K-12 OVERVIEW
and the NEW GRADING
SYSTEM

AN ACT ENHANCING THE PHILIPPINE BASIC
EDUCATION SYSTEM BY STRENGTHENING ITS
CURRICULUM AND INCREASING THE NUMBER
OF YEARS FOR BASIC EDUCATION,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION ACT OF 2013
approved in May 15, 2013

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TRACKS

ACADEMIC TRACK HAS FOUR STRANDS
ABM
HUMSS
STEM *
GAS *

SHS SUBJECTS

EIGHT LEARNING AREAS

CORE SUBJECTS
(compulsory for all strands)
1. 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
2. Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
3. Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
4. Earth and Life Science
5. General Mathematics
6. Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Person
7. Komunikasyon at Pananaliksisk sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino
8. Media and Information Literacy
9. Oral Communication in Context
10. P.E. and Health
11. Pagbasa at Pagsuri ng Iba’t-ibang Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik
12. Personal Development
13. Reading and Writing Skills
14. Statistics and Probability
15. Understanding Culture, History and Politics

CONTEXTUALIZED SUBJECTS
(for all strands; but taught according to the strand’s context)
1. Empowerment Technologies
2. English for Academic and Professional Purposes
3. Entrepreneurship
4. Inquiries, Investigation, Immersion (Research Project)
5. Pagsulat sa Filipino sa Piling Larangan
6. Research in Daily Life 1
7. Research in Daily Life 2

SPECIALIZED SUBJECTS
(for STEM strand only)
1. Pre – Calculus
2. Basic Calculus
3. General Biology 1
4. General Biology 2
5. General Chemistry 1
6. General Chemistry 2
7. General Physics 1
8. General Physics 2
9. Research/ Capstone Project

SPECIALIZED SUBJECTS
(for GAS strand only)
1. Applied Economics
2. Creative Non-fiction (Humanities 2)
3. Creative Writing (Humanities 1)
4. Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
5. Organization and Management
6. Philippine Politics and Governance
7. Elective 1
8. Elective 2
9. Final Output
a. Culminating Activity (HUMMS)
b. Business Simulation (ABM)
c. Research (STEM)

Each
subject:
4 meetings
per week
PE: 1 meeting
per week for 2
years
Mathematics:
5 meetings
Additional Features in MS SHS
English, Filipino,
Theology, AP and
Computer: with 1
meeting on-line class
Theology as
additional subject
Elective for STEM

• Where will we
accommodate the
Senior High?

SHS FACULTY
SUBJECTS TEACHERS
Catholic Social Teachings MR. ALVIN D. MACARANAS
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksisk sa Wika MR. JEFFREY C. OROSCO
Oral Communication in Context MRS. MA. CRISTINA Z. BORRA
Earth and Life Science MS. CRISANDREA M. HO
Earth and Life Science MS. SYLVIA L. LASALA
Understanding Culture , Society and Politics MR. EMSON M. PETILLA
MRS. ROSALINDA C. PETILLA
P.E. and Health MR. JUN C. ALAVE
Empowerment Technologies MR. FRANCIS N. ESMETALDA
Pre – Calculus MS. ANNA LIZA A. GARGARAN
Trigonometry MR. JAY MARK S. SALAZAR
Media Arts MR. FRANCIS N. ESMETALDA
Creative Writing MRS. ESPERANZA DELA T. CRUZ
Fundamentals of Accountancy MS. MA. BELEN ANCHETA
MRS. ASUNCION A. ORTEGA

Grade 11 Facilities:
3rd Floor of Holy Name of Jesus
Classroom:
•Wi-Fi ready
•Genyo supported
•LCD equipped
• Air-conditioned
•Cooperative learning set-up
Two Extra Rooms
•For Elective Class
•Exhibits
•Group Meetings

Grade 11 Sections
S.T.E.M.
St. Ignatius of
Loyola
S.T.E.M.
St. Candida Ma.
De Jesus
G.A.S.
St. Pedro
Calungsod
G.A.S.
St. Lorenzo
Ruiz

First Semester:
June 8 to October 28
Second Semester:
November 5 to March 25
Semestral Schedule

Regular Class:
Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday
Online Class:
Wednesday
Remedial Class:
Saturday
(after midterm)
Weekly Schedule

NEW GRADING SYSTEM

New Grading Components
Academic Track
CORE SUBJECTS
25 % - Written Work
50 % - Performance Tasks
25 % - Final Exam
OTHER SUBJECTS
25 % - Written Work
45 % - Performance Tasks
30 % - Final Exam

New Grading Components
Written Work
(long test, mid-term)
Performance Tasks
(projects, performances, group works,
alternative assessment)
Final Examination (end
of the semester exam)

New Grading System:
Ratings
D
Did not Meet the
Expectations
74 - below
FS
Fairly Satisfactory
75-79
S
Satisfactory
80-84
VS
Very Satisfactory
85-89
O
Outstanding
90-100

Assessments:
Summative Assessments
Long Tests
1 and 2
Mid-term
Exam
Performance
Tasks
Final Exam
Formative Assessment at the end of every chapter

Assessment Scheme

Computation of Grades
Students Written Work 25% Performance Tasks 50% Final
Exam
25% Initial
Grade
Final
Grade
Student 1 LT 1
(20)
LT 2
(15)
Total
(35)
PT 1
(10)
PT 2
(10)
Total
(20)
FE
(100)
Raw
Scores
15 11 26 9 7 16 78
Percentage
Score
74.29 80.00 78.00
Weighted
Score
18.57 40.00 19.50 78.07
Transmuted
Score
86.00
Final Grade VS

Transmutation
Table

Absences

REQUIREMENT DECISION