LIST OF PASSERS: December 2017 Principals' Test NQESH results

MANILA, Philippines - (RELEASED) The Department of Education (DepEd) released results of the December 2017 Principals' Test formerly known as National Qualifying Examination for School Heads (NQESH) on May 29, 2018 or 5-6 months after the exam. The complete list of passers and top 10 (topnotchers) are available on this page as announced online.

UPDATE: 5,111 out of 20,653 (24.75%) passed the 2017 Principals Test.

DepEd through the Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development (BHROD) and the Quality Assurance Divisions of the Regional Offices (RO-QAD) conducted the 2017 Principals' Test on December 17, 2017 in several exam centers nationwide.

• The result of the 2017 Principals' Test will be released on or before June 1, 2018. #TayoParaSaEdukasyon #OneDepEd," DepEd-BHROD shared online.

The administration of the test is DepEd's mechanism to select school heads in the public education sector - a qualifying process for interested applicants to Principal I positions. It is being implemented in coordination with the Schools Divisions Offices (DOs) through the Regional Offices (ROs).

DO 25, s. 2018 - School Calendar for School Year 2018–2019

May 24, 2018

DO 25, s. 2018

School Calendar for School Year 2018–2019

To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Regional Secretary, ARMM
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned


1. The School Year (SY) 2018-2019 shall formally open on Monday, June 4, 2018 and shall end on Friday, April 5, 2019. It shall consist of 208 school days inclusive of the five-day In-Service Training and the three days for the Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTC) conducted within the school year. However, learners are expected to be in school for a total of 200 class days as shown in Enclosure No. 2. 

2. Private schools may deviate from this School Calendar. However, they may not start classes earlier than the first Monday of June and not later than the last day of August, as provided in Republic Act (RA) No. 7797, entitled An Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from Two Hundred (200) Days to Not More than Two Hundred Twenty (220) Class Days. Said schools should notify in advance their respective regional offices (ROs) regarding any deviation from the school calendar.

3. The Implementing Guidelines on the SY 2018-2019 Calendar of Activities are provided in Enclosure No. 1 to enable the schools to effectively and efficiently implement the school events and activities. Likewise, the guidelines shall allow the ROs and the schools division offices to provide support to schools, particularly in the areas of instruction, and progress monitoring and evaluation.

4. Schools may observe national and local celebrations/activities and holidays other than those indicated in Enclosure Nos. 2 and 3, provided that the activities are beneficial to the teaching-learning process, and that the total number of class days shall not be compromised.

5. Make-up classes are recommended in lieu of class cancellations due to celebrations and holidays, as well as natural and man-made calamities. Mechanism for the conduct of make-up classes must be agreed upon by school heads and the Parent-Teacher Associations. In this regard, the ROs may issue a regional school calendar to announce and reflect their concerned events. 

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


(Sgd)LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES
Secretary


Encls.: As stated
Reference: DepEd Order No. 25, s. 2017
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:

CALENDAR, SCHOOL
CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS
CLASSES
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
OFFICIALS
POLICY
SCHOOLS

Opening of Classes is on June 4: Released May 18, 2018

DepEd gears up for school opening through Oplan Balik Eskwela 2018

May 18, 2018

PASIG CITY May 18, 2018 – In line with its annual initiative to engage education partners and stakeholders in preparation for the opening of classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to reactivate the National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year 2018-2019 from May 21 to June 8 at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd-Central Office in Pasig City.

“The conduct of the OBE will ensure that all our learners are properly enrolled and able to attend school on the first day of classes by addressing problems, queries, and other concerns commonly encountered by our stakeholders at the start of the school year,” Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones explained.

Under the OBE, the DepEd-Central Office (CO) shall set up the OBE Information and Action Center (IAC) at the Bulwagan ng Karunugan which shall serve as the information and complaints processing and routing zone for the duration of the project. Likewise, regional and division offices are encouraged to set up a command center to receive and respond to concerns directly from the ground.

Regional information officers and other OBE personnel attended the 2018 OBE National Orientation last May 10 to 11 at the DepEd-CO to capacitate them on how to properly handle and answer questions from the public.

Some of the topics discussed at the orientation include Learner Reference Number (LRN) and Learner Information System (LIS); Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE); Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT); K to 12 Program; enrollment policies; Kindergarten; Alternative Learning System (ALS); Madrasah Education Program; Special Education (SpEd) Program; disaster-preparedness; Child Protection Policy; and teacher hiring, among others.

Mobilizing partner agencies, organizations
Furthermore, to ensure that all school opening concerns will be addressed, including those outside the purview of the Department, DepEd will assemble the OBE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).

“We are also working closely with our partners to ensure the delivery of quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating basic education… Para kapag may concern sa school regarding electricity, o hindi ma-access ang eskwelahan dahil sa sira ang tulay, madali itong maaaksyunan with the assistance of our partners,” Briones said.

The OBE-IATF is composed of the Department of Energy (DOE); Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); Department of Health (DOH); Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); Manila Electric Company (MERALCO); Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS); Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA); Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA); and Philippine National Police (PNP).

The opening of classes for School Year 2018-2019 in all public schools nationwide is on June 4.

This effort is pursuant to the DepEd Memorandum No. 50, series of 2018, or the 2018 Oplan Balik Eskwela which is available online at http://www.deped.gov.ph/memos/dm-050-s-2018.

Source: http://www.deped.gov.ph/press-releases/deped-gears-school-opening-through-oplan-balik-eskwela-2018

Mid-year bonus. Am I qualified to receive? Here's the guidelines.

GOOD NEWS para sa mga kawani ng gobyerno!

Matatanggap na ang mid-year bonus simula Mayo 15, 2018.

Ayon kay Budget Secretary Diokno, aabot sa P36.2 bilyon ang inilaan ng gobyerno para sa mid-year bonus. Tinatayang 1.5 milyong empleyado ng gobyerno ang makakatanggap nito.

Tingnan ang infograph para malaman kung ikaw ay kabilang dito.

Para sa iba pang detalye, basahin ang Budget Circular No. 2017-2:  https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/Issuances/2017/Budget%20Circular/BUDGET%20CIRCULAR%20NO.%202017-2.pdf

#MidYearBonus2018
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Clothing allowance: Who are qualified? Here are the new guidelines

MAGANDANG BALITA PARA SA MGA CIVIL SERVANTS!

Itinaas na sa anim na libong piso (P 6,000) ang matatanggap na Uniform/ Clothing Allowance (U/CA) ng mga kawani ng gobyerno. Matatandaang limang libong piso (P 5,000) lamang ang halaga ng U/CA noong mga nakaraang taon.

Nasa halos P1.12 bilyon ang inilaang pondo para sa pagtaas ng U/CA.

Inatasan ang mga ahensya ng gobyerno na bumuo ng kani-kanilang sariling internal guidelines para sa paggawad ng U/CA.

Para sa karagdagang detalye, maaaring tumungo sa: https://www.dbm.gov.ph/…/Budg…/BUDGET-CIRCULAR-NO-2018-1.pdf