K to 12 program in philippines

1. CURRICULUM IN
K to 12
PROGRAM

2. K to 12 General
Information
Reporter: Jennifer Sembrano

3. What is the K to 12 Program?
• The K to 12 Program covers 13 years
of basic education with the following
key stages:
–Kindergarten to Grade 3
–Grades 4 to 6
–Grades 7 to 10 (Junior High School)
–Grades 11 and 12 (Senior High School)

4. Why are we now implementing 12
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).

5. • A 12-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.

6. 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.

7. • Details of the new GE Curriculum
may be found in CHED
Memorandum Order No. 20,
series of 2013. Curriculum
• How will the current curriculum
be affected by K to 12? What
subjects will be added and
removed?

8. • 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.

9. • Changes to specific subjects are
detailed in the K to 12 Curriculum
Guides, viewable and
downloadable at
bit.ly/kto12curriculum.

10. How will schools implementing
special curricular programs such as
science high schools, high schools for
the arts, and technical vocational
schools be affected by K to 12?
• Schools with special curricular programs
will implement enriched curriculums
specific to their program (e.g. science,
arts) following the K to 12 standards.

11. How will specific learning groups
such as indigenous people,
Muslim learners, and people with
special needs be affected by K to
12?
• The K to 12 Curriculum was designed to
address diverse learner needs, and may
be adapted to fit specific learner
groups.

12. Which Mother Tongue will be used as
the language of instruction in multi-
cultural areas?
• The principle of MTB-MLE is to use the
language that learners are most
comfortable and familiar with; therefore,
the common language in the area
or lingua franca shall be used as the
language of instruction.

13. • There are currently 19
mother tongue
languages:
– Akianon
– Bahasa Sug
– Bikol
– Cebuano
– Chabacano
– Hiligaynon
– Iloko
– Ivatan
– Kapampangan
– Kinaray-a
– Maguindanaoan
– Meranao
– Pangasinense
– Sambal
– Surigaonon
– Tagalog
– Waray
– Yakan
– Ybanag

14. Kindergarten
Concerns

15. Under K to 12, will Kindergarten be a
pre-requisite for entering Grade 1?
• Yes. Republic Act No. 10157, or the
Kindergarten Education Act,
institutionalizes Kindergarten as part of
the basic education system and is a pre-
requisite for admission to Grade 1.

16. With K to 12, will there be an overlap
between the Day Care program of
Local Government Units (LGUs) and
DepEd Kindergarten?
• No. Day Care Centers of LGUs take care
of children aged 4 or below, while the
DepEd Kindergarten program is intended
for children who are at least 5 years old
by October 31st of the present school
year.

17. With K to 12, should schools prepare
permanent records for Kindergarten
students?
• Yes. While the assessment on readiness
skills of students in Kindergarten is not
academically driven, a good measure of
the child's ability to cope with formal
schooling is needed for future learning
interventions.

18. Who is in charge of Kindergarten
teacher compensation?
• DepEd is the main agency that
employs and pays Kindergarten
teachers in public schools. However,
there are LGUs that help in the
Kindergarten program and provide
honoraria for additional Kindergarten
teachers in public schools.

19. What is Senior High School?
• Senior High School (SHS) covers the
last two years of the K to 12 program
and includes Grades 11 and 12. In
SHS, students will go through a core
curriculum and subjects under a
track of their choice.

20. 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)

21. Will the additional two years of High
School mean additional expenses?
• Not necessarily.
–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.

22. –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.

23. What will I learn in SHS that the
current high school curriculum
doesn’t include?
• Senior High School covers eight (8)
learning areas as part of its core
curriculum, and adds specific tracks
(similar to college courses) based on four
(4) disciplines:

24. –Academic (which includes Business, Science
& Engineering, Humanities & Social Science,
and a General Academic strand)
–Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (with highly
specialized subjects with TESDA
qualifications)
–Sports
–Arts & Design

25. • SHS Students may pick a track based
on how he or she will want to
proceed after high school
graduation. You can learn more
about the tracks and strands (as well
as their curriculum) in the K to 12
Curriculum Guides.

26. Will SHS ensure employment for me?
• SHS cannot guarantee employment; but it
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.

27. –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.

28. • 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.

29. How will SHS affect my college
education?
• SHS, as part of the K to 12 Basic Curriculum, was
developed in line with the curriculum of the
Commission of Higher Education (CHED) – the
governing body for college and university
education in the Philippines.
• This ensures that by the time you graduate from
Senior High School, you will have the standard
knowledge, skill How will students choose their
Senior High School specializations?

30. • 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.
• s, and competencies needed to go to
college.

31. 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.

32. Is SHS really necessary? Must I go
to SHS?
• Yes, according to the law.
Beginning SY 2016-2017, you
must go through Grades 11 and
12 to graduate from High School.

33. If I choose not to go to SHS, what
happens to me?
• You will be a Grade 10 completer, but
not a high school graduate.
Elementary graduates are those who
finish Grade 6; high school graduates
must have finished Grade 12.

34. Where can I find out more
about SHS?
• You can find out more at the K to 12
page. You can also ask your school
administration (public or private) to
contact the DepEd division office to
help organize an orientation seminar.

35. Teachers

36. 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.

37. I am a graduate of a
science/math/engineering/course.
Can I apply as an SHS teacher?
• Yes. 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 (5)
years after your date of hiring to remain
employed full-time.

38. I am a practitioner. Can I apply as an
SHS teacher?
• You may teach as part-time teacher
in Senior High School under the track
subjects. We encourage you to
consider this to share your valuable
knowledge and experience to our
SHS learners.

39. Thank you