NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

SHS PLAN HIGHLIGHTS

“Spectacular achievement

is always preceded

by spectacular preparation.”

-Robert H. Schuller

EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT AND CHALLENGESStructure of the Educational System (K to 12)

K TO 12 EXPECTATIONS

Globally Competitive

Learners

Efficient Teachers

Competent School Heads

Supportive Community

Effective Schools

and CLCs

Academic

Track

Technical

Vocational

Livelihood

Track

Sports

Track

Arts &

Design

Track

BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM

Kinder to Grade 6Elementary

Grades 7 to 8

(Exploratory TLE)

Junior

High

School

Grades 9 to 10

(Specialized TLE)

Core

Subjects

Senior

High

School

Contextualized Track Subjects

oGeneral

Academic

Strand

oSTEM

oABM

oHUMSS

oHome

Economics

o Agri-

Fishery

o Industrial

Arts

o ICT

Tracks

PQF Progression Chart

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

What is PQF?

It is a national policy describing the levels of

educational qualifications and sets the standards for

qualification outcomes.

A quality assured national system for the development,

recognition and award of qualifications based on

standards of knowledge, skills and values acquired in

different ways and methods by learners and workers of

a certain country

It is competency-based and labor market driven.

It is assessment- based qualification recognition.

Curriculum Outcomes

PQF

Key

Stage

Outcomes

G3 G6 G10 G12

Content and Performance

STANDARDS

LEARNING

COMPETENCIES

LEARNING RESOURCESTeacher’s Guides and

Learner’s Materials

Learning Areas / Grade LevelOutcomes / Standards

PQF ARTICULATION FOR GRADES 10 & 12

Level Knowledge, Skills and Values ApplicationDegree of

Independence

I

(G10)

• Possess foundational knowledge across a

range of learning areas with core

competencies in communication; scientific,

critical and creative thinking; and the use of

technologies.

• Have an understanding of right and wrong;

one’s history and cultural heritage; and deep

respect for self, others and their culture, and

the environment.

Apply foundational

knowledge, skills, and

values in academic

and real-life situations

through sound

reasoning, informed

decision-making, and

the judicious use of

resources.

Apply skills in

limited situations

with close

supervision.

II

(G12)

• Possess functional knowledge across a

range of learning areas and technical skills in

chosen career tracks with advanced

competencies in communication; scientific,

critical and creative thinking; and the use of

technologies.

• Have an understanding of right and wrong;

one’s history and cultural heritage; and deep

respect for self, others and their culture, and

the environment.

Apply functional

knowledge, technical

skills and values in

academic and real-life

situations through

sound reasoning,

informed decision-

making, and the

judicious use of

resources.

Apply skills in

varied situations

with minimal

supervision.

SHS CURRICULUM (GRADE 11 AND 12)

*The Academic track includes four (4) strands: Accountancy, Business and Management

(ABM); General Academic; Humanities and Social Science (HUMSS);

and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

THE PROPOSED GRADES 11 AND 12 WILL HAVE 31

80-HOUR SUBJECTS, TOTALLING 2,480 HOURS.

15Core Subjects

16Track Subjects

7Contextualized

Subjects

9Specialization

subjects

31 TOTAL SUBJECTS

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester.

P.E. and Health will have 20 hours per semester for 4 semesters.

Mandatory Year of

Implementation

VISION

CriteriaIndustry

Fit

2014 2015 2016

Challenges

Number of schools

Target Population

Tracks to be offered

Plan adjustment

Lessons Learned/

Best Practices

Feedback MechanismSchool/Community

StakeholdersPolicy Actions

SHS Implementation Framework

Number of schools

Target Population

Tracks to be offered

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MILESTONES IN THE SHS

PREPARATIONS

Regional Consultation Meeting with Stakeholders

Planning-Workshop with SHS Early Implementers

Orientation on the SHS Program among Private partners

Retooling of teachers on concepts of entrepreneurship

SHS Core Subjects

Core Learning Areas and SubjectsHours Per

Semester

Language

Oral Communication 80

Reading & Writing 80

Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino 80

Pagbasa at Pagsusuri ng Iba’t Ibang Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik 80

Humanities 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World 80

Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions 80

Communication Media & Information Literacy 80

MathematicsGeneral Mathematics 80

Statistics & Probability 80

ScienceEarth and Life Science (Lecture and Laboratory) 80

Physical Science (Lecture and Laboratory) 80

Social SciencePersonal Development / Pansariling Kaunlaran 80

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 80

PhilosophyIntroduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person / Pambungad sa

