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Department of Education
01 APR 2015
DepEd ORDER
No. 9, s. 2015
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL YEAR (SY) 2015-2016
To:Â Â Â Â Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
Directors of Services, Centers and Heads of Units
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Heads, Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools
All Others Concerned
The School Calendar for School Year (SY) 2015-2016 shows the school events and activities for the said SY. The core events and activities for this SY, which represent the actual teaching-learning days, shall be strictly observed in all schools.
The SY 2015-2016 shall begin on Monday, June 1, 2015 and shall end on Friday, April 1, 2016. The SY will consist of 201 school days, inclusive of the five-day In-Service Training (INSET) break. The different school events and activities, including the number of school days per quarter, are contained in Enclosure No. 1.
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. They should notify the appropriate DepEd officials in advance regarding any deviation.
Specific guidelines are provided in Enclosure No. 2 to enable the schools to effectively and efficiently conduct/undertake/implement the school events and activities and to allow the regional offices (ROs) and schools division offices (SDOs) to provide support to the schools, especially in the areas of instruction and progress monitoring and evaluation.
Schools may observe national and local celebrations, holidays and advocacy activities other than those indicated in Enclosure No. 3, provided that the total number of school days shall not be compromised. Make-up classes can therefore be conducted to compensate for the school days spent for activities deemed beneficial to the learning-teaching process. Likewise, make-up classes are recommended in lieu of no-school days due to occurrence of a natural and man-made calamities. A mechanism for having make-up classes must be agreed upon by school administrators and parents. In this regard, the RO may issue a regional school calendar to reflect their respective concerns.
Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.
(Sgd.) BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO FSC
Secretary
Encls.:
As stated
Reference:
DepEd Order: No. 18, s. 2014
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
CALENDAR, SCHOOL
CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS
CLASSES
POLICY
SCHOOLS
Calendar for School Year 2015-2016
Month
No. of School Days
Date
No. of Days per Quarter
Activity
May 2015
0
1
53
Labor Day (regular holiday)
4-10
Palarong Pambansa
18-23
Brigada Eskwela
25-29
Oplan Balik Eskwela
June
21
1
Beginning of Classes for SY 2015-2016
12
Independence Day (regular holiday)
Special PEPT
20
1st Parent-Teacher Conference (Saturday)
July
22
17
Eid’l Fitr (regular holiday) (tentative)
August
10
6-7
1st Quarter Examinations
15
Distribution of Cards/Parent-Teacher Conference (Saturday)
9
21
52
Ninoy Aquino Day (special non-working holiday)
26
National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE)for Kto12 Grade9
31
National Heroes Day (regular holiday)
September
21
Eid 7 Adha (regular holiday) (tentative)
October
22
5
World Teachers Day
15-16
2nd Quarter Examinations
26-30
Mid-Year Assessment and INSET/SemestralBreak (For Students Only)
24
Distribution of Cards/Parent-Teacher Conference (Saturday)
November
20
1
54
All Saints Day (special non-working holiday)
15
Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT)-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Luzon
22
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Visayas and Mindanao
30
Bonifacio Day (regular holiday)
December
14
19
Start of Christmas Break
30
Rizal Day (regular holiday)
January 2016
20
4
Resumption of Classes (Monday)
7-8
3 rd Quarter Examinations
23
Distribution of Cards/Parent-TeacherConference (Saturday)
30
Early Registration Day (Saturday)
February
20
25
42
EDSA People Power 1 Anniversary (Observance)
March
21
2
National Achievement Test (NAT) (Secondary – Grade 10)
3-4
4th Quarter Examinations (Final Examinations) for Grades 6 and 10
8
Language Assessment for Primary Grades (LAPG) for Grade 3
10
National Achievement Test (NAT) (Elementary – Grade 6)
17-18
4th Quarter Examinations (Final Examinations) for Grades 1-5 and Grades 7-9
24
Maundy Thursday (regular holiday)
25
Good Friday (regular holiday)
26
Black Saturday (special non-working holiday)
April
1
1
Graduation
Last day of classes
4-8
Distribution of Cards
9
Araw ng Kagitingan (regular holiday)
11
Start of Summer Classes (Monday)
May
1
Labor Day (regular holiday)
Palarong Pambansa
16-21
Brigada Eskwela
21
End of Summer Classes and Final Examinations
23-27
Oplan Balik Eskwela
Total Number of Days
201
Implementing Guidelines of the School Year 2015-2016
Calendar of the School Activities
The school year shall formally open on Monday, June 1, 2015 and shall end on Friday, April 1, 2016. The school year shall consist of Two Hundred One (201) class days. This is inclusive of the 5-day semestral break. The parent-teacher conferences shall be held on the second or third Saturday after every quarterly examination. The conference is intended to apprise the parents on the progress of performance of their children and ensure parental involvement in school activities. The last week of every quarter shall be the culmination of students’ outputs and performances in order to demonstrate attainment of performance standards at all grades/year levels. To ensure quality in the school operation and actual teaching-learning, a 180-day non-negotiable contact time for teachers, and the physical presence of school heads is expected every school day, even during attending official business, the 201 days shall be enforced.
