WHAT IS K TO 12 PROGRAM?

The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of

basic education (six years of primary education,
four years of Junior High School, and two years of
Senior High School [SHS]) to provide sufficient time for
mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners,
and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-
level skills development, employment, and
entrepreneurship.
SALIENT FEATURES

Strengthening Early
Childhood Education
(Universal Kindergarten)
 MAKING THE CURRICULUM
RELEVANT TO LEARNERS
(CONTEXTUALIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT)
ENSURING INTEGRATED AND SEAMLESS
LEARNING
(SPIRAL PROGRESSION)
•BUILDING PROFICIENCY THROUGH
LANGUAGE (MOTHER TONGUE-BASED
MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION)
Gearing Up for the Future
(Senior High School)
Nurturing the Holistically Developed
Filipino (College and Livelihood
Readiness, 21st Century Skills)
GEARING UP FOR THE FUTURE (SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL)

• SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IS TWO YEARS OF SPECIALIZED UPPER SECONDARY

EDUCATION; STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE A SPECIALIZATION BASED ON
APTITUDE, INTERESTS, AND SCHOOL CAPACITY. THE CHOICE OF CAREER
TRACK WILL DEFINE THE CONTENT OF THE SUBJECTS A STUDENT WILL TAKE
IN GRADES 11 AND 12. SHS SUBJECTS FALL UNDER EITHER THE CORE
CURRICULUM OR SPECIFIC TRACKS.
 CORE CURRICULUM
•THERE ARE SEVEN LEARNING AREAS UNDER THE CORE
CURRICULUM. THESE ARE LANGUAGES, LITERATURE,
COMMUNICATION, MATHEMATICS, PHILOSOPHY, NATURAL
SCIENCES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. CURRENT CONTENT
FROM SOME GENERAL EDUCATION SUBJECTS ARE
EMBEDDED IN THE SHS CURRICULUM.
TRACKS
• EACH STUDENT IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAN CHOOSE AMONG THREE
TRACKS: ACADEMIC; TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL-LIVELIHOOD; AND SPORTS AND
ARTS. THE ACADEMIC TRACK INCLUDES THREE STRANDS: BUSINESS,
ACCOUNTANCY, MANAGEMENT (BAM); HUMANITIES, EDUCATION, SOCIAL
SCIENCES (HESS); AND SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
(STEM).
• STUDENTS UNDERGO IMMERSION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE EARN-WHILE-YOU-
LEARN OPPORTUNITIES, TO PROVIDE THEM RELEVANT EXPOSURE AND ACTUAL
EXPERIENCE IN THEIR CHOSEN TRACK.
 TVET (TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING)
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
• AFTER FINISHING GRADE 10, A STUDENT CAN OBTAIN CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY
(COC) OR A NATIONAL CERTIFICATE LEVEL I (NC I). AFTER FINISHING A TECHNICAL-
VOCATIONAL-LIVELIHOOD TRACK IN GRADE 12, A STUDENT MAY OBTAIN A NATIONAL
CERTIFICATE LEVEL II (NC II), PROVIDED HE/SHE PASSES THE COMPETENCY-BASED
ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(TESDA).
• NC I AND NC II IMPROVES EMPLOYABILITY OF GRADUATES IN FIELDS LIKE
AGRICULTURE, ELECTRONICS, AND TRADE.
 MODELING BEST PRACTICES FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
•IN SY 2012-2013, THERE ARE 33 PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS, PUBLIC
TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS, AND HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS (HEIS) THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED GRADE 11. THIS IS A
RESEARCH AND DESIGN (R&D) PROGRAM TO SIMULATE DIFFERENT
ASPECTS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN PREPARATION FOR FULL
NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION IN SY 2016-2017. MODELING PROGRAMS
OFFERED BY THESE SCHOOLS ARE BASED ON STUDENTS’ INTERESTS,
COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES.
 NURTURING THE HOLISTICALLY DEVELOPED FILIPINO (COLLEGE AND
LIVELIHOOD READINESS, 21ST CENTURY SKILLS)
After going through Kindergarten, the enhanced Elementary and
Junior High curriculum, and a specialized Senior High program, every
K to 12 graduate will be ready to go into different paths – may it be
further education, employment, or entrepreneurship.
Every graduate will be equipped with:
1.Information, media and technology skills,
2.Learning and innovation skills,
3.Effective communication skills, and
4.Life and career skills.
IMPLEMENTATION AND TRANSITION MANAGEMENT
 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PLANS
RESOURCE 2010 SHORTAGE 2010 TO 2014 ACCOMPLISHMENT PLANS FOR 2015

