A comparative study of general secondary education in India and the Philippines

Abstract

Secondary education has a vital role to play in any program of education for any community. In India, it provides teachers for both elementary education and adult education. In the Philippines, as well as in India, it prepares pupils for the universities and other institutions of higher learning. Besides, secondary education is the stage which in all the countries marks the completion of education for the vast majority. The present study was undertaken to investigate the current status of the educational set-up of general secondary education of India and the Philippines. As a comparative study, it aimed to compare the current aims and objectives, the administrative organization and supervision, the curriculum of general secondary education, the methods of financing and the systems of examinations and evaluation.