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Attached is DepED Order No. 23, s. 2016 re: School Calendar for SY 2016-2017,
which is self-explanatory.
2.
School Year 2016-2017 per Enclosure No. 2 of DepED Order No. 23, s. 2016 must be strictly
followed.
3.
SGOD/dvd
JBepartment of Cbucation
DcpEd ORDER
22 APR 2016
No. 13 , s. 2016
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL YEAR 201&-2017
To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Super
intendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools Heads
All Others Concerned
1. The School Calendar f
or School Year {SYj 2O16-2O17 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.
2. The SY 2016-2017 shall begin on Monday, June 13, 2016 and shall end on
Friday, April 7, 2017. The SY will consist of 202 school days, inclusive of the five-day
In-Service Training (INSET) break. The different school events and other activities for
learners, including the regular and special non-working holidays, are contained in
Enclosure No. 1.
3.
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 for in Republic Act No. 7797 entitled An Act to Lengthen the Sdwol
Calendar from Two Hundred (200) Days to Not More Own Two Hundred Twenty (220).
Class Days. They should notify their respective regional offices (ROs) in advance
regarding any deviation.
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events and activities which pertain to DepEd personnel are listed in Enclosure 4.
Schools may observe national and local celebrations/activities and holidays other than
those indicated in Enclosure 3, provided that the total number of school days shall not
be compromised.
6.
Make-up classes can. therefore be conducted to compensate for the school days
apon by the school administrators and parents. In this regard, the RO may issue a
regional school calendar to ref
lect their respective concerns.
7.
BR.
Ends,:
As stated
Reference:
DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2015
To be indicated in. the Perpetual Index
under the following subjects:
CALENDAR
R-MCR-DO-School Calendar2016-r
evised
0079/January 25, 2015/4-5-16/4-19-L6
May 2016
May 30
June 18
017
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June20J6
12
13
15
IndependenceDay (regularholiday)
14
Mm
FirstQuar
tan
54days
BeginningofClasses
LanguageAssessment forPrimaryGrades
(LAPG)forSY2015-16
(AsperDMNo.26,s.20i6,allGradeFour
learnersinallpublic.schools)
17
NationalAchievementTest(NAT)Grade6
forSY2015-16
(AsperDMNo.26.s.2016,allGr
ade7
learnersinallpublicandprivateschoolsnationwide)
PhilippineEducationalPlacementTest
(PEFJ-)
23
July201.6
entire
nonih
r
2016
(AsperDMNo.26,a.2016,selectGr
ade11
learnersinselectpublicandpr
ivat
e
secondaryschoolsnationwide)
DewormingofSchoolChildren
(Round 1-FirstDosage)
(tentative)
Eid'lFltrlEndofRamadan
(specialnomvorkingholiday)
J8-19
FirstQuar
terExaminations
21
"NtnoyAquinoDay
(specialnon-workingholiday)
27
DistributionofReportCards
29
August
NATGrade 10forSY2015-16
20
23
Parent-TeacherConference
Second
Quar
ter:48
29
(Last
Mondayof
August)
30-31
NationalCareerAssessmentExamination
(regularholiday)
days
(NCAE)forGrade9
September
11
2016
Tentative
Eld'IAdim
(specialnonworkingholiday)
WorldTeacher'sDay
16-29
Early RegistrationforSeniorHighSchool
Oct
ober
(SHS)
24
StartofSemestral Break(forstudents)
21
.15
2016
(specialnonworkingholiday)
3-4
ResumptionofClasses
SecondQuarterExaminations
12
Distribution ofRepor
t Cards
Parent-TeacherConference
20
27
30
PBPTforLuzon
PEPTforVisayasand Mindanao
BonifacioDay(regularholiday)
22
Star
t ofChristmasBreak
2016
2017
ent
ire
month
DewormingofSchoolChildren
(Round2-SecondDosage)
ResumptionofClasses
19-20
ThirdQuarterExaminations
22
AlternativeLearningSystemAccreditation
andEquivalency(ALSA&E)TestforLuzon
28
Distr
ibutionofRepor
t Cards
@s
Third
Quar
ter:48
{lavs
15
22
Parent-TeacherConference
February
Jan28-Peb
Early Registration
Fourth
24
29
forKindergarten toGrade 10
Quar
ter:
22-25
2017
March
2017
ALSA&ETestforVisayasandMindanao
National Festival ofTalents(NFOT)
National Musabaqali
National Schools PressConference(NSPC)
2
7
9
23-24
(Tentative)
Apr
il20.17
6-7
7
9
May2017
23
GraduationforSHSEarly
ImplementingSchools
MovingUpCeremony
LastDayofClasses
10-12
10-16
PalarongPambansa
22-26
20
NATGr
ade10forSY2016-2017
LAPG forSY2016-2017
NATGrade6 forSY2016-2017
FourthQuar
terExaminations
FieldTrial forthePr
ogrammefor
internationalStudentAssessment
(PISA)toselectschools
ArcnvngKagilingan(regularholiday)
DistributionofReportCards
April 17Mav3i
15-20
52days .
SummerClasses
BrigadaEskwelaSY2017-2018
OplanBatikEskwelaSY2017-2018
TotalNumberofSchoolDays
0
202
1. The school year shall formally open on June 13, 2016, Monday and shall end on April
2016, Friday. The school year shall consist of 202 class days. This is inclusive of the f
ive-d,
semestral break. To ensure quality in the school operation and actual teaching-learning, a 18
day noit-negotiable contact time for teachers, and the physical presence of school heads
school shall he enforced.
s
2. As par
t of the opening rites, all schools are expected to conduct a general assembly
or
ient stakeholders on the curriculum, programs, and ancillary services supporting learn
development and the continuous improvement of school outcomes. The orientation and fir
Parent-Teacher Conference shall be done at least a week before the f
irst day to ensure tli
conduct of classes is done from the first day of classes, for Grades 9-11; a career guidanc
program shall be conduct
ed between July and November 2016 to help prepare the students f
t
possible careers or courses they wish to pursue after high school.
3. Parent-teacher conferences shall be conducted every quar
ter and shall be held on
Saturday, except on the last conference in April 2017. The conference is intended to apprise th
parents on the progress of performance of their children and ensure parental involvement ii
school activities.
4. All elementary schools shall administer the Early Childhood Development (ECD,
Checklist for Kindergarten Children during the opening of classes, midyear, and end of schoo
/ear. The result will be used as basis for planning and formulating appropriate interventions fo
children.
5. At the end of the Second Quarter, a semestral break shall be observed to evaluate
ndividual teachers and their collective performance, as well as to conduct the Irt-Servict
"raining (INSET) activities in support oftheir continuing professional development.
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)' .
The Christmas break shall begin on December 22, 2016, Thursday. Classes shall resume
@n January 2, 2017, Monday.
To assure quality of the lear
ner's education, formative assessments shall be regularly
onducted by the teachers. On the national level, the Bureau of Education Assessment, formerly
lational Education Testing and Research Centers shall administ
er the National Career
ssessment Examination (NCAE), the Language Assessmentfor Primary Grades (LAPG) and the
'ational Achievement Test (NAT), The NCAE shall be conducted to assess the aptitude and
fterests of high school students who plan to proceed to post-secondary courses and other career
Jtions and to provide them with relevant information on their skills, abilities, and readiness for
;ademic and non-academic courses which will help rhern make informed career decisions. The
<\ G shall be conducted to measure the literacy skills of the learners in their respective Mother
imgues, Filipino and English, and the NAT shall be conducted to measure what, learners in
rade 7 and Grade 10 know and can do in five learning areas (Science, Mathematics, English,
liptno and Araling Panlipunan) and to assess the attainment of 21sl-century skills.
The summer/remedial classes shall begin on April 17, 2017, Monday and end on May
, 2017, Saturday, the last day for the f
inal examination. A separate issuance regarding the
nduct ofsummer classes shall be released.
