THE K-12 PROGRAM OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Department of Education has in the past years been working towards the implementation of the
K-12 program that is designed to “provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop
lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development,
employment, and entrepreneurship.” The extension of the basic education to 12 years seeks to boost the
quality of Philippine education to make it at par with that of other countries. The K-12 program is
described to have six salient features: 1) strengthening early childhood education through universal
Kindergarten, 2) making the curriculum relevant to learners, 3) ensuring integrated and seamless
learning, 4) building proficiency through use of mother tongue based multi-lingual education, 5)
provision of career tracks and 6) nurturing holistically developed Filipino.

In the past year, several consultations have been conducted on the content and implementation of the
K-12 program. In such presentations, emphasis has been made on the curriculum of the major subject
areas and the provision of programs that will prepare students for vocational or non-academic
careers. What has not yet been communicated to the public is a curriculum and provisions to support the
non-academic formation of our students. The lack of attention to the non-academic formation is critical
considering that:

 The goal of the K-12 program that every graduate is equipped with information, media and
technology skills, learning and innovation skills, effective communication skills, and life and career
skills. However, these competencies require time to develop and attention needs to be given to the
design of a curriculum that will develop these.

 In the recent years, issues such as bullying and violence have become issues of concern in
schools. Currently, Department of Education’s has partnered with non-profit organizations and
other entities to provide training and information to teachers and parents on child protection. These
efforts are commendable and should continue. However, beyond awareness and capability building,
it is just as important to consider how this can be embedded in the curriculum, culture, systems and
structures of each school. For example, providing students with modules on assertiveness, personal
safety, gender sensitivity, valuing diversity may go a long way in helping create an environment of
safety for our students.

 Part of the success of the K-12 curriculum hinges on the ability of students to discern their career
goals and to obtain the necessary training to prepare them for this. However, currently it is reported
that only a minority of public schools have legitimate guidance counselors and with some schools
having only 1 guidance counselor for thousands of students.
  The dearth of guidance counselors in schools is exacerbated by the lack of licensed guidance
counselors and low enrollment in guidance and counseling. One possible opportunity, however, is
the rise in popularity of Psychology and the implementation of the Psychology Law that now
licenses psychologists.

 In the K-12 program, classes that are typically given to college freshmen and sophomores will be
offered in grades 11 and 12. The most recent curriculum shows that courses on Math, English,
History, etc will now being offered in grades 11 and 12. However, Introduction to Psychology, a
course that used to be required for all college freshmen, is no longer a requirement in the K-12
program.

 During one consultation meeting, the CHED Technical Panels in Psychology and Guidance and
Counseling recommended that to address the dearth of guidance counselors and need for
supervision on career directions, a class on Personal Development/Effectiveness be offered to
provide a venue for students to discern their career directions. However, this proposal was not
accepted.

Given all these, we ask that the Department of Education to consider the following recommendations:

1. Develop a non-academic curriculum parallel as part of the K-12 academic curriculum;

2. Develop modules and train teachers to implement the non-academic curriculum given the dearth of
guidance counselors;
3. Include Introduction to Psychology (or an equivalent course) as a required course in the K-12
curriculum;
4. Hire school psychologists as alternative to guidance counselors; and
5. Encourage public schools to consider non-academic issues and take a holistic, organization
development perspective in building a culture conducive to the caring and protection of children.
WHAT IS K-12 PROGRAM?
The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years
of primary education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High
School [SHS]) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop
lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills
development, employment, and entrepreneurship.

WHY K-12 ?
Enhancing the quality of basic education in the Philippines is urgent and critical.
Why?
Poor quality of basic education is reflected in the low achievement scores of Filipino
students in the National Achievement Test and international tests like TIMSS (Trends
In Math and Science Subject); partly due to the congested curriculum; The current 10-
year basic education curriculum is designed to be taught in 12 years.

 Our high school graduates are: > not adequately prepared for the world of work
(most of the basic education graduates are too young to legally enter the labor
force (legal age would be 18)
 not adequately prepared to pursue higher education; or if prepared; end up shifting
courses
The 10-year basic education cycle hinders the recognition of Filipino professionals
abroad.

 The Washington Accord prescribes 12-years of basic education as an entry to

recognition of engineering professionals.
 The Bologna Process also requires 12 years of education for university admission
and practice of profession in European countries.
The Philippines is the only country in Asia and among the three remaining countries
in the world that has a10-year basic education cycle.

