education act of 1982

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE

OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EDUCATIONEDUCATION

Batas Pambansa Bilang 232

This Act shall apply to and This Act shall apply to and govern both formal and non-govern both formal and non-formal systems in public and formal systems in public and private schools in all levels of the private schools in all levels of the entire educational systementire educational system

I. CHAPTER I, Sec 2

I. CHAPTER I, Sec 2

Declaration of Basic PolicyDeclaration of Basic PolicyI. CHAPTER 2, Sec 3

……Establish and maintain a Establish and maintain a complete, adequate and complete, adequate and

integrated system of integrated system of education relevant to the education relevant to the

goals of national goals of national development…development…

……Promote the right Promote the right of every individual of every individual to relevant quality to relevant quality education…education…

……Promote the right of the Promote the right of the nation's cultural communities nation's cultural communities in the exercise of their right to in the exercise of their right to develop themselves within the develop themselves within the context of their cultures, context of their cultures, customs, traditions, interest customs, traditions, interest and belief..and belief..

Declaration of ObjectivesDeclaration of ObjectivesI. CHAPTER 2, Sec 4

Provide for a broad general education Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individual to …that will assist each individual to …

(a) attain his potentials as a human being; (b) (a) attain his potentials as a human being; (b) enhance [his] range and quality of individual and enhance [his] range and quality of individual and group participation in the basic functions of group participation in the basic functions of society; and (c) acquire the essential educational society; and (c) acquire the essential educational foundation of his development into a productive foundation of his development into a productive and versatile citizenand versatile citizen

Train the nation's manpower in the Train the nation's manpower in the middle-level skills for national middle-level skills for national developmentdevelopment

Develop the profession that will Develop the profession that will provide leadership for the provide leadership for the nation in the advancement of nation in the advancement of knowledge for improving the knowledge for improving the quality of human lifequality of human life

Respond effectively to changing Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the needs and conditions of the nation through a system of nation through a system of educational planning and educational planning and evaluation.evaluation.

THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITYTHE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITYII. CHAPTER 1, Sec 1

Declaration of Policy & Ojectives

… Foster, at all times, a spirit of shared purposes and cooperation among the members and elements of the educational community, and between the community and other sectors of society,…

RIGHTSRIGHTSII. CHAPTER 2

Rights of ParentsRights of Parents

Organize by themselves Organize by themselves and/or with teachers for and/or with teachers for the purpose of providing a the purpose of providing a forum for the discussion forum for the discussion of matters relating to the of matters relating to the total school programtotal school program

Sec 8Sec 8

RightsRights of Parentsof Parents

Access any official Access any official record directly relating record directly relating to the children who are to the children who are under their parental under their parental responsibilityresponsibility

Sec 8Sec 8

Rights of Students in SchoolRights of Students in School

Receive, primarily Receive, primarily through competent through competent instruction, relevant instruction, relevant quality education… quality education…

Sec 9 Sec 9


Right to school Right to school guidance and guidance and counseling services counseling services for decisions…for decisions…

Sec 9 Sec 9


Access to his own school records……

Sec 9 Sec 9


Issuance of official Issuance of official certificates, diplomas, certificates, diplomas, transcript of records, grades, transcript of records, grades, transfer credentials and transfer credentials and other similar documents other similar documents within thirty days from within thirty days from requestrequest

Sec 9 Sec 9


Publish a student Publish a student newspaper and similar newspaper and similar publications…publications…

Sec 9 Sec 9


Free expression of opinions Free expression of opinions and suggestions…and suggestions…

Sec 9 Sec 9


Form, establish, join and Form, establish, join and participate in organizations participate in organizations and societies recognized by and societies recognized by the school…the school…

Sec 9 Sec 9


Be free from involuntary Be free from involuntary contributions…contributions…

Sec 9 Sec 9

Rights of all School PersonnelRights of all School PersonnelSec 10 Sec 10

Free expression of opinion and Free expression of opinion and suggestionssuggestions


Be provided with free legal service by the Be provided with free legal service by the appropriate government office in the case of appropriate government office in the case of public school personnel, and through the public school personnel, and through the school authorities concerned in the case of school authorities concerned in the case of private school personnelprivate school personnel


Establish, join and maintain labor Establish, join and maintain labor organizations and/or professional and organizations and/or professional and self-regulating organizations of their self-regulating organizations of their choice choice


