Curriculum Development Reforms

and Enhancement
REPORTERS:
LILIANE KYLE BALIUAG
EUGENE ALBUS CARANGUIAN
RICHARD T. FRANCISCO
DesiredLearning Outcome:
Gained comprehensive understanding of the K to 12 Basic Education
Curriculum Reform
Legal Basis:
Republic Act No. 10533 -The Enhanced Basic Education Act
of 2013 (K to 12)
-Latest education in the Philippine Education signed by President
Aquino on May 15, 2013
No. of Years Enhanced Basic Education
1 year Kindergarten Education
6 years Elementary Education
1-3years Primary
4-6 years Intermediate
Secondary Education
4 years Junior High School
2 years Senior High School
Why K to 12?
It makes the Philippine education system at par with the international
standard of 12-year basic education thereby contributing to a better
educated society capable of pursuing productive employment,
entrepreneurship, or higher education studies.
Bases of K to 12 Implementation
1. Insufficient mastery of basic competencies due to congested
curriculum.

Comparative Achievement Levels in Mathematics and Science

2. The Philippines is the only remaining country in Asia with a 10-
year basic education program

3. Employability of Filipino High School Graduates

Curriculum Tracks
The student after undergoing Senior High School can choose among
4 (four) tracks: 1.Academic, 2.Technical-Vocational-Livelihood,
3.Sports and 4.Arts and Designs
Academic Track includes 4 (four) strands: 1.Business, Accountancy,
Management (BAM), 2.Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), 3.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM); 4. General
Academic Strand (GAS).
Senior High School Curriculum
The SHS curriculum has a thirty-one (31) subjects. These are grouped
into 15 core subjects, 7 contextualized and 9 specialization subjects.

Core Subjects

Contextualized

Specialization
 CORE SUBJECTS

LANGUAGE Oral Communication

Reading and Writing

CORE Komunikasyon at Pananalilksik sa Wikang Filipino at

Kulturang Filipino
SUBJECTS
Pagbasa at Pagsusiri ng Iba’t ibang Teksto Tungo sa
Pananaliksik

Humanities 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the

World

Contemporary Philippines Arts from the Regions

Communication Media and Information Literacy

 CORE SUBJECTS

Mathematics General Mathematics

Statistics and Probability

CORE Science Earth and Life Sciences Lecture and Laboratory

SUBJECTS Social Science Personal Development/ Pansariling Kaunlaran

Understanding Society and Culture

Philosophy Intro to Philosophy of the Human Person/

Pambungad sa Pilosopiya ng tao
PE and Health
 Academic Track Tech-voc, Sports, Arts and Designs Track

English for Academic and Introduction to Research Methods –

Professional Purposes Quantitative
CONTENTUAL
Introduction to Research Research Skills 1
IZED Methods – Qualitative
SUBJECTS Introduction to Research
Methods – Quantitative
Research Skill 2

Filipino Course Mga Diskurso sa Trabaho

ICT for Learners ICT Applications

Grading System
Legal Basis: DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015 “Policy Guidelines on
Classroom Assessment for K to 12 Basic Education Program

The K to 12 education program uses standards and a competency-

based grading system.

Minimum grade to pass is 60 which is transmuted to 75 on the report

card.
Transmutation Table
TRANSMUTATI
ON TABLE
Computation of Learner’s Progress
Kindergarten
Uses checklists and anecdotal records are used instead of numeral
grades
Grades 1 to 12
Written Works, Performance Tasks, Quarterly Assessment
WWs and PTs shall be administered to assess the content and
performance standards that describe the knowledge, abilities, and
skills that the learners are expected to demonstrate.
Computation of Learner’s Progress
Grades 1 to 12
Include the following:
a. Student’s Learning Portfolio – This includes all the pieces of
evidence of learning within the grading period including self-
reflections, self-evaluations of performance tasks guided by rubrics,
and self-selected outputs in learning modules.

b. Minimum of 4 WWs, 4PTs within the quarter, preferably 1 in 2 weeks

integrating 2 or more competencies.

c. All competencies should be covered by the PTs.