DepEd School Calendar for School Year (SY) 2016-2017

April 22, 2016

Deped Order No. 23, s. 2016

DepEd School Calendar for School Year 2016-2017

To:

Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools Heads
All Others Concerned

1. The School Calendar for School Year (SY) 2016-2017 shows the school events and activities for the said SY. The core events and activities for this SY, which represent the actual teaching-learning days, shall be strictly observed in all schools.

2. The SY 2016-2017 shall begin on Monday, June 13, 2016 and shall end on Friday, April 7, 2017. The SY will consist of 202 school days, inclusive of the five-day In-Service Training (INSET) break. The different school events and other activities for learners, including the regular and special non-working holidays, are contained in Enclosure No. 1.

3. Private schools may deviate from this School Calendar. However, they may not start classes earlier than the first Monday of June and not later than the last day of August, as provided for in Republic Act No. 7797 entitled An Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from Two Hundred (200) Days to Not More than Two Hundred Twenty (220) Class Days. They should notify their respective regional offices (ROs) in advance regarding any deviation.

4. Specific guidelines are found in Enclosure 2 to enable the schools to effectively and efficiently conduct school events and activities, and to allow the ROs and schools division offices (SDOs) to provide support to the schools, especially in the areas of instruction, and progress monitoring and evaluation.

5. Activities and observances mandated by law can be found in Enclosure 3 while events and activities which pertain to DepEd personnel are listed in Enclosure 4. Schools may observe national and local celebrations/activities and holidays other than those indicated in Enclosure 3, provided that the total number of school days shall not be compromised.

6. Make-up classes can therefore be conducted to compensate for the school days spent for activities deemed beneficial to the teaching-learning process. Likewise, make-up classes are recommended in lieu of class cancellations due to occurrence of natural and man-made calamities. A mechanism for having make-up classes must be agreed upon by the school administrators and parents. In this regard, the RO may issue a regional school calendar to reflect their respective concerns.

7. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

(Sgd.) BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO FSC
Secretary

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DepEd School Calendar for School Year 2016-2017

