DEVELOPMENT OF

SCHOOL
BUILDINGS/CLASSROOMS
Department of Education
Victor V. Yntig
Education Program Supervisor II
Head, Regional Physical Facilities and Schools
Engineering Unit

DepEd School Buildings

Basic Principles
The availability of an acceptable building is
an important requirement for the
operation of the school.
To be acceptable, a building shall be safe,
sanitary and adequate.
A safe school building is structurally stable
to resist lateral forces, such as strong
winds, earthquakes, etc.

DepEd School Buildings

A school building must be in hygienic and

sanitary condition at all times to protect
the health of the pupils/students and the
teachers. The color of the paint to be used
shall comply with the hygienic and
aesthetic requirements.

Types of School Buildings

According to Design

Gabaldon Type
Army Type
Magsaysay Type
Marcos Type
Bagong Lipunan
RP-US Bayanihan
ESF Bldg.
Imelda Type
Pagcor Bldg.

(7X9) minimum
(6X7)
(6X7)
(6X7)
(6X8)
(7.35X6)
(6X8)
(6X8)
(6X8)

GOJ-TRSBP Bldg.
(8X6.25)
GOJ-EFIP Bldg.
(8X7)
SEDP Bldg. (CarinoType)
(8X7)
Multi-Purpose Workshop Bldg. (7X18)
DECS 1 room Bldg.
(7X8)
FVR 2000 (Fabricated Vigorous Room
2000) (7X8)
Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of
Commerce and Industry Inc. (FCCCII)
(7X7)

Little Red School House

(7X8)
DepEd SB (Standard/Modified) (7X9/7X7)
DepEd SB (All Wood) (7X9/7X7)
DepEd Multi-storey SB (7X9)
Spanish Grant School Building Package
(7X9)
TEEP SB
(7X8)
SEDIP SB
(7X9)
Learning And Public Use School building
(LAPUS)
(7X9)

CURRENT DESIGN
STANDARDS for
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

CURRENT DESIGN OF SCHOOL

BUILDINGS

ONE STOREY BUILDING :

Type I (Standard)
Type II (Modified)
- 1 Classroom, - 4 Classroom
- 2 Classroom, - 5 Classroom
- 3 Classroom,

CURRENT DESIGN OF SCHOOL

BUILDINGS

TWO STOREY BUILDING :

- 2 Classroom
- 4 Classroom
- 6 Classroom
- 8 Classroom

CURRENT DESIGN OF SCHOOL

BUILDINGS

THREE STOREY BUILDING :

6 CLASSROOM

BUILDING
DESIGN
BASIC
FEATURES:

TYPE I

TYPE II

TYPE III

With toilets
(male/female)
at the ground
floor only

With toilets
(male/female)
for every
floor; steel
casement
window type

With toilets
(male/female
) for every
floor; jalousie
window type

CURRENT DESIGN OF SCHOOL

BUILDINGS

THREE STOREY BUILDING :

- 9 CLASSROOM
- 15 CLASSROOM

CURRENT DESIGN OF SCHOOL

BUILDINGS

One Storey Kindergarten

School building with Toilet

One Storey 2-Classroom with

attached Toilet (for SPHERE
Projects)
TYPE

I
TYPE II

BASIC FEATURES : SCHOOL BUILDING DESIGNS

ORIGINAL DESIGN
A. Column
Schedules

REVISED DESIGN

160mm x 400mm
COLUMN SIZE (single
storey

200mm x 300mm
COLUMN SIZE (single
storey)

1. Roof

PRE-PAINTED LONGSPAN
Corrugated G.I. Sheet

0.40mm PRE-PAINTED
LONGSPAN Corrugated
G.I. Sheet

2. Eaves

Without Exterior Ceiling

With Exterior Ceiling

3. Windows

Clear Glass Jalousie

Windows (13 blades)

Clear Glass Jalousie

Windows (14 blades) on
Jaluo Plas Type

4. Windowsill

The windowsill is 900mm

from the Floor level

Must not be lower than

600mm and not higher
than 900mm from the
floor level

5. Doors

Panel Doors (Single

Storey, Type I)
Flush Doors (Single
Storey, Type II)

Panel Doors w/ levertype door locks

B. Exterior Finish

BASIC FEATURES : SCHOOL BUILDING DESIGNS

ORIGINAL DESIGN

REVISED DESIGN

C. Interior Finish
1. Flooring

Reinforced concrete
The floor must be of
slab with plain cement non-skid finish
finish

