LEGAL BASES OF SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION AND
SUPERVISION

Norgielyn V. Flores
MAED-EM
Laws Related to
School
Curriculum
1. Department Order No. 5, s. 1955 – The
Secretary of Education provides that religious
instruction may be scheduled during the school
session in such a way as to enable the teacher in
religion to teach in the public school building for
more than one thirty-minutes period a day, three
times a week, to different groups of pupils in the
same school, provided no pupil is given
instruction under this arrangement for more than
the maximum lenght of time allowed by law.
2. Republic Act No. 343 – This act provides
for the inclusion of Spanish as a course or
subject in all high schools, private or public
of the Philippines.

3. Republic Act No. 709 – This act made

the teaching of Spanish obligatory in all
courses of public and private colleges and
universities in the Philippines.
4. Republic Act No. 1425 – (otherwise known as Rizal
Law) - This act requires that courses on the life, works and
writings of Jose Rizal, particulary his novels NOLI ME
TANGERE and EL FILIBUSTERISMO shall be included
in the curricula of all private and public schools, colleges
and universities. These courses shall be given as a part of
the school studies and/or language arts in the high school;
and the social sciences in the colleges and universities.
(Approved, June 12, 1956)

5. Republic Act No. 1881 – This Act states that all

students enrolled in the courses in Law, Commerce,
Liberal Arts, Foreign Service and Education are required to
complete at least 24 units of Spanish. (Approved, June 22,
1957)
6. Republic Act No. 5181 – This act replaced Republic
Act No. 707, as amended by R.A. No. 1881. Under the
new law, college and university students are required to
complete at least 12 units of Spanish. It is, however,
provided that the Board of National Education is
authorized, in consideration of the particular relevance
and importance of Spanish, the require additonal units
for such courses as it may determine, on the exercise of
its discretion.
(Took effect during the school year 1968-1969).
7. Department Order No. 19, s. 1970 – This
Department Order increased time allotment for language
arts (English) from 30 to 40 minutes in grade 1 and 2,
from 40 to 60 minutes in grades 3 and 4 from 60 to 80
minutes in the intermediate grades.
 This Order also approved the changing of the
terminology of “Arithmetic” into “Elementary
Mathematics”, with the aim of enabling the
Filipino child to achieve a deeper understanding of
the science of numbers and mathematical
concepts.

8. Republic Act No. 5946 – This law amended the

Medical Act of 1959. The act states that the “students
seeking admission to medical school must have a
Bachelor’s degree in Science or in Arts. This Act led
to the abolition of preparatory medical courses in
private schools, colleges and universities.
9. Presidential Decree No. 6-A – This decree is known as
Educational Development Decree of 1972.

Under this decree, education will aim to attain the

national development goal, particularly the acceleration of
economic development and social progress, to assure the
maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and
enjoyment of the benefits of such growth, and to strenghten
national consciousness and promote desirable cultural values of
the people. To accomplish those aims, educational efforts are to
be directed toward broad general education, training of
manpower in the middle-level skills, development of high level
professions that will provide leadership for the nation and
extension of knowledge through research, and systematic
planning to meet changing needs and conditions.
 Laws Related to
Students or Pupils
1. Commonwealth Act no. 80 - This Act provided for the
organization of the Office of Adult Education under the
Director of Adult Education who was appointed by the
President with the consent of the Commission on
Appointment. This office was charged to eliminate illiteracy,
to provide for vocational guidance, and to give citizenship
training.
Executive Order No. 94 abolished the Office of Adult
Education under the Department of Education and
transferred its functions over to the Bureau of Public Schools,
where it is a division. (Based on the Reorganization Act of
1947).
2. Republic Act no. 124 - this law requires private schools,
colleges and universities having an enrollment of 300 or more
to employ a part or full-time physician who will conduct an
annual physical examination of their students.(Approved ,
June 14, 1947)
3. Republic Act No. 896 – This Act provides for compulsory
education of seven years and made it mandatory on the part of
the parents to enroll their children in public schools upon
attaining seven years of age. (Approved, June 14, 1947)

4. Republic Act No. 4206 - This law prohibits the collection of

contributions for the Red Cross, Anti-Tuberculosis, PTA’s,
school athletic meets, medical and dental services or any other
project or purpose, whether voluntary or otherwise, from school
children of public primary and intermediate schools.
Under this law, persons found violating this provisions
would be punished, either with fine or imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.
5. Republic Act No. 4090 - an act providing for state
scholarship in science, arts and letters and for poor and
deserving students, creating a state scholarship council to
integrate, systematize, administer and implement all program
of scholarship, and appropriate funds thereof.

