MANILA, Philippines — The return to the old school calendar that begins in June may come sooner after the Department of Education (DepEd) announced plans to open school year 2024-2025 on July 29 and end it on March 31 next year. This will pave the way for the June opening of the 2025-2026 school year, and also a marked acceleration of the DepEd timetable. ADVERTISEMENTLast February, DepEd announced the gradual return of the old calendar. READ: June opening possible with shorter school calendar, says teacher’s groupThus, this “aggressive shift” to the old school calendar will mean that this coming school year will just have 163 days, short of the usual 180 days. She also revealed that there was actually no law that sets a minimum number of school days, although Republic Act No.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 13, 2024 23:08 UTC