THE DEPARTMENT of Education said that at least 7.2 million students have so far registered for School Year 2021-2022.

The number of enrollees rose to 7,249,765, including the 4,557,327 who registered early.

“Batay sa huling datos ng enrollment ngayong araw, Agosto 23, 2021, 2:00 AM, umabot na sa kabuuang bilang na 7,249,765 ang mga nakapagpatalang mag-aaral na papasok sa Kindergarten hanggang Grade 12 sa mga pampubliko at pribadong paaralan sa buong bansa,” DepEd said.

Based on its data, 2,642,438 learners have already enrolled since the regular enrollment started.

Of this number, 2,570,377 enrolled in public schools, 118, 997 in private schools and 3, 064 in state and local universities.

“Pinakamarami na ang nakapagpatala sa Region 4-A (1,153,088), na sinusundan ng NCR (688,668), at Region 3 (676,093),” the department said.

The enrollment period in public schools started on August 16 and will end on September 13.