41,728 classrooms for Kinder to Grade 12

Classrooms 66,800 86,478 constructed classrooms as of February 2015
30,000 of which are for Senior High School (Grades 11 and 12)

Teacher Items 145,827 128,105 teachers hired as of December 31, 2014 39,066 additional teacher items

80,197 completed
Water and Sanitation 135,847 23,414 ongoing construction 13,586 programmed for 2015
43,536 ongoing procurement as of May 2014

Textbooks 61.7M 1:1 student-textbook ratio since December 2012 69.5 million additional learning materials

Seats 2,573,212 1:1 student-school seat ratio since December 2012 1,547,531 additional new
 WHY ARE WE NOW IMPLEMENTING 13 YEARS OF BASIC EDUCATION?

•THE PHILIPPINES IS THE LAST COUNTRY IN ASIA AND ONE OF ONLY THREE
COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE WITH A 10-YEAR PRE-UNIVERSITY CYCLE
(ANGOLA AND DJIBOUTI ARE THE OTHER TWO).
•A 13-YEAR PROGRAM IS FOUND TO BE THE BEST PERIOD FOR LEARNING
UNDER BASIC EDUCATION. IT IS ALSO THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD FOR
STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS GLOBALLY.
 HOW WILL THE CURRENT CURRICULUM BE AFFECTED BY K TO 12?
WHAT SUBJECTS WILL BE ADDED AND REMOVED?
• THE CURRENT CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ENHANCED FOR K TO 12 AND NOW GIVES
MORE FOCUS TO ALLOW MASTERY OF LEARNING.
• FOR THE NEW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADES (GRADES 11 AND 12), CORE SUBJECTS
SUCH AS MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND LANGUAGE WILL BE STRENGTHENED.
SPECIALIZATIONS OR TRACKS IN STUDENTS’ AREAS OF INTEREST WILL ALSO BE
OFFERED.
• CHANGES TO SPECIFIC SUBJECTS ARE DETAILED IN THE K TO 12 CURRICULUM
GUIDES, VIEWABLE AND DOWNLOADABLE AT BIT.LY/KTO12CURRICULUM.
 WILL SHS MEAN TWO MORE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL?

• YES. THESE TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS WILL EQUIP LEARNERS WITH SKILLS THAT WILL
BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE, WHETHER IT BE:
• EMPLOYMENT
• ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (FURTHER TECH-VOC TRAINING)
• HIGHER EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
 HOW WILL STUDENTS CHOOSE THEIR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SPECIALIZATIONS?
•STUDENTS WILL UNDERGO ASSESSMENTS TO DETERMINE THEIR
STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS. THESE WILL INCLUDE AN APTITUDE
TEST, A CAREER ASSESSMENT EXAM, AND AN OCCUPATIONAL
INTEREST INVENTORY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS. CAREER ADVOCACY
ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED TO HELP GUIDE
STUDENTS IN CHOOSING THEIR SPECIALIZATION OR TRACK.
 HOW WILL STUDENT SPECIALIZATIONS/TRACKS BE
DISTRIBUTED ACROSS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS?

