Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11480)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 11480 is to amend Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7797 to specify the start of the school year for basic education in the Philippines and to provide for flexibility in setting the school calendar during emergencies or calamities.
The school year shall start on the first Monday of June but not later than the last day of August.
The President can set a different start date for the school year upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Education in the event of a declared state of emergency or state of calamity.
Yes, the deferred school opening applies to all basic education schools, including foreign or international schools.
The Secretary of Education has the authority to determine the end of the regular school year, considering factors such as Christmas and summer vacations and regional circumstances.
Yes, the Secretary of Education may authorize holding Saturday classes for elementary and secondary levels in both public and private schools.
The Department of Education, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, must issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the Act.
All laws, acts, presidential decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with or contrary to this Act are modified, amended, or repealed accordingly.
The Act took effect immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
The provision allowing flexibility is that the President, upon recommendation by the Secretary of Education, may set a different date for the start of the school year during a declared state of emergency or calamity.