Manila, Feb. 17 -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded 146,637 early registrants from Kindergarten, Grades 1, 7, and 11 in the Ilocos Region for school year 2025-2026.

At a forum on Monday, Joey Pimentel, Regional Statistician of DepEd Ilocos' Policy, Planning, and Research Division, said the breakdown includes 30,850 Kindergarten pupils, 43,595 Grade 1 students, 35,129 in Grade 7, and 37,063 in Grade 11.

The data was gathered from 3,028 out of the 3,050 schools in the region, with 22 private schools either partially participating or not submitting their figures.

The DepEd conducted early registration from Jan. 25 to Feb. 15 so "they would know what to prepare for the next school year."

The early registration only covered...