6. Republic Act no. 4725 - this act amended Republic no.

4206 the collection of contribution for Anti-Tuberculosis,
Parent, Teacher Associations, School athletic meets, medical
and dental service school children and teachers of public
primary of intermediate and high school is hereby prohibited.
provided however,that this prohibition shall not cover
membership fees of school children in the Red Cross, the
Girl Scouts of the Philippines, and the Boy Scouts of the
Philippines.
7. Republic Act no. 6139 - This act is known as the
“Tuition Fee Law”. This Act regulates the increases of
tuition fees in private schoold, colleges, and universities.
The law requires 180 days before effectively. The amount
of tuition fees should not be beyond 15 percent of the
basic tuition fees.
8. Presidential Decree No. 146 - This Decree is known
as the National College Entrance Examination was
promulgated with no other purpose but to regulate the
admission of students to all four year or five year degree
programs in the country so as to improve the quality of
higher education and to distribute students among
different courses, thus meeting the manpower needs of
the country.
Laws Related to
Finance and
Support
1. Commonwealth Act No. 586 - Section 7 of this Act
nationalizes the support of the elementary schools except in
chartered cities.
2. Republic Act No. 364 - This act authorizes all vocational
school to collect tuition fees, receive contributions from private
persons and to contract loans from the government and private
banks and other financial institutions and to create a special trust
fund for each school.(Approved, June 9, 1949)
3. Republic Act No. 1284 - This law exempt from amusement tax
all athletic meets, school programs and exhibitions, and other
educational activities conducted by public schools, by amending
the National Internal Revenue Code.
4. Republic Act No. 5447 - This act is otherwise known as Special
Educational Fund Act.
 Other Laws Affecting
School Administration
and Supervision
1. Executive Order No. 56 - This act authorizes the Director of
the Bureau of Private Schools to call upon the members of the
government examination boards for technical advice.
2. Republic Act No. 139 - This act is the present basis for the
selection and adoption of textbooks to be used in public and
private schools.
3. Republic Act No. 1147 - This act provides for the holding of
regular and promotional teacher civil service examinations at
least once every two years.
4. Republic Act No. 1265 - This act makes flag ceremony
compulsory in all educational institutions.
5. Republic Act No. 1880- An act amending section 562 and
564 of the Revised Administrative Code which prescribes the
legal hours of labor –”eight (8) hours a day, five (5) days a week
or forty (40) hours a week”.
6. Republic Act No. 416 - The law converted the present Philippine
Normal School into Philippine Normal College conferring the Degrees
of Bachelor Science in Elementary Education and Master of Arts in
Education.
7. Department Order No.1, s. 1957 – (Revised Philippine Educational
Program) - This program is otherwise known as the 2-2 plan. This plan
divides the present four years secondary education into two parts, and
aims to develop greater vocational competence and to insure more
adequate academic preparation for our students.
8. Department Order No. 27, s.1972 - This Order gives the Heads of
the Institutions Authority to expel, dismiss, or suspend indefinitely, or
cause the expulsion, dismissal, or suspension of any faculty, members,
employees and students, who after investigation, were found to have
been engaged or were engaged in subversion or similar illegal activities or
were known to be active member of subversive organizations and
activities.
 subversion -the act or an instance of subverting or overthrowing a legally
constituted government, institution, etc.
9. Department Order No. 30, s.1972 - This order
prescribed the use of Identification Cards by all bonafide
students, faculty and staff members in each institution.
10. Department Order No. 33, s.1972 - The standard
operating procedure for screening university personnel
were spelled out in this Order.
11. Department Order No. 32, s.1972 - This order
granted academic freedom to Faculty members under
certain conditions.
12. Department Oder No.42 s.1972 - The major point of
this order is to stimulate students and faculty members of
colleges and universities to have build a New Society within
the context of the Decree issued in pursuance of
Proclamation 1081.
 Circulars Which
Affect School
Administration And
Supervision
1. B.P.S. Circular No.1, s.1946 – (Admission of U.S.
Veterans into Public Schools) - Discharged Filipino veterans
who had been active in service with the United States naval
and Military forces and who meet certain requirements
prescribed by law are eligible for education or training under
