DepEd Order 009 s. 2024 | IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES ON THE SCHOOL CALENDAR AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2024 - 2025
1. The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for the School Year (SY) 2024 - 2025 to enable schools and community learning centers (CLCs) to effectively and efficiently implement school activities and maximize time in cognizance of the goals and objectives of the MATATAG Agenda.
2. In accordance with Republic Act (RA) No. 7797, also known as An Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from Two Hundred (200) Days to Not More Than Two Hundred Twenty (220) Class Days, as amended by RA 11480, AN Act Amending Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7797, which provides that the school year shall start on the first Monday of June but not later than the last day of August, the SY 2024 - 2025 shall formally open on Monday, July 29, 2024, and end on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, including the Midyear Break and End-of-School Year (EOSY) Rites.
3. Private schools, state/local universities and colleges (SUCs/LUCs) may adopt these omnibus implementing guidelines on the school calendar and shall follow the provisions stipulated under RA 11480 concerning the required number of class days and opening of the SY. Schools shall report any inevitable deviation from these guidelines in advance to their respective regional offices (ROs).
4. All DepEd Orders and other related issuances inconsistent with this Order are repealed or modified accordingly.
5. This order shall take effect upon its approval, issuance, and publication on the DepEd Website. Certified copies of this Order shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines Law Center (UP LC), UP Diliman, Quezon City.
6. For more information and queries, all concerned may contact the Bureau of Learning Delivery-Office of the Director, 4th Floor, Bonifacio Building, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City through email at bld.od@deped.gov.ph or at telephone numbers (02) 8536-6540 or 8637-4347.
7. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.
[Signed]
SARA Z. DUTERTE
Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines
Secretary of the Department of Education