•SPECIALIZATIONS OR TRACKS TO BE OFFERED WILL BE

DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN
THE AREA, THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF MOST STUDENTS, AND
THE OPPORTUNITIES AND DEMANDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
 WILL SHS ENSURE EMPLOYMENT FOR ME?
• SHS CREATES THE FOLLOWING OPPORTUNITIES:
• STANDARD REQUIREMENTS WILL BE APPLIED TO MAKE SURE GRADUATES KNOW ENOUGH TO BE HIRABLE.
• YOU WILL NOW BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR TESDA CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY (COCS) AND NATIONAL CERTIFICATES
(NCS) TO PROVIDE YOU WITH BETTER WORK OPPORTUNITIES.
• PARTNERSHIPS WITH DIFFERENT COMPANIES WILL BE OFFERED FOR TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL COURSES.
• YOU CAN NOW GET WORK EXPERIENCE WHILE STUDYING; AND COMPANIES CAN EVEN HIRE YOU AFTER YOU
GRADUATE.
• ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES WILL NOW BE INCLUDED. INSTEAD OF BEING EMPLOYED, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO START
YOUR OWN BUSINESS AFTER GRADUATING, OR CHOOSE TO FURTHER YOUR EDUCATION BY GOING TO COLLEGE.
 WILL THE ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL MEAN
• NOT NECESSARILY. ADDITIONAL EXPENSES?
• SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL “COMPLETES” BASIC EDUCATION BY MAKING SURE THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATE IS EQUIPPED FOR WORK, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, OR HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS IS A STEP
UP FROM THE 10-YEAR CYCLE WHERE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES STILL NEED FURTHER EDUCATION
(AND EXPENSES) TO BE READY FOR THE WORLD.
• SHS WILL BE OFFERED FREE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THERE WILL BE A VOUCHER PROGRAM IN
PLACE FOR PUBLIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETERS AS WELL AS ESC BENEFICIARIES OF
PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO TAKE SHS IN PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.
• THIS MEANS THAT THE BURDEN OF EXPENSES FOR THE ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS NEED NOT BE
COMPLETELY SHOULDERED BY PARENTS.
WHAT IS THE VOUCHER PROGRAM?
 WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE VOUCHER PROGRAM?
• FOR STUDENTS
THE VOUCHER PROGRAM CAN PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL TYPES
OF STUDENTS. EVEN THOSE WHO NORMALLY DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS
WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. THEY WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO
THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPED.
• FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS WITH SHS WILL BE ABLE TO TAP INTO AN EXPANDED MARKET —
STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
 HOW CAN I HELP IMPROVE BASIC EDUCATION?

•PRIVATE PARTNERS CAN DONATE THROUGH THE ADOPT-A-

SCHOOL PROGRAM. A 150% TAX INCENTIVE WILL BE PROVIDED
FOR EVERY CONTRIBUTION.
•HELP SPREAD AWARENESS AND INFORMATION ON THE K TO 12
PROGRAM.
 HOW WILL SHS AFFECT ME? WILL I LOSE MY JOB?
• NO HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL BE DISPLACED
• THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) IS IN CONSTANT COORDINATION WITH CHED AND DOLE
ON THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF AFFECTED FACULTY FROM PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS (HEIS). THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS THAT 39,000 HEI FACULTY WILL LOSE
THEIR JOBS OVER 5 YEARS. THIS WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF NONE OF THE HEIS WILL PUT UP THEIR
OWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH IS SINCE WE ARE CURRENTLY PROCESSING OVER 1,000
SHS APPLICATIONS FROM PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.
• DEPED IS ALSO HIRING MORE THAN 30,000 NEW TEACHERS IN 2016 ALONE. THE DEPARTMENT
WILL PRIORITIZE AFFECTED FACULTY WHO WILL APPLY AS TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS IN
OUR SHS.
 I AM A GRADUATE OF A SCIENCE/MATH/ENGINEERING/COURSE.
CAN I APPLY AS AN SHS TEACHER?

