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Allrttir ot tt. StiliwintgGellrtment of @lurstion
13 JAN 2014DepEd MEMOR-Aj.IDUMNo. 4 , s.2ota
GI]IDELINES ON THE PREPAXATIOT| FOR THE NATTONAL
IMPLEMENTATIOI{oF THE SE!{IOR HIGH SCHOOL (SIISI PROGR.AM rN
llOlt-DEpED SCHOOLS
FOR THb SCHOOL YEAR lsy) 2016-20r? AND OITWARDSTo:
Urderse.ret.ries
Assisbnt SecretariesBurcau DirectorsDirctors ofservices. Ccnters
and Heads of UnitsRegional Directo.sSchools Drvr\,on Superinrend.nr
sHeads, Public ard Private Elementary and Secondat/ SchoolsAll
Odrers Concened
l. Pursuant to Section 30 olthe lmplementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Repubiic Act{RA) No. 10533 knoim as t}re
Ethanced Bo"sic Educntton Aa of 2013, \he Departmnt ofEducation
(DepEd) the nationa] implemcntation of the Senior High School
{SHS)Program for School Year ISY)2016-2017 and onwards.2. In
prepaiarior for the national impiementation of th SHS Program, the
schools,jndividuals, corporations, foundations or organizations,
which fall within Categories A, B or C,nay signi&' their
intention to offer SHS:
Category Aa. Private schools, which have been granted
recognition by the DepEd ro ofler
secondary educa.tion {Years I-]V);b. Private schools, which have
been g'anted at least Level II accreditation by any
of the accrcditing agcncies under the Federation ofAccrcditing
Agencies in tllcPhilippines (FAAP);
Category Ba. Non-DepEd schools, which have been issued a permit
or governmeni
recognition by (i) the Technicar Educa.l.ron d Skils Development
Authority('I'ESDA) to offer ar1y trainins coursc and/or {ii) the
Commission on HisherEdxcation {CHED) lo offer any higher e.iucation
prosam;
b. Non-DepBd schooLs, \^'hich have been granted at least Lvel II
accreditation byany of the accrediting agencies unde. tie FAAP;
c. Non-DepEd schools, which have been granted ai least Bronze
accreditationstatus by lhe Asia Pacific Accrcditation and
Certilication CommLsion{APACC}; and,
Category Ca. Other individuals, corporaijons, foundations or
oan;ations duly recognizcd by
tne Secuntres and Exchange Commission (SEC).
3. Applications to olTer tlc SHS Program \qili only be accepted
through email The requiredkller of inlent and othcr additional
.equired documents must be appended to the email. Anapplication
must be addrcssed to: Secletary Bt. Arnh A. Luistro FllC a]1d
submittedthrough cmdil address: ktolzajdeped.eov-ph. The checklist
of the additiona.l documentaryrequi.ements are found in the
enclosure.
DepEd comprq. Merar.a Avenuc, pals c,w r600 p63 3-72oa /633
7223/632-1367fl ur,' o"ru,,uar-uron { q*deped.sov.ph
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4. A copy of the application should be sent to ihe concemed
Regionat Omce RO) on o.before Apdl 15, 2014.5. 'lhose who are
interested to offer ihe SHS Program plior to SY 2016-2017 and who
talwi*rin Categories A, B or C may xpress thcir intent through the
submission cf allrequirements on August 30 of rhe ycar precceding
the school year oftheir iotendcd operarion.6. Applicalions to
implement rhe SHS Program wili be evaluatd by the SHS National
TaskForcc iSHS NTF) under rhe Offic ofthe Undclscretary for
Prograas arld Plojects- For thepurposes of on-sitc validation, the
SHS-IITF may deputize the Regional Of6ce (RO) to conductocular
inspections and related activitics7. The SHS-NTF will cndorsc to
the Dcpltd Sccrctary the results ol its cvaluation ofapplications
to imptcment the SHS Progran- For qualified applicdts, a
proelslonrl pcrmlt forrhe SHS hograjn implementatioD shall be
signed by the DepEd Scretary and issued thrcughthe Regional
Dnector. This permit shall remain vatid until fo.matty revoked by
thc DepEd.8. Thc ROs and schools division ofices (SDOS) will
monitor and evaluate the initia)implementaiion of the SflS Program.
Basd on the recommeodations, rhe SHS-N'IF wille.dorse the issuance
oI a Cedif&te of Re@qnition oftl& SHS Program to thos
schools, which{c qualified. Thc Cerlrf(nlE of Redrgnitionr l\l be
sig.ed by the DepEd Secrelary and issued bythe RO. This sha.ll
remain valid providcd that thc requircments of th law, end DepEd
rulesand standards are satisfied.
9. Guidelines pertaining to the SHS Curriculum specifically on
competencies, conte.r andpe.IorBance standads, time allotment per
subjcct, teacher qualiilcations, textbooks and otherlearning
materials, and needcd facilities shall bc issucd in a sepai'ate
l)epEd Ordcr.10. Other guidelines on the provisior of assistaEce to
students and teachcrs in privateSHSS shall also be issued.