2. Ceiling

thk Ordinary
Plywood

4.5mm thk Ordinary

Plywood

No standard design
for blackboards

With Blackboards as
specified

No exterior ceiling
vent (Single Storey,
Type II)

2 - 9000mm X
275mm reqd area
for 1 classroom

E. OTHERS
1. Ceiling Vents
dimension

2. Balcony
railing

900mm from the

1200mm from the
finish floor line to the
finish floor line to
top of G.I. pipe Railing the top of G.I. pipe
Railing

BASIC FEATURES : SCHOOL BUILDING DESIGNS

ORIGINAL DESIGN

REVISED DESIGN

E. OTHERS
4. Ramps

No railings on single
storey

Provision of Railings

1. Toilet for
Persons w/
disabilities
(PWD)

With grab bar only

With L-shaped grab

bar and Flip-up-pulldown bar

2. Lavatory

The height of Lavatory From 700mm to

is 900mm from the
800mm height with
finish floor level
lever type faucet
knob

E. TOILETS

BASIC FEATURES : SCHOOL BUILDING DESIGNS

ORIGINAL DESIGN

REVISED DESIGN

F. Electrical
Provisions

4 units of 2-40watt
Fluorescent Lamp

4 units of 2-40watt
Fluorescent Lamp or
Light Emitting Diode
(LED) lamps

G. Plumbing
Provisions

Complete with basic

plumbing fixtures

Complete with basic

plumbing fixtures

2 chambers only

3 chambers

2. Waterline
piping system

G.I. Pipe diameter

sched. 40

Polypropylene
Random (PPR) type
3 pipe and ASTM
A120

3. Drainage
system

No rainwater collector

Provision shall be
made for the
installation of
rainwater collection
system in compliance
with RA 6716

1. Septic vault

TOILET LAYOUT FOR DIFFERENTLY

ABLED PERSONS (DAP)

Minimum Standards for Instructional and

Administrative Spaces
1.
2.
3.

Classroom
-1.40 sq.m./place
Science Laboratory
-2.10 sq.m./place
School Shops - will vary on the subject
area with a minimum of 2.50 sq.m to a
maximum of 7.00 sq. m./place

TOILET LAYOUT FOR DIFFERENTLY

ABLED PERSONS (DAP)

WINDOW & DOOR DETAIL @

END WALL

900mm

REVISED ON CLASSROOM BASIC FEATURES

WINDOW & DOOR DETAIL @

MID-SPAN WALL

900mm

WINDOW SCHEDULE DETAIL

STANDARD
TOILET DESIGNS

CURRENT DESIGN OF TOILETS

ONE SEATER
(DETACHED)
(ATTACHED)

TWO SEATER
(DETACHED)
(ATTACHED)

CURRENT DESIGN OF TOILETS

THREE SEATER

TYPE I (Standard,
2cubicle(1male/1female), 1-cubicle
for DAP)
TYPE II (2 cubicle(1male/1female),
1-cubicle for DAP, 4-unit of faucets on
the hand washing
TYPE III (1 cubicle for male, 2 cubicle
for female, 4-unit of faucets)

CURRENT DESIGN OF TOILETS

FOUR SEATER
1cubicle for male
2cubicle for female
1cubicle for Differently
Abled Persons (DAP)

CURRENT DESIGN OF
HANDWASHING

TYPE I (Standard, 10-unit

of faucet)
TYPE II (5 Unit of Faucet)
TYPE III (Counter type,
capacity of 4 students)

NEW DESIGN OF SCHOOL

BUILDINGS

ONE STOREY BUILDING :

- 6 Classroom
TWO STOREY BUILDING :
- 10 Classroom (with toilet
for every floor)
- 12 Classroom (with toilet
for every floor & additional
stair at the middle)

NEW DESIGN OF SCHOOL

BUILDINGS

THREE STOREY BUILDING :

- 12 Classroom

FOUR STOREY BUILDING :

- 12 Classroom
- 16 Classroom
- 20 Classroom

GREEN SCHOOL
BUILDING DESIGNS

HAZARD & RESILIENT SCHOOL

BUILDINGS (HRSB)

2CL ROOF SLAB

(TYPE I)

2CL ROOF SLAB

(TYPE II)

HAZARD & RESILIENT SCHOOL

BUILDINGS (HRSB)