•IF YOU ARE WILLING TO TEACH ON A PART-TIME BASIS, YOU WILL NOT BE
REQUIRED TO TAKE AND PASS THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR
TEACHERS (LET).
•IF YOU WANT A PERMANENT POSITION, YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE AND PASS
THE LET WITHIN FIVE YEARS AFTER YOUR DATE OF HIRING TO REMAIN
EMPLOYED FULL-TIME.
 HOW WILL K TO 12 AFFECT THE COLLEGE CURRICULUM?

•THE COLLEGE GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM WILL HAVE

FEWER UNITS. SUBJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN UP IN BASIC
EDUCATION WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COLLEGE GENERAL
EDUCATION CURRICULUM.
•DETAILS OF THE NEW GE CURRICULUM MAY BE FOUND IN CHED
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 20, SERIES OF 2013.
•
 THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM
• THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HAS PARTNERED WITH THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK (ADB) THROUGH THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM (SHSSP) TO
SUPPORT IN THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (SHS)
PROGRAM OF THE K TO 12 BASIC EDUCATION REFORM.
• FUNDED THROUGH A RESULTS-BASED LENDING (RBL) MODALITY, THIS US$ 300
MILLION1 SUPPORT PROGRAM COVERS BOTH THE 2014-2015 PREPARATORY PHASES
AND THE 2016-2019 IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE K TO 12 REFORM, SPECIFICALLY
THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. THROUGH AN RBL MODEL, DRAWDOWNS CAN
ONLY BE MADE WHEN PRE-IDENTIFIED RESULTS OR DISBURSEMENT-LINKED
INDICATORS (DLIS) ARE ACCOMPLISHED OR MET.
 ACHIEVEMENT OF PRIOR RESULTS AND YEAR 1 DLIS
Disbursement-Linked Result Status
Prior Results (2014)
Senior High School curriculum promulgated Achieved
Minimum Service Standard for Student – Classroom Ratio
Achieved
promulgated
Prefeasibility study on Public – Private Partnership for Senior
Achieved
High School infrastructure delivery
Voucher policy brief and promulgation of establishment of non-
Achieved
DepEd Senior High Schools
 [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10533]
•AN ACT ENHANCING THE PHILIPPINE BASIC EDUCATION
SYSTEM BY STRENGTHENING ITS CURRICULUM AND
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF YEARS FOR BASIC
EDUCATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
•SEC. 4. ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. — THE
ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES AT
LEAST ONE (1) YEAR OF KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION, SIX (6)
YEARS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, AND SIX (6) YEARS OF
SECONDARY EDUCATION, IN THAT SEQUENCE. SECONDARY
EDUCATION INCLUDES FOUR (4) YEARS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
AND TWO (2) YEARS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION.
 YEAR 1 DLIS (2015)
DepEd Tech-Vocational and Livelihood curriculum
Achieved
promulgated
Feasibility study on use of Public – Private Partnership for
Ongoing
infrastructure delivery
Institutional arrangements for voucher operation and
Ongoing
administration defined and initiated
On-time submission of Agency Procurement Compliance
and Performance Indicators (APCPIs) report for previous Achieved
year at least 25%
•SEC. 18. REPEALING CLAUSE. — PERTINENT PROVISIONS
OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232 OR THE “EDUCATION ACT
OF 1982”, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9155 OR THE “GOVERNANCE
OF BASIC EDUCATION
AMMENDMENTS/ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
TO DEPED ORDER NO.19, S. 2017

•GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VOUCHER
PROGRAM EFFECTIVE S.Y. 2017-2018
AMMENDMENTS
•TO ADD SPECIFIC CATEGORY FOR THE ALTERNATIVE
LEARNING SYSTEM ALS ) AND EQUIVALENCY (A& E) TEST
AND PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT TEST (PEPT)
AS A VOUCHER PROGRAM BENEFICIARY TYPE AND
INDICATE ITS DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENT AND
CORRESPONDING VOUCHER AMOUNT
THANK YOU…