11. Guidelines for the SHS Progran implementation ot the Pubiic
SHSS shall be issued inanoLher DepEd Order.
12. More info.mation call be obtained flom ltr3, Joyce C.
SsDanlego at relephone nos.: (02)631-5057; {02) 638-3703 or *Irough
cmail address: kto l2ndel)ed.eov.ph.13. lmmediate disseminatron of
this Memorandum is desired-
Excl.:
DepEd Ordcr No 43, s. 2013DepEd Mehorddum: No. 99, s.2013
To be indi.atcd in the Pcrpctual lndsundcr the following
s[bjects:PERMITPROCRAI SRUI,ES AND REGULATIONS
Mad.VJo/ salry: pM- Ni.r. lles o! iho
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SCHOOLSSECONDARY EDUCATION
Secretary
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iEnclosure to DepEd Memol?'dum No, C s.2Ol+]
CHF'XIISA OF ADDITTONA' DOCUMEIITARY REQUIREMEIITS FOR THESHS
PROGRAM IN'PLEIf,ENTATION IIT I{ON-DEPED SCE(X)LS
FOR THE ACHOOL ?EAR (SY} 20T62017 AND OIIWARDsThe additiodal
required documents to bc submitted rogetber with the trtter of
inrent ro
offer &e SHS Program are the Iollowins:
CatCory A or B
1. Board resotution cerrified by the chairperson of the Bodd or
the s(hool heads,indicating the purpose, school year of intended
operalion, and thc SHS Curriculum orlracks and strands to be
offered;2. A copy of the Cedificatc of Recognition for the
secondary education program or tj-ainingprogram or hishcr education
progrm &d, if applicable, the Certificate of Accreditarionfrom
a FAAP-recognized accreditina asercy or by the Asia pacific
Accreditation anclCertifi cation Commission {APACC);Ploposed
tuition :il1d other iees;School calendar;List of academic a]rd
non-academic personnel and thei. qualifications, job
descriptions,teachjng load and number of working hours per
week;Data on ensting facilities, which will be utilized for the SHS
tracks/stra.nds, such asinstructional rooms, laboratories, workshop
rooms, leame. rcsource cente. or iibrajy,equipment, dd inlernet
facilities; and
7. A copy oi the Memorandum/Memoranda oI Agreement for
parlrrership a$angementsrelative to the SHS program implementation.
These airargements may jnclude, amonAothers, thc engagemcnt of
stateholdcrs in the loca.lization of the cufficulum, theprovision
of equipmert ard laboratones and workshops, alld t}re o.sanizarron
oI cajeerguidance aJId youth forrnation activities.
Category Cr Boai.d resolution certrlied by the chairyerson of
thc Board or tle school heads,
indicaling lhe purpose, school year and the SHS Curriculum
tracks ajrd srrands to beo{Tered, and loca.l;edlindieenized SHS
Curriculum based on the minimum st ndddsset by DepEd;
2. A:rticles ol Incorporation and bylaws for private schooLs
oniy;3. Proposed tuition and other fees;4. School calendar:5. Lisl
ol academic arld non-academic personnel and their qualifications,
job descdptions,
teaching load and number olworking houls pe. week;6. Data on
exisling facilities, wbich will be utilized for ihc SHS
rrack/strand, such as
instructional l:ooms, laboratories, workshop rooms, leamer
resource center or libra.ry,equipment, intcrnet faciliues and ICT
rooms, dd waler and sarlitation Iacilitiesi
7. Documents of ownership of school sites under the lanle of the
school, or deed ofusulruct for Indigenious Peopies (IPs)
education/schools;
8. Proposd annual budget and annual eryenditurcs; aJld9. A copy
ol thc Memorandum/Mcmoranda of As.eement for parrnership
arrangements
Elative to thc SHS progam implementation. These arransements may
inciude, amongothers, ihe engagement oI siakeholders in the
localization of the culTiculum, rheprcvision of equipment and
laboratories, workshops, teachers/trainors and possiblemploj,"rnent
of graduates, and ihe organization oi career guidance and
counsclingadvocacv activii;es
3.
5.
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central office DATET Jann ry 24' 2ot4
DepEd MEMORANDUM No. 4, s.2OL4
GTJIDELINES ON TEE PREPARATION FOR THENATIONAL IIWPLEMENTATION
OF THE SEI|I'IOR HIGH
scHooL (sHS) PROGRAM rN NON,DEPED SCIIOOTS FORTHE SCHOOL YEAR
(SY) 2016-2017 A1VD ONT,yARDS
Ackno ule dg me nt Re ceiptRECEIVED BY:
For the Director:
Schools Division/ City SuperintendentDivision of
District Super'\isorDistrict oI
RECEIVED AND DISSEMINATED BY:
School Principal
Name of School
DistrictDir.ision of
N?TE: Olttuts con.ef,rc.1 shdu .4tu their sbnetures nt the spa.e
prauided
ERICO M. HABIJANChie! EED/CLMT