LESSON 1:

The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013

Desired Learning Outcome:

*Gain a comprehensive
understanding of the K to 12
Basic Education Curriculum
Reform
 Republic Act 10533, otherwise
known as the Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013, is the
latest educational reform in the
Philippine Education signed into
law by former Pres. Benigno Aquino
III last May 15, 2013.
The Enhanced Basic Education Act of
2013 popularly known as K to 12
includes:

*One year of Kindergarten Education

*6 years of Elementary Education
*6 years of Secondary Education
4 years - Junior High School
2 years - Senior High School
 What is K to 12 Program ?

- “DepEd's much vaunted K-12 curriculum

is seen as the country's response to the
challenge of creating an educational
system that adheres to international
standards and produces graduates who can
compete in the global scene.
What are the advantages of K to 12 ?
- “Integrating these subjects into
basic education also opens up an
opportunity for the less privileged to
gain access to the same set of
knowledge that, under the previous
educational system, could only be
achieved by getting into college.
What are the disadvantages of K to 12 ?
- “The transition between the old
curriculums to the new one can be quite
challenging for stakeholders, that is,
the school administrators, teachers,
parents, and students. Such a drastic
change in the system requires long-term
preparation and solid implementation.
 Why K to 12 ?
K-12 makes the Philippine education
system at par with the international
standard of 12 year basic education
thereby contributing to a better
educated society capable of pursuing
productive employment, entrepreneurship,
or higher education studies.
 The K-12 graduates are also expected to
be equipped with 21st century skills like
information, media and technology
skills, learning and innovation skills,
effective communication skills, and life
and career skills.
Let’s consider these existing realities in Philippine
Education that became the basis of K-12
implementation:

1. Mastery of basic
competencies is
insufficient to
congested curriculum.
 Comparative Achievement Levels in Mathematics
Achievement
SY 2004-2005 % SY 2005-2006 %
Level
Mastery 168,371 16.41% 149, 922 15.21%

New 321, 305 31.31% 253,396 25.71%

Mastery
Low 536, 439 52.28% 582, 436 59.09%

Mastery
Total 1,026,115 100.00% 985, 754 100.00%
Achievement Comparative Achievement Levels in Science
Level SY 2004-2005 % SY 2005-2006 %
Mastery 17, 921 1.75% 24,479 2.99%

New Mastery 246, 207 23.99% 196, 938 19.89%

Low Mastery 761, 987 74.26% 759,337 77.03%

Total 1,026,115 100.00% 985, 754 100.00%

The table presents the National Achievement Test
Results Of 4th Year Students In Mathematics And
Science. In 2005-2006 Mathematics results, only
15% of the students acquired mastery of the
Mathematics competencies while majority (59.09%)
of the high results in Science was even more
discouraging since only 3% of 4th year high school
students in 2005-2006 mastered the Science
processes and skills. Majority belongs to the low
mastery category and a few were in the near
mastery level.
Let’s consider these existing realities in Philippine
Education that became the basis of K-12
implementation:

2. The Philippines is
the only remaining
country in Asia with a
10 year basic
education program
 The short duration of the basic
education program also puts million
of OFW’s specially the professionals,
and those who intend to study abroad
at a disadvantage. Graduates of
Philippine schools are not
automatically recognized as
professionals outside the country due
to the lack of two years in basic
education.
 Employability of Filipino High School
Graduates
- The K to 12 Curriculum prepares the students for
the world of work, middle level skills development,
entrepreneurship and college education. As early as
Grade 7 and 8, student is made to explore at least 8
subjects in the areas of Technology and Livelihood
Education namely: Home Economics, ICT, Industrial
Arts and Agriculture and Fishery Arts. In grade 11
and 12, student is supposed to have obtained a
National Certificate (NC) Level I and Level II from
TESDA. Hence, NC I and II make a grade 12 graduate
employable.
 The K-12 curriculum

Section 5 of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013,

stipulates the following curricular standards which the
curriculum developers adhered to in crafting the K-12
curriculum:

a) The curriculum shall be learner-centered, inclusive

and developmentally appropriate.
b) The curriculum shall be relevant, responsive and
research-based.
c) The curriculum shall be culture-sensitive.
d) The curriculum shall be contextualized and global.
e) The curriculum shall use pedagogical approaches.
f) The curriculum shall adhere to the principles and
framework of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual
Education (MTB-MLE).
g) The curriculum shall use the spiral progression
approach.
h) The curriculum shall be flexible enough.
 Curriculum Tracks
The students undergoing SHS can choose among the
following four tracks:
Academic; Technical Vocational Livelihood;
Sports and Arts and Design Tracks
Techical
Academic Vocational
Track Livelihood
Track
o General o Home Arts &
Academic
Sports
Economics Design
Strand o Agri-
Track
Track
o STEM Fishery
o ABM o Industrial
o HUMSS o ICT
 Nomenclature / Grade 1 to 6 Grade 7 to 10
Learning Area
Integrated Language • It focuses on the • Ang Filipino ay
Arts development of naglalayong
literacy skills and malinang ang
learning of concepts
Mother Tongue first in the Mother
kakayahang
Filipino Tongue from Grade 1 komunikatibo at
English to 3 and later transfer kahusayan sa pag-
to second language unawa at
(Filipino and English) pagpapahalagang
pampanitikan ng
mga mag-aaral.
Nomenclature / Grade 1 to 6 Grade 7 to 10
Learning Area
Science • Science education • This course deals
aims to develop
scientific literacy with the basic
among students that concepts of Biology,
will prepare them to Chemistry, Physics
be informed and
perceptive citizens and Earth Space /
who are able to make Science.
judgments and
decisions regarding
the application of
scientific
knowledge.
Nomenclature / Grade 1 to 6 Grade 7 to 10
Learning Area
Mathematics • Elementary • It includes key
Mathematics covers concepts and
basic concepts and principles of
ideas and skills and number sense,
processes on numbers measurement,
and number sense – algebra,
geometry, geometry,
measurement, patterns probability and
and algebra, statistics as
probability and applied.
statistics as enlist.
Nomenclature / Grade 1 to 6 Grade 7 to 10
Learning Area
Araling Panlipunan • Asignatura na • Ito ay
nagtuturo ng naglalayong
mga konsepto tumalakay sa
kasaysayan ng
sa Pilipinas gamit
pananagutang ang siping mga
pansarili, piling
pamilya, kapwa primaryang
bansa/daigdig sanggunian mula
at diyos. sa iba’t-ibang
panahon at uri.
 Nomenclature / Grade 1 to 6 Grade 7 to 10
Learning Area
Edukasyong • Edukasyong • Edukasyong
Pantahanan at Pantahanan at
Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan Pangkabuhayan
Pangkabuhayan develops knowledge, develops knowledge,
(EPP) skills and values skills and values
and also attitude. and also attitude.
Technology and Home economics and Home economics and
Livelihood Education industrial arts than industrial arts than
(TLE) can help improve can help improve
self, family and self, family and
community life. community life.
 Nomenclature / Grade 1 to 6 Grade 7 to 10
Learning Area
• Music Program – focuses • Music and Art deals with
Music, Art, Physical on the learner as the the study of mans
Education and Health recipient of the aesthetic expressions
knowledge, skills and through sounds (music)
(MAPEH) values necessary for and visuals (art).
artistic expressions and
cultural literacy.

• Art Program – provides • Each strand in

our Filipino learners sequentially developed
with art experiences across grade levels
that include including activities
recognizing, creating, that are varied and age
and appreciating others appropriate to address
work and their own the needs on each
works. interests.
 Nomenclature / Grade 1 to 6 Grade 7 to 10
Learning Area
Music, Art, Physical • Physical • Physical
Education and Health Education Program Education and
(MAPEH) – is an chore on Health promote
the tenet (move o the development
learn and learn of active and
to move) with the healthy
ultimate goal of lifestyle.
achieving
lifelong fitness.
 Nomenclature / Grade 1 to 6 Grade 7 to 10
Learning Area
Music, Art, Physical • Health Program – • The Health Programs
from kindergarten to deals with Physical,
Education and Health Grade 6 it focuses Mental, Emotional,
(MAPEH) on the Physical, Social, Moral and
Mental, Emotional, Spiritual dimension
Social, Moral and of health and
Spiritual dimension enables the learners
of health and to acquire knowledge
enables the learners and skills.
to acquire knowledge
and skills.
Nomenclature / Grade 1 to 6 Grade 7 to 10
Learning Area
Edukasyon sa • Ito ay bahagi • Naglalayong
Pagpapakatao ng K to 12 na malinang at
(ESP) gagabay at mapaunlad ang
huhunog sa kakayahan ng
mga kabataan. mga mag-aaral
sa moral na
pagpapasya at
pag-gawa.
Figure 1 – Tracks in Senior High School
ACADEMIC

Grade 11
TechVoc

SPORTS
Grade 12

ARTS & DESIGN

Figure 2 – Academic Track (4 Strands)

4 STRANDS
GENERAL
ABM TOTAL ACADEMIC
The SENIOR High School Curriculum
has a total of 31 subjects.

This subjects are grouped into 15

Core Subjects, 7 Contextualized
Subjects and 9 Specialization Subjects
 The following are the Core Subjects to be
taken by all students regardless of track.

