54% of ALS enrollees unable to finish, Edcom notes

More than half of the learners enrolled in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education (DepEd) were not able to complete the program last school year, indicating the challenges that remain in making such opportunities more accessible to the disadvantaged.

Citing the latest data from DepEd, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) on Friday noted a high dropout rate in the program, with only 302,807 students, or only around 46 percent of the total 655,517 enrolled students completing the nontraditional course.

This means that about 54 percent were unable to finish the school year 2023-2024, many due to socioeconomic factors.

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