May 31, 2019 DepEd Memorandum No. 65, s. 2019 OFFICE HOURS FOR MUSLIMS DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN To: UndersecretariesAssistant SecretariesBureau and Service DirectorsRegional DirectorsSchools Division SuperintendentsAll Others Concerned The Department of Education (DepEd) respects the rights of all Filipino Muslims to observe fasting during the month of Ramadan from May 6, 2019 to June…
DepEd Secretary Message on the Opening of Classes for SY 2019-2020
On behalf of the Department of Education (DepEd), I am honored and pleased to welcome our almost 27.2 million learners from all over the country to the opening of School Year 2019-2020! As you troop to your respective schools, bear in mind that it took the whole community—parents, teachers, local government units, national government agencies,…
DepEd Secretary Briones Informal Remarks on NEAP Transformation
I HAVE BEEN greatly and intensely interested in the effort to capacitate our teachers. As all of you know, I am an academic. I have been teaching for more than 50 years. I come from a teaching dynasty, where many family members are teachers. I am deeply aware of the continuing development that must happen…
Philippine Professional Standards for Supervisors (PPSS)
The current annual appropriation for professional learning represents a significant investment by government in improving teacher quality through in-service development. It is appropriate, therefore, to ensure that the available funds are utilized efficiently and that they contribute in the longer run to improvements in school effectiveness leading to greatly-improved student-learning achievement. The Philippine Professional Standards…
Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH)
The current annual appropriation for professional learning represents a significant investment by government in improving teacher quality through in-service development. It is appropriate, therefore, to ensure that the available funds are utilized efficiently and that they contribute in the longer run to improvements in school effectiveness leading to greatly-improved student-learning achievement. The Philippine Professional Standards…
Implementation of the NEAP Transformation
May 30, 2019 DepEd Order No. 11, s. 2019 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEAP TRANSFORMATION To: UndersecretariesAssistant SecretariesBureau and Service DirectorsRegional DirectorsSchools Division SuperintendentsAll Others Concerned As the Department of Education (DepEd) renews its focus on making decisive gains in upgrading education quality, the strengthening of the professional training and development of its 800,000 teachers is…
Results of the February & March 2019 A&E Test
The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA), announces the results of the Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Test conducted last February and March 2019. Pursuant to DepEd Order 27, s. 2018 entitled “AMENDMENT TO DEPED ORDER NO. 42, S. 2015 (HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENROL IN HIGHER EDUCATION…
2019 DepEd Standard Policies on School Opening
The Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) is part of the Department’s efforts to ensure that learners are properly enrolled and able to attend school on the first day of classes. The OBE aims to address problems, queries and other concerns commonly encountered by the public at the start of the school year. What are the eligibility…
2019 DepEd Guidelines on Senior High School Voucher Program
The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed Guidelines on Eligibility and Application for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) in School Year (SY) 2019-2020 to provide details on the requirements, procedure, and schedule for voucher application, from qualification to redemption, as well as other information relative to SHS VP application. These guidelines…
DepEd to Prioritize the Development of the Last Mile Schools in 2020-2021
The Department of Education (DepEd) is sustaining the substantial gains in access to education through the provision of adequate education facilities, teaching and non-teaching personnel, and learning resources. However, gaps in resources and facilities still remain in schools that have not met the allocation criteria for various education inputs, particularly in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged…