More than half of 45,000 schools lack principals as most fail qualifying exam -- DepEd

GMA Network - Oct 16, 2026

An estimated 23,000 schools do not have principals as most applicants fail the qualifying examination, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Friday during its budget hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

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