5 Years Old and Older
[Questions P15-P22 apply to persons 5 years old and over]
P20. School Attendance
Did [respondent] attend school at any time from June 1989 to March 1990?
Encircle Code
1 Yes
2 No, skip to P22.
P20 School Attendance
Data on school attendance provide a description of the school-age population actually in school. The proportion of the school-age population which is able to take advantage of the educational system is necessary in the assessment of the adequacy of the educational system of the country.
Ask the respondent the question in P20, "Did _______ attend school at any time from June 1989 to March 1990?" for all persons 5 years old and over. If the answer is Yes, encircle code 1 ; if No, encircle code 2 .
School Attendance means attendance at any educational institution, public or private, for formal academic education at the elementary, high school, college or university level at any time during the school year June 1989 to March 1990.
Attendance in these schools leads to a higher grade and ultimately, to an academic title/degree. It includes attendance in night classes.
Include school attendance that is leading to a high school diploma in vocational high schools such as schools of arts and trades or technical high schools, and rural or agricultural high schools. Also include attendance in post secondary vocational/technical schools which are within the regular system of education such as universities and colleges.
Examples:
a. Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST)
b. San Carlos Rural High School
Exclude, however, attendance in vocational schools outside the regular system of education, in such short courses as dressmaking, beauty culture, hair science, auto mechanic, motor vehicle driving, typing, stenography, bookkeeping, etc. Also exclude day care centers which teach children the alphabet just to pass away their time.
Examples:
a. A-l Driving School
b. CWL Vocational Center
c. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Day Care Center
Also exclude training received by mail from correspondence schools like ICS (International Correspondence School). However, if the correspondence courses are given by a regular school such as a university, and they are considered toward promotion in the regular school system, such schooling should be included. Also exclude school attendance in review classes for bar or board or other examination for the practice of a profession or trade.
If a person was enrolled at the beginning of the school year or on the second semester but subsequently dropped out from school, also encircle code 1 for him.
If an answer of Yes is given for a person who is old enough to have graduated from college (25 years old and over), verify the answer, especially in barangays far from colleges and universities, before you encircle code 1.