ASEAN Integration 2015 (Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,

Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam)

 wider door for job markets HOWEVER competition will be tougher

 schools and universities have to compete with the world as “global athletes” not
just “barangay warriors”
 DepED, CHED, TESDA and DOLE should see to it that the academic curriculum
and technical skills would fit competition in the world market
The K to12 is Already a Law. REPUBLIC ACT 10533 “Enhanced Basic Education
Act of 2013”
WHAT IS Senior High School?
Senior High School (SHS) covers the last two years of the K to 12 program (Grades
11 and 12). These two additional years will equip learners with skills that will better
prepare them for the future whether it be:

1. Employment
2. Entrepreneurship
3. Skills Development
4. Higher Education (College)
Strengthened Curriculum
4 Tracks
> Academic with the following strands:

 Accounting, Business and Management (ABM)

 Science,Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
 Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)
 General Academic Strand (GAS)
> Technical-Vocational Livelihood (TVL)

(increases employment opportunities through TESDA Certificates of

Competencies, COC and National Certificates, NC)

 Sports
 Arts and Designs
8 Core Learning Areas (Language, Math, Science, Communication, Philosophy,
Humanities, Social Sciences, P.E. & Health)
15 Core Subjects
16 Specialized and Contextualized Subjects
IMPORTANT: A student is considered only a GRADE 10 COMPLETER and NOT
a High School graduate if he does not go through Grades 11 and 12.

Funds Appropriation – Voucher Program

 will enable Grade 10 completers from Public and Private Junior High
Schools (JHS) to enroll in schools offering Senior High School
program beginning AY 2016-2017
 will allow students and their families to exercise greater choice in deciding the
Senior High School program that is most relevant to their needs and career goals; a
certain amount will be subsidized by DepEd to private SHS to offset the cost
of tution
SHS students may pick a track based on how he or she will want to proceed after
high school graduation.
 A Brief overview of senior high strands in the Philippines

Senior high school or SHS refers to the last two years of the K to 12 program that has been
implemented by the Department of Education here in the Philippines since 2012 – namely, grades
11 and 12. Students are now required to choose their preferred senior high strands upon their
entrance and to begin studying the subjects that are going to introduce them to the career path that
they want to take.

In the old system here in our county, high school education consisted of the first year up to the fourth
year. Today, those four years correspond to Grades 7 to 10, otherwise known as junior high school
or JHS. It should be noted that currently “senior high” no longer just means the very last year of high
school but rather, the two grade levels after it. Likewise, “junior high” also does not just mean the
year before the last of high school but rather the four grade levels under senior high.

Under Republic Act No. 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, students are now
required to complete Kindergarten, Grades 1 to 6 or elementary school, Grades 7 to 10 or junior high
school, and Grades 11 to 12 or senior high school. All of this must be completed in 13 years before a
student can receive his or her high school diploma.

Upon Enrolment in senior high school, students are also going to have to pick among four senior
high strands or tracks. Choosing the right strand is one of the biggest decisions a student in the
Philippines is going to have to make, so read on and find out how you can best make this choice.

What You Should Know About Senior High

The K to 12 program that has been implemented by the Department of Education has already
produced three batches of senior high school graduates since it was initially launched in 2012.
However, many parents and even students are still unsure how the senior high system works and
why it has been included in the revised education system.
If you or somebody you know happen to fall into this category, don’t fret. Here are a few things you
should know about senior high here in the Philippines that might be of great help.

 The Importance of Senior High

Today, one of the most important requirements for college admissions is completing senior high. So
if you are planning on studying a four- or five-year degree program at the college of your dreams,
finishing senior high school is a must.
In addition, finishing senior high school also allows students to study general education subjects that
they would not have otherwise studied until their first or second year in college. This gives the
students more time to familiarize themselves with the specialization that they have chosen if they
eventually decide to pursue higher education.
Finishing senior high also plays an important role should you intend to pursue jobs and qualify for
employment in countries where companies require a minimum of 16 years of formal education as
opposed to the 14 years of education under the old system. This also goes the same for students
who are interested in getting their master’s or even doctor’s degree overseas where most academic
institutions also require the 16-year minimum.
 How Long the Duration is
Senior high schools, in this case, grades 11 and 12, spans over two academic years composed of
two semesters each. Each of these semesters is further subdivided into 29 mandatory and 2 elective
subjects that each require 80 hours to complete. The exception to this is Health and P.E. which only
take 20 hours each to complete.

