The Department of Education recently released the official calendar for school year 2019-2020. Classes will formally open on Monday, June 3, 2019, but private schools may opt to resume their classes until August 31, 2019. Classes will end on April 3, 2020.
According to the DepEd order published in their official website and on their Facebook page, the new school year will have 203 days. This is three days more than last year’s, but still within the maximum 220 class days allowed by the law.What other parents are reading
DepEd School Calendar for 2019-2020
Below is the official calendar for the upcoming school year, applicable to both public and private elementary and secondary schools nationwide. This includes holidays and school breaks, examination days, and (tentatively) scheduled special days. Note that dates may vary for private schools.
June 2019
June 3 – Start of classes
June 6 – Holiday: Eidul Fitar
June 9 – Special Administration of Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT)
June 12 – Holiday: Independence Day
Scheduled tentatively
Early Language Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (ELLNA)
National Achievement Test (NAT) for Grade 6
NAT for Grade 10ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOWJuly 2019
Deworming of school children
August 2019
August 8-9 – First quarter exams
August 12 – Holiday: Eid’d Adha
August 17 – Distribution of report cards and parent-teacher conference (PTC)
August 21 – Holiday: Ninoy Aquino Day
August 26 – Holiday: National Heroes DayScheduled tentatively
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October 2019
October 5 – World Teachers’ Day
October 17-18 – Second quarter exams
October 21 – Start of sembreak
October 26 – Distribution of report cards and PTC
October 28 – End of sembreak / classes resumeNovember 2019
November 1 – Holiday: All Saints Day
November 30 – Holiday: Bonifacio DayScheduled tentatively
Basic Education Exit Assessment for Grade 12
PEPTDecember 2019
December 15 – Start of Christmas break
December 24 – Holiday: Christmas Eve
December 25 – Holiday: Christmas Day
December 30 – Holiday: Rizal Day
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January 2020
January 1 – Holiday: New Year’s Day
January 1-31 – Deworming of school children
January 6 – End of Christmas break / classes resume
January 9-10 – Third quarter exams
January 18 – Distribution of report cards and PTC
January 25 – Holiday: Chinese New YearFebruary 2020
February 25 – Holiday: EDSA People Power Anniversary
March 2020
March 12-13 – Fourth quarter exams for Grades 6 and 12
March 19-20 – Fourth quarter exams for Grades 1-5 and 7-11
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April 2020
April 3 – Last day of classes
April 6 – Distribution of report cards and PTC
April 9 – Holiday: Araw ng Kagitingan / Maundy Thursday
April 10 – Holiday: Good Friday
April 13 – Start of summer classesScheduled tentatively
Palarong PambansaMay 2020
May 1 – Holiday: Labor Day
May 22 – End of summer classes