There are also common subjects for different

tracks and the highly specialized courses for
each track:
 CORE SUBJECTS

Oral Communication
Reading and Writing
LANGUAGE Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wikang
Filipino at Kulturang Pilipino
Pagbasa at Pagsususri ng Iba’t-ibang Teksto
Tungo sa Pananaliksik
 21ST Century Literature from the Philippines
and the World
HUMANITIES Contemporary Philippine Arts from
the Region
Communication Media and Information Literacy

General Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics and Probability

Earth and Life Sciences Lecture and Laboratory

Science
Physical Science Lecture and Laboratory
 Social Personal Development / Pansariling Kaunlaran

Science Understanding Society and Culture

Intro to Philosophy of the Human Person /

Philosophy Pambungad sa Pilosopiya ng Tao

PE and Health – Physical Education and Health

 7 CONTEXTUALIZED SUBJECTS
ACADEMIC TRACK Tech-Voc, Sports, Arts and
Design Tracks
English for Academic and Professional English for the
Purposes Profession
Introduction to Research Methods – Research Skills
Quantitative 1
Introduction to Research Methods – Research Skills
Qualitative 2
Filipino Course Mga Diskurso sa Trabaho

ICT for Leaders ICT Applications

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

Research Project Research Project / Culminating Activity

 7 APPLIED SUBJECTS
ACADEMIC Tech-Voc, Sports, Arts and Design Tracks
1. English for Academic and
Professional Purposes
2. Research in Daily Life 1
3. Research in Daily Life 1
4. Pagsulat sa Filipino sa
Piling Larangan
5. Entrepreneurship
6. Empowerment Technologies (E-Tech):
ICT for Professional Tracks
7. Research Project /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZATION SUBJECTS - ACADEMIC TRACK, ABM

1.Applied Economics
2.Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
3.Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business Management 1
4.Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business Management 2
5.Business Math
6.Business Finance
7.Organization and Management
8.Principles of Marketing
9.Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZATION SUBJECTS - ACADEMIC TRACK,
STEM
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
8.General Chemistry 2
9.Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZATION SUBJECTS - ACADEMIC TRACK,
HUMSS
1.Creative Writing
2.Creative Non-Fiction: The Literacy Essay
3.World Religions and Belief Systems
4.Trends, Networks and Critical Thinking in the 21st
Century
5.Philippine Politics and Governance
6.Community Engagement, Social Participation and
Citizenship
7.Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences
8.Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Sciences
9.Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZATION - General Academic Strand

1.Humanities 1
2.Humanities 2
3.Social Science 1
4.Applied Economics
5.Organization and Management
6.Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
7.Elective 1 (from any track / strand)
8.Elective 2 (from any track / strand)
9.Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZATION - SPORTS

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 Exercise Programming
8.Practicum (in-campus)
9.Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZED COURSES IN THE
ACADEMIC TRACK - LIBERAL ARTS

A. Literature 1
B. Humanities 1
C. Social Science1
D. Economics 1
E. Organization and Management
F. Foreign Language 1
G. Applied Science
H. Pre Calculus
I. Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZED COURSES IN THE
ACADEMIC TRACK - HUMANITIES

A. Literature 1: Fiction and Drama

B. Literature 2
C. Humanities 1: Popular Art as Text
D. Humanities 2
E. Education 1/Foreign Language 1
F. Education 2/Foreign Language 2
G. Social Science 1
H. Social Science 2
I. Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZED COURSES IN THE
ACADEMIC TRACK - ABM

A. Applied Economics 1
B. Applied Economics 2
C. Accounting 1
D. Accounting 2
E. Business Math
F. Business Finance
G. Organization and Management
H. Principles of Marketing
I. Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZED COURSES IN THE
ACADEMIC TRACK - STEM

A. Pre - Calculus
B. Basic Calculus
C. General Chemistry 1
D. General Chemistry 2
E. General Physics 1
F. General Physics 2
G. General Biology 1
H. General Biology 2
I. Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy /
Culminating Activity
 SPECIALIZED COURSES FOR ARTS AND
DESIGN TRACKS
Arts and Design Strands
Arts Assessment and Guidance

A.Arts Track 1 :Introduction to Applied Arts and

Design Production
B.Arts Track 2: Introduction to Performing Arts
C.Arts Track 3: Understanding the Principles and
Elements of Different Arts
D.Arts Track 4: Work Environment in Various Art
Fields
E. Arts Track 5: Developing Filipino Identity in the
Arts
F. Arts Track 6: Leadership and Management in
Different Art Field
G. Arts Track 7: Apprenticeships and Exploration of
Different Art Field (Production and
Performing Music Dance and Theater)
H. Arts Track 8:Apparenticeship and Exploration of
Different Art Design Production
(Media Art Visual Arts and Literary
Arts)
 SPECIALIZED COURSES FOR SPORTS
TRACKS

 Sports Track Subjects

A. Sports Track 1: Safety and First Aid

B. Sports Track 2: Understanding Human Movement
C. Sports Track 3: General Coaching Course
D. Sports Track 4: Sports Officiating
E. Sports Track 5: Fitness Leadership
F. Sports Track 6:Sports Recreation Fitness
Management
G. Sports Track 7:Student Athlete Enhancement and
Formation
H. Sports Track 8:Fitness Training and Exercise
Prescription
I. Sports Track 9:Recreation Leadership
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