Be free from involuntary contributions except Be free from involuntary contributions except those imposed by their own organizationsthose imposed by their own organizations

Special Rights and/or Privileges of Special Rights and/or Privileges of Teaching or Academic StaffTeaching or Academic Staff

Be free from compulsory Be free from compulsory assignments not related assignments not related to their duties as defined to their duties as defined in their appointments or in their appointments or employment contracts, employment contracts, unless compensated unless compensated therefor, conformably to therefor, conformably to existing lawexisting law


Right to intellectual Right to intellectual property consistent property consistent with applicable lawswith applicable laws

Sec 11 Sec 11


Teachers shall be deemed Teachers shall be deemed persons in authority when persons in authority when in the discharge of lawful in the discharge of lawful duties and responsibilities, duties and responsibilities, and shall, therefore, be and shall, therefore, be accorded due respect and accorded due respect and protectionprotection

Sec 11 Sec 11


Teachers shall be accorded Teachers shall be accorded the opportunity to choose the opportunity to choose alternative career lines either alternative career lines either in school administration, in in school administration, in classroom teaching, or others, classroom teaching, or others, for purposes of career for purposes of career advancementadvancement

Sec 11 Sec 11

Special Rights of School Special Rights of School AdministrationAdministration

Sec 12 Sec 12

School administrators shall, … be School administrators shall, … be accorded sufficient administrative accorded sufficient administrative discretion necessary for the discretion necessary for the efficient and effective performance efficient and effective performance of their functions. of their functions.

Special Rights of School Special Rights of School AdministrationAdministration

Sec 12 Sec 12

School administrators shall be School administrators shall be deemed persons in authority while deemed persons in authority while in the discharge of lawful duties and in the discharge of lawful duties and responsibilities, and shall therefore responsibilities, and shall therefore be accorded due respect and be accorded due respect and protectionprotection

Rights of SchoolsRights of SchoolsSec 13 Sec 13

The right of their governing The right of their governing boards or lawful boards or lawful authorities to provide for authorities to provide for the proper governance of the proper governance of the school and to adopt the school and to adopt and enforce administrative and enforce administrative or management systemsor management systems

Rights of SchoolsRights of SchoolsSec 13 Sec 13

The right for institutions of The right for institutions of higher learning to higher learning to determine on academic determine on academic grounds who shall be grounds who shall be admitted to study, who may admitted to study, who may teach, and what shall be teach, and what shall be subjects of the study and subjects of the study and research.research.

DUTIES & OBLIGATIONSDUTIES & OBLIGATIONSII. CHAPTER 3

Duties of ParentsDuties of ParentsSec 14 Sec 14

Parents,… shall help carry Parents,… shall help carry out the educational out the educational objectives in accordance objectives in accordance with national goalswith national goals


Parents shall be obliged Parents shall be obliged to enable their children to to enable their children to obtain elementary obtain elementary education and shall strive education and shall strive to enable them to obtain to enable them to obtain secondary and higher secondary and higher education… education…


Parents shall cooperate Parents shall cooperate with the school in the with the school in the implementation of the implementation of the school program school program curricular and co-curricular and co-curricularcurricular

Duties and Responsibilities of Duties and Responsibilities of StudentsStudents

Sec 15 Sec 15

Develop his potentialities Develop his potentialities for service, particularly by for service, particularly by undergoing an education undergoing an education suited to his abilities, in suited to his abilities, in order that he may order that he may become an asset to his become an asset to his family and to societyfamily and to society


Sec 15 Sec 15

Uphold the academic Uphold the academic integrity of the school, integrity of the school, endeavor to achieve endeavor to achieve academic excellence and academic excellence and abide by the rules and abide by the rules and regulations governing regulations governing his academic his academic responsibilities responsibilities


Sec 15 Sec 15

Promote and maintain the Promote and maintain the peace and tranquility of peace and tranquility of the school by observing the school by observing the rules and disciplinethe rules and discipline


Sec 15 Sec 15

Participate actively Participate actively in civic affairs and in in civic affairs and in the promotion of the promotion of the general welfarethe general welfare


Sec 15 Sec 15

Exercise his rights responsibly in Exercise his rights responsibly in the knowledge that he is the knowledge that he is answerable for any answerable for any infringement or violation of the infringement or violation of the public welfare and of the rights public welfare and of the rights of othersof others

