UPDATES ON

THE SELECTION
OF HONORS

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 BEC;
DepED Order No. 92 s. 2009 : Revised
Guidelines on the Selection of Honors and
Students in Public Elementary and Secondary
Schools ( as amended by DepED Order No. 4, s.
2010); and,
DepEd Order No. 23, s. 2012 : Clarifications
of the Computation of Co-Curricular Performance
per DepED Order No. 92, s. 2009.

Grade I and
Grade VII
DepEd Order
No. 74 s. 2012
ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE

Grade II - VI and
Year II - IV

DepEd Order
No. 23 s. 2012
Co-Curricular
ACTIVITIES

DepEd Order
No. 92 s. 2009
ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE

NOTE: For Grade I and Grade VII of the K-12

BEC

NOTE: For Grades II- VI and Year II-IV of the

For Grade I and Grade VII of the K to 12 BEC

Case 1

For Grade I and Grade VII of the K to 12 BEC

Case 2

For Grade I and Grade VII of the K to 12 BEC

Case 3

For Grade I and Grade VII of the K to 12 BEC

Case 4

2.
To determine the top ten (10), pupils/students shall be ranked usin . the
poin t scheme (7 points for academic performance and
co-curricular
7-3
rder No. 92, s.
3activities)
point as contained in Enclosure Nos. 1 and 2
Revised
Pupi l/Students
in
2009,
of De Guidelines on the Selection of
Ho
Public
Elementary and Secondary Schools;
DepEd 0 R D E
Ro. 23 , s.
N
2012

MAR Z 1
2012

CLARIFICATIONS ON THE COMPUTATION OF CO-CURRICULAR

PERFORMANCE IN THE RANKING OF HONOR PUPILS AND
STUDENTS

To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant
Secretaries Bureau
Directors Regional
Directors
Schools Division / City
Superintendents
Heads, Public and Private

3. Transferees shall be considered in the ranking provided they were

later
than not
the second week of classes of the current
enrolled
School Year.
4.The general average shall be computed to three decimal places. In
order to compute for the general average, the exact numerical equivalent
of the students' final ratings across subjects shall be used. In case of tie,
candidates shall be both declared in the same honor ranking (both as
valedictorians, salutatorians and so on). Refer to Enclosure Nos. 2 and 3
of this Order for sample computation of grades.
5.All candidates for honors must be of good moral character and have not
been subjected to any disciplinary action within the current School Year.

6.Achievements of pupils/students in specific academic disciplines (such

as Mathematics, Science and English) and in special curricular areas {such as
sports, the arts and campus journalism) shall be given recognition. A separate
set of honor students may be declared for each curriculum program.
7.Duly recognized annexes of public elementary and secondary schools,
provided the annex is a complete school with all the curriculum grades/years,
shall select their own set of honor pupils/students.
8.Any member of the School Selection Committee must not he related within
the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to any of the candidates for
honors.

9.The School Head shall be the chairman of the School Selection

Committee composed of at least three (3) members from the teaching staff and
shall make the final announcement of honor pupils/students after final
results have been duly recommended to and approved by the School
Head and/ or Schools Division Superintendent, respectively, not later
present
during the(15)
selection
than fifteen
days before the recognition / commencement rites.
process.
Candidates for honors and their advisers must be

10. In case of protest, it shall be filed by the candidate with

his/her parent or guardian to the School Head within five (5)
working days from the final announcement and shall be settled by
the School Selection Committee within five (5) working days from the
filing of the protest.
11. The existing DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009 shall still be applied in the
selection of honor pupils/students in Grades 2 to 6 of the elementary level and
Second Year to Fourth Year of the secondary level.

8.
Schools with special curriculum programs (such as special science, arts,
sports, special education) and duly recognized annexes of pu blic elementary
and secondary schools, provided the annex is a complete school with all the
curriculum grades/years, shall select their own set of honor pupils/stude nts.

DepEd O R D E
R
No. 23 , s. 2012

MAR Z 1

2012

CLARIFICATIONS ON THE COMPUTATION OF CO-CURRICULAR

PERFORMANCE IN THE RANKING OF HONOR PUPILS AND
STUDENTS

To:

Undersecretaries
Assistan t
Secretaries Bureau
Directors Regional
Directors
1.
The
Department
Schools
Division
/ City of Education (DepEd) issues these clarifications to DepEd Order
No. 92,
s. 2009 entitled 'iRev <>ed Guidelines on the Selection of Honor Pupils and
Superintendents
Students in Public Elementary and Secondary SchooLc;", as amended by DepEd
Heads, Public and Private
Order No. 4, s. 2010, otherwise known as the "Revised Guidelines on the Selection of
Honor Elementary
Pupils and and
Students in Public and Private Elernentary and Secondary Schools,"
Secondary
Schools
pertinent
to the computation
of co curricular performance in the ranking of honor pupils
and students.

