DepEd releases SY 2019-2020 school calendar
By: ZEAN VELLE S. TRADIO
Teacher III
Obrero Elementary School
Central Butuan District II
The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the school year (SY) 2019-2020 School Calendar. Classes shall formally open on Monday, June 3, 2019 and shall end on Friday, April 3, 2019. It has 203 school days, inclusive of the five-day In-Service Training (INSET), the three days for the Parent-Teacher Conferences to be conducted within the school year, and the World Teachers Day; provided that during the five-day INSET, students shall be given advance reading for the attainment of learning objectives.
Private schools may deviate from this school calendar, however they may not start classes earlier than the first Monday of June nor later than the last day of August, as provided in Republic Act No. 7797 entitled “An Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from Two Hundred (200) Days to Not More Than Two Hundred Twenty (220) Class Days. Said schools should notify in advance their respective regional offices regarding any deviation from the school calendar.
The implementing guidelines for this school calendar shall be applicable to both public and private elementary and secondary schools nationwide.
DepEd issues the guidelines to ensure that the number of school days required for curriculum operations and school-related activities are complied with and standard school events and celebrations/observances are being conducted during the school year to ensure quality teaching and holistic learning. ###
