Report on Philippine Education during Spanish Era

EDUCATION DURING THE
SPANISH ERA
Prepared by:

Patricia Dela Rosa

When the Spanish first arrived in the Philippines, education of the indigenous people was mainly viewed as the duty of religious organizations The Friars establish parochial

schools linked with Churches to teach catechism to the natives.
Education was manage, supervised,

and controlled by the friars.

The Spanish missionaries aim to control of the
Filipinos, body and soul.
The curriculum then consisted of the three R’s: reading, writing and religion to attain goals were the acceptance of Catholicism and the acceptance of
Spanish rule.

The schools were parochial or convent schools.
There was a separate school for boys and girls.
The focus of education during the Spanish
Colonization of the Philippines was mainly religious education. Spanish education played a major role in that transformation. The oldest universities, colleges, vocational schools and the first modern public education system in Asia were created during the colonial period.

The Spanish missionaries established schools immediately after reaching the islands.
The Augustinians opened a school in Cebu in
1565.

 Jesuits followed in 1581.

 The Dominicans in 1587, which they started a school in their first mission at Bataan.

 The Franciscans, in 1577, immediately took to the task of teaching improving literacy, aside from the teaching of new industrial and agricultural techniques.  In 1863, an educational decree mandated the establishment of free primary schools in each town, one for boys and one for girls, with the precise number of schools depending on the size of the population.  There were 3 grades: entrada, acenso, and termino.
 The curriculum required the study of Christian doctrine, values and history as well as reading and writing in Spanish, mathematics, agriculture, etiquette, singing, world geography, and Spanish history.  Girls were also taught sewing.
 The main reading materials were the cartilla, the caton and the catecismo.
 The method of instructions was mainly individual memorization. The decree also provided for a normal school run by the
Jesuits to educate male teachers in Manila.
Normal schools for women teachers were not established until 1875, in Nueva Caceres.
Despite the Decree of 1863, basic education in the
Philippines remained inadequate for the rest of the Spanish period. Often, there were not enough schools built.

The schools before were exclusive for the Spaniards.
The Filipinos were only able to enter the school in the late 19th century.
The wealthy Filipinos or the Ilustrados were accommodated in the schools.
Teachers tended to use corporal punishment.

S C H O O L F O R B OY S :
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The first established schools were exclusive for the boys.
The Augustinians built the first school in the Philippines situated in Cebu in 1565.
College was equivalent to a university during the Spanish regime.

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The first college school for the boys was the
"Colegio de San Ignacio" which was established by the Jesuits in Manila in 1589.
They also established the "Colegio de San
Idelfonso" in Cebu in 1595.
In 1601, "Colegio de San Jose" was established.
In 1589, the "Escuela Pia" was entrusted by the government to the Jesuits.
The University of Santo Tomas opened in 1611 by the Dominicans.
The San Juan de Letran for the orphaned boys, in
1630.

SCHOOL FOR GIRLS:
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“Colegio de Santa Potenciana" was the first school and college for girls. This was opened in 1589.
Colegio de Santa Isabel opened in 1632.
The religious congregations also established schools for the girls called
"beaterio".

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