DepEd Memorandum 074, s. 2025
Interim Guidelines for The Assessment and Grading System for The Pilot Implementation of the Strengthened Senior High School Curriculum
SEP 02 2025
DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. 074, s. 2025
INTERIM GUIDELINES FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM FOR THE PILOT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRENGTHENED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM
To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Minister, Basic, Higher, and Technical Education, BARMM
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Secondary School Heads
State/Local Universities and College Heads
Attached Agencies
All Others Concerned
1. ln its commitment to enhance the quality of teaching and learning across all levels, particularly in the Senior High School Program, the Department of Education (DepEd) issued DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 048, s. 2025, titled Guidelines for the Pilot Implementation of the Strengthened Senior High School Curriculum for Grade 11 in School Year 2025-2026.
2. To supplement the said DM, DepEd issues the enclosed Interim Guidelines for Assessment and Grading System for the Pilot Implementation of the Strengthened Senior High School (SSHS) Curriculum to provide guidance on the assessment of student learning and on the grading scheme to be adopted for the pilot implementation of the Strengthened Senior High School (SHS) Curriculum.
3. The guidelines shall be implemented in all select public pilot secondary schools nationwide for SY 2025-2026. While DepEd Order (DO) No. 8, s. 2015, titled Policy Guidelines on Classroom Assessment for the K to 12 Basic Education Program, is still in effect, provisions inconsistent with these new guidelines are suspended for this school year.
4. Private schools, technical and vocational institutions, and higher education institutions, including state and local universities and colleges offering the Strengthened SHS Program, are encouraged to implement these guidelines as well. Private schools and institutions are permitted to modify these guidelines according to their philosophy, vision, and mission, with the approval of their respective DepEd regional office.
5. These guidelines shall take immediately upon its publication on the DepEd website. Certified copies of this Order shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR)1 at the University of the Philippines Law Center (UP LC), UP Diliman, Quezon City.
6. For inquiries, please contact the Technical Working Group for the Pilot Implementation of the Strengthened SHS Program through email at strengthenedSHS@deped.gov.ph.
7. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
(SGD) SONNY ANGARA
Secretary
Encls.:
As stated
References:
DepEd Memorandum (No. 048, s. 2025)
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
under the following subjects:
ASSESSMENT
LEARNERS
OFFICIALS
PROGRAM
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
TEACHERS
A full copy of DepEd Memorandum No. 074, s. 2025 below:
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