Private schools allowed to adjust their respective school calendars 649 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Merlina Hernando-MalipotPrivate schools are allowed to adjust their respective school calendars as long they inform the Department of Education (DepEd) of any deviation from its prescribed calendar. Following the early Christmas break announced by DepEd, education lawyer Joseph Noel Estrada said private schools may not follow the prescribed school calendar of the department based on existing policies and laws. 25 series of 2018 issued May 24, 2018 or the school calendar for SY 2018-2019, Estrada said “private schools may deviate from this school calendar.” Based on the existing DepEd policy, private schools “may not start classes earlier than the first Monday of June and not later than the last day of August, as provided in Republic Act (RA) No. Instead of having the Christmas vacation starting December 22, school break will start on December 15 and classes will resume on January 2, 2019.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 01, 2018 06:00 UTC