Month/Date	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Bases
MAY
9	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Horacio Dela Costa
10	Commemoration of the Death Anniversary of Andres Bonifacio	Administrative Order (AO) No. 23, 2011
13	Commemoration of the Death Anniversary of Apolinario Mabini
22	Commemoration of the Philippine-Australia Friendship Day
26	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Felipe Agoncillo
May 28-June 12	National Flag Day Celebration	Republic Act (RA) No. 8491 Presidential Proclamation (PP) No. 374, s. 1965 Executive Order (EO) No. 179. s. 1994
JUNE
	Dengue Awareness Month	Health Calendar 2016 (DOH)
1-30	National Kidney Month
5	World Environment Day	DM No. 14, s. 2014
13-17 Third week of June	National Safe Kids Week	PP 1307, s. 2007
14	World Blood Donor Day	Health Calendar 2016 (DOH)
June 16-Dec 31	Nationwide Search for the Outstanding W.A.T.C.H. (We Advocate Time Consciousness and Honesty) Schools	PP 1782, s. 2009
June 16-Dec 31	Pambansang Gawad sa Ulirang Kabataan	PP 110, s. 1963 PP 28, s. 1962 DM 146 s, 2014
19	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal	AO 23, s. 2011
24	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Marcela Agoncillo
25	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Galicano Apacible	AO 23, s. 2011 DM 146, s. 2014
26	International Day Against Drug Abuse	Health Calendar 2016 (DOH)
30	Commemoration of the Historic Siege of Baler and Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day	RA 9187 PP 1696. v 2008
JULY
1-31	National Disaster and Preparedness Month	DM 69, s. 2015 EO 137, s. 1999
	National Nutrition Month	PP 491, s. 1974 DM 62, s. 2015
4	Commemoration of the Death Anniversary of Marcelo H. Del Pilar	AO 23, s. 2011
7-11	Science and Technology Week	DM 308, s. 2008
12	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Vicente Abad Santos	AO 23, s. 2011
July 17-23	National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week	PP 361, s. 2000 PP 1870, s. 1979 PP 361, s. 2000
22	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Apolinario Dela Cruz (Hermano Puli)	AO 23, s. 2011
23	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Apolinario Mabini	RA 9430 AO 33, s. 2012 DM 130, s. 2013 PP 361, s. 2000
23	Commemoration of the Philippine-Japan Friendship Day	AO 23, s. 2011
25-31	Career Guidance Week	DO 25, s. 2013
Last Week	Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino	PP 933. s. 2014
AUGUST
	Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa	Proklamasyon Big. 1041, s. 1997 DM 24, s. 2016
	History Month	PP 339, s. 2012
1-31	National Adolescent Immunization Month
	National Breastfeeding Awareness Month	Health Calendar 2016 (DOH)
	National Tuberculosis Awareness Month
	Sight Saving Month	PP 40, s. 1954
1	Commemoration of the Death Anniversary of President Manuel L. Quezon	AO 23, s. 2011
7-13	ASEAN Week	PP 1008, s. 2007 DM 143, s. 2013
9	National Indigenous People's Day	RA 10689
19	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Manuel L. Quezon	RA 6741 DM 127, s. 2013
30	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Marcelo H. Del Pilar	AO 23, s. 2011
	Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Battle of San Juan Del Monte
31	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of President Ramon Magsaysay
(tentative)	White Cane Safety Day	RA 6759 DM 77. v 2015
SEPTEMBER
1-30	National Peace Consciousness Month	PP 675, s. 2004
1-7	National Crime Prevention Week	PP 461, s. 1994 DM 158, s. 2013
September 5-October 5	National Teacher’s Month	PP 242, s. 2011 DM 99, s. 2015
Second week	National Suicide Prevention Day	Health Calendar 2016 (DOH)
15	Commemoration of the Opening of Malolos Congress	PP 246, s. 2011
21	Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law	AO 30, s. 2012 PP 1081, s. 1972
25-30	Linggo ng Kabataan	PP 99, s. 1992
26-30	Linggo ng Kasuotang Filipino	PP 675, s. 2005 DM 179, s. 2013
27	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Gen. Miguel Malvar	AO 23, s. 2011 DM 146, s. 2014
28	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of President Diosdado Macapagal	AO 23, s. 2011
Last week of September	Family Week	PP 60 s. 1992
OCTOBER
1-31	Consumers Welfare Month	PP 1098, s. 1997 DM 111, s. 2015
	National Health Month	DM 174, s. 2012
	National Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month	PP 1906, s. 2009
1-7	Elderly Filipino Week	PP 470, s. 1994
5	World Teachers’ Day	RA 10743 DM 99, s. 2015 DM32, s. 2016
6	Global Hand Washing Day	DM 119, s. 2015
17-20	Commemoration of the Leyte Gulf Landing	PP 653, s. 1995 AO 108, s. 1994
20	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Artemio Ricarte	AO 23, s. 2011
24	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Juan Luna
25	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Leon Apacible
29	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Antonio Luna	AO 23, s. 2011
(tentative)	Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week	PP 489, s. 2012 DM 122, s. 2015
(tentative) * 3rd week of June	National Health Education Week	DM 174, s. 2012
NOVEMBER
1-30	Filipino Values Month	PP 479, s. 1994
	Malaria Awareness Month	PP 1168, s. 2006
	National Children's Month	RA 10661 DM 63, s. 2015 DM 124, s. 2015
	National Environment Awareness Month	RA 9512 DM 14, s. 2014
	National Reading Month	DM 145, s. 2012
7-10	National Observance of Deaf Awareness Week	PP 829, s. 1991 DM 176, s. 2012
14-18 Third week	Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week	PP 129, s. 2015
14	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Gregorio Del Pilar	AO 23, s. 2011
16	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of President Elpidio Quirino	PP 967, s. 2015
25	National Consciousness Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC)	RA 10398
Nov 25-Dec 12	18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW)
27	Araw ng Pagbasa	RA 10556
25-29 Fourth week	National Week for the Gifted and Talented	PP 199, s. 1999
Last week	National Music Week for Young Artists	PP 25, s. 1998 DM 20, s. 2014
DECEMBER
1-31	Firecracker Injury Prevention Month	Health Calendar 2016 (DOH)
	Rizal Month	PP 126, s. 2001
December 1	World AIDS day	DM 270, s. 2011
3	International Day of Persons with Disabilities	PD 1157, s. 2006
4-10	National Human Rights Consciousness Week	RA 9201 DM 152, s. 2015
11 Second Sunday	National Children's Day of Broadcasting	RA 8296
7-12	Education Week	PP 2399, s. 1985
Tentative	Historical, Cultural and Arts Festival of Excellence	PP 126. s. 2001
JANUARY
1-31	Food Conservation Month	PP1398, s 197
	Physical Fitness and Sports Development Month	EO 63, s. 1993
	Zero Waste Month	Health Calendar 2016 (DOH)
18-24	National Cancer Consciousness Week	PP 1348, s. 1975
20-27	National Autism Consciousness Week	PP 711, s. 1996 DM 5, s. 2016
23	Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Inauguration of the First Philippine Republic	PP 533, s. 2013 PP 523, s. 2012
FEBRUARY
1-28	National Arts Month	PP 683, s. 1991 DM25, s. 2016
	National Dental Health Month	PP 559, s. 2004 DM 7, s. 2013
	National Heart Month	PP 1096, s. 1973
4	Commemoration of the Death Anniversary of Baldomero Aguinaldo	AO 23
6	Commemoration of the Death Anniversary of General Emilio Aguinaldo
7	Adoption Consciousness Celebration	PP 72, s. 1999
12-18	Leprosy Control Week	PP 467, s. 1965
13-17	National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation	PP 731, s. 1996 DM 5, s. 2015
14-20	National Children with Intellectual Disabilities Week	PP 1385, s. 1975
17	Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of GOMBURZA	PP 204, s. 2002
22-25	EDSA People Power Anniversary	AO 47, s. 2002 PP 1224, s. 2007 PP 1105, s. 2015
26	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Baldomero Aguinaldo	AO 23, s. 2011
29	Reinterment of Remains of Elpidio Quirino
MARCH
1-31	Fire Prevention Month	PP 115-A, s. 1966
	National Women's Month	RA 6949 PP 224, s. 1988 PP 227, s. 1988 DM 28, s.2014
7	Girl Child Week	PP 759, s. 1996 DM 110, s. 1999
9	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Paciano Rizal	PP 1737, s. 2009
17	Commemoration of the Death Anniversary of President Ramon Magsaysay	AO 23, s. 2011
March 22	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of General Emilio Aguinaldo
(tentative)	Global Money Week	DM 91, s. 2015
APRIL
2	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Francisco "Balagtas" Baltazar	PP 964, s. 1997 DM 13, s. 2014
10	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of General Isidore Torres	AO 23, s. 2011
5-11	Commemoration of the A raw ng Kagitingan and Philippine Veterans Week	PP 466, s. 1989 EO 203, s. 1987

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