Displacement of SHS students, teachers in SUCs spawn concernsStudents listen attentively to their teacher during their face-to-face class at the Hands of Children School in Quezon City on August 19, 2022. MANILA, Philippines — Education groups have expressed worries over the impending displacement and limited options faced by students and teachers affected by the discontinuation of the senior high school (SHS) program in state universities and colleges (SUC). The two groups also expressed concerns over the 17,700 current Grade 11 students who will be “affected by dislocation” and the impact this will have on public school congestion. Another teachers' group, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), said that the directive may lead to more “overworked” public school teachers as a result of having to accommodate larger class sizes from the acceptance of student transferees. Under GASTPE, voucher subsidies or financial assistance is also given to private junior high school students.