2.

Co-C u r r i c u l ar Performa nce (3 Points)

Co-curricular perform ance covers the achievements of the cand idates 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) Stud ent Leadership (SL), c) Campus Journalism {CJ),
d) Officership and Membership (OM ), and e) Participation or Attend ance (PA). The
procedure in the computation of co-curricular performance in the ranking of honor
pup ils and students is as follows:
1.

2.
3.

4.

5.
6.

Require each cand id ate to present and submit certified true copies
of all documentary and ellidentia.ry requirements of his/ her cocurricular achievements pursuant
to Paragraphs
1 to 8 of
Enclosure No. 2 to DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009, except
w hen the co-curricular achievement is of public k nowled ge;
Validate each co-curricular achievement of the cand idate;
Classify all valid co-curricular achievements of each candidate and
get their correspond ing points
accord ing to the five
(5) Areas/ Activities and the points assigned to them as ind icated in
the Table of Points fo1 Co-Curricular Performance in Enclosure No.
2 to DepEd Order No. 92, s . 2009;
Using the illustration matrix below, get the total points of each
candidate by ad d ing all poin ts regard less of the number of valid
co
curricular achievements in one Area/ Activity;
Rank the cand idates from the highest to the lowest based on
their sums/ total points; a nd
Multiply the rank by three (3) points to get the weighted rank ..

4.
Further; Paragraph 6 of Enclosure No. 2 to DepEd Order No . 92 s. 2009 is
now
clarified to read as foUows:
positions
held in violation
existing
DepEd policies
shallpoints
not for
Computations
of pointsofshall
be cumulative.
However,
consideredbein which case only the position. with the highest point
concurrent
included.
shall be Notwithstanding, the p oints for Presidents of the
Supreme Student
Government holding concurrent elective
or
appointive positions in. the Diuision, Regional and National
Federations of Supreme Student Governments shall all be added
6.

and credited cumulatively in favor of the holder of the

pos itions.

6. Computations of points shall be cumulative. However, points for concurrent positions held in
violation of existing DepED policies shall not be considered, in which case only the position with the
highest point shall be included. (Section 8, Article VIII, DepED Order No. 79, s.2009 on the Revised
Constitution and By-Laws of the Supreme Student Governments in Secondary Schools).

Sec. 8

Once
elected, all
SSG Officers, except
the
Year Level Chairpersons
and
Representatives , shall b e considered resigned and ineligib le from all major elective or
appointive positions in other clubs and organizations. Major elective or appointive
positions shall refer to the positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary , Treasurer,
Auditor, Public Information Officer , Peace Officer or equivalent positions, including Editorin-Chief , Managing Editor and Associ ate Editor of the School Paper or Publication.

(Enclosure No. 2 to DepED Ordor No. 92, s. 2009)

POINTS FOR CO-CURR ICULAR PERFORMANCE
AREAS/ACTIVITIE
S
1. Official Conteata
Competit
ions
a
sanct1oneJ
Memorandum Issued by
National,
Raglonel,
tho
Division and Dlslrlct
Ornces.
S1;i1uulwh.l1HnlIlaled
contests
should bo opprovodIn
writing by tho School Head
ACT:\.,,

c-

......
.

t _ Student Leaderehlp
(sha!L r
Supreme
Punil
Governmem
l r'U/
to
DopEO Ordor No. 45, s.
pursuant
2007 and Supremo
Student Government (SSG)
pursuant to DepED Order
No. 79, s. 2009]

LEVEL OF
PARTICIPATION
lntomatlona
l
Nationa
l
Regiona
l
Divisio
n
District
School
POS m O
N
Presidont/Mavo
Vice rPresidenW ice
Mavnr
Secretarv/Treasure
Auditor,
r Poaco
lnlorma1
Officer,
Public1on
Reorosentatlve/Councllo
Officer
r
COMELEC and
Committee Chair and
COMELEC
and
Vice Chair
Committee
Homeroom
Member
Other
Homeroom
President
Officers
Other
Officers

Flrst
Gold

15

POINTS
GIVEN
Second
Thi rd

10
Sliver

Partici pant

.75

.75

.5

Bronze

10

Nat ional
15
12
10

POINTS
GIVEN Divis
Rea1ona1
on 12
10
10
B

Distr ict/School

6
4

.75

.75

.5

1
.75
.5

..