Pilosopiya ng Tao80

PE and Health Physical Education and Health 80

CORE Total Number of Hours 1,200

TRACK Total Number of Hours 1,280

Total Number of Hours (CORE + TRACK) 2,480

Total Hours (CORE + TRACK) divided by Number of School Days in SHS (400) = average hours/day6.2

hours/day

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester

*For Finalization

Contextualized Track Subjects

Academic, Technical-Vocational-Livelihood,

Sports, Arts & Design Tracks

1 English for Academic and Professional Purposes

2 Research in Daily Life 1

3 Research in Daily Life 2

4 Pagsulat sa Filipino sa Piling Larangan (Akademik, Isports, Sining at Tech-Voc)

5 Empowerment Technologies (E-Tech): ICT for Professional Tracks

6 Entrepreneurship

7 Research Project / Culminating Activity*

ACADEMIC TRACK

Accountancy, Business and Management Strand

1 ABM Strand 1 Applied Economics

2 ABM Strand 2 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

3 ABM Strand 3 Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 1

4 ABM Strand 4 Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 2

5 ABM Strand 5 Business Math

6 ABM Strand 6 Business Finance

7 ABM Strand 7 Organization and Management

8 ABM Strand 8 Principles of Marketing

9 ABM Strand 9Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

i.e. Business Enterprise Simulation

Each subject will have 80 hours per

semester

ACADEMIC TRACK

Proposed Humanities and Social Science Strand*

1 HUMSS Strand 1 Creative Writing

2 HUMSS Strand 2 Creative Nonfiction: The Literary Essay

3 HUMSS Strand 3 World Religions and Belief Systems

4 HUMSS Strand 4 Megatrends and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Culture

5 HUMSS Strand 5 Philippine Politics and Governance

6 HUMSS Strand 6 Community Involvement and Social Issues

7 HUMSS Strand 7

Introducing the Social Sciences

(Anthropology, Economics, History, Psychology, Sociology, Political

Science)

8 HUMSS Strand 8Introducing the Applied Social Sciences

(Communication, Journalism, Guidance and Counseling, Social Work)

9 HUMSS Strand 9 Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester

*For Finalization

Senior High School Core Subjects for the STEM Strand

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Core Learning Areas and SubjectsHours/

Semester

Language

Oral Communication 80

Reading & Writing 80

Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino 80

Pagbasa at Pagsusuri ng Iba’t Ibang Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik 80

Humanities 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World 80

Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions 80

Communication Media & Information Literacy 80

MathematicsGeneral Mathematics 80

Statistics & Probability 80

ScienceEarth Science 80

Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction 80

Social SciencePersonal Development / Pansariling Kaunlaran 80

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 80

PhilosophyIntroduction to Philosophy of the Human Person / Pambungad sa Pilosopiya ng

Tao80

PE and Health Physical Education and Health 80

CORE Total Number of Hours 1,200

TRACK Total Number of Hours 1,280

Total Number of Hours (CORE + TRACK) 2,480

Total Hours (CORE + TRACK) divided by Number of School Days in SHS (400) = average hours/day6.2 hours/

day

Academic Track

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Strand

1 STEM Strand 1 Pre-Calculus

2 STEM Strand 2 Basic Calculus

3 STEM Strand 3 General Biology 1

4 STEM Strand 4 General Biology 2

5 STEM Strand 5 General Physics 1

6 STEM Strand 6 General Physics 2

7 STEM Strand 7 General Chemistry 1

8 STEM Strand 8 General Chemistry 2

9 STEM Strand 9Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/

Culminating Activity

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester

Proposed General Academic Strand*

1 Strand 1 Humanities 1

2 Strand 2 Humanities 2

3 Strand 3 Social Science 1

4 Strand 4 Applied Economics

5 Strand 5 Organization and Management

6 Strand 6 Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

7 Strand 7 Elective 1 (from any Track/Strand)

8 Strand 8 Elective 2 (from any Track/Strand)

9 Strand 9 Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester

*For Finalization

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester

Sports Track

1 Sports Track 1 Safety and First Aid

2 Sports Track 2 Human Movement

3 Sports Track 3 Fundamentals of Coaching

4 Sports Track 4 Sports Officiating and Activity Management

5 Sports Track 5 Fitness, Sports and Recreation Leadership

6 Sports Track 6 Psychosocial Aspects of Sports and Exercise

7 Sports Track 7 Fitness Testing and Exercise Programming

8 Sports Track 8 Practicum (in-campus)

9 Sports Track 9

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating

Activity

i.e. Apprenticeship (off-campus)

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester except Apprenticeship and

Exploration of Different Arts Fields which will have 160 hours

Arts and Design Track

1 Arts Track 1Creative Industries I: Arts and Design Appreciation and

Production

2 Arts Track 2 Creative Industries II: Performing Arts

3 Arts Track 3 Physical and Personal Development in the Arts

4 Arts Track 4 Developing Filipino Identity in the Arts

5 Arts Track 5Integrating the Elements and Principles of Organization in the

Arts

6 Arts Track 6 Leadership and Management in Different Arts Fields

7 Arts Track 7

Apprenticeship and Exploration of Different Arts Fields

8 Arts Track 8

9 Arts Track 9Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

Exhibit for Arts Production/ Performing Arts Production

TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL-LIVELIHOOD TRACK (TABLE 1) AND