 Learning Strands and Career Tracks

The senior high school program is further broken down into learning strands and career tracks. The
learning strands in senior high school refer to the different areas of expertise under the program
while the career tracks refer to the general categories that each different field of study belongs to.
There are currently four career tracks composed of Academic, TVL/TVE, Arts and Design, and
Sports. The eight learning strands, meanwhile, are STEM, HUMMS, ABM, GAS, Home Economics,
Agri-fishery Arts, Industrial Arts, and ICT. All of these will be further discussed down below.

 Breaking Down the Curriculum

Generally, the senior high school curriculum is composed of 31 subjects in total, 15 of which are part
of the core subjects that every student is going to have to take no matter what the senior high strand
they chose is. The exception to this is the DIsaster Readiness and Risk Reduction subject as well as
the Earth Science Subject which are only for students that are taking the STEM senior high strand.
For the rest of the subjects, seven are contextualized or applied subjects which means that while
these subjects are also taken by every student regardless of the senior high track they chose, the
subjects are slightly modified to suit the individual specializations better.
Lastly, nine of the subjects are specialized which means that for the most part, these are taken
exclusively by the students who have chosen that particular career track and senior high strand. The
exception to this would be the subjects under the HUMSS strand which can be taken by students as
electives even if they are taking other career tracks and learning strands.

 Career Track Requirements

Before you choose your senior high strand or career track, the results of your pre-admission
screening of the senior high school you intend to enroll at as well as your NCAE should both be
favorable.
For instance, anybody can choose to enroll in the HUMMS, ABM, and General Academic strands
along with the various strands under the TVL and TLE tracks regardless of the results of the NCAE.
But in order to qualify for the STEM strand, a student needs to have a final grade of 85 percent in
both Science and Mathematics as well as a percentile rank of 86 and above in the STEM subtest of
the NCAE.
Should you choose to pursue the arts and design and sports tracks, you need to score a percentile
rank of 51 and above in your corresponding NCAE subtests as well as pass the skills test that will be
administered by the school that you wish to enroll in.

 Tuition Fees
Similar to college, the tuition fees for senior high schools can vary depending on the school. The
Department of Education offers vouchers which can be used by incoming senior high school
students to enroll in their public or private senior high school of choice. The value of this voucher can
 range between PHP 8,750 to PHP 22,500 per year, depending on the area where their senior high
school of choice is located and the type of junior high school that they graduated from.
However, it should be pointed out that even though the voucher can be used to enroll in both private
and public senior high schools, you should do a little bit more research first in order to get an idea of
how much you need to pay for before you send in your enrollment application. While the voucher is
typically enough to cover a large portion of the tuition fee, and sometimes even more, in a public
school, this can only cover a small portion of the tuition fee in a lot of private schools.

What Are the Senior High Strands?

Academic Track
If you are one of those who have their minds set towards their college education, then this track
might appeal to you. The Academic Track is divided into courses that are specific to each degree.
This senior high school track aims to prepare students for more advanced university courses. The
four senior high strands under this umbrella are as follows:

Accountancy, Business and Management Strand

Also known as ABM, this strand is for students who plan on taking up Business Administration,
Marketing, Accountancy, or Economics in college. Typically, students who plan on taking a Hotel
and Restaurant Management degree can also choose this strand.

Humanities and Social Sciences Strand

Otherwise known as HUMSS, this strand is for students who are planning to take up Writing
(novelists in particular), Sociology, Community Studies, Law, and Political Science. Those who want
to take up Priesthood also tend to choose this strand.

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Strand

More popularly known as STEM, this strand is the perfect choice if you are planning to study Applied
and Pure Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering in college. Students that choose this strand also
end up studying Chemistry, Calculus, Physics, and Biology. Fair warning, though, this strand is not
for the faint-hearted.

General Academic Strand

This strand might be for you if you are not yet sure what course you want to take in college. This
strand teaches you Humanities, Management and Disaster Readiness, Economics, and Social
Science.