i...... AREAS/ACTIVITI

POSITIO

j;ja considered only

If

3. Campus
th
Schoor " 1-'o'
'
Journalis
12ation has released a
publication]

AREAS/ACTI VITIES

4. Officership and

Membershi
in Dep ED
bllshed orprec
Cl
organi2a 1ons\ such as
STEP, YECS, YESO,
Scouting)
other than the SPG .
SSG and School Paper. The
must be containedIn
a
establishment
or re.cognition
DepEO Order or
Memorandum Issued by the
National, Regional, Division
and District Offices. School
initjated organizations or clubs
must be given
recognitionIn writing by
1he School Head.

POINTS
GIVEN 6

- N.... -.lnChiet
Editor
Assoc iate
Editor
Manaolna
Editor
Section Editor
Contributor
Others

LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION

5
5
4
3
2

President
or
Equivalent

POSITIONS/POINT
GIVEN
Secretary,
Vice
Treasurer
President
and Other
or
Officers or
Eq uival
Eaulvalent
ent

Members

International

10

Nationa
l

Regional

Division

1.5

District

1.5

School

1.5

.75

AR ,.

I V IT IES

5. Participationor
._.)
Attendance_l_n_ DopEDexchange programs, rtp,
training, conference or
workshop and othor similar
activities.
Authority to conduct the
seminar. camp. lraining,
conference or workshop
or
othor related actlVities
must be contained in a
DepED Order or
Memorandum from
Iha
national,regional.division
and district offices.SchoolInitiated similar aclivities
must be sanctionedIn
writing by the SchoolHoad.

LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION

POINTS GIVEN

lntemational

National

Regional

Division

Dlstrlcl

School

NEW

Sample Matrix: DepED Order No. 23, s.

2012

1.2.

Co-Curricular Performan ce (3

Points)
Co-curricular performan ce covers the achievements of the cand id ates 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 Attend
ance (PA). The procedure in the computation of co-curricular perfon nance in the
ranking of honor pupils and stud ents is as follows:
1.2.1 Require each candid ate to presen t and submit certified true copies of
all documentary and evidentiary requirements of h is/ her cocurricular achievements pursuant to Paragraphs 1 to 8 of
Enclosure
No. 2No.
to 92, s . 2009, except when the coDepEd Order
achievement is of public k nowled ge;
curricular
1.2.2 Valid ate each co-curricular achievement of the cand idate;
1.2.3 Classify all valid co-curricular achievements of each cand idate
get
and their correspond ing points according to the five
(5) Areas/ Activities and the points assigned to them as ind icated in
the Table of Points for Co-Curricular Performance in Enclosure No.
2 to DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009;
1 .2.4 Using the illustration
matrix
below, get the total points
of each
candidate by ad ding all poin ts regard less of the number of valid co
curricular achievements in one Area/ Actiuity;
5.
Rank the cand id ates from
the highest to the lowest based
on their
sums/ total points; and

Sample ranking of Co-Curricular Act ivit ies: DepED Order

Nos.
92,
2009
Name
ofs.Candidate

ACTIVITIES

POINTS

Rank

POl
S....

nk

1.00

5.00

0.75

4.00

POINTS

"'

N,;.5S--

2;

Final

Rank

Rank

Ra

Composite

,..P. NTS

Rank

POINTS

Rank

V"

.00

5.00

Cs

2.00

2.00

16

0.

0 ... N os . 23, s. 201 2

Sample rankin g o f Co-Cu rr ic ular Activit ies: DepED Order
Name of Candidate

3.00

2
4
3

54

5.00

c
D

7.00

A3

3.oy

POINTS

POINTS

1.00

5.00

0.75

4.00

3.00

o\-3.00

5.00
1

00

7.00

ACTIVITIES

..
.,

.
D
"'
POINTS15'POINTS
1.50 -- 5.00
c

0.20
.50.755.00

4.55.000.40
0.40

Dep ED Order No. 2 3 , 2 . 20 12

A
B
C
D
E

C onte st an d Competition
Student Leadersh ip
C am p us Journa lism
Officership an d m e m b ership
Participat ion and A ttendance

2.00

1....
1.00
.....
04
0

.00

TOTAL

1.00

RANK

3.5

15.5

2.5

15.5

2.5

POINTS

5.00

17.50

2.00

8.95

o1.00

1.00
4.5
8.75

1.00
0

11.00
4.5

7.40

3.5

25

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Summary: