The document summarizes the key aspects of the K to 12 education program implemented in the Philippines. It aims to address the shortcomings of the previous 10-year basic education program by adding 2 more years of senior high school. This will align the Philippine education system with global standards. The K to 12 program enhances the curriculum, adopts a new curriculum framework, and makes education more relevant and skills-based. It is expected to benefit both students and society by improving competencies, opportunities, and long-term economic growth. The program began rolling out in 2012 and full implementation was targeted for 2016.

1. Enhanced
K to 12
Basic Education Program

2. “Education is the key to the long-
term problems of the country. If
we fix basic education, we fic the
long-term problems of the
country. And if we fix the
country’s problems, we will build a
truly strong society we can
proudly call the Philippines.”
“We need to add two years to our basic
education… I want at least 12 years for our
public school children to give them an even
chance at succeeding.”
President Benigno Simeon C. . Aquino III

3. The 1987 Philippine Constitution
States that:
“The State shall establish, maintain,
and support a complete, adequate, and
integrated system of education relevant to
the needs of the people and the society.”

4. Why do we need
K to 12?

5. The Philippines is the only remaining country
in Asia with a 10-year pre-university
program

6. Filipino professionals have shorter years of
education

7. Achievement Scores Highlight our students’
poor performance in national examinations.

8. Our Current Basic Education
Curriculum is congested
Philippine elementary education is comparable
in length, duration and number of core subjects
with Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore.
However a congested curriculum was noted
especially in Mathematics, Languages and
Sciences. Philippine secondary education is also
congested. – SEAMEO Innotech, 2011
Unlike Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore which
follows a spiral progression, basic education in the
Philippines is discipline-based. It does not offer
upper secondary education into disciplinary tracks
with electives leading to specializations. –
SEAMEO Innotech, 2011

9. What
is
K to 12?

10. According to the DepEd Primer
(2011)
“K to 12 means “Kindergarten and
the 12 years od elementary and secondary
education.”

11. K to 12 Basic Education
Program

12. K to 12 advances the reform thrusts of
BESRA

13. PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION

15. What is the
K to 12 curriculum
all about?

16. K to 12 aims:
- to enable every child “to
achieve mastery of core competencies
and skills” and develop tracks based
on the student’s interests and
competencies.

17. Strategies to manage transition

18. The K to 12 Basic Education
curriculum will be enhanced

19. K to 12 Basic Education
Curriculum Framework

20. K to 12 Curriculum Model

21. “The new curriculum is
focused more on the learners
and not on the teacher.”
“We are making it a real learning
experience for the students, meaning, it will be
less on memorization and more encouraging of
critical thinking.”
- Br. Armin A. Luistro
Education Secretary

22. a. A mother tongue-based multi-
lingual education (MTB-MLE)
will be used for instruction in
Kinder to Grade 3 classes after
studies showed that students learn
more when their language at home
is used in discussing the lessons in
school.
b. For the first year high school curriculum,
the lessons will be more interactive and
meaningful to everyday life. This means
that Science will be reflected in terms of
its practical use. Science is to be
integrated in all learning areas since it is a
complex subject.

23. c. The K to 12 curriculum for Social Studies will
instead center on historical thinking skills rather than
memory work (of dates, names, regions, capitals, etc.)
and accumulation of facts.
examples:
weighing the evidence of any information
using primary source evidence
analyzing and interpreting information
manifesting ethical standards
The K to 12 Social Studies curriculu will also
teach students about logical history.

24. Science

25. Mathematics

26. English

27. Applied Entrepreneurship

28. Journalism

29. TVET in K to 12

30. Grade I will be decongested and
enriched

31. Year I will be decongested and follow a
spiral progression

32. Public and Private Partnership

33. Who will be affected by this program?

34. The incoming Grade 1 and Grade 7
students by school year 2012- 2013 are the
ones who will be directly affected by the K
to 12 program.

35. -”the Department will begin implementing
the curriculum in the school year 2012-2013. As
mentioned in the article, “the enhanced 12-year
curriculum will be implemented starting with
incoming Grade 1 students. Incoming freshmen
of SY 2012-2013 will be the first beneficiaries
of a free Senior High School education that will
be made available dy DepEd in public schools
beginning in the SY 2016-2017.”
According to a DepEd briefer on K to 12,

36. What are the benefits of this program?

37. Benefits to individuals and families,
1. A decongested academic
workload, giving students more
time to master competencies and
for co-curricular activities and
community involvement, thus,
allowing for a more holistic
development;

38. 2. Graduates will possess competencies
and skills relevant to the job market
and they will be prepared for higher
education;

39. 3. K to 12 is affordable;

40. 4. The potential annual earnings of a K
to 12 graduate will be higher compared
to the earnings of a 10-year high school
graduate;

41. 5. Graduates will be recognized abroad.

42. Benefits of K to 12 for the society and the
economy
1. It will contribute to economic growth.
Studies show that improvements in the quality
of education increases GDP growth.
According to the DepEd (2010), studies in the
country have reflected that an additional year of
school increases the earnings by 7.5% and that
improvements in the quality of education will enable
the GDP grow by 2 – 2.2%.

43. 2. It will facilitate
the recognition of
Filipino graduates and
professionals in other
countries.
3. A better educated
society provides a sound
foundation for long-term
socio-economic development.

44. K to 12
Legislation
“The House will always be behind the
leadership in working for the upgrading of the
quality of education because the best investment
would be to educate the children properly.”
- Rep. Salvador H. Escudero III Chairman, House
Committee on Basic Education and Culture,
National Education Forum, May 25, 2011

46. PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF K TO 12

48. Thank You! =)
- Melvin A. Garcia-
Reporter