DepEd Order 008, s. 2024 - Amendment to DepEd Order No. 003, s. 2024 (Amendment to DepEd Order No. 022, s. 2023 [Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2023-2024]) and Start and End of School Year 2024-2025

DepEd Order 008, s. 2024

Amendment to DepEd Order No. 003, s. 2024 (Amendment to DepEd Order No. 022, s. 2023 [Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2023-2024]) and Start and End of School Year 2024-2025

 

The DepEd Order No. 008, s. 2024, issued on June 18, 2024, mandates the adjustment of the school calendar for the academic year 2024-2025, shifting the start date to July 29, 2024, and the end date to April 15, 2025. This change reverts the school schedule to its pre-pandemic format, aligning with the MATATAG Agenda to prioritize the health, safety, and well-being of learners and teachers. The order amends the previous DepEd Orders No. 003, s. 2024, and No. 022, s. 2023, ensuring that all conflicting provisions are repealed or modified. The directive takes immediate effect upon approval and will be published on the DepEd website and registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register.

 

 

Table of Contents:

1. Policy Cover

2. Amendment of School Calendar

3. Repeal and Modification Clause

4. Effectivity Clause

5. Full Copy of DepEd Order No. 008, s. 2024

 

 

JUN 18 2024

 

DepEd ORDER

No. 008, s. 2024

 

AMENDMENT TO DEPED ORDER NO. 003, S. 2024

(Amendment to DepEd Order No. 022, s. 2023 [Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2023-2024])

AND START AND END OF SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025

 

 

 

 

To:      Undersecretaries

Assistant Secretaries

Bureau and Service Directors

Minister, Basic, Higher, and Technical Education, BARMM

Regional Directors

Schools Division Superintendents

Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads

All Others Concerned

 

1. The Department of Education (DepEd) remains steadfast in its commitment to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of learners and teachers, as articulated under the MATATAG Agenda.

 

2. To fulfill this commitment, DepEd, with the guidance of the Office of the President, recognizes the urgency of reverting the school calendar to the pre-pandemic opening of classes.

 

3. In view of the foregoing, the provision of Paragraph 6, specifically bullet 4 of DepEd Order (DO) No. 003, s. 2024, Amendment to DepEd Order No. 022, s. 2023 (Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2023-2024) shall be amended and read as follows:

 

·      Start and End of SY 2024-2025. SY 2024-2025 shall start on July 29, 2024, Monday and end on April 15, 2025, Tuesday.

 

4. All Orders and issuances inconsistent with this Order are repealed or modified accordingly. All other provisions stated in DO 003, s. 2024 and DO 022, s. 2023, not affected by these amendments, shall remain effective.

 

5. This Order shall take effec1· immediately c1pon approval and after publication on the DepEd website and registration with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines Law Center (lJP LC), UP Diliman, Quezon City.

 

6. For more information, please contact the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Learning Delivery through email at bld.od@:deped.gov.ph or telephone numbers (02) 8637-43146 and 8637 -4347.

 

7. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

 

 

SARA Z. DUTERTE

Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines

Secretary of the Department of Education

 

 

 

References:

DepEd Order (Nos. 003, s. 2024 and 022, s. 2023)

 

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

 

AMENDMENT

BUREAUS AND OFFICES

CALENDAR

CLASSES

LEARNERS

POLICY

SCHOOLS

TEACHERS

 

A full copy of DepEd Order No. 008, s. 2024 below: