 02:42 EST

How ironic. Perhaps faith healers can't heal themselves.

Morgacj2004

8/15/2017 13:51 EST

What a rude comment Gary! If u can't say something nice shut up!

SirBalin

8/19/2017 14:33 EST

I can't speak for public schools (but why would you send your child to one?), but for private school, most will enroll her with a tourist visa. Since you said you're single, I don't think a 13a is going to apply. I don't think retirement visa is available until age 30 or 35 either.

My kids went to private schools in Manila as US citizens on tourist visas. The only gotcha is they have to leave/re-enter every 6 months. After Ondoy storm hit, we decided to move back to the states.

We're thinking about moving to the Philippines again and one of our kids jumped on that and took off to finish high school in the Philippines. There are aspects of elite school culture in Manila that we didn't like so he went to Baguio and is doing very well. I would argue even better than a highly rated public school in the US that our other kids are attending because of the high level of interaction between teachers and much lower number of students.

One other caveat is that many private schools have a Filipino rate and a foreigner rate. My wife is a Filipina so we applied for dual citizenship for our kids. This not only give them a lower rate for tuition (including college should they decide to go there), but they also no longer needs to leave the country every 6 months. The US and Philippines allows dual citizenships.

FWiley

11/20/2017 01:32 EST

RG
My children are 9 and 7. I am married to a filipina and we are moving there in June 2018
They will attend Catholic school in Mindoro the first year while we search for a home in Batangas. Then will attend international school, very highly rated and nationally accredited by the US als. I am a disabled vet and have been there several times. I have gone to both the schools unannounced and seen firsthand curriculum being taught at both schools. Catholic school my wife attended and is well educated along with her sister also. It what you make of the opportunities given in life, and to the person who spoke of M. D. s I saw four American Educated doctors trying to find out what was going on with me and why my health deteriorated in a mater of 2 months , none of them could figure it out, Went to a Filipino MD graduate of Med school in Manila working at St Luke's here in KC. Diagnosed my issue wit 1 blood test that took 30 minutes for the results in his office. Education is as good anywhere, it's how you apply what you learn. Also rg Thank you for your service

charkee

11/20/2017 06:51 EST

I've been around a few MD's in the US and they will purposely sting out the diagnosis to rake in more cash. Some will even diagnose cancer where none exists and see how much they can milk you for.

My brother was having vomiting attacks along with life threatening dehydration to the point they'd have to put in 4 or 5 pints of saline solution. He was spending 2 days a month in the hospital for several years.

First it was parasites: removed. Then it was gallstones: gallbladder removed. Then it was "his system didn't want to hold onto water", huh?

His condition was caused by long term (like 60 years) of heavy marijuana use and it was myself and not the MD that discovered this.

He cut down on the weed and his condition improved and has not been in the ER for 18 months.

raygeode

11/21/2017 01:30 EST

School is what you make of it. Anyone can choose to or choose not to learn. Discipline in the schools that my wife attended and taught at was strict, and therefore her pupils grew up with good values and she’s proud of what they have become as they still greet her on Facebook and call her mam. My wife is mid 50’s, and taught classes of 40, 3rd and 4th grade boys for 18 years. Here in the US, , students run amok causing disruptions and a worse learning environment than in the Philippines. Parents here don’t discipline nor do they help their children learn. she Is better at English grammar than many of her co-workers and they depend on her to correct their work. And lastly, she’s a whiz at JUMBLE..

raygeode

11/21/2017 01:30 EST

charkee

11/21/2017 04:14 EST

Remember that TV program, Are You as Smart as a 5th Grader?

Most of the adults questioned do not know the answers and the kids beat their socks off.

Why? Because what is taught in school often has little bearing on adult life and reality and much that is taught is not education but propaganda.

I raised 4 teens in the US, I taught each one to read and write both English and Spanish they were good kids and did exceptionally well, until they hit the teen years.

The high schools were teaching the kids to report their parents to the police should they discipline them or anything else petty or major.

Soon our teens that didn't know anything were telling us how to run the show, while we lived under the sword of damocles. They became bullies over their own parents.

For this reason even to this day I have little contact with my kids, raising them was a nasty experience and I grew to dislike them.

This is one of the things I detest about the USA, the government meddling in families. Yes, some families have serious issues with drugs, sexual abuse and violence, But that was not an issue in our family. Asking a kid to wash the dishes or clean their room could bring the cops knocking at our door and we red-faced trying to explain to the cops, (who assume everybody is a liar) that nothing happened.

Once my 18 year old daughter (she was bullying her siblings) tried to hit me and push me around when I told her to stop. I threw her down with an arm lock and sat on her for nearly 40 minutes while she screamed and fought as if she was being murdered.

She ran away from home (good riddance) when I let her up and called the cops saying I beat her up hundreds of times. If it were not for her siblings all backing my story, I'd still be in prison today.

After that her friends that she ran away to, learned she lied, threw her out and told her to never come back.

deejay1952

11/30/2017 07:47 EST

My kids (7 & 11) are enrolled in a private school. Have been for years. Standard is very high where we are and more than comparable to 'Western' schools.

