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DepEd SHS Voucher Program and ESC Grant for School Year 2020-2021 in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) is a program of financial assistance wherein subsidies in the form of vouchers are provided to qualified SHS learners in participating private and non-DepEd SHS (DO 11, S. 2015).

Eligibility for Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program

Not EligibleQualified Voucher Recipients (QVRs) (no need to apply)Voucher Applicants (need to apply)
Grade 10 Completers before SY 2019-2020Category A: Grade 10 completers in DepEd public schoolsCategory D: Grade 10 completers in private schools who are not ESC grantees
High School graduates of March 2015 or earlierCategory B: Grade 10 completers in SUCs and LUCsCategory E: Learners who took/will take the ALS A&E Test* in the current school year
Incoming Grade 12 learners who were not part of SHS VP in Grade 11Grade 10 completers who are ESC granteesCategory F: Learners who took/will take the PEPT* in the current school year
Non-Filipino learners
*For VAs who fall under categories E and F, they may apply for the voucher while waiting for results of the ALS A&E Test and PEPT, respectively.

Voucher Application Procedures

The application may be done manually or online; both are free of charge. VAs are highly discouraged from submitting multiple applications. All applications shall be coursed through Private Education Assistance Committee National Secretariat (PEAC NS) via Online Voucher Application Portal (OVAP) for online application and the PEAC NS office for manual application. DepEd shall not accept submissions of applications. VAs are encouraged to apply online as this mode carries a number of features not available for manual applications. Online applications allow VAs to have a longer period to apply, submit the required documents in parts, and track their applications.

Required Documents as Proof of Financial Means

If the parents or guardian/s and the other person/s:Required DocumentWhere to obtain document if not readily available
Employed in the Philippines (including self-employedLatest Income Tax Return Or Certificate of EmploymentBureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Employer
Employed abroadCertificate of EmploymentEmployer or Recruitment Agency
Unemployed but with other sources of incomeAffidavit of source of income stating average monthly earnings/support receivedNotary Public
Unemployed and without incomeCertificate of Non-Filing of Income Tax Return ORBureau of Internal Revenue
Municipal Certificate of UnemploymentMayor’s Office (Not from the Barangay or the City Assessor’s Office)

Education Service Contracting (ESC)

The Education Service Contracting (ESC), which aimed at democratizing and improving access to quality secondary education, is a government financial assistance to deserving elementary school graduates who wish to pursue their secondary education in private schools (DO 31, s. 2010). ESC grant starts at Grade 7 and represents a four-year funding commitment of the government.

Program beneficiaries of ESC are awarded certificates as evidence of the Government’s commitment to supporting their education in a private high school for as long as they meet the entrance requirements, as well as those for regular promotion to each of the succeeding school years until they graduate.

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14 thoughts on “DepEd SHS Voucher Program and ESC Grant for School Year 2020-2021 in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic”

  1. good evening po. recipient po ako ng esc nung jhs at grade 11, kaso po nagstop po ako for 2 years na up until now. valid pa po kaya esc ko if papasok po ulit ako next year?

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  2. Ang ESC ay para lamang po sa Junior High School from Grade 7 to 10. Ang Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS -VP) yan ang para sa Gr 11 to 12. Magstart yan sa Gr 11. Pag you are a completer galing sa public school, automatic ikaw ay eligible sa grant. However, if you finished your Grade 10 in a private school and you are not an ESC grantee, nag aaply ka sana para sa SHS VP. Pag approved ang application mo, magiging recipient ka na sa SHS VP ng DepEd po.

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  3. My son is grade 12 now I transferred him in other school they still requiring us to submit ESC cert pra mbwasan ung tfee, but his old school said automatic n daw po un kya ayaw mo nla kmi bigyan ng cert..anu po ba talaga ang dpat?

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  4. Good day sir, I would like to ask if how to avail the esc voucher. I’m graduating na po grade 12 and we still have an outstanding balance. Our treasury keeps on emailing us about the scholarship po. Pwede pa po ba yun maka avail?

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  5. Tanong ko lang po bakit hanggang ngaun wala pa ung ESC ng mga studyante ng Laguna Cillege dito sa San Pablo Laguna..sabi ngbadmin hindi pa daw nafoforward ng DepEd…salamat po

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  6. hello po tanong ko lang po paano po pag ung bata ay kasama sya sa ESC grant ngayon po ay gusto ng bata na magtransfer sa manila pero ayaw syang payagan ng pinanggalingan nya na school dahil naka contrata dw sya sa ESC grant hanggng grade 10 …paano po pag lilipat na po sa manila ang bata at sa probinsya po sya galing hindi po ba talaga sya pwede magtransfer?

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  7. My son is esc grantee in junior high and wishes to proceed senior high. Im late in filing for a voucher. Can he still have educational assistance.

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  8. How about those Grade 8 to 10 students who had transferred to a public school and will return to a private school by SY 2021-2022, would their ESC grant be continued? or would it be cancelled? Thanks.

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  9. Good day sir
    Itatanong ko po sana kung paano magkaroon ng voucher po ang anak ko grade 11 po sya pag pasok
    Kahit po esc d po sya nag karoon.
    Pumapatak po sa category D

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