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The ICT (Information and Communication Technology) track is a technical-vocational track for individuals who seek for the job in the computer programming and development. As part of this carrying out this course, the students study practical lesson, programming theory, and application.

The ICT strand sits within the Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL) Track, one of the four original SHS tracks introduced by RA 10533 in 2013. The TVL Track eventually came to include five component areas: Agri-Fishery Arts, Home Economics, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Industrial Arts, and TVL Maritime, with curriculum guides for each published and refined starting around 2016.

The ICT component of TVL consists of specializations equivalent to qualifications under the information and communication technologies sector. Students with ICT specializations demonstrate skills, competencies, and values in the effective application, use, and management of technology in the context of system designing and customer service. Practically, this meant students would gain extensive knowledge of computer systems, programming, web page creation, and basic animation.

What sets ICT apart historically from the Academic strands is its direct link to TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority). By finishing certain TVL subjects, learners are awarded a National Certificate depending on the level completed, meaning the ICT strand's history is tied not just to DepEd curriculum development but to ongoing coordination with TESDA's Training Regulations, which are periodically updated — explaining why ICT curriculum guides have been revised multiple times since the K to 12 rollout to keep pace with evolving industry and certification standards.