DepEd Monthly School Calendar of Activities For School Year 2021-2022

The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the DepEd Order No. 29, s. 2021 dated August 05, 2021, titled DepEd School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2021-2022, in accordance with its commitment to learning continuity amidst the health crisis.

Attached herewith is Enclosure No. 2 to DepEd Order No. 29, s. 2021, titled DepEd Monthly School Calendar of Activities For School Year 2021-2022 for your information and guidance.

DepEd Monthly School Calendar of Activities For School Year 2021-2022

August 2021	Activity
13	Start of Enrollment Period
3 -31	Brigada Eskwela and Oplan Balik Eskwela
21	Ninoy Aquino Day
30	National Heroes Day

September 2021	Activity
TBA	Accreditation and Equivalency Test (A&E)
1-30	Brigada Eskwela and Oplan Balik Eskwela
13	End of Enrollment Period
13	Opening of Classes
13	Start of Academic Quarter 1
TBA	Oplan Kalusugan sa DepEd

October 2021	Activity
5	World Teachers’ Day
TBA	Administration of PEPT (regular)
4-17	SPG/SSG Election (First to Second Week)
TBA	Start of Career Guidance Orientation for Grade 9,10,11, and 12

November 2021	Activity
1	All Saints Day (Regular Holiday)
2	All Souls Day (Special Working Day)
12	End of Academic Quarter 1
15	Start of Academic Quarter 2
27	Parent-Teacher Conference/Distribution of Report Cards
27	Araw ng Pagbasa
TBA	Accreditation and Equivalency Test (A&E)
30	Bonifacio Day (Regular Holiday)

December 2021	Activity
8	Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion (Special Non-working Day)
20	Start of Christmas Break
25	Christmas Day (Regular Holiday)
30	Rizal Day (Regular Holiday)
31	Last Day of the Year

January 2022	Activity
1	New Year’s Day (Regular Holiday)
3	Resumption of classes
28	End of Academic Quarter 2
TBA	NAT 12
31	Mid-year Break

February 2022	Activity
2-5	Mid-year Break
1	Chinese New Year (Special Nonworking Day)
7	Start of Academic Quarter 3
12	Parent-Teacher Conference/Distribution of Report Cards
25	People Power Anniversary (Special Non-working Day)

March 2022	Acitivty
28-May 30	Administration of PISA in Selected Schools

April 2022	Activity
8	End of Academic Quarter 3
9	The Day of Valor (Regular Holiday)
11	Start of Academic Quarter 4
14	Maunday Thursday (Regular Holiday)
15	Good Friday (Regular Holiday)
16	Black Saturday (Regular Holiday)
23	Parent-Teacher Conference/ Distribution of Report Cards
TBA	Administration of ELLNA, NAT 6 & 10

May 2022	Activity
1	Labor Day (Regular Holiday)
2-6 & 10-13	National Elections-related Activities
9	National Elections
Every Friday starting May	TAYO Naman! Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Service for DepEd Personnel

June 2022	Activity
12	Independence Day
23	DepEd Founding Anniversary
24	End of Academic Quarter 4 and School Year
27-July 2	End-of-School Year Rites

July 2022	Activity
1-2	End-of-School Year Rites
4	Start of Remedial/Advancement Classes

August 2022	Activity
12	End of Remedial/Advancement Classes during Summer

Activities and Celebrations Mandated by Law

June	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-30	Dengue Awareness Month	PP No. 1204, s. 1998
	National Kidney Month	PP No. 184, s. 1993
	W.A.T.C.H. (We Advocate Time Consciousness and Honesty) Month	PP No. 1782, s. 2009
5	World Environment Day	PP No. 1149, s. 1973
3rd Week of June	National Safe Kids Week	PP No. 1307, s. 2007
23	Department of Education Founding Anniversary	Administrative Order (AO) No 322, s. 1997
26	International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking	PP No. 264, s. 1998
30	Commemoration of the Historic Siege of Baler and Philippines-Spanish Friendship Day	RA No. 9187, s. 2003

July	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-31	National Disaster Resilience Month	E.O No. 29, s. 2017
	Nutrition Month	PP No. 491, s. 1974
3rd Week	National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week	PP No. 361, s. 2000 / PP No. 1870, s. 1979
23	Commemoration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Day	PP. No. 854, s. 2005
Last Week	Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino	PP No. 993, s. 2014

August	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-31	Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa	Proklamasyong Big 1041, s. 1997
	ASEAN Month	PP No. 282, s. 2017
	National Adolescent Immunization Month	Health Calendar 2021 (DOH)
	National Breastfeeding Awareness Month	RA No. 10028, s. 2009
	National Lung Month	PP No. 1761, s. 1978
	Sight Saving Month	DOH Calendar 2021
	Philippine History Month	PP No. 339, s. 2012
1	White Cane Safety Day	RA No. 6759, s. 1989
1st Week	Sight Conservation Week	PP No. 40, s. 1954
9	National Indigenous Peoples Day	RA 10689 s. 2015
12	Philippine International Youth Day	PP 229, s. 2002
19	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of President Manuel L. Quezon	RA No 6741, s. 1989
19	World Humanitarian Day	International Humanitarian Law
25	National Tech-Voc Day	RA No. 10970, s. 2018

