DATE : February 27, 2018

TO : PARENTS / GUARDIANS OF GRADE 10

FROM : PAUL P. CALAMIONG, Ph.D.

Principal, Junior High School Department

SUBJECT : SHS VOUCHER PROGRAM

Greetings!

The Department of Education (DepEd) through DepEd Order No. 11, series of 2015
introduced Senior High Voucher Program (SHS VP) as a mechanism to provide financial
support to qualified students in SHS.

Our Grade 10 students may avail of the voucher subsidy amounting to P18,000 per school
year if application is approved by DepEd to assist in payment of tuition and other school fees
charged by the school where he or she will enrol in. The voucher subsidy is not given to
students directly in the form of cash but will be disbursed by DepEd to the school where he or
she enrols in.

If interested, please go to http://ovap.deped.gov.ph/ and apply online. Deadline of application

is tomorrow, February 28, 2018, 11:59 p.m.

Please see attached DepEd voucher application requirements and procedure for your
reference.

Kindly submit your Voucher Certificate to the Registrar Office, Ground Floor, E. Rodriguez
Campus, by July 2018 enrolment if your application for SHS Voucher is approved.

Due to the concerns that voucher subsidy is given at uncertain schedule and late in the
school year, the School would require the SHS Voucher beneficiaries to pay the School in
prescribed amount(s) according to school fee payment schedule. When the voucher subsidy
is received by the School, the School will refund the subsidy amount to the students.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

 Online applications (Deadline: February 28, 2018)
1. Access the Online Voucher Application Portal (OVAP) at http://ovap.deped.gov.ph. Follow
the instructions to create an OVAP account. Wait for the confirmation email to be sent to
the VA’s email address. An account is not yet an application.
2. Upon receipt of the confirmation email, click on the link provided to access the OVAP as a
registered user.
3. Complete the electronic Voucher Application Form (VAF‐1)
4. Scan or take a picture and upload the following:
a. Recent 2X2 colored ID photo
b. Proof of financial means of the parents, guardian, or the person who is helping
send the student to school as shown in the table below:

Table 1. Required document as proof of financial means

If the concerned person Where to obtain document if

Required document
is: not readily available
Employed in the Latest Annual Income Tax
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Philippines (including self‐ Return OR
employed) Certificate of Employment* Employer
Employer or recruitment
Employed abroad Certificate of Employment*
agency
Certificate of Non‐filing of
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Income Tax Return OR
Unemployed and without
Mayor’s office (NOT from the
income Municipal Certificate of
Barangay or the City
Unemployment
Assessor’s office)
Affidavit of Financial Support
Unemployed but with
stating monthly support Notary Public
other sources of income
provided

*The Certificate of Employment should state the person’s occupation and gross monthly
income. For employees, gross monthly income refers to the gross monthly wages or salaries
before taxes and other deductions. It includes basic pay, overtime pay, commissions, tips,
allowances and one‐twelfth of annual bonuses. For all others, it refers to the average
monthly earnings from their business, trade, profession, investments and/or pensions.

c. Certificate of Financial Assistance received (issued by the school), if applicable

5. Submit the application when the VAF‐1 and the required documents are complete. OVAP
automatically confirms receipt of application.
6. After submission of the application, the VA will receive an email with a Voucher Application
Number (VAN), and instructions on how to submit the required documents.
Annex 3 Voucher Application Process Flow Chart
Student determines if s/he needs to apply for a
voucher. (Only Grade 10 students in private schools
who are not ESC grantees in SY 2017‐2018 and ALS
A&E Test and PEPT passers need to apply. Grade 10
students in public schools and ESC grantees in SY
2017‐2018 are automatically qualified for a voucher
and need not apply.)
PEAC releases results in OVAP on March 31, 2017.
PEAC will also email results to students on a
staggered basis.
Student can also call the PEAC hotline (02‐
840‐6000) or email the PEAC Helpdesk
(shs.vms@fape.org.ph) for follow‐ups and
inquiries
Student redeems voucher by enrolling at a
non‐DepED SHS.
Table 1: Required Documents
1. Recent 2x2 colored ID photo
2. Proof of financial means of parents and/or persons
who are helping send the student to school (see
Table 2)
3. If applicable, a Certification of Financial Assistance
(Annex 2) received from the school
SHS VP Online Application Process
Student accesses the Online Voucher Application
Portal (OVAP) (http://ovap.deped.gov.ph) and
follows instructions to create and activate an OVAP Student completes the electronic
account. Voucher Application Form (VAF‐1).
Student periodically tracks the status of his/her Student secures and uploads images
application in OVAP. PEAC, through OVAP, advises of supporting documents per Table 1
on the status of the application e.g., it has been below. (VAF‐1 and supporting
received, has any deficiencies, or is being documents must be complete and
submitted by February 28, 2017.)
Student can also call the PEAC hotline (02‐
840‐6000) or email the PEAC Helpdesk
(shs.vms@fape.org.ph) for follow‐ups and
inquiries
Table 2: Proof of financial means of parents and/or persons who are helping send the student to school
If they are… Required Document Where to acquire if not readily available
Latest Income Tax Return; OR ‐ Bureau of Internal Revenue; OR
…employed in the Philippines ‐ Employer
(including self‐employed)
Certificate of Employment indicating occupation and ‐ Employer
gross monthly income*
Certificate of Employment indicating occupation and ‐ Employer; OR
…employed abroad gross monthly income*
‐ Recruitment agency
Certificate of Tax Exemption; OR
…unemployed and without income
Municipal Certificate of Unemployment; OR ‐ Mayor’s Office (NOT from the Barangay or
the City Assessor’s Office)
…unemployed but with other Affidavit specifying sources of income and average ‐ Notary Public
source/s of income gross monthly income