9.
In preparation for the opening of classes for SY 2017-2018. the schools shall conduct the .
following activities;
a. Early Registration of learners on January 2$, 20.17, Saturday, in the schools where
Ihey wish t
o study^
b. Brigada Eskweta from May 15 to 20, 2017 t
o finable the community and the school
o prepare their facilities; and
t
c. Tn-Service Training (TNSET) activities for teachers a week before the opening of
classes.
10.
break.
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No. 179,s. 1994
DengueAwareness Month
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DMNo. 14,s.2014
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PP 1307,s.2007
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PP 1782,s.2009
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ofDr.JoseRixal
A023,s.2011
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ofMarcelaAgoncillo
CommemorationoftheBirthAnniversary
ofGalicanoApacible
International DayAgainstDrugAbuse
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Philippine-SpanishFriendshipDay
AO23.S.2011
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RA 9187
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NationalNutr
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ofMarceloH. Del Pilar
ScienceandTechnologyWeek
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DM69,s.2015
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PP361.s. 2000
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FORDEPED PERSONNEL
Calendar of Activities and Events for School Year (SY) 2015-2016
a@JDK.(ForDepEdpersonnel) @ ' v Jt'*S.ATEG:0RY
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Grade5 MassTrainingofTeachers(MTOT)for
thoKto 12 BasicEducationProgram
SeniorHighSchool(SHS)NationalTrainingof
Trainers(NTOT)andMTOTfortheKto 12 Basic
Education Program
CentralOffice-RegionalOff
iceCurriculumand
LearningManagementDivision(CLMD)
WorkshopPar
tV
Br
igadaEskweta(School MaintenanceWeek)
3
4
5
OplanBalikEskwela
Workshop/Conference
April i-May31.2016
Workshop/Conf
erence
Apr
il25onwards
Workshop/Conference
May 56-20,2016
School maint
enance
May30-June4
Child-Find
May30-June 18
6 AssessmentConferenceforSpecial PEPT,NAT
andLAPG
May2016
(exactdatetobe
Workshop/Conference
arranged)
fiSpFACTiyrTY(igrrPlpld'persoflll^
i
2
LearningResourceMonitoring
LearningResources
June-September,2016
CentralOffice-RegionalOfficeCLMD
WorkshopPartV]
Workshop/Conference
June27-JuIy 1,2016
3
4
AssessmentConference2016
SubmissionofBeginningofSchoolYear
(BOSY)2016-17data
IndigenousPeoplesEducation(IPBd)Mid-Year
Workshop/Conference
July-August,201.6
July (-September30,
Inter-regional Conference(Cluster 1)
6
7
IPEdMid-YearInter-regionalConference
{Cluster2)
National EducatorsAcademyofthePhilippines
(NEAP)SchoolHeadsDevelopmentProgram:
FoundationCourseModule 1
Dafasubmission
2016
Workshop/Conference
July4-8,2016
Workshop/Conference
July 11A5,2016
Workshop/Conference
Julv 17-August27,
2016
LearningHubsConsultativeConference
(LRMDSand Libr
aryHub)
Workshop/Conference
July27-29,2016
TestofEnglishProf
iciencyf
orTeachersand
ProcessSkillsTest(TEPT-PST)Gr
ades7and8
Assessment(teachers)
August i@September
30,2016
10
CentralOffice-RegionalOff
iceCLMD
WorkshopPartVII
Workshop/Conference
August22-26,2016
11
NEAPSchoolHeadsDevelopmentProgram:
FoundationCourseModule2
Workshop/Conference
12
13
ImplementationoftheFlagandHeraldicCodeof
thePhilippinesSummitandSeminarWorkshop
{percluster)
PreparationofSchool Repor
t Card
14 Textbook Walk
Workshop/Conference
SchoolOperations
-earningResources
August28-October21,-
2016
September-December
2016
September15-30,2016
October-November
2016