The new DepEd three-term system for SY 2026–2027 consists of 201 total class days divided into three terms, with each term lasting roughly 12 to 13 weeks (around 54–64 days of instruction plus dedicated end-of-term blocks). The structure includes a 1-week opening block for assessments, a long instructional block, and a 2-week end-of-term block.
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Key Features of the New 3-Term System (SY 2026–2027):
Total Duration: June 8, 2026 – April 8, 2027.
Structure: Each term includes an opening assessment block, a core instructional block, and a two-week end-of-term block for exams and remediation.
Term Structure: Roughly 54-61 instructional days per term.
Term 1: Begins June 8, 2026, ending in September 2026.
Term 2: Starts mid-September 2026, ending in December 2026.
Term 3: Starts January 4, 2027, concluding on April 8, 2027.
Purpose: The new DepEd 3-term system intends to manage disruptions from weather, maximize learning, and reduce the strain of long continuous schooling.
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The new system provides more focused instructional time while adding "enrichment blocks" at the end of each term.
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WORD FOR THE DAY ( Basic and Advance English Words -Q1)
COMMON IDIOMS (Q2)
ENGLISH SLANG WORDS (Q3)
FILIPINO EXPRESSIONS (Q4)
First Quarter Examination - August 20-22, 2025
PTA Conference August 30, 2025
Q1 WEEK 1 Express permission, obligation, and prohibition using modals
Q1 WEEK 2 Use conditionals in expressing arguments EN9G-IIe-20
Q1 WEEK 3 Employ the appropriate communicative styles for various situations (intimate, casual,
conversational, consultative, frozen)
Second Quarter Examination - October 23-24, 2025
PTA Conference November 8, 2025
Q2 WEEK 1 Make connections between texts to particular social issues, concerns, or dispositions
in real life
Q2 WEEK 2 Analyze literature as a means of understanding unchanging
Third Quarter Examination - January 22-23, 2026
PTA Conference January 31, 2025
Q3 WEEK 1Differentiate biases from prejudices EN9LC-IVf-13.3
Q3 WEEK 2 Determine the relevance and the truthfulness of the ideas presented in the material
viewed EN9VC-IVa-10
Q3 WEEK 3 Judge the validity of the evidence listened to EN9LC-IVh-2.15
Fourth Quarter Examination - March 19-20, 2026
PTA Conference April 1, 2026
Q4 WEEK 1 Judge the relevance and worth of ideas, soundness of author’s reasoning, and the
effectiveness of the presentation EN9RC-IVf-2.22
Q4 WEEK 2 React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand sound analysis and call for
prompt actions