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DEPED ORDER ON THE PROCEDURE IN THE RANKING OF HONOR PUPILS AND STUDENTS
UPDATED VERSION: DepEd Guidelines on Awards and Recognition (DepEd Order No. 36, s.2016)
The following shall be used in determining honors:
Academic Excellence (7 Points)
Academic excellence shall be based on the general average of all the learning areas in the curriculum year. The procedure for ranking based on academic excellence is as follows:
- Compute the Final Grade of each learning area.
- Get the average of the grades of all learning areas up to three decimal places.
- Rank the candidates according to their average.
- Multiply the rank by 7 points.
Illustration:
NAME OF CANDIDATES | AVERAGE OF GRADES IN THE LEARNING AREAS | RANK | WEIGHTED RANK |
A | 91.345 | 3 | 21 |
B | 90.390 | 6 | 42 |
C | 90.012 | 7 | 49 |
D | 91.258 | 4 | 28 |
E | 89.891 | 8 | 56 |
F | 91.644 | 2 | 14 |
G | 91.781 | 1 | 7 |
H | 89.456 | 9 | 63 |
I | 90.856 | 5 | 35 |
J | 89.369 | 10 | 70 |
Co-Curricular Performance (3 Points)
Refer to DepEd Order No. 23, s. 2012 (at the bottom)
Co-curricular performance covers the achievement of the candidates at all levels (school, division, regional, national and international) in five (5) areas as indicated and/or defined in Enclosure No. 2 of DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009; namely: a) Contests and Competitions (CC), b) Student Leadership (SL), c) Campus Journalism (CJ), d) Officership and Membership (OM), and e) Participation or Attendance (PA). The procedure in the computation of co-curricular performance in the ranking of honor pupils and students is as follows:
Require each candidate to present and submit certified true copies of all documentary and evidentiary requirements of his/her co-curricular achievements pursuant to Paragraphs 1 to 8 of Enclosure No. 2 to DepEd Order No. 92, s,2009, except when the co-curricular achievement is of public knowledge;
Validate each co curricular achievements of each candidate;
Classify all valid co-curricular achievements of each candidate and get their corresponding points according to the five (5) Areas/Activities and the points assigned to them as indicated in the Table of Points for Co-Curricular Performance in Enclosure No. 2 to DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009;
Using the illustration matrix below, get the total points of the candidate by adding all points regardless of the number of valid co-curricular achievements in one Area/Activity;
Rank the candidates from highest to the lowest based on their sums/total points and multiply the rank by three (3) points to get the weighted rank.
Final Ranking
Add the weighted ranks of the pupils or students.
Rank the sums from the lowest to the highest.
NAME OF CANDIDATES | ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE | CO-CURRICULAR PERFORMANCER | TOTAL | RANK |
A | 21 | 6 | 27 | 3 |
B | 42 | 12 | 54 | 6 |
C | 49 | 21 | 70 | 7 |
D | 28 | 15 | 43 | 4 |
E | 56 | 24 | 80 | 8 |
F | 14 | 9 | 23 | 2 |
G | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
H | 63 | 27 | 90 | 9 |
I | 35 | 18 | 53 | 5 |
J | 70 | 30 | 100 | 10 |
POINTS FOR CO-CURRICULAR PERFORMANCE
Computations of points shall be cumulative. However, points tor concurrent positions held in violation of existing DepED policies shall not be considered, in which case only the position with the highest point shaft be included. (Section 6, Article VIII, DepED Order No. 79 s. 2009 on the Revised Constitution and By-Laws of the Supreme Student Governments in Secondary Schools)
To be considered as points, copies of all documentary and evidentiary requirements (DepED Order, DepED Memorandum, written authorization from the School Head certificates, medals, trophies. plaques and others) shall be presented.
To be considered as points, officers in organizations seeking ranking shall present an accomplishment report verified thru certifications by proper authorities.
Download DepEd Order No. 74, s. 2012 (Guidelines on the Selection of Honor Pupils and Students of Grades 1 to 10 of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum)
Download DepEd Order No. 23, s. 2012 (Clarifications on the Computation of Co-Curricular Performance in the Ranking of Honor Pupils and Students)
Download DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009 (Revised Guidelines on the Selection of Honor Pupils and Students in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools)
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Reference: DepEd Order No. 74, s. 2012, DepEd Order No. 23, s. 2012 and DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009, DepEd Order No. 36, s. 2016.
Thanks a lot ver mucj heloful
I want to be enlightened on how difficult it is to get the “with highest honors” award considering you need a general weighted average of at least 98. Does anybody ever get this award which an average of at least 98 starting on the first quarter?