AsIseeit

12/3/2017 11:08 EST

So very accurately stated

ACEPoolPlayer

12/5/2017 07:26 EST

I'd say elementary school education for up age 10 or so is pretty good in the Philippines if you are attending a decent school whether that be a good public school in the province or a private school somewhere. The Philippines education system is based more on memorization for the short term rather than understanding and learning for the long term. Once a child gets to the area of understanding and learning the education level drops off quite a bit in the Philippines. That being said if a parent assists and pays attention to their child's education along with the internet and everything available today, sky's the limit.

GoldWarrior

12/5/2017 15:23 EST

Still looking for a military school for a 12 year old boy in Manila. Anybody have any suggestions?

Morgacj2004

12/6/2017 11:31 EST

What a completely insensensitive and rude reply GaryD, lots of children live overseas with their parents and get a very good education. Perhaps you are the one being selfish with your hasty reply

gelynch52ph

12/6/2017 18:03 EST

There is something wrong with your math. The MAXIMUM score one can attain on the American SAT is 1600.

gelynch52ph

12/6/2017 18:14 EST

I lost track of who posted, but someone said they would never send their children to a public school in Philippines. I would disagree in A SINGLE INSTANCE! If a person lives in Tagaytay close to the border with Silang, the Maitim 2 Elementary School is quite good and I would have no problem sending my children there. I once sent a young (grade 2) stepson to Mater Dei Academy, which supposedly was a good school, but I was constantly going there to correct the teachers for their grades on GRADE 2 ENGLISH tests. For almost 2 years I would sit at a sari 2 store near the Maitim 2 Elementary and talk to kids, parents, teachers and just neighbors. The children all spoke English because that school is one of the few in the country that actually teaches it.

The kids and even adults in the area who had received their elementary education there seemed to be better educated than even people who had attended private schools in Tagaytay.

Beyond elementary school one would need to send kids to the ultra expensive private schools just to get a decent, but not even average American, quality education. Forget the post high school education here. You might as well send kids to the US military for education.

GaryD

12/7/2017 03:19 EST

"What a completely insensensitive and rude reply GaryD, lots of children live overseas with their parents and get a very good education. Perhaps you are the one being selfish with your hasty reply"

Morgacj2004, What are you talking about posting completely out of the blue with no reference to what post you are talking about.

I am living overseas eductating our son and he is doing very well in his world class University.

rcarmack

12/7/2017 23:07 EST

@gelynch52ph From 2005-2015, the maximum score on the SAT was 2400 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT)

formerexpat

12/16/2017 08:40 EST

There is a huge lack of critical thinking skills and common sense in almost everyone I have ever met who was "educated" in the Phils. I left because I have a child, no way in hell would I raise him there. So many reasons.

Robertdav298

1/21/2020 20:33 EST

Most of these posts are from 2017 but I feel I have something of value to add.

As with mosts posts on any topic on this forum people tend to compare the RP with their home country. I understand why this happens, its one of the pitfalls of moving to another country.

I have an opinion about private schools versus public and also about the education system.
I have learned that in the RP public school teachers earn more than private school teachers. This would explain two things 1) public school teachers have a government controlled wage 2) private school teachers have to negotiate their salary or take what they can get.

I have heard alot of comments, some say public education is better because the teachers are better others have countered and said private education is better because the size of the class is smaller and the teachers are better.
I also tend to believe that where you are located in the RP has a direct relation to your childs education.
Also I have found that accredited International schools are better suited for Foreign students.

Personally, I struggle with sending my daughter to a school in my home country for a variety of reasons, the biggest one being safety followed by respect for teachers. I have found that in the RP we achieved these key reasons.
We do struggle with all the BS subjects that the RP education system lays on the students, so we focus on the core subjects; math, english, science, computer and music. My daughter scores in the 90's with these subjects but will never make "honor roll" because of Philippine History and Mother Tongue. But that is fine because nowhere in the world is TAGALOG spoken except here......and who cares about Philippine history.

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Best Places to Live in Philippines

The Philippines is known for its big cities, breathtakingly beautiful beaches, friendly Filipinos and low cost of living. Where are the best places to live in the Philippines? Expats, digital nomads and retirees share their favorite places to live.

Healthcare in Philippines

Expats in the Philippines have a lot to say about the quality of medical care, hospitals, prescription medicine availability and health insurance in the Philippines.

Cost of Living in Philippines

Expats offer insight into the cost of living in Philippines.

Moving to Philippines Guide

Expats moving to the Philippines join others that have moved there for work or a lower cost of living during retirement. It's critical to understand what the realities of living there are, but those that successfully make the adjustment believe it is a good place to live.

Real Estate in Philippines

Real estate listings in popular cities and towns in Philippines.

Pros & Cons of Living in Philippines

Take off your rose-colored glasses and learn what expats have to say about the biggest challenges and the greatest rewards of living in Philippines.

Retiring in Philippines

Advice for people retiring in Philippines.

10 Tips for Living in Philippines

Expats seem to unanimously agree that the best thing about living in the Philippines is the Filipino people. The cost of living is another thing to love.

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