Session 2. Policies and Objectives of Schools
Session 2. Policies and Objectives of Schools
Session 2. Policies and Objectives of Schools
DepEd Order No. 88 s. 2010. “2010 Revised Manual of Regulations for Private Schools in
Basic Education
DepEd Order No. 021 s. 2019 “Policy Guidelines on the K to 12 Basic Education Program”
Policies
Article 1. General Policy and Application
MORPHE of 2008
In all matters affecting the welfare of the student, all doubts in the
implementation and interpretation of the provisions of this Manual,
shall be resolved in favor of the student.
Section 6. Policy. The State recognizes and adopts formal education as its main
instrument to attain national educational goals and objectives. It has two equally
important sub-systems: the private school system and the public school system.
The State recognizes the complementary roles of public and private institutions
in the educational system and shall exercise reasonable supervision and
regulation of all higher education institutions.
State-supported institutions of higher learning shall gear their programs to national, regional
or local development plans. Finally, all institutions of higher learning shall exemplify through
their physical and natural surroundings the dignity and beauty of, as well as their pride in, the
intellectual and scholarly life.
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The State shall promote the right of every individual to relevant quality education,
regardless of sex, age, creed, socio-economic status, physical and mental conditions, racial
or ethnic origin, political or other af liation.
The State shall therefore promote and maintain equality of access to education as well as
the enjoyment of the bene ts of education by all its citizens.
The state shall promote the right of the nation's cultural communities in the exercise of their
right to develop themselves within the context of their cultures, customs, traditions, interest
and belief, and recognizes education as an instrument for their maximum participation in
national development and in ensuring their involvement in achieving national unity.
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1. Education For All (EFA). The State shall protect and promote the right of all
citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to
make such education accessible to all.
2. Complete Adequate and Integrated System of Education. The State shall
establish, maintain and support a complete, adequate and integrated
system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society.
4. Alternate Learning Systems. The State shall encourage non-formal, informal, and
indigenous learning systems as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school
study programs particularly those that respond to community needs. The State shall
provide adult citizens the disable and out-of-school youth with training in civics,
vocational ef ciency and other skills.
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — The State shall establish, maintain and support a complete,
adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people, the country and
society-at-large.
Likewise, it is hereby declared the policy of the State that every graduate of basic education shall
be an empowered individual who has learned, through a program that is rooted on sound
educational principles and geared towards excellence, the foundations for learning throughout life,
the competence to engage in work and be productive, the ability to coexist in fruitful harmony with
local and global communities, the capability to engage in autonomous, creative, and critical
thinking, and the capacity and willingness to transform others and one’s self.
Objectives
Article 11. Formal Education
MORPHE of 2008
1. Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individuals in the
peculiar ecology of his own society, to
(a) attain his potentials as a human being;
(b) enhance the range and quality of individual and group participation in the
basic functions of society; and
(c) acquire the essential educational foundation of his development into a
productive and versatile citizen;
4. Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the nation through a system of
educational planning and evaluation.
Towards the realization of these objectives, and pursuant to the Constitution, all educational
institutions shall aim to inculcate love of country, teach the duties of citizenship, and develop moral
character, personal discipline, and scientific, technological, and vocational efficiency.
Furthermore, the educational system shall reach out to educationally deprived communities, in order
to give meaningful reality to their membership in the national society, to enrich their civic
participation in the community and national life, and to unify all Filipinos into a free and just nation..
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — xxx For this purpose, the State shall create a functional basic education system that will
develop productive and responsible citizens equipped with the essential competencies, skills and values for both life-long
learning and employment. In order to achieve this, the State shall:
(a) Give every student an opportunity to receive quality education that is globally competitive based on a pedagogically sound
curriculum that is at par with international standards;
(b) Broaden the goals of high school education for college preparation, vocational and technical career opportunities as well
as creative arts, sports and entrepreneurial employment in a rapidly changing and increasingly globalized environment; and
(c) Make education learner-oriented and responsive to the needs, cognitive and cultural capacity, the circumstances and
diversity of learners, schools and communities through the appropriate languages of teaching and learning, including mother
tongue as a learning resource.
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