Check Philippines school calendar, holidays and activities in the academic year 2015-16.
According to Department Order No. 9, s. 2015 issued by Secretary of Education Armin Luistro, the official school year begins on June 1, 2015 and ends April 1, 2016.
The department order directs the heads of public and private elementary and secondary institutions nationwide to follow the school calendar.
Private schools may choose to deviate from DepEd’s official calendar. However, they may not start classes before the first Monday of June and not later than the last day of August (as provided in Republic Act No. 7797).
The important dates for SY 2015-2016 are as follows: