Summer or vacation time are near to end by next month, Starting June 1 another busy time for them same as for those parents too. I’m pretty sure those who graduated last school year specially Elementary and High School level are now looking for the school and universities where they can enroll, also looking to scholarship program which can help for financial assistance.
If you are busy enough probably you might not aware the upcoming School Calendar for School Year 2015-2016 so let me share it. As posted below you can see those schedule of official activities in Philippine school year 2015-2016. This all based on DepEd Departmental Order No. 9, s. 2015.
The important dates for SY 2015-2016 are as follows:
May
1 – Labor Day (regular holiday)
4-10 – Palarong Pambansa
18-23 – Brigada Eskwela
25-29 Oplan Balik Eskwela
June
1 – Beginning of Classes for SY 2015-16
12 – Independence Day (regular holiday)
Special PEPT
20 – 1st Parent-Teacher Conference (or PTC) (Saturday)
July
17 – Eid’l Fitr (regular holiday) (tentative)
August
6-7 – 1st Quarter Examinations
15 – Distribution of Cards/PTC
21 – Ninoy Aquino Day (special non-working holiday)
26 – National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) for Kto12 Grade 9
31 – National Heroes Day (regular holiday)
September
Eid’l Adha (regular holiday) (tentative)
October
5 – World Teachers Day
15-16 – 2nd Quarter Examinations
24 – Distribution of Cards/PTC
26-30 – Mid-year assessment and INSET/Semestral Break (for students only)
November
1 – All Saints Day (special non-working holiday)
15 – Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT) – Luzon
22 – PEPT – Visayas and Mindanao
30 – Bonifacio Day (regular holiday)
December
19 – Start of Christmas Break
30 – Rizal Day (regular holiday)
January 2016
4 – Resumption of Classes
7-8 – 3rd Quarter Examinations
23 – Distribution of Cards/PTC
30 – Early Registration Day
February 2016
25 – EDSA People Power Anniversary (observance)
March 2016
2 – National Achievement Test (NAT) (Secondary – Grade 10)
2-4 – 4th Quarterly Examinations (Final Examinations) for Grade 6 and 10
8 – Language Assessment for Primary Grades (LAPG) for Grade 3
10 – National Achievement Test (NAT) (Elementary – Grade 6)
17-18 – 4th Quarterly Examinations for Grades 1-5 and Grades 7-9
24 – Maundy Thursday (regular holiday)
25 – Good Friday (regular holiday)
26 – Black Saturday (special non-working holiday)
April 2016
1 – Graduation
Last day of classes
4-8 – Distribution of Cards
9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (regular holiday)
11 – Start of Summer Classes
May 2016
1 – Labor Day
Palarong Pambansa
16-21 Brigada Eskwela
21 – End of Summer Classes and Final Examinations
23-27 – Oplan Balik Eskwela
Special week-, month-long observances
Same department order likewise instructs elementary and secondary schools to observe the following week- and month-long activities as mandated by law,
Now you are aware of those day of school events and activities, and probably your parents too, so you cannot make an excuse to them pertaining in your sideline activities.