2. Technical-vocational Livelihood Track

The TVL track calls out to students that are eligible since its subjects are more focused on job-ready
skills. Aside from that, it also offers students practical knowledge along with the necessary
certificates to help students land their dream job after they graduate from senior high school. The
strands under the tech-voc track are as follows:

Home Economics Strand

This subject is probably the first that comes to mind when talking about the TVL track. Students who
are interested in tailoring, food and beverage services, tourism, handicrafts, bread and pastry
services, caregiving, and housekeeping should take this strand.
It should be noted, though, that this is not the correct strand for those who are planning to take Hotel
and Restaurant Management in college. If you are planning on working immediately in the areas
mentioned above after finishing senior high school, then this is the strand for you.

Information and Communication Technology Strand

The ICT strand is the perfect choice for you if you are interested in computers. Here, you will be
taught how to create websites, publish mobile applications, and write computer programs. This
strand typically includes Computer Animation and Medical Transcription.
Once you have completed this strand, you can usually proceed to take BSIT in college. If studying
isn’t for you, you can also work immediately as an animator, a medical transcriptionist, or a computer
programmer as long as your education is adequate enough.

Agri-fisheries Strand
This is the strand for students who are interested in aquaculture and agriculture. Other related
subjects are also tackled in this strand such as Pest Management, Slaughtering, Fish Production,
and Animal Production. Once you have graduated from this strand, you can expect to work on farms
immediately or proceed to related courses in college.

Industrial Arts Strand

Lastly, this strand under the TVL track is probably the classical idea of what technical-vocational is.
This strand includes Automotive Servicing, Electronics Repair, Welding (SMAW), Tile Setting,
Plumbing, Electrical Installation, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, and Carpentry.
If you are thinking of taking up a program in TESDA for any of these, then this is the right strand for
you. You can typically apply for a TESDA Certificate of Competency after you graduate from senior
high school, or better yet, a National Certificate.

Sports Track
This track is pretty much self-explanatory. If you are an athlete and your life is all about sports such
as playing, coaching or officiating games, then this is the right track for you. This track is developed
to equip senior high school students with physical fitness and sports-related safety knowledge. This
track typically appeals to those who want to venture into the fitness, recreation, and athletics
industries.
Once you graduate from senior high, you can already towards a sports-related job or even become a
professional athlete. You can also pursue a higher education and major in Physical Education.
4. Design and Arts Track
This track is for students with a penchant for the arts. Design and Arts aren’t limited to just drawing
or painting, though, but also performing. Here, students will be able to enroll in subjects that are
going to hone their skills in visual design and the performing arts.
Choose this track if you want to be a painter, dancer, sculptor, director, actor, singer, or any related
job. Again, you have the choice of immediately going to work after graduating from this track in
senior high or proceed to college and take up similar courses such as Theater, Cinema, or Fine Arts.

How to Pick the Right Strand

So how do you choose the right strand that is most suitable for your goals and your personality?
Here are a few important indicators that might help you tell which track will bring you closer to your
dream job:

1. Establish your Personality

You should have a clear idea of your personality so that you can pick a senior high school track that
matches your experience and taste. Because different personalities exist, each one has a
corresponding career path that is compatible with them.

2. Do the Necessary Research

The internet is full of up-to-date information about the new curriculum which can help you make the
choice, from the right course content to the outline for each track.

3. Know the Subjects in Each Course

Create a shortlist of some of the tracks or strands from the senior high school curriculum that interest
you and dive deeper into the core of each one.

4. Find out if Any Nearby Schools Offer your Chosen Track

Once you have your mind set towards a particular track, find out if there are any schools nearby that
offer the program. Because schools in the Philippines have adopted the senior high school program
since 2017, you should not have any difficulty in finding the perfect school for you.
Senior High School in the Philippines Curriculum Breakdown

A question that many incoming senior high school students and their parents frequently ask is
how different the senior high school curriculum to the old high school curriculum is, so to give you an
idea of what SHS students study once they begin senior high school, provided below is a curriculum
breakdown that you can use for reference.

