LEGAL BASIS of the K to 12

VOUCHER PROGRAM
DepEd Order No 11- s. 2015
Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of the Senior High School (SHS)
Voucher Program under the Government to Students and Teachers in
Private Education (GASTPE) Program
A. The Voucher Program

•This program enables Grade 10

completers from public and private Junior
High School (JHS) to enroll in a:
1. Private High School;
2. Private University or College;
3. State or local University or college; and
4. Technical- Vocational School, which will
offer the SHS Program starting SY 2016-
Voucher Program

•Through the voucher program,

students and their families are
able to exercise greater choice
in deciding which SHS program
is most relevant to their needs
and career goals.
B. BENEFITS

•All public JHS completers and private JHS

completers who are Education Service
Contracting (ESC) grantees will
automatically receive vouchers; whereas
•Private JHS completers who are not ESC
grantees may apply, subject to additional
guidelines that the DepED may issue for this
purpose.
BENEFITS

Public JHS ESC Grantee Enrolls in a

Completer State or Local
University or
College
100% voucher 80% voucher 50% voucher
value value value
c. SHS voucher program: more
Choices for learners
SHS Voucher Value:
The voucher value will depend on
the location of the SHS the
learners will enroll in.
Voucher Value:
National Non-NCR Other
Capital Urbanized Cities and
Region Cities Municipali
(NCR) (HUCs) ties
100%- Php 100%- Php 100% - Php
22, 500 20,000 17,500

80% - Php 80% - Php 80%- Php

18,000 16,000 14,000

50%- Php 50% - 50%- Php

11, 250 10,000 8,750
Voucher value:
• Estimate Government spending per
Learner- Php 18,300
* Non-NCR HUCs include: Angeles,
Bacolod, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu
city, Davao City, General Santos City,
Iligan, Iloilo City, Lapu-lapu, Lucena,
Mandaue, Olongapo, Puerto Princesa,
Tacloban and Zamboanga City
Sample Scenario:from a private
• Juan graduated
JHS in Metro Manila as an ESC
grantee. Because his ESC grant,
he can automatically avail for an
80% voucher value. He now
wants to enroll in a private SHS in
General Santos City. Since this
city is listed under the non-NCR
HUCs, Juan will be getting a
voucher value worth Php 16,000.