SCHOOL NETWORK SEES INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT WITH ‘FLEX LEARNING’

After 18 years of pursuing its mission of making lives better through education, Phinma Education welcomed over 95,000 students in school year (SY) 2021-2022, resulting in a 79-percent revenue increase, year-onyear. The organization, made up of 10 schools in the Philippines and Indonesia, offers over 110 programs covering the entire education chain and boasts a 75-percent board exam passing rate for first-time takers.

In SY 2021-2022, Phinma Education welcomed 95,503 students, a 31-percent increase. The increase in enrollment resulted in consolidated revenues of P3.79 billion, a 79-percent increase year-on-year. The network attributes its success to being able to ensure that learning continues for its underserved students throughout the past two years when they needed it the most.

Launched in 2020, Flex Learning and Remote and Distance (RaD) Learning both rely on printed materials and strong teacher and peer support through mobile data. The former will allow students to return to school once regulations allow, while the latter is completely home-based. Because the majority of its students could not afford to be online, it partnered with Globe and PLDT Smart to provide students with mobile data every month.

In SY 2022-2023, Flex Learning will move to a 2-4 system of two days in-person classes and four days of remote and independent learning. It will distribute students’ in-person classes throughout the week to comply with the minimum public health standards. Students and their teachers will be assigned to only one shift to limit the number of people inside the campus. Self-sufficient modules, alternative assessments, streamlined instructions, and most importantly, remote coaching will be maintained for both Flex Learning and RaD Learning.

Construction is also in full swing to cater to an even bigger number of students. It recently opened the San Jose campus of Phinma Araullo University and acquired a new lot in Phinma University of Pangasinan which will house a seven-story building with a roof-deck.

It is also constructing a building in Phinma Rizal College of Laguna and a new Phinma Cagayan de Oro College campus in Iligan City. And to upgrade its dentistry program, Southwestern University Phinma is set to open its new Dentistry building.