senior high school21 and that junior high school students move up despite having low proficiency in Mathematics (1% proficient), English (3% proficient), Science (1% proficient), Filipino (13% proficient), and Araling Panlipunan (10% proficient).22 8. For learners with disabilities in the country, DepEd reported a total of 648 centers for learners with disabilities and schools with programs for them, of which 471 are for elementary and 177 for high school learners.23 9. The following tables show a breakdown of the number of learners with different disabilities enrolled in the school year 2016-201724: Table 4: Visual Impairment with Diagnosis Secondary Total Male Female Graded 5,554 7,985 13,539 Non-Graded 109 180 289 Table 5: Hearing Impairment with Diagnosis Secondary Total Male Female Graded 2,046 1,849 3,895 Non-Graded 88 77 165 Table 6: Learning Disability with Diagnosis Secondary Total Male Female Graded 2,536 1,348 3,884 Non-Graded 43 33 76 Table 7: Mental Disability with Diagnosis Secondary Total Male Female Graded 934 558 1,492 Non-Graded 184 147 331 21 Philippine Business for Education, State of Education Press Conference infographics, FACEBOOK, July 5, 2021, available at https://web.facebook.com/OnePBEd/photos/pcb.4129042517143752/4129041147143889/?type=3&theater (last accessed June 18, 2022). 22 Id. 23 National Council on Disability Affairs, Disability Data: DEPED – Relevant numbers in relation to learners with disabilities, available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iTCSWS6WNchS1mLSwf9na7hSJ199ebxU/view (last accessed June 19, 2022). 24 Id. 12