QuestionsQuestions (DEPED ORDER NO. 56, S. 2001, DECEMBER 20, 2001)
No. The Order expressly clarifies that the Department has not issued any circular banning educational field trips by public schools.
Educational field trips may supplement classroom instruction, depending on the places visited and their cultural, historical, or scientific value.
Places of cultural, historical, and scientific interest such as the National Museum, Museo Pambata, local/provincial museums, Science Centrum, Planetarium, zoological/botanical gardens, historical sites/shrines, model manufacturing or technological firms, or scientific sites.
Teachers should refrain from conducting tests based on field trips, recognizing that some students may be unable to join due to financial constraints.
They should not be penalized; they must be given special tests or assignments as substitutes for not joining the field trip.
They are encouraged to tap external sources such as local government units (LGUs), civic organizations, and PTCAs to fund field trips and arrange for group or student discounts.
Yes. Those responsible for organizing the field trips must secure the consent of parents since children are under the stewardship of the school.
Educational field trips should never be used to generate income for the school or for school officials/teachers organizing them.
Students may only be charged for actual costs such as transportation, entrance fees, and related expenses.
It provides clarification in response to queries on whether field trips should be banned due to the no-collection-of-fees policy during enrolment; it clarifies that field trips are still allowed, subject to the stated safeguards and limitations on costs.
No. The Order limits student charges to actual costs only; any extra amount would contradict the prohibition on using field trips to generate income.
Immediate and wide dissemination of the clarification is directed.
It was adopted on December 20, 2001 by Secretary Raul S. Roco.
They must (1) secure parents’ consent for students to join, and (2) ensure the trip is educational and not used to generate income, with any charges limited to actual costs.