Thirty one private schools in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City have closed, Department of Education 6 data showed Monday, August 29.
Twelve schools closed permanently and 19 temporarily because of lack of students and financial constraints, the DepEd said.
Of the 12 private schools that closed permanently four are in Bacolod City, four in San Carlos City, three in Silay City and one in Sagay City.
Those that temporarily closed under the Negros Occidental Schools Division are seven, Silay City – six, Bacolod City – two, and Bago City, Cadiz City, Kabankalan City and Sagay City – one each.
The total number of private schools that closed in Western Visays are 76, with 59 temporarily and 17 permanently, the DepEd said.*