DepEd releases implementing guidelines of the school calendar, activities for SY 2024-2025
By MARILYN F. JALIQUE
Basag Elementary School
East Butuan District II
To enable the schools and community learning centers to effectively and efficiently implement school activities and maximize instructional time in cognizant of the goals and objectives of the MATATAG Agenda, an implementing guidelines have been released by the Department of Education (DepEd) through DepEd Order No. 009, signed by Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Z. Duterte.
In accordance with Republic Act (RA) No. 7797, also known as An Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from two hundred (200) days to not more than two hundred twenty (220) class days, as amended by RA 11480, an Act Amending Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7797, which provides that the school year shall start on the first Monday of June but not later than the last day of August, the school year (SY) 2024-2025 shall formally open on Monday, July 29, 2024, and end on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, including the Midyear Break and End-of-School Year Rites.
Based on DepEd Order issued by Sec. Duterte, private schools, state/local universities and colleges may adopt these omnibus implementing guidelines on the school calendar and shall follow the provisions stipulated under RA 11480 concerning the required number of class days and opening of the SY. Schools shall report any inevitable deviation from these guidelines in advance to their respective regional offices. ###
