 As of 2006, only private schools have entrance examinations for secondary schools.The Department of Education expects over 13.1 million elementary students to be enrolled in public elementary schools for school year 2009–2010.Though elementary schooling is compulsory, it was reported that 27.82% of Filipino elementary-aged children either never attend or never complete elementary schooling, usually due to the absence of any school in their area, education being offered in a language that is foreign to them, or financial distress.