With the first day of classes coming up soon, the DepEd has released their school calendar which includes school days and holidays for the upcoming school year.
According to the DepEd, the upcoming school year consists of 208 school days. Students are also expected to be present for 200 of those 208 school days.
Check out DepEd's calendar below:
DepEd's school calendar for S.Y. 2018-2019
June
June 2 - First general assembly and 1st parent-teacher conference
June 4 - Start of classes
June 12 - Independence Day (regular holiday)
June 15 - Eid'l Fitr (regular holiday)
Tentative - Early Language Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (ELLNA) and Special Philippine Educational Placement Test (SPEPT)
July
July 2-31 - Deworming of school children
August
August 9 - 10 - First Quarter examinations
August 18 - Distribution of report cards and 2nd parent-teacher conference
August 21 - Ninoy Aquino Day (special non-working holiday)
August 22 - Eid'l Adha (regular holiday)
August 27 - National Heroes Day (regular holiday)
Tentative - National Career Assessment Examination for Grade 9
September
October
October 5 - World Teacher's Day
October 18 - 19 - Second Quarter Examinations
October 22 - Start of Sembreak
October 22-26 - In-service training for teachers
October 27 - Distribution of report cards and 3rd parent-teacher conference
October 29 - Resumption of classes
Tentative - Accreditation and Equivalency Test (A&E)
November
November 1 - All Saints Day (special non-working holiday)
November 2 - All Souls Day (special non-working holiday)
November 30 - Bonifacio Day (regular holiday)
Tentative - Administration of PEPT
Tentative - Basic Education Exit Assessment for Grade 12
December
December 15 - Class Day
December 22 - Start of Christmas Break
December 30 - Rizal Day (regular holiday)
Tentative - National Musabaqah
January
Entire month - Deworming of school children
January 2 - Resumption of classes
January 10 - 11 - Third Quarter Examinations
January 19 - Distribution of report cards and 4th parent-teacher conference
January 26 - Feb 27 - Early registration for Kindergarten to Grade 12
January 28 - Feb 1 - National School Press Conference (NSPC), National Festival of Talents (NFOT)
February
February 4 - 15 - Supreme-Pupil Government/Supreme-Student Government Election (first to second week)
February 5 - Chinese Lunar New Year's Day (special non-working holiday)
March 2019
March 14 - 15 - Fourth Quarter Examinations for Grade 6 and 12
March 21 - 22 - Fourth Quarter Examinations for Grades 1-5 and 7-11
Tentative - National Assessment Test (NAT) for Grade 6 and 10
April 2019
April 1-5 - End of School Year Rites
April 5 - Last day of classes for SY 2018 - 2019
April 9 - Araw ng Kagitingan (regular holiday)
April 11 - 12 - Distribution of report cards and 5th parent-teacher conference
April 15 - Start of summer classes
April 18 - 19 - Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
Tentative - Palarong Pambansa
May 2019
May 1 - Regular holiday
May 24 - End of Summer Classes
Tentative - Brigada Eskwela
Tentative - Oplan Balik Eskwela
Source: web.facebook.com
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