(Enclosure No. 1 to DepEd Order No. 007, s.

2019)

IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES ON THE SCHOOL

CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2019-2020

I. Rationale

1. The Department of Education (DepEd) ensures the effective implementation of the K to 12

Basic Education Curriculum for every learner to acquire quality, accessible, relevant, and
liberating basic education. The implementation of the K to 12 Curriculum provides
opportunity and sufficient time for the learner to acquire and master lifelong learning skills
for the 21st century as well as time for other learning opportunities beyond the classroom
for more holistic development, and/or to prepare the graduates for higher education, middle
level skills development, and the world of work. Hence, schools are encouraged to adhere
to the school calendar to comply with the required number of school days for the optimum
attainment of the learning standards as well as to ensure the observance of national/local
school events and activities/celebrations. The school calendar also reflects the events and
monthly celebrations/observances for the year.

2. The policy aims to provide direction and guidance to schools in planning their respective
activities relative to curricular operations and other celebrations/observances within the
required number of school days.

II. Scope

3. The implementing guidelines for this school calendar shall be applicable to both public and
private elementary and secondary schools nationwide.

4. Private schools may deviate from this School Calendar. However, they may not start
classes earlier than the first Monday of June nor 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. Said schools should notify in advance their respective regional offices (ROs)
regarding any deviation from the school calendar.

Ill. Definition of Terms

5. For the purpose of this policy, the operational definition of the following terms are as follows:

a. Awards Committee - a committee organized by the school head to establish

processes of, standards, and timelines in determining qualifiers for awards as well
as to deliberate on the qualifications of candidates for awards and recognition.

b. Co-curricular Activities - activities and learning experiences that are undertaken

side by side with the curricular activities. These learning experiences complement
what learners are learning in school.

c. Curricular Activities - opportunities and experiences undertaken by the

learners in the classrooms, laboratories, and workshops, as well as school-
based and out-of
school activities conducted to ensure the learners' acquisition of the K to 12 lear ng ·
standards and the 21st century skills.
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 (Enclosure No. 2 to DepEd Order No. 007, s. 2019)
JUNE 2019
s M T w T F Sa
Monthly School Calendar of Activities __!__.

For School Year 2019-2020

Month Activity
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
!X
+ 7
14 15
Mav 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
20-25 • Brigada Eskwela 25 26 27 28 29

May 27 30
- • Oplan Balik Eskwela
School days: 18,
June 7
June 1 st F Sa

I ••
JULY 2019 5 6
I st Parent-Teacher Conference Quarter 48 s M T w T
,., 12 13
_ Beginning of classes for SY 2019- days I 2 3 4
7 8 9 10 11
)

2020
• Eidul Fitar (upon proclamation of
the

President of the Republic of the Phil.) 14 15 16 17 18 20

9 Special Administration of Philippine 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
• 28 29 31
Educational Placement Test (PEPT) School days: 23
12 • Independence Day (regular holiday)
AUGUST 2019
23 Department of Education Founding Anniversary s w
•
M T T F Sa
Tentative Early Language Literacy and NUMERACY I 2 3
Assessment (ELLNA) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Tentative
• National
6 Achievement Test (NAT) Gracie 11 I
�
13 14 15 16 17

Tentative July 18 19 20 23 24 4>( 22

1-3 I • NAT Gracie I 0 25 � 27 29 30 31
28
School days:
2nd week • Deworming of School Children SEPTEMBER202019
August s M T w T F Sa
• OK sa DepEd I 2 3 4 5 6 7
8-9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
12 • 1st Quarter Examinations 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
znct
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
17 • Eid'd Adha (upon proclamation of the Quarter 29 30 �
President of the Republic of the Phil.) 48
days School days 21
• Con
Distribution or Cards (2nd Parent-Teacher
rencc)
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21 • Ninoy Aquino Day (special non- - OCTOBER 2019

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working
s M T T F Sa
holiday) I
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k
2 3 4 5
26 • Nat io11al I leroes Dav (regular holiday)
·1 cntalive • {NCAE)
National Career
f<x CiradAssessment
e _9 Examination
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13 14 15 16 17 18 19
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20 21 22 LJ 24 25 26
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5 World Teachers' Day NOVEMBER 2019

17-18 3'" Quarter [
2nd Quarter Examinations
21 • Start of the Scmcstral
45 days
21-25 • Break
26 In-Service Training for Teachers
• Distribution of Cards (3rd Parent-Teacher
Conference)
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1\1- X: 2
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4 :i 6 7 8
3 <)

10 IJ 12 13 14 I5 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29
28 School days: 20
• Resu ption of Classes
ovemb Legend:
er • All Saints Day (special non-working
1 holiday)

Tentative • Basic Education Exit Assessment for Grade 12

X -Declared Holidays/ No Cl11sse.s

0 • School activities for learners, teachers,

(BEEA)
• Administration of Philippine
+ personnel other stakeholders
Observ;rnce/Celebrntion .subject to a Presidential
Procla1nation

Educational Placement Test (PEPT)

3 rd - Luzon
Sunday 4th - Visayas and Mindanao
Sunday
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 (Enclosure No. 3 to DepEd Order No. 007, s. 2019)

Celebrations/Observances Provided by Law

Month/Date Celebrations/Observances Legal Bases

Mav
7 Health Workers Day Republic Act No.
(RA)
10069
Commemoration of the Philippine-Australia Presidential
Friendship Proclamation (PP) No.
May
22 National
Day Flag Day Celebration 1282,s.2016
RA 8491
28-
PP No. 374, s. I 965
June 12
Executive Order No.
World No Tobacco Day (EO) 179, s. 1994
i
31
Res WHA42.19, 1988
June National Dengue Awareness Month
1-30 National Kidney Month
j
PP No. 1204, s. 1998
W.A.T.C.H. (We Advocate Time Consciousness
i PP No. 184, s. 1993
and Honesty) Month
World Environmental Day
i PP No. 1782, s. 2009
5 Philippine Independence Day
i PP No. 1149, s. 1973
12 National Safe Kids Week
I
rd PP No. 28, s. 1962
3 Week Department of Education Founding Anniversary
'
i PP No. 1307, s. 2007
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Administrative Order
I International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit
i (AO) No. 322, s.
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'frafficking 1997
26 Commemoration of the Historic Siege or Baler PP No. 264, s. 1988
and Philippinc-fu2anish FricndshiQ Da�- ·-
30 T--�--•-•••-•-•
' .July National Disaster Resilience Mon-th----
RA 9187
i,
1-31
E.O. No. 29, s. 2017
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1
Nutriti-o n PP No. 491, s. 1974
; Month
3 Week National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation PP No. 361, s.2000 PP
Weck No. 1870, s. 1979
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23 Commemoration of the Philippine-Japan Friendship PP No.854, s. 2005
24-28 Day DO 25, s. 2013
f--- Last PP No. 933, s.2014
'- ----- ------
Week Career Guidance Week for_High School Students
August Linggong Musikang Pili12ino
i, Proklamasyon Big.
----·-·-·"····· ----

Buvvan ng Wikang Pambansa

1041, s. 1997 2019
DOH Calendar
1-31 ASEAN Month PP No. 282, s. 2017
National Adolescent Immunization Month
Breastfeeding Awareness Month RA 10028
National Lung Month PP No. 1761 s. 1978
DOH Calendar 2019
Sight Saving Month DOH Calendar 2019
st
;
1 Week Sight Conservation Week PP No. 40, s. 1954
I White Cane Safety Dav RA 6759
9 National Indigenous Peoples Day RA 10689
12
Philippine International Youth
PP No. 229, s. 2002
Day
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