September	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-30	National Peace Consciousness Month	PP 675, s. 2004
	Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month	PP 316, s. 2017
1-7	National Crime Prevention Week	PP 461, s. 1994 / DM 158, s. 2013
2-8	Literacy Week Celebration	PP 239, s. 1993
September 5 -October 5	National Teacher’s Month	PP 242, s. 2011 / DM 99, s. 2015
9	International Day of Peace in the Philippines	PP No. 1881, s. 2009
10	World Suicide Prevention Day	Health Calendar 2021 (DOH)
21	Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law	PP 1081, s. 1972
3rd Week	International Coastal Clean up	PP No 470, s. 2003
25-30	Linggo ng Kabataan	PP 246, s. 2011
26-30	Linggo ng Kasuotang Filipino	PP No. 241, s. 1993
4th Monday	Family Day	PP No. 1895, s. 2009
Last Week	Family Week	PP No. 60, s. 1992

October	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-31	Consumers Welfare Month	PP 1098, s. 1997
	National Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month	PP 1906, s. 2009
	Scouting Month	PP No. 1326, s. 1974
1st Week	Elderly Filipino Week	PP470, s. 1994
5	World Teacher’s Day	DM 46, s. 2016
	National Teachers’ Day	RA No. 10743, s. 2016
2nd Week	National Mental Health Week	PP No. 452, s. 1994
17-20	Commemoration of the Leyte Gulf Landing	PP 653, s. 1995
18-24	United Nations Week	PP No. 483, s. 2003
14th Week	Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week	PP 489, s. 2012

November	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-30	Filipino Values Month	PP 479, s. 1994
	Malaria Awareness Month	PP 1168, s. 2006
	National Children’s Month	RA No. 10661 s. 2015
	Philippines Environment Month	PP No. 237, s. 1998
	Library and Information Services Month	PP No. 837, s. 1991
10-16	Deafness Awareness Week	PP No. 829, s. 1991
2nd Week	Economic and Financial Literacy Week	RA No. 10922, s. 2016
17	National Students’ Day	RA No. 11369
19-25	Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week	PP No. 1667, s. 2008
3rd Sunday	National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims	RA No. 11468
25	National Consciousness Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC)	RA No. 10398, s. 2013
	National Day for Youth in Climate Action	PP No. 1160, s. 2015
25-Dec 12	18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW	PP No. 1172, s. 2006
27	Araw ng Pagbasa	RA No. 10556, s. 2013
4th Week	National Week for the Gifted and Talented	PP 199, s. 1999
	National Science and Technology Week	PP No. 78, s. 2019
Last Week	National Music Week for Young Artists	PP 25, s. 1998

December	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1	World AIDS Day	DM 270, s. 2001
3	International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines	PP 1157, s. 2006
1-31	Firecrackers Injury Prevention Month	Health Calendar 2021 (DOH)
4-10	National Human Rights Consciousness Week	RA 9201, s. 2002
2nd Sunday	Linggo ng Kabataan	PP No. 99, s. 1985
	National Children’s Day of Broadcasting	RA No. 8296, s. 1997
2nd Week	Education Week	PP 2399, s. 1985

January	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-31	Food Conservation Month	PP 1398, s. 1975
	Zero Waste Month	PP No. 760, s. 2014
3rd Week	National Cancer Consciousness Week	PP No. 1348, s. 1974
	National Autism Consciousness Week	PP 711, s. 1996
23	Commemoration of the First Philippine Republic Day	RA No. 11014, s. 2018

February	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-28	National Arts Month	PP 683, s. 1991
	National Dental Health Month	PP 559, s. 2004
	Philippine Heart Month	PP 1096, s. 1973
1st Saturday	Adoption Consciousness Celebration	PP 72, s. 1999
11	International Day of Women and Girls in Science	UN Gen Assembly A/RES/70/212
2nd Week	National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation	PP 731, s. 1996 / DM 5, s. 2015
	Safer Internet Day for Children Philippines	PP No. 416, s. 2018
14-20	National Children with Intellectual Disabilities Week	PP 1385, s. 1975
22-25	EDSA People Power Commemoration Week	PP No. 1224, s. 2007
Last Week	Leprosy Control Week	PP467, s. 1965

March	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-31	Fire Prevention Month	PP 115-A, s. 1966
	Women’s Role in History Month	PP No. 227, s. 1998
1st Week	Women’s Week	PP224, s. 1988
8	Women’s Rights and International Day of Peace	PP No. 224, s. 1975
4th Week	Protection and Gender Fair Treatment of the Girl Child	PP No. 759, s. 1996

April	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
1-30	National Intellectual Property Month	PP No. 190, s. 2017
2	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Francisco ‘Balagtas’ Baltazar	PP 964, s. 1997
9	Commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan	EO No. 203, s. 1997 / RA No. 3022, s. 1961

May	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Basis
7	Health Workers Day	RA No. 10069, s. 2010
22	Commemoration of the Philippine-Australia Friendship Day	PP No. 1282, s. 2016
22	Philippine Earth’s Day	PP No. 1481, s. 2008
May 28- June 12	National Flag Day Celebration	RA No. 8491, s. 1998 / PP No. 374, s. 1965 / Executive Order No. 179, s. 1994
31	World No Tobacco Day	Res WHA 42.19, 1988