Official Number of School Days for SY 2019-2020

ADVISORY

20 March 2020

1. This is in reference to DepEd Order (DO) No. 007, s. 2019 "School Calendar for School Year 2019-2020," DO No. 11, s. 2018 "Guidelines on the Preparation and Checking of School Forms" and DO No. 2, s. 2020 "Multi-Year Implementing Guidelines on the Conduct of the K to 12 Basic Program End-of-School Year Rites."

2. As prescribed in DepEd Order No. 007, s. 2019, 203 days shall be the total number of school days that shall be reflected in School Form 9 (SF9), Learner's Progress Report Card.

3. To determine the Number of Days Present, the actual number of days the learner was present shall be reflected. However, on days that classes were suspended, there is a need to qualify by indicating the number of days classes were suspended and Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) was undertaken, e.g. 15 days suspended with ADM option. The number of days the learner was absent within the month prior to the class suspension/Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) period shall be reflected. For purposes of compliance with the required 80 percent attendance of a learner, the total actual absences prior to class suspensions will be the basic consideration. This means that a learner whose percentage of absence (No. of Days Absent/203 days X 100 = Percentage of Absence) is lower than 20 percent shall be deemed to have met the attendance requirement for the school year.

See the Sample Illustration in the Official Copy of Advisory below.