Section 16Sec./Art. 16

Integrated System of Quality Education. - It shall be a top priority of the Bangsamoro Government to establish, maintain, and support a complete and integrated system of quality education, which shall be a subsystem of the national education system. The Bangsamoro Government shall develop an educational framework relevant and responsive to the needs, ideals, and aspirations of the Bangsamoro people. For this purpose, the Bangsamoro Government shall conform to the minimum standards set by the National Government.

The Bangsamoro Government shall institutionalize peace education in all levels of education.

Any school, college or university existing in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region as of the effectivity of this Organic Law, and such other schools and institutions that may be established hereinafter shall be deemed integral components of the educational system of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, and shall be governed by their respective charters. The National Government shall continue to support, enhance, and strengthen the Mindanao State University System.

The Chairperson of the appropriate committee in the Parliament shall be a member in the boards of the state universities and colleges in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.

The Bangsamoro Government shall supervise and regulate private schools, including sectarian and nonsectarian institutions of learning in any level. Three (3) representatives of private schools shall have the right to participate in the deliberations of the appropriate Bangsamoro Government ministry, and Bangsamoro offices of the Commission on Higher Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and other government agencies on matters dealing with private schools.

The right of sectarian and educational institutions to propagate their religious beliefs shall not be curtailed. The regional educational system shall not descriminiate against the sectarian educational institutions in any manner or form.