As part of the opening rites, all schools are expected to conduct a general assembly for the purpose of orienting stakeholders on the curriculum, co-curricular programs and ancillary services lined up for the year in support of learner development and continuous improvement of school outcomes. Orientation shall be done the week before the first day to ensure that conduct of classes is done from the first day of classes. For the secondary level, the general orientation shall include a career exposure program for the Grades 7-10 students to acquaint them with the various career pathways they can pursue. Meanwhile, a career guidance program for Grades 9-10 students, shall be conducted between July and November 2015 to help prepare the students for possible careers or courses they wish to pursue after high school.
All elementary schools shall administer the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Checklist for Kindergarten Children during the opening of classes, midyear and end of school year and the School Readiness Year-End Assessment (SreYA) at the end of the school year. The Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI assessment tools shall be administered to Grades 2-6 as classroom-based assessment within the school year. The result will be used as basis for planning and formulating appropriate interventions for children. Meanwhile, all secondary schools shall perform a diagnostic assessment on the readiness for learning of Grade 7 students in order to prepare developmentally-appropriate intervention programs.
At the end of the Second Quarter, a midterm break shall be observed to evaluate individual teachers and their collective performance, as well as to conduct the In-Service Training (INSET) activities in support of the continuing professional development.
The Christmas break shall begin on Saturday, December 19, 2015. Classes shall resume on Monday, January 4, 2016.
To assure quality of the pupil’s/student’s learning, formative assessments shall be regularly conducted by the teachers. On the national level, the National Education Testing and Research Center (NETRC) shall administer the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE), the Language Assessment for Primary Grades (LAPG) and the National Achievement Test (NAT). The NCAE shall be conducted to assess the aptitude and interests of high school students planning to proceed to post secondary course and other career options and to provide them with relevant information on their skills, abilities, and readiness for academic and non-academic courses which help them make wise career decisions. On the other hand, the LAPG shall be conducted to measure the literacy skills of the pupils in Mother Tongue, Filipino and English, and the NAT shall be conducted to measure what pupils/students in Grade VI and Grade 10 know and can do in five core subject areas (Science, Mathematics, English, Filipino and HeKaSi/Araling Panlipunan) and to assess the attainment of the 21st century skills in varying levels of complexity.
The summer classes shall begin on Monday, April 11, 2016 and end on Saturday, May 21, 2016 which is the last day for the final examination. The summer classes shall consist of 3Âhour daily sessions per subject area from Monday to Saturday for 36 days.
In preparation for the opening of classes for SY 2016-2017, the schools shall conduct the following activities’.
Early registration on Saturday, January 30, 2016 of pupils/students in the schools
where they wish to study;
Brigada Eskwela from May 16 to 21, 2016 to enable the community and the school
to prepare their facilities; and
In-Service (INSET) activities for teachers a week before the opening of classes.
Conferences and training programs, which are conducted or sponsored by the
Department, shall be conducted during the summer break as part of its capacity-building
program.