Core Subjects

Core subjects are subjects that all senior high school students will study regardless of their
chosen career track or learning strand. You can think of this as similar to the general education subjects
that college students usually take on their first and second year of college:

1. Oral Communication
2. Reading and Writing
3. Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wikang Pilipino (Communication and Research on
Filipino Language and Culture)
4. Pagbasa at Pagsuri ng Iba’t-ibang teksto tungo sa pananaliksik (Reading and Critique of
Different Research texts)
5. 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and World
6. Contemporary Philippine Arts from the region
7. Media And Information Literacy
8. General Mathematics
9. Statistics and Probability
10. Earth and Life Science
11. Physical Science
12. Pansariling Kaunlaran (Personal Development)
13. Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
14. Pambungad sa Pilosopiya ng tao (Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person)
15. Physical Education and Health
16. Earth Science (taken instead of Earth and Life for those in the STEM strand.)
17. Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction (Taken instead of Physical Science for those in
the STEM strand.)

Applied Subjects

Applied/ contextualized subjects are subjects that all Senior High School students will take;
however, contrary to core subjects which are only meant to cover the most basic topics, applied
subjects are designed to focus on the specific applications of certain subjects on the student’s chosen
career track or learning strand.

For example, while all career tracks include a Filipino Subject, Filipino as used in the field of arts
and design and Filipino as used in the field of sports can have slight differences just like how research in
the fields of humanities and social sciences is sometimes conducted differently in the fields of science
and technology

Applied subject that you are going to study as part of the Senior High School Curriculum include:
 1. English for Academic and Professional Purposes
2. Practical Research 1
3. Practical Research 2
4. Filipino sa Piling Larangan
 Akademik
 Isports
 Sining
 Tech-Voc
5. Empowerment Technologies (for the strand)
6. Entrepreneurship
7. Inquiries, Investigations and Immersion

Specialized Subjects

Specialized subjects are subjects that are unique to the career track or learning strand that the
student chose. These are similar to the major subjects that college students take, although they’re
designed to be less complex than their college counterparts.

Specialized subjects that belong to each career track and learning strand are listed below

Academic Track

Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM Strand)

1. Applied Economics
2. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
3. Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 1
4. Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 2
5. Business Math
6. Business Finance
7. Organization and Management
8. Principles of Marketing
9. Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activities i.e. Business Enterprise
Simulation

Humanities and Social Sciences Strand (HUMSS Strand)

1. Creative Writing/ Malikhaing Pagsulat

2. Introduction to World Religion and Belief Systems
3. Creative Non Fiction
4. Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Culture
5. Philippine Politics and Governance
6. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship
7. Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences
8. Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences
9. Work Immersion/Research/ Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM Strand)
1. Pre-Calculus
2. Basic Calculus
3. General Biology 1
4. General Biology 2
5. General Physics 1
6. General Physics 2
7. General Chemistry 1 and 2
8. Work Immersion/Research/ Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

General Academic Strand

1. Humanities 1*
2. Humanities 2*
3. Social Science 1**
4. Applied Economics
5. Organization and Management
6. Elective 1 (from any Track and Strand)***
7. Elective 2 (from any Track and Strand)***
8. Work Immersion/Research/ Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity
Select from HUMSS Strand subjects 1 to 4
Select from HUMSS Strand subjects 5 to 8
Schools must present/offer a range of subjects from which students can choose.

Sports Track

1. Safety and First Aid

2. Human Movement
3. Fundamentals of Coaching
4. Sports Officiating and Activity Management
5. Fitness, Sports and Recreation Leadership
6. Psychosocial Aspects of Sports and Exercise
7. Fitness Testing and Basic Exercise Programming
8. Practicum (in campus)
9. Work Immersion/Research/ Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

Arts and Design Track

1. Creative Industries I: Arts and Design Appreciation and Production
2. Creative Industries II: Performing Arts
3. Physical and Personal Development in the Arts
4. Integrating the Elements and Principles of Organization in the Arts
5. Developing Filipino Identity in the Arts
6. Leadership and Management in Different Arts Fields
7. Apprenticeship and Exploration in Different Arts Fields
 Media and Visual Arts
  Literary Arts
 Dance
 Music
 Theater
8. Work Immersion/Research/ Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity
9. Performing Arts Production
10. Exhibit for Arts Production
 Media and Visual Arts
 Literary Arts

Technical-Vocational Livelihood Track

Home Economics Strand

1. Hairdressing
2. Tailoring
3. Caregiving
4. Food And Beverages Services
5. Bread and Pastry Production
6. Housekeeping
7. Tour Guiding Services
8. Tourism Promotion Services
9. Attraction and Theme Parks Tourism
10. Handicraft

