DepED officially releases school calendar for year 2016-2017

In relation to the nearing resume of classes in the Philippines this June, the Department of Education (DepED) has now released the official school calendar for year 2016 to 2017.

 

 

According to the calendar, the official start of classes will be on June 13, 2016 and will end on April 7 the following year. The school year will have a total of 202 school days, which includes the five-day in-service training break.

For Christmas break, it shall start on December 22, 2016 and classes will resume on January 2, 2017.

As stated in the D.O. 23, s. 2016, private schools may deviate from the calendar, just as long as it does not start earlier than the first Monday of June 2016 and not later than the last day of August. In case of any deviation, respective schools must notify the regional offices in advance.

To view the whole calendar, click on this link: http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/order/2016/DO_s2016_23_0.pdf for your information.

Should you have any inquiries, please visit dpeed.gov.ph for education-related matters.

 

Source: gov.ph; news.pia.gov.ph