Teacher's ObligationsTeacher's ObligationsSec 16 Sec 16

Perform his duties to the Perform his duties to the school by discharging his school by discharging his responsibilities in accordance responsibilities in accordance with the philosophy, goals, with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the schooland objectives of the school


Be accountable for the Be accountable for the efficient and effective efficient and effective attainment of specified attainment of specified learning objectives learning objectives


Render regular reports on Render regular reports on performance of each performance of each student and to the latter student and to the latter and the latter's parents and the latter's parents


Assume the responsibility to Assume the responsibility to maintain and sustain his maintain and sustain his professional growth and professional growth and advancement and maintain advancement and maintain professionalism in his professionalism in his behavior at all timesbehavior at all times


Refrain from making deductions Refrain from making deductions in students' scholastic rating for in students' scholastic rating for acts that are clearly not acts that are clearly not manifestations of poor manifestations of poor scholarshipscholarship


Participate as an agent of Participate as an agent of constructive social, economic, constructive social, economic, moral, intellectual, cultural and moral, intellectual, cultural and political change in his school political change in his school and the community and the community

School Administrators' ObligationsSchool Administrators' ObligationsSec 17 Sec 17

Perform his duties to the Perform his duties to the school by discharging his school by discharging his responsibilities in responsibilities in accordance with the accordance with the philosophy, goals and philosophy, goals and objectives of the schoolobjectives of the school


Be accountable for the Be accountable for the efficient and effective efficient and effective administration and administration and management of the management of the schoolschool


Develop and maintain a Develop and maintain a healthy school atmosphere healthy school atmosphere conducive to the promotion conducive to the promotion and preservation of and preservation of academic freedom academic freedom


Assume and maintain Assume and maintain professional behavior professional behavior in his work in his work


Render adequate Render adequate reports to teachers, reports to teachers, academic non-teaching academic non-teaching personnel and non-personnel and non-academic staff on their academic staff on their actual performance actual performance


Observe due process, Observe due process, fairness, promptness, fairness, promptness, privacy, constructiveness privacy, constructiveness and consistency in and consistency in disciplining his teachers disciplining his teachers and other personneland other personnel


Maintain adequate records and Maintain adequate records and submit required reports to the submit required reports to the Ministry of Education, Culture Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (Now, CHED & and Sports (Now, CHED & DepEd)DepEd)

THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSTHE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSIII. CHAPTER 1

Formal EducationFormal Education

Formal education shall correspond to Formal education shall correspond to the following levels:the following levels:

Elementary EducationElementary EducationSecondary EducationSecondary EducationTertiary Education Tertiary Education

Sec 20 Sec 20

THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSTHE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSIII. CHAPTER 2

Specialized Educational ServiceSpecialized Educational ServiceSec 24 Sec 24

ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLSESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLSIII. CHAPTER 3

Recognition of SchoolsRecognition of SchoolsSec 27 Sec 27

Operations of schools shall be Operations of schools shall be subject to their prior authorization subject to their prior authorization of the government, and shall be of the government, and shall be affected by recognitionaffected by recognition

Voluntary AccreditationVoluntary AccreditationSec 29 Sec 29

Encourage[ment] of programs of Encourage[ment] of programs of voluntary accreditation for voluntary accreditation for institution which desire to meet institution which desire to meet standards of quality over and standards of quality over and above minimum required for State above minimum required for State recognition. recognition.

INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLSINTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLSIII. CHAPTER 4

Organization of SchoolsOrganization of SchoolsSec 30 Sec 30

Each school shall establish such internal Each school shall establish such internal organization as will best enable it to carry organization as will best enable it to carry out its academic and administrative out its academic and administrative functionsfunctions

Each school shall establish such internal Each school shall establish such internal organization as will best enable it to carry organization as will best enable it to carry out its academic and administrative out its academic and administrative functionsfunctions

Each school establish such arrangements for Each school establish such arrangements for

the peaceful settlement of disputes between the peaceful settlement of disputes between

or among the members of the educational or among the members of the educational

communitycommunity

Each school establish such arrangements for Each school establish such arrangements for

the peaceful settlement of disputes between the peaceful settlement of disputes between

or among the members of the educational or among the members of the educational

communitycommunity

Governing BoardGoverning BoardSec 31 Sec 31

Every government college Every government college or university as a tertiary or university as a tertiary institution and every institution and every private school shall have a private school shall have a governing board pursuant governing board pursuant to its charter to its charter

Personnel TransactionsPersonnel TransactionsSec 32 Sec 32

The terms and conditions of employment of The terms and conditions of employment of personnel in government schools shall be personnel in government schools shall be governed by the Civil Service, budgetary and governed by the Civil Service, budgetary and compensation laws and rules. compensation laws and rules.