Activity/School Celebration Mandated by Law
Month
Activity
May 2015
Palarong Pambansa
National Schools Maintenance Week (Brigada Eskwela)
Stakeholders’ Orientation on Ktol2/Basic Enhanced Education Curriculum
INSET/Planning Week National Flag Day Celebration (May 28)
June
Opening of Classes
Commemoration of the Philippine Independence Day Celebration
World Environment Day (June 12)
Safe Kids Week
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
Pambansang Gawad sa Ulirang Kabataan
(National Level Competition)
Nationwide Search for the Outstanding W.A.T.C.H Schools
(National Level Competition)
Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of
Galicano Apacible (June 25)
Commemoration of the Historic Siege of Baler and Philippine-Spanish
Friendship Day (June 30)
July
Career Guidance Week
National Nutrition Month
National Disaster and Preparedness Month
National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week
Science and Technology Week
Savings Credit Consciousness Week
Eid’l Fitr (Legal Holiday) (Tentative)
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of
Apolinario Dela Cruz (Hermano Puli) (July 22)
Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Apolinario Mabini (July 23)
August
International Indigenous Peoples Day
History Month
Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of President Manuel L.
Quezon (August 19)
1st Quarter Examinations
ASEAN Day
Sight Saving Month
Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa
White Cane Safety Day
International Youth Day
Ninoy Aquino Day (Special Non-Working Holiday)
Commemoration of the National Heroes Day (August 25)
National Heroes Day (Regular Holiday)
National Career Assessment Examination
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
September
National Teachers’ Month (September 5-October 5)
National Crime Prevention Week (September 1-7)
Commemoration of the Opening of Malolos Congress (September 15)
Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Declaration of
Martial Law (September 23)
Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of
Gen. Miguel Malvar (September 27)
Clean and Green Month
Literacy Month
Science and Math Week
Linggo ng Kasuotang Filipino
History Week
International Day of Peace
Eid’l Adha (Legal Holiday) (Tentative)
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
Family Week
October
National Indigenous People Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Elderly Filipino Week (October 1-7)
Commemoration of the Leyte Gulf Landing (October 20)
Children’s Month
Clean and Green Month
Scouting Month
Week of the Elderly
Global Handwashing Day
National Health Education Week
National Leadership Training for Student Government Officers
(Saturday and Sunday)
Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week
2nd Quarter Examinations
National Level Science and Math Fair (Secondary Level)
Mid-Year Assessment and INSET/Semestral Break (For Students Only)
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
November
National Observance of Deaf Awareness Week (November 10-16)
National Reading Month
Filipino Values Month
Malaria Awareness Month
Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT)
Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week
National Youth Day
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
National Music Competition for Young Artists
(National Level Competition)
National Week for the Gifted and Talented
National Clean Month/National Environmental Awareness Month
Araw ng Pagbasa ((November 27)
Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of
Andres Bonifacio (November 30)
December
National Children’s Day of Broadcasting
Linggo ng Kabataan
World AIDS Day
Education Week
Human Rights Week
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Historical, Cultural, and Arts Festival of Excellence (RNFE)
(National Level Competition)
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of
Dr. Jose Rizal (December 30)
January 2016
National Cancer Consciousness Week
Autism Consciousness Week
Breast Cancer Consciousness Week
3rd Quarter Examinations
Early Registration Day (Saturday)
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Inauguration of the First
Philippine Republic (January 23)
February
National Dental/Oral Health Month
Adoption Consciousness Celebration (February 7)
National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and
Exploitation (February 10-14)
Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of
GOMBURZA (February 17)
Commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution (February 22-25)
Philippine Arts Month
Premyo Rizal Writing Contests
(National Level Competition)
National Children with Intellectual Disabilities Week
Bantay Puso Week
Leprosy Prevention Week
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
March
Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Paciano Rizal (March 9)
National Achievement Test (Grades 6 and 10)
Language Assessment for Primary Grades (Grade 3)
Women’s Month
Fire Prevention Month
Global Peace Festival
Career Guidance Week
Girl Child Week Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Graduation Ceremonies
PNOY IB Trees Project (Saturday)
April
Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Francisco “Balagtas”
Baltazar (April 2)
National Disability Week
National Children’s Book Week
National Festival of Talents
National Schools Press Conference
Commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan and Philippine Veterans
Week (April 5-11)
Start of Summer Classes
May
Palarong Pambansa
Labor Day (Regular Holiday)
End of Summer Classes
Final Examinations (Summer Classes)
National Flag Day Celebration (May 28)
Resources
[PDF] DepEd Departmental Order No. 9, 2015
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