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Lesson 5: Organizational Structure of The Department of Education Field Offices

The document discusses the organizational structure of the Department of Education field offices. It notes that governance begins at the national level and is carried out through 16 regional offices and autonomous regions, each headed by a regional director. The regional offices are further divided into school divisions, with each division headed by a superintendent. The secretary oversees the entire department, assisted by undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and three bureaus that handle elementary, secondary, and alternative education.

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Lesson 5: Organizational Structure of The Department of Education Field Offices

The document discusses the organizational structure of the Department of Education field offices. It notes that governance begins at the national level and is carried out through 16 regional offices and autonomous regions, each headed by a regional director. The regional offices are further divided into school divisions, with each division headed by a superintendent. The secretary oversees the entire department, assisted by undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and three bureaus that handle elementary, secondary, and alternative education.

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Lesson 5: Organizational Structure of the Department of Education Field Offices

To carry out the mandate, vision and mission of the Department, structural components are in place. It
is important for a young and beginning teacher like you to know the structure and hierarchical levels of
the Department so you will understand the governance and communication flow in the system.

Governance of basic education begins at the national level. Section 2 RA No. 9155 stipulate that it is “at
the regions, divisions, schools, and learning centers, referred to as field offices where the policy and
principle for the governance in the Department are translated into programs, projects, and services
developed, adapted and offered to fit local needs.”

The Offices of the Secretary,

Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and Bureau Directors are the Central office. There are 6 regional
offices headed by the Regional Directors. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is
headed by a Regional Secretary.

Below are the locations and number of school divisions in each region.

Region Location

I. San Fernando City, La Union

II. Carig, Tuguegarao City

III. San Fernando, Pampanga

IV-A Rizal Provincial Capitol, Pasig City

IV-B Meralco Avenue, Pasig City

V. Rawis, Legaspi City

VI. Iloilo City

VII. Cebu City

VIII. Palo, Leyte

IX. Zamboanga City

X. Cagayan de Oro City

XI. Davao City

XII. Cotabato City

XIII. Butuan City

Cordiollera Autonomous Region La Trinidad, Benguet


(CAR)

National Capital Region (NCR) Quezon City

ARMM Cotabato City

The ARMM has a Regional Secretary of Education and staff. Although the Office is distinct from the
Department of Education, national programs and projects involve the ARMM.

The Secretary of the Department of Education exercises supervision and control over the entire
department. Republic Act.322 provides for four Undersecretaries and four Assistant Secretaries.
Assisting the Secretary in the formulation of policies, standards, and programs are three bureaus the
Bureau of Elementary Education, Bureau of Secondary Education and the Bureau of Alternative Learning
System.

The field offices of the DepED are the 16 regional offices. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM) is headed by a Regional Secretary. A region is composed of provincial and city school divisions
each headed by a Schools Divisions Superintendent.
Synapse Strengtheners

1. Write your reflection on the policy that the school shall be the heart of the formal education
system.
2. What significant relations do you see between teachers education institutions and the
Department of Education as far as pre-service education is concerned?
3. Make an organizational structure of your school (within Masbate Province Division) start from
Secretary of Education down to the last component of the structure

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