[February 21, 2019] The official DepEd School Calendar for School Year 2019-2020 has already been released by the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd).
Deped School Calendar for School Year 2019-2020 (DO. 007, s. 2019)
- The School Year (SY) 2019-2020 shall formally open on Monday, June 03, 2019 and shall end on Friday, April 03, 2020. It shall consist of 203 school days inclusive of the five-day In-Service Training and the three days for the Parent-Teacher Conferences conducted within the school year, and the World Teachers’ Day; provided, that during the five-day INSET, students shall be given advance reading for the attainment of learning objectives.
- 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 in Republic Act (RA) 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. Said schools should notify in advance their respective regional offices (ROs) regarding any deviation from the school calendar.
- The Implementing Guidelines on the SY 2019-2020 Calendar of Activities are provided in Enclosure No. 1 to enable the schools to effectively and efficiently implement the school events and activities. Likewise, the guidelines shall allow the ROs and the schools division offices to provide support to schools, particularly in the areas of instruction, and progress monitoring and evaluation.
- Schools may observe national and local celebrations/activities and holidays other than those indicated in Enclosure Nos. 2 and 3, provided that the activities are beneficial to the learners. In this regard, ROs may issue a supplemental calendar to reflect their local events.
- To compensate for unplanned suspension of classes such as natural and man-made calamities, the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) or make-up classes are recommended to be undertaken. The conduct of such activities must be agreed upon by school heads, teachers, and concerned parents.
- Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.
LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES (Secretary)
Implementing Guidelines on the DepEd School Calendar for School Year 2019-2020 (Enclosure 1)
- The School Year (SY) 2019-2020 shall formally open on Monday, June 03, 2019 and shall end on Friday, April 03, 2020. It shall consist of 203 school days inclusive of the five-day In-Service Training and the three days for the Parent-Teacher Conferences conducted within the school year, and the World Teachers’ Day; provided, that during the five-day INSET, students shall be given advance reading for the attainment of learning objectives.
- Corollary to the K to 12 goal for the holistic development of the learner, schools are encouraged to organize curricular non-classroom-based activities that involve learners such as science fairs, showcase of portfolios, trade fairs, school sports, campus journalism, festival of talents, job fairs, career orientation, and other similar activities.
- Parent-Teacher Conferences shall be done every Second Saturday after the Quarterly Examinations, except on the last conference in April 2020. It will be used as a venue to apprise the parents on the performance of their children and ensure their involvement in school activities. These conferences shall be conducted alongside with the Distribution of Report Cards and conduct of curricular non-classroom based activities where feasible and appropriate.
- A general assembly shall be conducted by all schools at the beginning of the school year to orient stakeholders on the vision, mission, and core values of DepEd, as well as curriculum, co-curricular programs, and ancillary services that support learners’ development and other continuous improvement initiatives, and to generate proposals. A year-end General Assembly is also encouraged to present the school Report Card (SRC) and consult the assembly on how to better achieve the vision, goals, and objectives.
- Deworming of children in school shall be conducted within the months of July 2019 and January 2020.
- A career guidance program shall be conducted between July and January 2020.
- Career guidance activities shall be conducted between July and November 2019 to guide Grades 9 and 10 students in making informed choices on their preferred Senior High School track. College and middle level skills fair, job fair, business and entrepreneurship expo, and similar activities shall be conducted during the last quarter of the school year to ensure placement of Grade 12 students in their preferred curriculum exits.
- At the end of the Second Quarter, a semestral break for learners shall be observed to evaluate individual teachers and their collective performance, to conduct the In-Service Training (INSET) activities, for their continuing professional development and for the preparation of their Instructional Materials (IMs).
- The Christmas break shall begin on Sunday, December 15, 2019. Classes shall resume on Monday, January 06, 2020.
- To assure quality of learning, formative assessments shall be regularly conducted by the teachers. On the national level, the Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA) shall administer the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) to assess the aptitude and interest of students and provide them with relevant information on their skills, abilities, and readiness for academic and non-academic courses, the Early Language Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (ELLNA) to measure the literacy skills of the learners in their respective Mother Tongues, Filipino, and English and Exit Assessments such as the National Achievement Tests (NAT) for Grades 6 and 10, and the Basic Education Exit Assessment (BEEA) for Grade 12, to determine if learners are meeting the learning standards set forth in the K to 12 Basic Education Program. The Regional Offices (ROs) and Schools Division Offices (SDOs) are encouraged to administer the ELLNA for the MT.
- The summer/remedial classes shall begin on Monday, April 13, 2020 and end on Friday, May 22, 2020.
- Deliberation of awards and recognition may be conducted two weeks before the graduation and moving-up ceremonies by the School Awards Committee (AC) for the following:
- Learners who will receive recognition and awards; and
- Learners who are candidates for graduation.
- Accomplishment of year-end financial clearance of learners is strictly prohibited in accordance with the Department’s No Collection Policy.
- In preparation for the opening of classes for SY 2020-2021, the schools shall conduct the following activities:
- Early Registration of learners, beginning on the last Saturday of January in the schools where they wish to study, as stipulated in DepEd Order No. 3, s. 2018;
- Brigada Eskwela from [to be announced] to enable the community and the school to prepare their facilities before the start of another school year;
Official DepEd School Calendar for School Year 2019-2020 (Enclosure 2)
May 2019
- 20-May | Start of Brigada Eskwela
- 25-May | End of Brigada Eskwela
- 27-May | Start of Oplan Balik Eskwela
June 2019
- 01-June | 1st General Assembly and Parent-Teacher Conference
- 03-June | Opening of Classes
- 06-June | Eidul Fitar (upon proclamation)
- 07-June | End of Balik Eskwela
- 09-June | Special Administration of Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT)
- 12-June | Independence Day (Regular Holiday)
- xx-June | Early Language Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (ELLNA)
- xx-June | National Achievement Test (NAT) for Grade 6
- xx-June | NAT Grade 10
- Total Number of Class Days: 18
July 2019
- 01-30 July | Deworming of School Children
- 2nd Week | OK sa DepEd
- Total Number of Class Days: 23
August 2019
- 08-09 August | First Quarter Examinations
- 12-August | Eid’d Adha (upon proclamation)
- 17-August | Distribution of Report Cards and 2nd Parent-Teacher Conference
- 21-August | Ninoy Aquino Day (Special Non-Working)
- 26-August | National Heroes Day (Regular Holiday)
- xx-August | National Career Assessment Examination for Grade 9
- Total Number of Class Days: 20
September 2019