A survey of the educational system of the Philippine islands by the Board of educational survey, created under acts 3162 and 3196 of the Philippine Legislature.

BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL SURVEY REPORT 77
TABLE 1.-BUILDING COSTS PER STANDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLROOM, 7 METERS BY
9 METERS, TO ACCOMMODATE 48 PUPILS BY FIVE-YEAR PERIODS, 1913-1923, AND
1925
[Source: Estimates of Assistant to the Director of Education based on cost records of
actual buildings]
1913 1918
Low Average High Low I Average High
Elementary schools:
Concrete........................... 2,000 P2,350 P3,000 P2,200 P2,535 P2,700
First-group lumber2....................................................
Semipermanent............................................................
Light materials (nipa and the like).... 300 450 600 400 600 700
Secondary schools:4
C oncrete................................................................
1923 1925
Low Average High Low Average Highl
Elementary schools:
Concrete........................... P2,700?3,335 T'3,500 P3,280 P3,500 P4,200
First-group lumber 2......................................... 4,000 4,500 5,000
Semipermanent................... 2,500 3,000 3,300 2,900 3,200 3,600
Light materials (nipa and the like).... 400 500 600 300 400 500
Secondary schools: 4
Concrete........................... 5,000 5,500 6,000 4,500 5,000 5,500
The low and the high are to be expected respectively as the building increases in size,
is close to cheap transportation of materials, or the reverse.
2 Estimate as no buildings of first-group lumber constructed up to present time with
available cost data.
3No data available prior to 1923 when standard plans were adopted.
4 Unit costs on the other types of secondary schools are not available as no standard
plans for such schools have been adopted. The Pasig Type of Plan 20, has been constructed
for use by several high schools, and cost data are available for these.
The second general problem is that of distributing the cost of a building over the period of years for which it will be in use and thus placing
the cost on the successive generations which it will serve. This is usually
done in other countries by issue of bonds. Whether the economic development of the Islands makes this possible, is an open question. At
least, the feasibility of issuing bonds of small denominations for the
erection of school plants should be tried.
The plan of a loan from the Insular Government to a province for a
school-building program does approximate the same procedure. This
plan has been followed with advantage in certain instances. If the
Insular Government can issue and dispose of bonds covering such loans
this constitutes essentially the plan desired. If the Insular Government
cannot sell such bonds, school-building loans to the province will settle
the problem for the provinces and municipalities, but not for the Insular
Government. In any case it is helpful if the Insular Government can
assume the temporary burden and then require the local government