Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6675)
Republic Act No. 312 may be cited as the 'Public School Salary Act of 1948.'
The Act provides revised salary allocations and automatic salary increases for public school officials, teachers, and other school personnel of the Government of the Philippines.
The Act covers national, provincial, and city positions in the educational service, including chiefs of division, assistant chiefs, general office supervisors, principals, registrars, supervisors, section chiefs, instructors, district supervisors, classroom teachers, principals, clerks, nurse teachers, and elementary classroom teachers.
The salary range for a Chief of Division or Division Superintendent of Schools is from P4,200.00 to P6,000.00.
Yes, a teacher with educational qualifications higher than the standards required for the position to which he is appointed may be given a higher rate of entrance salary, provided his civil service eligibility warrants it.
An elementary-school principal or district supervisor who originally trained for elementary work and obtained a B.S.E. degree while in service shall receive the same compensation as a secondary principal or secondary supervisor, provided he possesses the necessary civil service eligibility.
Yes, they are entitled to the same compensation as secondary teachers with the same college degree, provided they have the necessary civil service eligibility.
Yes, the Act specifies salary ranges for various positions, including secondary classroom teachers (P1,800.00 to P3,120.00) and elementary classroom teachers (P1,200.00 to P1,800.00).
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 19, 1948.
Yes, the Act provides for revised salary allocations and automatic salary increases for public school officials, teachers, and other school personnel.