Kto12 Basic Education Program

The development of K to 12 Program has been made possible by the

collaborative efforts of members of the Steering Committee which is
composed of DepED, CHED, TESDA and other stakeholders.
 Enhancing the quality of basic
education in the Philippines is
urgent and critical…
 The poor quality of basic education is reflected in the low
achievement scores of Filipino students in the National Achievement
Test and international tests like TIMSS.

 One reason behind this is that students do not get adequate

instructional time or time on task. This is partly due to the congested
curriculum. The current 10-year basic education curriculum is
designed to be taught in 12 years.
Enhancing the quality of basic education in
the Philippines is urgent and critical…

 This has been affirmed in the studies that Philippine basic education is
congested compared to the curriculum of Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and
Singapore. Specifically, it stated that elementary education is congested
especially in Mathematics, Languages and Sciences.

 Our high school graduates are not adequately prepared for the world of
work. Most of the basic education graduates are too young to legally enter
the labor force (below 18). This implies that those who will not go to college
would either be unemployed or be vulnerable to exploitative labor
practices. Those who may be interested to set up businesses cannot legally
enter into contracts.
Enhancing the quality of basic education in
the Philippines is urgent and critical…

 Our high school graduates are not adequately prepared to pursue higher
education. They still have to undergo remedial and high school level
classes in colleges and universities.

 The 10-year basic education cycle hinders the recognition of Filipino

professionals abroad.
Comparative Data on Duration of Basic and
Pre-University Education in Asia
 The K to12 Enhanced Basic
Education Program seeks to
enhance the quality of basic
education in the Philippine
Educational System.
 DepED, CHED, and TESDA
are crafting a strategy to
ensure the smooth transition
from the existing 10 year
education cycle to the Kto12
basic education cycle.
RA 10533: The Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013
 AN ACT ENHANCING THE PHILIPPINE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM BY
STRENGTHENING ITS CURRICULUM AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF YEARS
FOR BASIC EDUCATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
 Approved: MAY 15 2013
 (Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines
Senior High School Core Curriculum
Subjects:
 1. Oral Communication
2. Reading and Writing
3. Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Filipino
4. Pagbasa at Pagsusuri ng Iba’t-Ibang Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik
5. 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
 6. Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
7. Media and Information Literacy
8. General Mathematics
Senior High School Core Curriculum
Subjects:
 9. Statistics and Probability
10. Earth and Life Science
11. Physical Science
12. Introduction to Philosophy of the Human Person / Pambungad sa
Pilosopiya ng Tao
13. Physical Education and Health
14. Personal Development/ Pansariling Kaunlaran
15. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics
16. Earth Science (taken instead of Earth and Life Science for those in the
STEM Strand)
17. Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction (taken instead of Physical
Science for those in the STEM Strand)