QuestionsQuestions (DEPED ORDER NO. 9, S. 2004)
It provides amended guidelines for recognizing pupils/students in public schools who show exemplary performance, including rules on who may be candidates and how ranking for honors will be determined.
Any pupil/student whether graduating or not may be a candidate, even if he/she is a transferee to the school.
Only the top two (2) pupils/students in academic subjects are ranked to determine Valedictorian and Salutatorian, and ranking follows the 7-3 point scheme: 7 points for academic excellence and 3 points for co-curricular activities.
No. The Order states that only the top two (2) in academic subjects shall be ranked regardless of whether grades are lower than 80% in any subject.
Academic standing is based on the general average of the pupils/students.
Grades obtained in the Third Year or Grade Five shall not be included in the computation for ranking purposes in the case of graduating pupils/students.
No. The Order states that at the elementary level, all awards shall be based on academic standing only.
They are ranked based on academic standing only, at all grade or year levels.
Yes. The Order allows distinctions in curricular and co-curricular activities to recognize excellence in specific fields, such as “Best in Mathematics,” “Best in Arts,” or “Leadership Award.”
A separate set of honor pupils/students may be declared for these programs, and the number of honorees will be determined by the school proportionate to the total enrolment in the special classes.
Yes. Annexes may be entitled to a separate set of honor pupils/students if they have reached a minimum enrolment of 500.
Not later than fifteen (15) days before the recognition rites/commencement exercises.
The head of school, as Chair of the Selection Committee, shall do the final announcement.
Protests, if any, should be filed within five (5) working days before the recognition/graduation rites.
They shall be settled at the division level only, and not later than three (3) working days before the recognition/graduation.
Provisions of previous issuances that are inconsistent with this Order are rescinded.
Yes. Private schools implementing the 2002 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) may follow the same guidelines.