A total of 143 public elementary and high schools in Quezon City will be ready for the opening of classes on Monday, July 29.
Several public schools, however, will defer their opening of classes in the aftermath of Typhoon Carina, according to Mayor Joy Belmonte.
Based on Division Memorandum No. 778, Series of 2024, Belmonte stated that classes in 15 public elementary and high schools will not begin on Monday (July 29) due to various reasons.
Classes in Sto. Cristo Elementary School, Balumbato Elementary School, Cong. Reynaldo Calalay Elementary School, Sinagtala Elementary School, San Francisco Elementary School, Dalupan Elementary School, Diosdado P. Macapagal Elementary School, Rosa L. Susano Elementary School, Odelco Elementary School, Josefa Jara Martinez High School, and Sta. Lucia High School will start only on August 1 (Thursday) as they are currently being used as evacuation centers.
Belmonte added that Betty Go Belmonte Elementary School, Masambong Elementary School, Masambong High School, and Sergio Osmena Sr. High School sustained damages that needed immediate repair and can only begin classes on August 5 (Monday).
“These schools will hold Saturday classes to make up for the lost days,” the mayor said.
Aside from these schools, Belmonte assured Quezon City citizens that it is all systems go for the opening of classes in 84 public elementary and 59 public high schools in the city.
During the formal launch of Brigada Eskwela at Commonwealth Elementary School and Bagong Silangan High School, she was joined by Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) acting chairman Romando Artes.
