RA 10533

• RA 10533 Enhanced Basic Education Act includes ALS and Learners with Special Needs
• RA 10533 was approved by FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. and JUAN PONCE ENRILE on January 30, 2013
• RA 10533 was approved by BENIGNO S. AQUINO III on May 15, 2013
• Curriculum Consultative Committee


  Chaired by the DepED Secretary or their duly authorized representative, with members from CHED, TESDA, DOLE, PRC, DOST, and a representative from business chambers such as the IT-BPO industry association. The committee oversees the review and evaluation of the basic education curriculum and may recommend necessary refinements
• Teacher Education and Training

  In-service Training on Content and Pedagogy for current DepED teachers to meet the standards of the new K to 12 curriculum. New graduates of Teacher Education curriculum undergo additional training upon hiring. School leaders undergo workshops and training to enhance their skills. Professional development programs are conducted regularly throughout the school year
• Hiring of Graduates of Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, and Other Specialists


  DepED and private education institutions can hire graduates of specific subjects with shortages in qualified LET applicants to teach in elementary and secondary education
• Qualifications for applicants to teach in elementary and secondary education

  1. LET applicants must pass the LET within five (5) years after their date of hiring

  2. Graduates of technical-vocational courses must possess necessary certification issued by TESDA and undergo appropriate in-service training

  3. Faculty of HEIs must hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree and have satisfactorily served as a full-time HEI faculty

  4. Practitioners with expertise in specialized learning areas offered by the Basic Education Curriculum may be hired to teach in the secondary level on a part-time basis
• Career Guidance and Counselling Advocacy

  1. DepED, in coordination with DOLE, TESDA, and CHED, shall regularly conduct career advocacy activities for secondary level students

  2. Career and employment guidance counsellors, who are not registered and licensed, shall be allowed to conduct career advocacy activities after undergoing a training program developed or accredited by DepED
• Expansion of E-GASTPE Beneficiaries

  1. Benefits accorded by Republic Act No. 8545 shall be extended to qualified students enrolled under the enhanced basic education

  2. DepED shall engage private education institutions and non-DepED schools offering senior high school through programs under Republic Act No. 8545 and other financial arrangements formulated by DepED and DBM based on public-private partnership principles
• Appropriations


  1. Secretary of Education shall include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the enhanced basic education program, with initial funding charged against current DepED appropriations

  2. Amount necessary for continued implementation of the enhanced basic education program shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act
• Transitory Provisions

  1. DepED, CHED, and TESDA shall formulate appropriate strategies and mechanisms for smooth transition from the existing ten (10) years basic education cycle to the enhanced basic education (K to 12) cycle

  2. Modeling for senior high school may be implemented in selected schools to simulate the transition process and provide concrete data for the transition plan
• Modeling for senior high school


  Implemented in selected schools to simulate the transition process and provide concrete data for the transition plan
• Initial implementation of the enhanced basic education program


  Managed to mitigate the expected multi-year low enrolment turnout for HEIs and TVIs starting School Year 2016-2017
• DepED shall engage in partnerships with HEIs and TVIs


  For the utilization of the latter’s human and physical resources
• DepED, CHED, TESDA, TVIs, and HEIs shall coordinate closely with each other


  To implement strategies ensuring the capabilities of HEIs and TVIs to provide educational and training services for graduates of the enhanced basic education program
• Faculty of HEIs and TVIs allowed to teach students of secondary education


  Given priority in hiring for the duration of the transition period
• Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Enhanced Basic Educational Program


  Created to oversee, monitor, and evaluate the implementation of this Act
• DepED shall conduct a mandatory review by the end of School Year 2014-2015


  To evaluate the status of implementation of the K to 12 program in terms of closing current shortages
• DepED shall endeavor to increase the per capita spending on education

  Towards the immediate attainment of international benchmarks
• Implementing Rules and Regulations

  DepED Secretary, CHED Chairperson, and TESDA Director-General shall promulgate the rules and regulations needed for the implementation of this Act
• If any provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional


  It shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions hereof
• Pertinent provisions of previous education acts are repealed or modified accordingly

  Repealing Clause
• This Act shall take effect

  Fifteen (15) days after its publication