UPDATES ON THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF GASTPE

PROGRAM IN CARAGA

The Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in

Private Education (GASTPE), consisting of the Education

Service Contracting (ESC) and the Teacher Salary

Subsidy (TSS), is a demonstration of the Government’s

commitment to maintain the viability of private

education as a key partner in the delivery of quality

basic education

AMOUNT OF SUBSIDY FOR ESC GRANTEES IN

FORMAL SCHOOLING

• DepEd Order No. 18, s. 2016

effective SY: 2016-2017

OUTSIDE NCR

SY: 2016-2017 –Grade 7 and Grade 8

P 8, 500 per grantee for an entire SY, subject

to adjustments approved by the State

Assistance Council

Grade 9 and Grade 10 is same in SY: 2015-2016

Grade 9 – P7,500Grade 10 – P6,500

GRANTEE TRANSFERS FOR ESC

GRANTEES IN FORMAL

SCHOOLING

• DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2010

• If the grantee transfers to another ESC

participating school before the 15th of July,

the DepEd shall pay the subsidy to the

receiving school, not the school of origin.

• If a grantee transfers to another ESC

participating school after the 15th of July,

DepEd shall pay the subsidy to the school

of origin, not the receiving school.

AMOUNT OF SUBSIDY FOR ESC

GRANTEES IN THE OHSP

DepEd Order No. 18, s. 2016

effective SY: 2016-2017

The grant amount for incoming grantees of

the OHSP for all regions including the NCR

shall be the same as that for formal

schooling, However, the grant represents full

payment such that no TSF differentials need

to be paid by grantees in the OHSP

GROUNDS FOR PENALTIES,

SUSPENSION AND

TERMINATION OF SCHOOL

PARTICIPATION

• Falsification of data in any of the program

forms and related attachments.

• Padding and/or inclusion of “ghost

students” and unqualified teachers and/or

“ghost teachers” in the list billed ESC

grantees and TSS teacher-beneficiaries.

• Charging grantees in excess of the schools

tuition and other standard and non-

standard fees.

• A retention rate on the total number of

Grade 7 ESC grantees below 80% except

for reasons due to force majeure

(calamities, armed conflict).

• Refusal to release transfer credentials to

grantees that opt to transfer to other

schools.

• Requiring transferring grantees to pay for

unattended school years.

• Schools with unresolved ownership disputesfiled in court.

• Schools unduly withholding TSS payments toqualified licensed teachers.

• Schools which fail two consecutive re-certification visits are considered terminatedfrom the program.

• Schools which do not comply with proceduralrequirements as reported by the MonitoringUnits and PEAC National and RegionalSecretariat are given a written warning.

STATISTICAL DATA OF ESC

PARTICIPATING

SCHOOLS/GRANTEES IN

CARAGA REGION,

CY: 2014 - 2016

71

75 75

CY: 2014 CY: 2015 CY: 2016

ESC PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 8 8 9 25

Grade 7 433 932 1076 2441

Grade 8 369 777 878 2024

Grade 9 295 706 746 1747

Grade 10 228 630 698 1556

TOTAL 1325 3045 3398 7768

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Agusan del Norte, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 9 12 12 33

Grade 7 970 1012 1025 3007

Grade 8 711 759 815 2285

Grade 9 616 603 639 1858

Grade 10 513 552 493 1558

TOTAL 2810 2926 2972 8708

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Agusan del Sur, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 4 4 4 12

Grade 7 433 469 441 1343

Grade 8 369 384 417 1170

Grade 9 295 314 337 946

Grade 10 228 263 286 777

TOTAL 1325 1430 1481 4236

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Bayugan City, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 5 5 5 15

Grade 7 621 670 740 2031

Grade 8 571 555 602 1728

Grade 9 555 538 521 1614

Grade 10 504 512 491 1507

TOTAL 2251 2275 2354 6880

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Bislig City, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 4 4 3 11

Grade 7 570 630 591 1791

Grade 8 534 507 546 1587

Grade 9 513 480 426 1419

Grade 10 374 479 386 1239

TOTAL 1991 2096 1949 6036

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Cabadbaran City, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 2 2 2 6

Grade 7 82 81 78 241

Grade 8 78 70 64 212

Grade 9 75 72 60 207

Grade 10 70 67 65 202

TOTAL 305 290 267 862

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Dinagat Islands, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 2 2 2 6

Grade 7 96 134 141 371

Grade 8 78 88 117 283

Grade 9 101 74 85 260

Grade 10 61 95 74 230

TOTAL 336 391 417 1144

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Siargao islands, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 5 5 5 15

Grade 7 446 458 506 1410

Grade 8 337 396 415 1148

Grade 9 294 305 366 965

Grade 10 349 266 283 898

TOTAL 1426 1425 1570 4421

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Surigao City, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 5 5 5 15

Grade 7 319 313 341 973

Grade 8 257 293 278 828

Grade 9 242 245 270 757

Grade 10 220 222 232 674

TOTAL 1038 1073 1121 3232

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Surigao del Norte, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 13 12 12 37

Grade 7 990 863 958 2811

Grade 8 944 820 796 2560

Grade 9 762 807 747 2316

Grade 10 653 710 740 2103

TOTAL 3349 3200 3241 9790

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Surigao del Sur, CY: 2014-2016

CY: 2014 CY:2015 CY:2016 TOTAL

No. of Participating Schools 1 1 1 3

Grade 7 129 144 184 457

Grade 8 119 121 134 374

Grade 9 110 117 119 346

Grade 10 77 106 117 300

TOTAL 435 488 554 1477

ESC Participating Schools and Grantees in Tandag City, CY: 2014-2016

6,274

5,491

4,888

4,188

6,480

5,409

4,887 4,473

6,905

5,731

4,892

4,417

GRADE 7 GRADE 8 GRADE 9 GRADE 10

ESC GRANTEES IN CARAGA REGION, CY: 2014 - 2016

CY: 2014 CY: 2015 CY: 2016

19,102,000.00

18,722,000.00

8,817,500.00

14,748,500.00

17,548,500.00

13,137,500.00

1,994,500.00

2,219,000.00

9,366,000.00

6,846,000.00

22,069,100.00

2,879,500.00

Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Sur

Bayugan City

Bislig City

Butuan City

Cabadbaran City

Dinagat Islands

Siargao islands

Surigao City

Surigao del Norte

Surigao del Sur

Tandag City

SDOs ESC Amount of Grant, CY: 2014

21,501,500.00

20,754,172.00

10,148,000.00

16,012,500.00

18,301,200.00

14,761,000.00

2,036,000.00

2,763,500.00

10,116,500.00

7,580,500.00

22,483,000.00

3,437,000.00

Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Sur

Bayugan City

Bislig City

Butuan City

Cabadbaran City

Dinagat Islands

Siargao islands

Surigao City

Surigao del Norte

Surigao del Sur

Tandag City

SDOs ESC Amount of Grant, CY: 2015

26,741,000.00

23,621,500.00

11,679,500.00

18,506,000.00

20,583,800.00

15,368,500.00

2,079,500.00

3,311,500.00

12,413,000.00

8,794,500.00

25,308,580.00

4,356,000.00

Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Sur

Bayugan City

Bislig City

Butuan City

Cabadbaran City

Dinagat Islands

Siargao islands

Surigao City

Surigao del Norte

Surigao del Sur

Tandag City

SDOs ESC Amount of Grant, CY: 2016

137,450,100.00 , 30%

149,894,872.00 , 33%

172,763,380.00 , 37%

ESC AMOUNT OF GRANT IN CARAGA REGION, CY: 2014 - 2016

CY: 2014 CY: 2015 CY: 2016

TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANT FOR CY:2014 - 2016

P 460, 108, 352

67,344,500.00

63,097,672.00

30,645,000.00

49,267,000.00

56,433,500.00

43,267,000.00

6,110,000.00

8,294,000.00

31,895,500.00

23,221,000.00

69,860,680.00

10,672,500.00

Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Sur

Bayugan City

Bislig City

Butuan City

Cabadbaran City

Dinagat Islands

Siargao islands

Surigao City

Surigao del Norte

Surigao del Sur

Tandag City

SDOs ESC Amount of Grant, CY: 2014 - 2016

SENIOR HIGH

SCHOOL VOUCHER

PROGRAM

• Non-DepEd Senior High School (Non-DepEd

SHS) is an educational provider not directly

operated by DepEd, but granted by DepEd

with a permit to operate SHS. This includes

private high schools, private colleges and

universities, local universities and colleges

(LUCs), state universities and colleges

(SUCs), and technical-vocational

institutions.

• Voucher is a subsidy given by the state to

qualified Grade 10 completers to enable

them to enroll in a non-DepEd SHS of their

choice.

The SHS Voucher Program intends to:

• Provide greater choice to students and their

families in deciding the SHS Program that

caters to their needs and career goals

These objectives lead to the purpose of K to 12

Reform: RELEVANT and HIGH QUALITY

EDUCATION

CONDITIONS FOR VOUCHER PROGRAM

BENEFICIARIES (VPBs)

• VPBs are considered continuing participants,

and retain their subsidy if they are promoted

to Grade 12 and continue to study in a Non-

DepEd SHS. No maintaining grades are

required from VPBs within a school year.

CONDITIONS FOR VOUCHER PROGRAMBENEFICIARIES (VPBs)

• VPBs lose their subsidy if they do any of thefollowing:

*Drop out in the middle of the school year

*Do not reenroll in the following school year

*Fail to be promoted to the next grade levelor are retained in the same grade level

*Transfer to another SHS within the schoolyear

*Transfer to a DepEd SHS

CONDITIONS FOR VOUCHER PROGRAM

BENEFICIARIES (VPBs)

• VPBs who drop out due to prolonged illness,

accident, force majeure, or death of parent or

guardian may be reinstated in the SHS VP,

provided they submit relevant documents to PEAC

• VPBs are considered transferees if they transfer

to a different SHS.

• VPBs are considered shifters if they shift to a

different track or strand

NON-DEPED SCHOOLS OFFERING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (SHS)

DIVISIONPRIVATE

SCHOOLS SUCs/LUCs TOTAL

Agusan del Norte 8 0 8

Agusan del Sur 14 1 15

Bayugan City 5 0 5

Bislig City 6 0 6

Butuan City 20* 1 21

Cabadbaran City 4 1 5

Dinagat Islands 2 0 2

Siargao Islands 4 1 5

Surigao City 5 1 6

Surigao del Norte 4 2* 6

Surigao del Sur 12 5* 17

Tandag City 1 1 2

TOTAL 85 13 98

School Name Program Offering Enrolment

Agay National High SchoolBread and Pastry Production (NC II), Cookery (NC II), Food and Beverage Services (NC II) 75

Agay National High School Electrical Installation and Maintenance (NC II) 42

Agay National High SchoolShielded Metal Arc Welding (NC I), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (NC II) 90

Agong-ong NHS (Buenavista NHS Annex

Beauty/ Nail Care (NC II), Cookery (NC II), Housekeeping (NC II) 36

Balangbalang NHS (Agay NHS Annex) Dressmaking (NC II), Tailoring (NC II) 37

Accountancy, Business, and Management 10

General Academic Strand 8

Humanities and Social Sciences 3

Animation (NC II) 0

Bread and Pastry Production (NC II) 0

Computer Hardware Servicing (NC II) 0

Computer Programming (NC IV) 23

Contact Center Services (NC II) 0

Cookery (NC II) 0

Food and Beverage Services (NC II) 15

Front Office Services (NC II) 0

Housekeeping (NC II) 0

Local Guiding Services (NC II) 0

Animation (NC II) 1

Automotive Servicing (NC I) 33

Caregiving (NC II) 11

Computer Programming (NC IV) 21

Computer System Servicing (NC II) 16

Consumer Electronics Servicing (NC II) 0

Cookery (NC II) 0

Electrical Installation and Maintenance (NC II) 4

Food and Beverage Services (NC II) 43

Front Office Services (NC II) 1

Housekeeping (NC II) 0

Illustration (NC II) 0

Local Guiding Services (NC II) 0

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning- Packaged Air-Conditioning Unit [PACU]/ Commercial Refrigeration Equipment [CRE] Servicing (NC II) 0

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (NC I) 17

Tourism Promotion Services (NC II) 0

Travel Services (NC II) 0

PROVISIONAL PERMIT FOR SHS IN

CARAGA

SCHOOL

YEARPRIVATE SUCs/LUCs TOTAL

2016 - 2017 85 13 98

2017 - 2018 *12 0 12*Additional Program due to TVL Migration of TESDA

57 or 58.16%

34 or 34.69%

59 or 60.20%

48 or 48.98%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

ABM STEM GAS HUMSS

ACADEMIC TRACK OFFERING, SY: 2016-2017

SCHOOLS DIVISION

OFFICES (SDOs)

ACADEMIC TRACK, SY: 2016-2017

TOTAL

ABM STEM GAS HUMSS

Agusan del Norte 5 1 6 4 16

Agusan del Sur 7 4 8 7 26

Bayugan City 2 0 4 1 7

Bislig City 3 0 4 2 9

Butuan City 16 10 14 14 54

Cabadbaran City 2 2 2 2 8

Dinagat Islands 1 1 1 1 4

Siargao Islands 2 1 3 3 9

Surigao City 4 5 5 4 18

Surigao del Norte 4 1 3 0 8

Surigao del Sur 9 7 8 8 32

Tandag City 2 2 1 2 7

TOTAL 57 34 59 48

% OF SCHOOLS 58.16 34.69 60.20 48.98

85 or 86.73%

13 or 13.27%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

PRIVATE SUCs

NON-DEPED SCHOOLS WITH PROVISIONAL PERMIT, SY: 2016-2017

SCHOOLS DIVISION

OFFICES (SDOs)

NON-DEPED SCHOOLS

PRIVATE SUCs TOTAL

Agusan del Norte 8 0 8

Agusan del Sur 14 1 15

Bayugan City 5 0 5

Bislig City 6 0 6

Butuan City 20 1 21

Cabadbaran City 4 1 5

Dinagat Islands 2 0 2

Siargao Islands 4 1 5

Surigao City 5 1 6

Surigao del Norte 4 2 6

Surigao del Sur 12 5 17

Tandag City 1 1 2

TOTAL 85 13 98

% OF SCHOOLS 86.73 13.27 100.00

35

105

208

93

0

50

100

150

200

250

AFA ICT HE IA

TVL TRACK, SY: 2016-2017

SCHOOLS DIVISION

OFFICES (SDOs)

TVL TRACK, SY: 2016-2017 TOTA

LAFA ICT HE IA

Agusan del Norte 0 6 14 7 27

Agusan del Sur 4 28 35 22 89

Bayugan City 1 2 16 1 20

Bislig City 2 5 16 14 37

Butuan City 4 19 32 13 68

Cabadbaran City 0 6 7 3 16

Dinagat Islands 0 2 1 0 3

Siargao Islands 2 4 10 5 21

Surigao City 12 9 40 16 77

Surigao del Norte 4 0 0 0 4

Surigao del Sur 6 20 31 5 62

Tandag City 0 4 6 7 17

TOTAL 35 105 208 93

TVL TRACK: Agri-Fishery Arts (AFA), SY: 2016-2017

Specializations Frequency %

Animal Production 7 20.00

Agricultural Crops Production 5 14.29

Aquaculture 4 11.43

Horticulture 4 11.43

Artificial Insemination 2 5.71

Organic Agriculture 2 5.71

Pest Management 2 5.71

Slaughtering Operation 2 5.71

Fish Capture 1 2.86

Food Processing 1 2.86

Landscape Installation and Maintenance 1 2.86

Rice Machinery Operation 1 2.86

*Fish Nursery Operation 1 2.86

*Fish Grow Out Operation 1 2.86

*Fish Processing Crop Production 1 2.86

TOTAL 35 100.00

TVL TRACK: Information and Communication

Technology (ICT), SY: 2016-2017

Specializations Frequency %

Computer Programming 26 24.76

Computer Hardware Servicing 23 21.90

Computer System Servicing 20 19.05

Animation 18 17.14

Technical Drafting 8 7.62

Illustration 5 4.76

Medical Transcription 3 2.86

Contact Center Services 2 1.90

TOTAL 105 100.00

TVL TRACK: Home Economics (HE), SY: 2016-2017Specializations Frequency %

Food and Beverages 39 18.75

Housekeeping 28 13.46

Cookery 25 12.02

Bread and Pastry Production 21 10.10

Front Office Services 15 7.21

Caregiving 14 6.73

Local Guiding Services 14 6.73

Tourism Promotion 9 4.33

Beauty/Nail Care 6 2.88

*Household Services 6 2.88

Hairdressing 5 2.40

Travel Services 5 2.40

Wellness Massage 5 2.40

Tailoring 4 1.92

Attractions Theme Park Operations and

Ecotourism 3 1.44

Dressmaking 3 1.44

*Tour Guiding Services 3 1.44

Handicraft 2 0.96

*Health Care Services 1 0.48

TOTAL 208 100.00

TVL TRACK: Industrial Arts (IA), SY: 2016-2017Specializations Frequency %

Shielded Metal Arc Welding 22 23.66

Automotive Servicing 17 18.28

Electrical installation and Maintenance 17 18.28

*Consumer Electronics Servicing 13 13.98

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Servicing 8 8.60

Plumbing 6 6.45

Carpentry 3 3.23

Masonry 3 3.23

Tile Setting 2 2.15

Driving 1 1.08

Gas Metal Arc Welding 1 1.08

TOTAL 93 100.00