ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION ACT OF 2013

RA 10533

DEVERA, CHRISTOPHER L.

RA 10533 “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013”

This act is a response to the foraging call of the need for a nationally responsive and globally competitive Filipinos starting with educational reforms. [ASEAN INTEGRATION]

It focuses on meeting the standards of education globally in terms of length and alignment of competencies needed by the industries.

WHAT IS K-12?

The K-12 program covers kindergarten and 12 years of Basic Education.

KINDERGARTEN 1 yr Pre-Elementary Children age of 5

ELEMENTARY6 yrs Elementary Children age

of 6

SECONDARY

JUNIOR HS 4 Years

SENIOR HS 2 Years

KEY FEATURES OF K-12 CURRICULUM

NEW LEARNING GOALS Every K to 12 graduate will be ready to go into different paths – may it be further education, employment, or entrepreneurship.

*Every graduate will be equipped with:

SIGNIFICANT CURRICULUM CHANGES

BEC 2002

SEC 2010

K -12

Raise the quality of Filipino learners and graduates and empower them

for lifelong learning

Functional literacy and Global Competitiveness

Outcomes based education; Holistically developed Filipino with

21st century skills

Physical/Psychomotor

Socio-Emotional Creative/Aesthetic

Character/Values

Language and Communication

Cognitive/Intellectual

KINDERGARTEN Ages 5 (Pre-Elementary)There is no formal education for kindergarten students but areas will concentrate on the development of the following:

ELEMENTARY

Ages 6 (Grades 1-6)

1.Mother-Tongue Based multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)Use of child’s primary medium as instruction for grade 1-3. Gradual introduction of Filipino and English for grades 4-6 will follow.

2. Mother Tongue will be an additional subject from gr. 1-3.

ELEMENTARY

Ages 6 (Grades 1-6)

3. MAPEH will be offered starting Grade 14. Spiral Approach of curriculum is implied.

*BEC 2002 Standard subjects will still prevail however Science will be offered on Grade 3.

SECONDARY EDUCATIONJunior High School

Ages 12 (Grades 7-10)

1. Spiral progression curriculum wherein learning is a process of building upon previously learned knowledge.

2. Career pathways optional course that student select from a number of choices.

SECONDARY EDUCATIONJunior High School

Ages 12 (Grades 7-10)

3. TLE course will be exploratory for grades 7-8, while specialized for grades 9-10. (*COC’s and NC I/II certifications).

SECONDARY EDUCATIONSenior High School

Ages 16 (Grades 11-12) 1. A total of 31 subjects to be taken with 80 hrs each per semester.

(15) General Education subjects

(7) Contextualized subjects

(9)Specialized subjects according to track

SECONDARY EDUCATIONSenior High School

Ages 16 (Grades 11-12)

2. The student can go on different tracks he/she opted to take. As default with all the tracks general courses are embedded.

SECONDARY EDUCATIONSenior High School

TRACK / CAREER PATHS

What’s more in K-12?

1. DepED – CHED –TESDA collaboration of the three to make strategies that will ensure smooth transition.

2. Career Guidance and Counseling Advocacy. Conduct of career advocacy activities to secondary level students. [Not withstanding RA. 9258]

3. E-GASTPE Expansion of Beneficiaries. RA. 8545 shall be extended to qualified students enrolled in Basic Education.

WHY K-12?

1. Decongested study loads and ensures applicability and retention of learning (Spiral Approach)

2. National certifications of skills (NC 1 and NC II) for fast employment

3. Better preparation for Higher Education (21st Century Skills

4. Learner Centered, responsive, relevant and context based curriculum

WHY K-12?

5. Global Recognition of academic degrees in the Philippines

6. Economic and financial development opportunities for Filipinos

ISSUES and CONCERNS

1. Readiness of the government to fund and implement K-12 nationwide (logistic, human resources and stability)

2. Adequacy of competencies parallel to the demands of K-12 education (Teachers in particular)

3. Massive lay-offs for Professors in HEI’s for the full implementation years of grade 11 and 12.

RECOMMENDATION1. Engagement of all the stakeholders

affected in the implementation of the program. (parents, teachers etc)

2. Continuous trainings and seminars about K-12.

3. Yearly review of policy makers and implementers regarding the status of the under-going program.

4. Research and Evidenced based practices must be utilized.