Educational Service Contracting (ESC)

Educational Service Contracting (ESC) is a partnership program by the Department of Education (DepEd) aimed at decongesting overcrowded public junior high schools. In ESC, the excess capacities of certified private junior high schools are “contracted” through slot allocations for students who would otherwise have gone to public schools. The slots come with subsidies called ESC grants, and program beneficiaries are called ESC grantees or, for the purposes of these guidelines, simply grantees.

BENEFITS

The amount of the grant depends on the location of the ESC-participating JHS and is quoted per ESC grantee per school year. It is paid to the school and remain the same over its four-year terms, unless adjustments are approved by the State Assistance Council. The amounts of the grant are shown below.

Grade Level Amount of ESC Grant per Student

Grade 7 Php 11,000.00

Grade 8 Php 11,000.00

Grade 9 Php 11,000.00

Grade 10 Php 11,000.00

For transferee student from other school or mucipality

the grant will received Php 9,000.00.

APPLICATION PERIOD:

REQUIREMENTS

To all Junior High School ESC applicants (Incoming Grades 7, 8, 9, 10)

• Please fill up the ESC FORMS. An incomplete form is invalid.

• For ESC grant, prepare the following requirements:

  • Recent Identical 2×2 ID photo (2 copies)

  • PSA Certified Birth Certificate

  • Photocopy of Grade 6 Report Card (for all incoming Grade 7 only)

  • Latest Income Tax Return for the previous year or Certificate of Tax Exemption or Municipal Certification of Unemployment of Parents/Legal Guardian

QUALIFICATION:

Elementary graduates who will pursue secondary education in an ESC participating private high school or incoming Grade 7 can avail of the program. In case of transfer, a student can still enjoy its grant provided that the student will transfer to any ESC participating schools.

For more details, please refer to the link below for the Guidelines on the Implementation of the Educational Service Contracting and Teacher's Salary Subsidy Programs in Junior High School

https://peac.org.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DO_s2017_020.pdf