MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 20 (PIA) --- More than 80 madaris or Islamic schools in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will get financial assistance from the region’s Education Department this school year.
Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Undersecretary for Madaris Education Alzad Sattarsaid the agency has earmarked P5,000 financial support for every madrasah student.
The fund, he said, would be used to support infrastructure improvement of madaris and the salaries of their instructors.
“We like to help Madaris operating in the region keep up with the education standard we want to establish in ARMM,” said Sattar.
Most of the madaris, Sattar said, face financial difficulty.
“Pilot madaris should be at par with other private educational institutions, if not today, maybe in the near future. Once we achieve quality management and quality education, we will produce quality leaders who can lead the Bangsamoro,” he said.
According to him, a madrasah must have a permit to operate from the DepEd and follow the prescribed basic education curriculum to qualify for the financial assistance.
The curriculum is a combination of Islamic studies and Arabic Language (ISAL) with core madrasah subjects like Qur’an, Aqeedah (Theology) and Fiqh (Jurisprudence), Seerah (Prophet's Biography) and Hadith (Prophetic Traditions) and the Revised Basic Education Curriculum such as English, Science, Math, Filipino and Makabayan (Social Studies).
Pilot madaris in ARMM have recently adopted the Standard Madrasah Curriculum or known as Refined Enhancement Madrasah Curriculum. (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/APB/PIA-10)
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