Information and Communication Technology Strand

1. Computer Programming
2. Medical Transcription
3. Animation

Agri-Fishery Arts Strand

 Agri-crop Production
1. Horticulture
2. Landscape Installation and Maintenance
3. Organic Agriculture Production
4. Pest Management
5. Rice Machinery Operation

 Animal Production
1. Animal Production II
2. Artificial Insemination – Large Ruminants
3. Artificial Insemination – Swine
4. Slaughtering
  Fish Production

1. Fish Nursery Operation

2. Fish or Shrimp Grow Out Operation
3. Fishport/Wharf Operation
4. Fish Processing

Industrial Arts Strand

1. Automotive Servicing
2. Refrigeration and Air – Conditioning
3. Consumer Electronics Servicing
4. Electrical Installation and Maintenance
5. Shield Metal-Arc Welding
6. Carpentry
7. Plumbing
8. Tile Setting

Electives

Students choosing the General Academic Strand (GAS) have a little more freedom in choosing
what subjects they can study in senior high. Aside from having the option to choose 2 additional
subjects from any learning strand, they also have the option to personalise the HUMSS Subject
according to their liking (see the subjects marked with asterisk above.)

https://www.courses.com.ph/senior-high-school-in-the-philippines-curriculum-breakdown/

The New K – 12 Curriculum Grading System

It’s been seven years since DepEd carried out the K to 12 curriculum in the
Philippines; however, a few parts remained vague to those affected by the change. To a few
incoming senior high school students, parents, and teachers, the new k to 12 grading system is
still unclear. So, if you feel the same, read on to understand it.

Importance of K to 12 Curriculum
A write-up on Soapboxie, a site formed by the political and social enthusiasts, Cianeko Abueva
states the k to 12 curriculum is the key to our nation’s progress. Though faced with problems
since its implementation, he believes we need the new system. In fact, it will help increase the
quality of our education, a crucial factor to our country’s success.
K to 12 Grading System: KPUP versus WW-PT-QA
So far, under the new basic education system, DepEd has released two orders effecting the new
assessment and grading system, KPUP and WW-PT-QA.

1. KPUP Grading System

The first, however, is under D.O. No. 73, s.2012 effective school year 2012-2013 that used
Knowledge, Process, Understanding, and Performances (KPUP) as levels of assessment and
grading. Per this order, public and private elementary and secondary schools in the country
should use this system. In fact, the levels of assessment shall show in the class record with their
percentage weights.

The order defined the levels of assessment.

1. Knowledge – the substantive content of the curriculum, the facts, and info gained by the
student.
2. Process – skills or cognitive operations the student does on the facts and info to create
meanings or understandings.
3. Understandings – how the student endured big ideas, principles, and generalizations
inherent to the discipline.
4. Products/Performances – real-life application of understanding as evidenced by the
student’s performance of authentic tasks.

Further, the report card shall show how the students performed based on proficiency levels.
2. WW-PT-QA Grading System
The second system, in contrast, is under D.O. No. 8, s.2015 effective school year 2015-2016.
Unlike the first one, the new k to 12 grading system used fewer components and launched a
new conversion table. Public schools from kindergarten to senior high school should use it. In
the same way, it asks non-DepEd schools to apply the changes, too.

Under this order, the results of the components of the summative assessment such as Written
Work, Performance Tasks, and Quarterly Assessment will form the bases for the grade
computation.

New Grading Components for Grades 1-10

1. Written Work (WW) – makes sure students can express skills and contents in written form.
2. Performance Task (PT) – lets learners show what they know and can do in diverse ways.
3. Quarterly Assessment (QA) – measures student learning at the end of the quarter.
 New Senior High School Grading System Components

Grade Transmutation Table for K to 12 Basic Education Program

What Are the Good Points of the New Grading System
Unlike the KPUP, the new k to 12 grading system has 60 as minimum grade but will have a
converted rating of 75 in the report card. The lowest grade a student can get is rather 60 for the
quarterly and final grades. Since the new grading system also used fewer components and
launched a new transmutation table, it makes it simpler for teachers to compute the grades.

For more details on DepEd’s K-12 senior high school program, please go to K12 Philippines. You
may also check CIIT’s senior high school courses to learn more about our specialized tracks.

Sources: thepublicschoolteacher.com | localpulse.net | depedtambayan.ph | soapboxie.com | deped.gov.ph