In private schools, dispute arising from In private schools, dispute arising from employer-employee relations shall fall under employer-employee relations shall fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labor (now the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labor (now DOLE) and Employment as provided for by DOLE) and Employment as provided for by law regulationslaw regulations

SCHOOL FINANCE & ASSISTANCESCHOOL FINANCE & ASSISTANCEIII. CHAPTER 5

A. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLSA. FUNDING OF REPUBLIC SCHOOLS

Public school shall continue to be funded from national funds

Public school shall continue to be funded from national funds

Sec 34 Sec 34

The national government shall extend financial aid and assistance to public secondary schools established and maintained by local governments

The national government shall extend financial aid and assistance to public secondary schools established and maintained by local governments

Sec 35 Sec 35

Secondary and post-secondary schools may charge tuition and other school fees, in order to improve facilities or to accommodate more students

Secondary and post-secondary schools may charge tuition and other school fees, in order to improve facilities or to accommodate more students

Sec 38Sec 38

B. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLSB. FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Each private school shall determine its rate of tuition and other school fees or charges.

Each private school shall determine its rate of tuition and other school fees or charges.

Sec 42 Sec 42

Private schools are Private schools are authorized to engage in any authorized to engage in any auxiliary enterprise to auxiliary enterprise to generate income primarily to generate income primarily to finance their educational finance their educational operations and/or to reduce operations and/or to reduce the need to increase the need to increase students' feesstudents' fees

Sec 43 Sec 43

C.INCENTIVES TO EDUCATIONC. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATIONC. INCENTIVES TO EDUCATION

All gifts or donation in All gifts or donation in favor of any school, favor of any school, college or university college or university recognized by the recognized by the Government shall not Government shall not be subject to taxbe subject to tax

Sec 47 Sec 47

D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTSD. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS

The government shall provide financial assistance The government shall provide financial assistance to financially disadvantaged and deserving to financially disadvantaged and deserving students. Such assistance may be in the form of students. Such assistance may be in the form of State scholarships, grants-in-aid, assistance from State scholarships, grants-in-aid, assistance from the Educational Loan Fund, or subsidized tuition the Educational Loan Fund, or subsidized tuition rates in State colleges and universities. rates in State colleges and universities. All the above and similar assistance programs All the above and similar assistance programs shall provide for reserve quotas for financially shall provide for reserve quotas for financially needed but academically qualified students from needed but academically qualified students from the national cultural communities. the national cultural communities.

The government shall provide financial assistance The government shall provide financial assistance to financially disadvantaged and deserving to financially disadvantaged and deserving students. Such assistance may be in the form of students. Such assistance may be in the form of State scholarships, grants-in-aid, assistance from State scholarships, grants-in-aid, assistance from the Educational Loan Fund, or subsidized tuition the Educational Loan Fund, or subsidized tuition rates in State colleges and universities. rates in State colleges and universities. All the above and similar assistance programs All the above and similar assistance programs shall provide for reserve quotas for financially shall provide for reserve quotas for financially needed but academically qualified students from needed but academically qualified students from the national cultural communities. the national cultural communities.

Sec 51 Sec 51

D. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTSD. ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS

The private sector, especially educational institutions, business and industry, shall be encouraged to grant financial assistance to students, especially those undertaking research in the fields of science and technology or in such projects as may be necessary within the context of national development.

The private sector, especially educational institutions, business and industry, shall be encouraged to grant financial assistance to students, especially those undertaking research in the fields of science and technology or in such projects as may be necessary within the context of national development.

Sec 53 Sec 53

education act of 1982

Documents

rights of students

rights of parentsaccess

rights of parentsorganize

school personnelsec

school guidance

school recordssec

school authorities

relevant quality education