TESDA TRAINING REGULATIONS-BASED SPECIALIZATIONS* (TABLE 2)

HE ICT Agri-Fishery Arts Industrial Arts

1. Hairdressing

2. Tailoring

3. Caregiving

4. Food and

Beverage

Services

5. Bread and

Pastry

Production

6. Housekeeping

7. Tour Guiding

Services

8. Travel Services

9. Attractions and

Theme Parks

Tourism

10.Handicraft

a. Fashion

Accessories

b. Paper Craft

c. Woodcraft

d. Leathercraft

1. Computer

Programming

2. Medical

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3. Animation

AGRICROP PRODUCTION

1. Horticulture

2. Landscape Installation

and Maintenance

3. Organic Agriculture

Production

4. Pest Management

5. Rice Machinery

Operation

1. Automotive

Servicing

2. Refrigeration

and Air-

Conditioning

3. Consumer

Electronics

Servicing

4. Electrical

Installation

and

Maintenance

5. Shielded

Metal-Arc

Welding

6. Carpentry

7. Plumbing

8. Masonry

9. Tile Setting

ANIMAL PRODUCTION

1. Artifical Insemmination

2. Raising Large

Ruminants (Dairy Cattle

and Buffaloes)

3. Raising Swine

4. Slaughtering

FISH PRODUCTION

1. Fish Nursery Operation

2. Fish or Shrimp Grow

Out Operation

3. Fishport/Wharf

Operation

Tech-Voc Track TESDA Training Regulations-Based Specializations

TVL Track Subjects

Subjects Example

1 Tech-Voc Track 1Beauty Care /

Nail Care2 Tech-Voc Track 2

3 Tech-Voc Track 3

Hairdressing

4 Tech-Voc Track 4

5 Tech-Voc Track 5

6 Tech-Voc Track 6

7 Tech-Voc Track 7

8 Tech-Voc Track 8

9 Tech-Voc Track 9

Each subject will have 80

hours per semester.

Submission of Documentary Requirements

DepEd Order No. 4, s. 2014

Ocular Inspection of Private

HEIs/TVIs and Public Schools

that will offer SHS courses

Completion of Requirements/

Validation

by the Regional SHS Task Force

Issuance of Provisional Permit by

DepEd Regional Director

PROCESS FLOW OF SHS APPLICATION

WHO MAY SIGNIFY THEIR INTENTION TO OFFER SHS?

(DEPED MEMORANDUM NO. 4, S. 2104)

Category A

a. Recognized private schools offering years I-IV

b. Federation of Accrediting Agencies in the Philippines (FAAP)

Accredited private schools, Level II

Category B

a. Non-DepEd schools with TESDA permit/recognition and/or

CHED permit/recognition

b. FAAP Accredited Non-DepEd schools, Level II

Category C

a. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recognized

individuals, corporations, foundations or organizations

Important Note:

Those who are interested to offer the SHS

program prior to SY 2016-2017 and who fall

within category A, B or C may express their

intent through submission of ALL

requirements on August 30 of the year

preceding the school year of their intended

operation.

PROCESS FLOW

• Application to be evaluated by the SHS

National Task Force under the Office of the

USec for Programs and Projects

• On-site evaluation may be deputized by the

SHS-NTF to the Regional Office

• SHS-NTF will endorse to the DepEd

Secretary the results of the evaluation

• Qualified applicants will be issued

provisional permit signed by the DepEd

Secretary through the Regional Director

• Permit will be valid until formally revoked by

DepEd

CONT.

• ROs and SDOs will monitor and evaluate the

initial implementation.

• Based on recommendation, SHS-NTF will

endorse the issuance of a Certificate of

Recognition (CoR) of the SHS Program to

qualified schools.

• CoR will be signed by the Secretary and

issued by the RO and shall remain valid

provided the requirements of the law, and

DepED rules and standards are satisfied.

DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR

NON-DEPED SCHOOLS FOR THE

SY 2016-2017 AND ONWARDS

Category A

• Board resolution certified by the Board

Chairperson or SH indicating the purpose, SY of

intended operation, and the SHS Curriculum, or

tracks and strands to be offered

• Copy of CoR for the secondary education program

or training program or higher education program

and, if applicable, Certificate of Accreditation from

FAAP-recognized accrediting agency or by the

Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification

Commission (APACC)

CONT

• Proposed tuition and other fees

• School Calendar

• List of academic and non-academic personnel and

their qualifications, job descriptions, teaching load

and number of working hours per week

• Data on existing facilities, which will be utilized for

the SHS tracks/strands

• Copy of MOA for partnership arrangements relative

to the SHS Program implementation (includes

engagement of stakeholders in the localization of the

curriculum, the provision of equipment and

laboratories, workshops, and the organization of

career guidance and youth formation activities

CATEGORY B

• Board resolution certified by the Board Chairperson

or the SH indicating the purpose, SY and SHS

Curriculum tracks and strands to be offered, and

localized/indigenized SHS Curriculum based on the

minimum standards set by DepEd

• Articles of Incorporation and by-laws for private

schools only

• Proposed tuition and other fees

• School calendar

• List of academic and non-academic personnel and

their qualification, job descriptions, teaching load

and number of working hours per week

CONT.• Data on existing facilities, which will be utilized for

the SHS track/strand

• Documents of ownership of school sites under the

name of the school, or deed of usufruct for

Indigenous Peoples(IPs) education/schools

• Proposed annual budget and annual expenditures

• Copy of MOA for partnership arrangements relative

to the SHS program implementation (includes

engagement of stakeholders in the localization of the

curriculum, provision of equipment and laboratories,

workshops, teachers/trainors and possible

employment of graduates, and the organization of

career guidance and counseling advocacy activities.

CRITERIA TO CONSIDER IN

OFFERING SHS COURSES

IN THE LOCALITY

Availability of Resources of schools to offer

SHS courses

Teachers’ qualifications

Lecture/Workshop Rooms

Tools and Equipment

Needs of the community

Availability of industries within the

locality that are potential venue for work

in-demand jobs in the locality

CON’T…

In-demand and emerging industries in the

locality/Region

DOLE 20/20 vision

and other related existing survey

results

Interest of the Learners

Course offerings of the schools based

on survey results

Learners were given options to choose

from based on the capability of the

school

1. Academic Track in Grades 11 & 12 will help prepare

SHS graduates for college

2. Technical-Vocational Livelihood (TVL) track will be

equipped with skills that will eventually lead to their

employment in varied techvoc courses

3. Immediate employment to TVL graduates after

graduation due to varied National Certifications that

they may hold

4. SHS graduates under the Sports and Arts and

Design tracks will be equipped with foundational

knowledge that may lead to future careers in sports

as coach/trainer or in varied arts and design

professions.

Projected Benefits of the SHS Program

NCR SCHOOLS THAT WILL OFFER

SHS EARLY IMPLEMENTATION (2014-2015)

Name of School Track(s)/Strand(s) Classification

Don Alejandro Roces Sr.

High School

TVL courses:

Automotive NC II, Food &

Beverage Services NC II

Public

Rizal Experimental Station

Pilot Schools for Cottage

Industries (RESPSCI)

Public

Emilio Aguinaldo High

School

Public Safety and

Security Services NC II

Public

Name of School Track(s)/Strand(s) Classification

Emilio Aguinaldo College TVL TRACK:

Computer Programming, Food &

Beverage, Caregiving,

Housekeeping

Private

Samsom College of

Science and Technology

(Q.C.)

Automotive, Consumer

Electronics, Refrigeration &

Airconditioning, Tailoring,

Hairdressing

Private

Samsom College of

Science and Technology

(Manila)

Tailoring, Electrical Installation

and Maintenance, Automotive,

Refrigeration & Airconditioning,

Consumer Electronics, Welding

Private

NCR SCHOOLS THAT WILL OFFER

SHS EARLY IMPLEMENTATION

(2014-2015)

CON’T…

Name of School Track(s)/Strand(s) Classification

Immaculate Heart of Mary

College (Parañaque)

Computer Programming, Food and Beverage

Services, Housekeeping, ABM, HUMMS

Private

CIIT College of Arts and

Technology

Computer Programming and Animation Private

ASIA Pacific College ABM and STEM Private

San Sebastian College-

Recoletos

Food & Beverage Services,

Housekeeping, Bread & Pastry Production,

General Academic, ABM

Private

Punlaan School Bread & Pastry, Food and Beverage Services

and Housekeeping

Private

The Manila Times College -

Manila

HUMMS Private

LIST OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS

GRANTED PROVISIONAL PERMIT

TO OFFER SHS BEGINNING 2014-2015

Name of School Track(s)/Strand(s) Classification

STI Schools Cubao, Fairview,

Global City, Las Piñas, Makati,

Marikina, EDSA-Muñoz,

Novaliches, Parañaque, Pasay,

Quezon Avenue, Recto, Shaw,

Alabang, Caloocan and Taft)

TVL and Academic Tracks Private

Canadian Tourism and

Hospitality Institute

Private

First ask yourself:

What is the worst that can happen?

Then prepare to accept it.

Then proceed to improve on the worst.-Dale Carnegie