The Department of Education (DepEd) has published in its website the official school calendar for School Year (SY) 2015-2016.
The school year will officially open on Monday, June 1, 2015 and shall end on Friday, April 1, 2016. The school year consists of Two Hundred One (201) class days. This is inclusive of the 5-day semestral break. The parent-teacher conferences shall be held on the second or third Saturday after every quarterly examination. The conference is intended to apprise the parents on the progress of performance of their children and ensure parental involvement in school activities. The last week of every quarter shall be the culmination of students’ outputs and performances in order to demonstrate attainment of performance standards at all grades/year levels. To ensure quality in the school operation and actual teaching-learning, a 180-day non-negotiable contact time for teachers, and the physical presence of school heads is expected every school day, even during attending official business, the 201 days shall be enforced.
The important dates for SY 2015-2016 are as follows:
| 2015 | June 1 | First day of classes |
| June 20 | First Parent-Teacher Conference | |
| August 6-7 | First Quarterly Examinations | |
| August 15 | Distribution of Report Cards Second Parent-Teacher Conference | |
| August 26 | National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) for K to 12–Grade 9 | |
| October 15-16 | Second Quarterly Examinations | |
| October 26-30 | Semestral break (for students only) | |
| October 24 | Distribution of Report Cards Third Parent-Teacher Conference | |
| December 19 | Start of the Christmas break | |
| 2016 | January 4 | Resumption of classes |
| January 7-8 | Third Quarterly Examinations | |
| January 23 | Distribution of Report Cards Fourth Parent-Teacher Conference | |
| March 2 | National Achievement Test (NAT) for Secondary – Grade 10 students | |
| March 3-4 | Fourth Quarterly Examinations for Grade 6 and Grade 10 students | |
| March 8 | LAPG for Grade 3 elementary students | |
| March 10 | NAT for Grade 6 elementary students | |
| March 17-18 | Fourth Quarterly Examinations for Grades 1-5 and Grades 7-9 students | |
| April 1 | Last day of classes Graduation | |
| April 4-8 | Distribution of Report Cards |
National, Local holidays
The department order also lists down the national holidays that fall on a weekday. There will be no classes in the following dates:
| 2015 | June 12 | Independence Day |
| July 22 | Eid’l Fitr (tentative) | |
| August 21 | Ninoy Aquino Day | |
| August 25 | National Heroes Day | |
| 2016 | February 25 | EDSA Revolution Anniversary |
Special week, month-long observances
The same department order likewise instructs elementary and secondary schools to observe the following week- and month-long activities as mandated by law:
| 2015 | June | Safe Kids Week |
| July | National Nutrition Month National Disaster and Preparedness Month | |
| Career Guidance Week National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week Science and Technology Week Savings Credit Consciousness Week | ||
| August | Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa Sight Saving Month | |
| September | Literacy Month Crime Prevention Month Clean and Green Month | |
| Science and Month Week History Week Linggo ng Kasuotang Filipino | ||
| October | Scouting Month Children’s Month Consumer Welfare Month Clean and Green Month | |
| Week of the Elderly National Health Education Week | ||
| November | National Reading Month Filipino Values Month Malaria Awareness Month | |
| Deaf Awareness Week Drug Abuse Prevention and Awareness Week | ||
| December | Education Week Human Rights Week | |
| 2016 | January | National Cancer Consciousness Week Autism Consciousness Week Breast Cancer Consciousness Week |
| February | Philippine Arts Month | |
| National Children with Intellectual Disabilities Week National Dental/Oral Week Bantay Puso Week Leprosy Prevention Week | ||
| March | Women’s Month Fire Prevention Month | |
| Career Guidance Week Girl Child Week |
For more information, please check more information here: Department Order No. 9, s. 2015 (PDF).
