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Bangsamoro Stand Alone Senior High School

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Bangsamoro Stand Alone Senior High School
Location

Information
Other nameBangsamoro Public Madrasah
School typePublic, Basic
Religious affiliation(s)Nonsectarian / with Madrasa (Islam)
EstablishedJuly 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)
Local authorityMinistry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education of Bangsamoro
StaffMonawara Salik
(Madrasa head)
Number of students1,500 (2024–25, madrasa only)
Capacity5,000 (total)
2,000 (madrasa)

Bangsamoro Stand Alone Senior High School is a publicly-funded school in Cotabato City, Bangsamoro, Philippines. It also host the country's first public madrasa.

History

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The Bangsamoro Stand Alone Senior High School on August 18 would be completed on August 18, 2023 in Barangay Datu Balabaran of Cotabato City. The school would have a six four-storey buildings with 5,000 student capacity.[1]

The Bangsamoro Election Code passed in 2021[2] would allow the Bangsamoro autonomous regional government to maintain a public madrasa.[3] Traditionally Islamic education in the region is limited to the house of a teacher or in the mosque.[4]

The Bangsamoro Public Madrasah was formally launched on July 26, 2024. The first day of classes would open in July 29, 2024, making the institution the first state-funded madrasa in the Philippines. It has an initial capacity to accommodate 2,000 students and offers programs froom the kindergarten to senior high school level.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "BARMM's first stand-alone secondary school addresses classroom shortage - BARMM Official Website". Bangsamoro Information Office. August 22, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Iqbal Signs IRR Of Bangsamoro Education Code". MindaNews. August 3, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Key Features of the Bangsomoro Education Code". Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education - Bangsamoro. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Fernandez, Edwin (July 30, 2024). "Country's first public madrasah opens in Cotabato". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2024.