1CL ROOF SLAB

(TYPE III)

2CL ROOF SLAB

(TYPE III)

GREEN SCHOOL BUILDING

DESIGNS

1CL ON-STILT
TYPE

4CL ON-STILT
TYPE

GREEN SCHOOL BUILDING

DESIGNS

GREEN SCHOOL BUILDING

DESIGNS

GREEN SCHOOL BUILDING

DESIGNS

2CL BAMBOO DESIGN

FOR IP SCHOOL (Indigenous People)

EXISTING DEPED MINIMUM

STANDRAD
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS STANDARD &
SPECIFICATIONS
(MPSS)
WINDOWS

Shutter Type window

(Jalou-Plas or
equivalent)

ACTUAL PHOTO

EXISTING DEPED MINIMUM

STANDRAD
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS STANDARD &
SPECIFICATIONS
(MPSS)

DOORS

Keyed Lever Type

Locksets (Creston,
Sobo, EZ Set, Guli)
Panel door type

ACTUAL PHOTO

EXISTING DEPED MINIMUM

STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS STANDARD &
SPECIFICATIONS
(MPSS)
Classroom Size

Floor

The size of the classroom

for elementary and
secondary schools must be
7 meters (m) in
width/depth
x 9 m in length measured
from the centers of the
walls
The floor must be of nonskid finish.
The finished floor line
(FFL) should be higher than
the corridor by 25 mm.
The first floor finish
elevation of the corridor
must be above the level of
flood indicated/ identified in
the Site Appraisal Reports
(SAR) PLUS 0.20 m (8

ACTUAL PHOTO

EXISTING DEPED MINIMUM

STANDRAD
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS STANDARD &
SPECIFICATIONS
(MPSS)
DOORS (toilet)

Toilet doors shall be of

framed plywood flush
door construction with
Yacal jamb or equivalent
jamb material duly
accepted/ approved by
the DPWH BRS

PAINTING &
FINISHES

Refer to DepEd Standard

Color Scheme

ACTUAL PHOTO

EXISTING
DEPED
STANDRAD
SPECIFICATIO
NS

MINIMUM
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD &
SPECIFICATIONS
(MPSS)

CHALCKBOARDS

The classroom must be

provided with a built-in
curved chalkboard
measuring 4.88 m wide
by 1.22 m tall with
thicknesses of 0.13 m at
center and 0.42 m at the
2 ends, with mounting
heights and material and
finish specifications as
per DepED standard.

ACTUAL PHOTO

EXISTING DEPED MINIMUM

STANDRAD
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS STANDARD &
SPECIFICATIONS
(MPSS)
Roof and Roof
Cavity

0.40mm thk. Prepainted longspan corr.

roofing sheet

The minimum
horizontal clear length
of eaves (excluding
gutter, if introduced)
shall be: front = 1.50
m; rear = 1.0 m; and
sides = 0.6 m i.e. no
interior gutter. For the
2-storey building,
maintenance access to
the roof cavity must be
through the corridor.

ACTUAL PHOTO

EXISTING DEPED
STANDRAD
SPECIFICATIONS

MINIMUM
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD &
SPECIFICATIONS
(MPSS)

CIRCULATION &
EMERGENCY
EGREES

CORRIDOR
The minimum
corridor width shall
be 2.50 m for multistorey school
building types

The fire exit

ladders shall have a
minimum clear
width of 0.6 m

ACTUAL PHOTO

EXISTING DEPED MINIMUM

STANDRAD
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS STANDARD &
SPECIFICATIONS
(MPSS)
ELECTRICAL
WORKS

Industrial Type Lighting with

Bracket (Single Storey)
Replace Incandescent with
CFL Bulbs
PVc Pipe Conduits (not
Flexible Hose)
All wires are Stranded Type
T5 28w Flourescent Bulb
(option for Ord. 40w
Flourescent Bulb)
With Ceiling Fan

ACTUAL PHOTO

EXISTING DEPED MINIMUM

STANDRAD
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS STANDARD &
SPECIFICATIONS
(MPSS)

PLUMBING WORKS

Waterline piping
system
The system must be
according to E DIN1988 for
Polypropylene Random
Copolymer (PP-R) type 3
pipe and ASTM A53/A53M.
The system must provide
for a waterline service
entrance.

PPR PN16 (COLD)

PPR PN20 (HOT)

ACTUAL PHOTO

END OF
PRESENTATION.