Abbreviations and acronyms

AQAPUE

Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-University Education

EMIS

Education Management Information System

EO

Education Office

ESC

Educational Services Centre

ESCS

PISA index of economic, social and cultural status

EU

European Union

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GPA

Grade Point Average

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

IT

Information Technology

LGU

Local Government Unit

MoESY

Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth

NEET

Not in Education, Employment or Training

NGOs

Non-governmental organisations

OSM

On-screen marking

PESTL

Political, economic, social, technological and legal factors

PIRLS

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study

PISA

OECD Programme for International Student Assessment

RED

Regional Education Directorate

SES

Socio-economic status

SICI

Standing International Conference of Inspectors

SWOT

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

TALIS

Teaching and Learning International Survey

TIMSS

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

UIS

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

VANAF

Assessment of Primary Education Pupils’ Achievement

VET

Vocational Education and Training