Examining Destinations: Department of Education 1
Examining Destinations: Department of Education 1
MODULE 2:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1
What is Senior High
School?
• Senior High School
(SHS) refers to the
last two years of the
K to 12 Program,
and includes Grades
11 and 12.
• In SHS, students will
go through a core
curriculum and
subjects under a
track of their choice.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2
Will SHS mean two more years
of High School?
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3
Is SHS really neccessary?
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4
What if I do not want to go to
SHS?
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5
What are the benefits of SHS?
SHS has been developed to
lead you to one of four
career pathways or exits –
almost like doors for which
SHS is the key:
1. Employment
2. Entrepreneurship
3. Higher Education
4. Middle Skills
Development
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 6
Employment
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 7
Entrepreneurship
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 8
Higher Education
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 9
Middle Skills Development
• This benefit applies to Technical and
Vocational careers. While at SHS, you will
already learn specialized skills.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 10
Will the additional two years
of High School mean
additional expenses?
• NOT NECESSARILY. SHS “completes”
basic education by making sure that the
high school graduate is equipped for work,
entrepreneurship, or higher education.
• This is a step up from the 10-year cycle
where high school graduates still need
further education (and expenses) to be
ready for the world.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 11
Additional expenses?
• SHS will be offered free in public
schools and there will be a voucher
program in place for public junior high
school completers as well as ESC
beneficiaries of private high schools
should they choose to take SHS in private
institutions.
• This means that the burden of expenses
for the additional two years need not be
completely shouldered by parents.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 12
What is Voucher Program?
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 14
How much will my Voucher
be worth?
• It varies depending on what type of high
school student you are and where the SHS
you plan to enroll at is located.
• Public Grade 10 Students get 100% of the
voucher value.
o Private Grade 10 Students who are ESC
grantees get 80% of the Voucher value.
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My Voucher’s worth?
• Regardless if you’re a Grade 10 completer
from a public or private Junior High
School, if you enroll in a local or state
college or university, you get 50% of the
voucher value.
• Your teacher or Guidance Counselor can
help you compute your exact voucher
value. The table on the next page may also
guide you.
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National Capital Highly Other Cities and
Type of Student Region (NCR) Urbanized Municipalities
Cities outside
NCR*
Public Grade 10 Php 22,500 Php 20,000 Php 17,500
Php 22,500
completer (100%
of Voucher
value)
Private Grade 10 Php 18,000 Php 16,000 Php 14,000
completer (80%
of Voucher
value)
SHS enrollee in a Php 11,250 Php 10,000 Php 8,750
local or state
college
or university
(50% of
Voucher value)
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What are the four
tracks?
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Academic Track
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 19
Academic Track
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 20
Technical Vocational Livelihood
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 21
Technical Vocational
Livelihood
• These are aligned with the Technology
and Livelihood Education (TLE) Learning
Area in Grades 7 to 10.
• Each TVL strand offers various
specializations that may or may not have a
National Certificate (NC) equivalent from
the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA).
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Technical Vocational Livelihood
• The time allocation per TVL specialization is
aligned with the TESDA Training Regulations-
Based Courses and is in multiples of 80 hours
following the conventions for SHS subjects.
• Therefore, each TVL specialization is designed to fit
into the 80-hour blocks of time.
• TLE and TVL specializations may be taken between
Grades 9 to 12. Schools may offer specializations
from the four strands as long as the prescribed
number of hours for each specialization is met.
• Curriculum Maps may then be modified according
to specializations offered by a school.
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Arts and Designs Track
The Arts and Design Track covers a wide range of art forms:
• Theater
• Music
• Dance
• Creative Writing
• Visual Arts
• Media Arts
This Track is for students who have an aptitude for the arts and
its forms.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 24
Sports Track
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 25