Public Law 16 or Public Law 346(78th Congress) in any
approved schools, colleges, universities, or other institutions
of learning.
2. B.P.S. Circular No. 32, s.1952 – (Permission to Teach in
Private Schools, Colleges, and Universities) - This circular
states that a public school teacher must have rendered at least
2 years of satisfactory service before he can teach in private
schools.
3. B.P.S Circular No. 9, s.1956 - (Requiring Mathematics
Subjects and Physics in the Secondary Course) – This made the
teaching of Elementary Algebra in the First Year, Geometry in the
Second Year, Advanced Algebra in the Third Year, and Physics in
the Fourth Year, compulsory in secondary schools effective
beginning with the school year 1957-1958.
4. Memorandum No. 38, s. 1957 – (Implementation of Section
85 of the National Defense Act) – In order to further improve the
citizenship training of school children through the medium of the
Preparatory Military Training (P.M.T.) among high school
students, it is respectfully suggested that the steps be taken for full
implementation of Section 85 of our National Defense Act which
provides that instructors for the cadets must be taken from the
qualified male instructors who are members of the reserve force.
5. Memorandum No. 87, s. 1958 – Permission of Government
Officials to Teach in Private Schools During Summer Sessions.
-secure permit to teach from the proper Department
Head
6. B.P.S. Circular No. 1, s. 1958 – Requirements for the
Admission to the Law Course.
-completed Bachelor of Arts course major in Political
Science, Logic, English, Spanish, History or Economics.
-entrance certificates are required before enrollment.
7. B.P.S. Circular No. 5, s. 1960 – Making Boy Scouting As a
Curricular Requirement
-one (1) of the days per week allocated for Physical
Education will be devoted to Boy Scouting activities under a
trained Boy Scouter, Cub-Master or Senior Scout Leader.
8. B.P.S. Circular No. 7, s. 1960 – The New Four-Year
Curriculum Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Required for Admission to the
College of Medicine.
-applicants who complied with Pre-Medical curriculum
will be eligible for admission into College of Medicine.
9. Memorandum No. 37, s. 1960 - Admission Requirement
to Nursing and Pharmacy Courses – Students intending to
take up the Nursing and Pharmacy courses are required to
complete Elementary Algebra or Geometry, Advanced
Algebra and Applied Arithmetic and Physics in the
Secondary Course. The records of such students, therefore,
should be carefully examined.
10. Memorandum No. 46, s. 1960 - Prescribing
Preparatory Military Training and Health and Physical
Education as Separate Subjects
- each have a separate grade for each growing
period in conformity with the system of grading use in
school and shall count toward promotion or graduation.
11. B.P.S. Circular No. 22, s. 1960 – Merit and
Seniority Ranking System
-The Seniority Rule covers the following areas: (1)
Educational qualifications, (2) Civil Service eligibility, (3)
efficiency, (4) experience, and (5) educational leadership
and executive ability.
12. Memorandum No. 57 s. 1963 - Greater Stress on Correct
Moral, Professional, and Ethical Conduct.
- “Code of Ethics for Public School Teachers and
Officials, Memorandum No. 121, s. 1959. Teachers are to set
the examples of Correct Appearance, Behavior, and Speech at
all times, and Memorandum No. 123, s. 1962, School Officials
and teachers Should Be Model in their Communities.
13. B.P.S. Circular No. 21, s. 1964 – Pupils Welfare – The
Paramount Interest of Schools.
- The principal function of the teacher is to teach. All
other functions or activities are secondary. He may therefore be
assigned to various extra-curricular activities, only if such
assignment will not interfere with his regular teaching duties.
14. B.P.S. Circular No. 30, s. 1964 – Reshuffle of School
Officials in the Field. - Effective immediately, the unnumbered
Department Memorandum dated July, 1962, having reference to
the reshuffle every five years of school officials in the field is
hereby amended so as to include only superintendents, district
supervisors, area supervisors of private schools, and elementary
school principals.
15. Memorandum No. 116 , s. 1965 - Courtesy in the Public
Service. - All school officials, teachers, and employees under
the Bureau of Public Schools are enjoined to observed courtesy
on their official actuations at all times and to seek to maintain
the best relations with the public they serve through prompt,
courteous, and efficient service. Courtesy is the hallmark of a
man of culture.
16. B.P.S. Circular No. 36, s. 1965 – Lobbying Prohibited in the
Hall of Congress and Offices. - Enjoying school officials, teachers,
and other school personnel are to refrain from lobbying in
Legislative Halls and Offices for Personnel Interest.
Thank you &
God Bless!