10(TEN) THINGS ABOUT K TO 12

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The Philippines is last country in Asia and one of only 3 countries (Angola and Djibouti) worldwide,
with a 10-year pre-university cycle.
The implementation of the Universal kindergarten began in SY 2011-2012.
The enhanced curriculum for Grade 1 and Grade 7 ( 1st Year Junior High School) was rolled out in SY
2012-2013, and will be progressively introduced in the other grade levels in succeeding
school years.
Grade 11 will be introduced in SY 2016-2017 and grade 12 in SY 2017-2018. The first batch of high
school students to go through K to 12 will graduate in March 2018.
Kindergarten to grade 12 is offered for free in public schools. There is additional indirect cost, but
government agencies are collaborating to provide programs that will enable everyone access to
quality education, especially those with lesser means. DepEd is also developing other cost-sharing
arrangements (ex. Expansion of education Service Contracting).
K to 12 graduates will be ready to be employed in various industries. Education Secretary Armin
Luistro earlier said that the K to 12 programs would like to ensure that even if they dont choose to
go to college they finish studying what is basis.
As per Republic Act no. 10157 or the kindergarten Education Act, Kindergarten has become part of
the education system and a pre-requisite for admission to Grade 1. Public schools will continue to
admit children who have not taken kindergarten into Grade 1 until SY 2013-2014.
Senior high school students can choose from 3 tracks: Academic, Sports and Arts, and TechnicalVocational-Livelihood.
After Grade 10, a student can obtain Certificates of Competency (COC) or a National Certificate Level
1 (NC 1). After finishing a Technical Vocational-Livelihood in Grade 12, a student may obtain
a National Certificate Level II (NC ll), provided he/she passes the competency-based assessment of
the Technical Education and kills Development Authority (TESDA). NC l and NC ll improves
employability or graduates in fields like Agriculture, Electronics and trade.
10. In Kinder mother tounge, or the common language in the area or lingua franca, shall be used
as the medium of instruction. In grade 1-3, the mother tongue will be used in teaching all
subjects, except in teaching Filipino and English subjects. Starting Grade 4, Filipino and

English will become the languages for instruction. Starting SY 2016-2017, DepEd shall engage
in partnerships with colleges, universities, and Technical- Vocational Institutions (TV l) to use
their existing facilities and teaching staff to ensure that reduction in enrollment in these
colleges and universities will be offset during the transition period.
10 THINGS ABOUT K TO 12