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Introduction
Senior high school (SHS) refers to Grades 11 and 12, the last two years of the K-
12 program that DepEd had been implemented in 2012. Students begin to study in SHS
education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School) to
provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, skills,
graduates are job-ready due to the work immersion program where it was included in
Education Program. The department made the statement following the concern of the
teachers is still an issue. This situation is serious in the Philippines because other
problems in SHS program include the need to construct . Other problems includes the
need to construct a huge number of classrooms and facilities. These were all addressed
policy concerning the developing countries, particularly among those that have made
system for college and their respective careers. Most senior high-school students hope
to find a job after completing its course, especially those who came from poor families.
There is a study by the advocacy group Philippine Business for Education(2018) stating
that even if most of the senior high-school students are ready to work, the market is not
companies in the country are open to hire these graduates. Senior high school becomes
mandatory in the Philippines that affects all the schools. There is one thought about the
adding of two years to basic education in order to decongest its curriculum and would be
a straight forward task. Another strategy of adding two years to basic education where it
invited colleges immerse they subjects they require to Basic Education. The Philippine
Business for Education (PBED) reported on the state of Philippine education and noted
graduates. Unfortunately, while a large number of entry level jobs are capable of being
filled with K to 12 graduates, many companies are still hesitant (Geronimo,2017). The
Philippine Institute for Development, studies also has a research on the country's senior
high-school program, the graduates, as well as the hiring companies. Their research
showed that many graduates are not satisfied with the jobs they get after graduating
from senior high school. Companies, however, want to hire graduates armed with the
skills the job market needs. The senior high school program was rolled out with the
intention of making all graduates become productive and employable. But the DepEd
alone cant make this program succeed. It needs the support of other stakeholders.
Hiring companies must also trust the program, which needs all the support it can get
from the private sector (Pascual,2019). The Philippine Daily Inquire carries today a full-
(COCOPEA) appealing to legislators to pass the K-12 legislative reform into law.
Understanding that the global situation today already does not just look at end degrees
in the assessments of graduates from the Philippines for properly paying jobs, but also
for twelve years of basic education, the Aquino administration through it's Department of
Education, has begun implementing the K-12 reform based on a wide consensus of it's
The researchers observed, that here in Pagadian City most of the Senior high-
school graduates are not capable of getting a decent job with a high salary. Most of the
employer have a high standard on hiring their employees for they are much more prefer
to a college graduate that have more knowledge and skills to the chosen profession.
DepEd state that they are preparing senior high school students for college and to be
hirable for any works, but most of the time senior high school graduates who choose
working over being enrolled in college cannot get a job that best suits to their profession.
The objective of the study is to give a clarification to the readers and to the
listeners, of why there are some senior high school graduates are still jobless. Even
though the Department of Education announced that if someone completed senior high
school, the students will be able to get a suitable job, but base on the research there are
Conceptual Framework
present President which shifts Philippine Basic Education system to 12 years plus kinder
from the current 10 years. This study was anchored on the point of view and theories of
the following well-known authorities which are closely relevant to researchers study.
Applying Social Cognitive Theory is self-regulated learning refers to the
processes use by learners to systematically and actively attain their personal goals.As
social models.
Social Cognitive Career Theory states the implementation of the additional two
years in the Philippine high school system began in the school year 2016-2017 as part of
the k-12 program of the Department of Education. The two years of senior high school is
envisioned to provide ample time to acquire sufficient knowledge and mastery of skills
that will prepare students for higher education and future employment. With several
factors to consider, it may be difficult for a student to select a career path. This study
aims to create a tool that will guide students in choosing a particular career track using
In Cognitive Development Theory , Planet (1980) says that the children will
also that the adults role in helping the child learn was to provide appropriate materials for
the
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Statement of the problem
This study seeks to identify why senior high school graduates cannot get a job
Assumption
1.For they prefer to hire a college graduate that has capabilities that can reach the
2.K-12 will help the students to get a job after completing senior high school for they are
3.The K-12 program will be sufficient to prepare students for works . Students will
4.This program may help the students to enhance their abilities for better future.
The study bears great importance on the ground that it's findings shall give
of the qualifiers for the employer of the certain job which makes them strive to
proceed college.
Parents. This result gave the parents awareness that if their daughter/son will
manifested with this research and to imply great understanding with k-12 students in
The data presented implied that the parents were also evaluating the
Zamboanga del Sur national high school -senior high school stand alone
Timeline. The research timeline of this study was started on June 2019 until
August 2019.
Research Design. The researchers use narrative methods and measures of the
Data Gathering Technique. The data gathering of the study is to gather all the
statement of the respondents and tabulates the overall statement of the respondents.
interest and established systematic fashion the enables one to answer stated
research questions
unrelated material.
Definition of Terms.
The following terms were used in the study and hereby defined theoretically:
of knowledge.