Aspiring school heads
Guides for aspiring school heads that link DepEd’s public data to the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH), the National Assessment for School Heads (NASH) and the EDCOM II Final Report.
Series on this topic: The EDCOM II reports (18); Teacher workload (10); Career progression (12); Supreme Court cases (12); Administrative cases and grievances (11); NASH results 2025 (9); PPSSH domain by domain (5).
DepEd Seal, Logo and Letterhead: A Guide to the DSMVIM
DO 031, s. 2019's visual identity manual: when schools use the DepEd seal or logo, the school letterhead, certificates, roof marks, signage and partners.
DepEd Manual of Style (DMOS): A Guide for School Heads
DO 030, s. 2019's Manual of Style explained: abbreviations, dates, numbers, spelling, issuance formats, and the block letter in Bookman Old Style 11.
Brigada Eskwela Guidelines 2026: Manual, Forms and Rules
What school heads do before, during and after Brigada Eskwela under DM 027, s. 2026 and the 2008 manual: committees, forms, donations, safety and reports.
DepEd Educational Facilities Manual: What Applies in 2026
DepEd's 2010 Educational Facilities Manual explained: sites, classroom size, toilets, DRR and repairs, and which standards DO 022, s. 2026 has changed.
DepEd Administrative Cases and Grievances: DO 49 and DO 35
DO 49, s. 2006 and DO 35, s. 2004 are both in force in 2026, beside the 2025 RACCS. What each covers, what changed, and five rules for school heads.
What a School Head Does When a Complaint Arrives
Protect the learner, record it, forward abuse and harassment complaints within 48 hours, keep it confidential, and leave suspension to the DA: every deadline.
Sexual Harassment and Child Abuse Complaints in DepEd
Sexual harassment complaints go to the CODI; child abuse complaints reach the disciplining authority in 48 hours. For teachers, the Regional Director decides.
Grievance or Administrative Case? Where to File
A grievance is work-related dissatisfaction under DO 35, s. 2004; a charge of an offense goes to the disciplining authority. Where protests and harassment go.
DepEd Grievance Machinery: Steps and Time Limits
DO 35, s. 2004 sets five grievance steps, from the supervisor's 3 days to 15 working days to appeal to the CSC. The committees, gaps and 2026 rules.
Can a Teacher Be Charged for Unpaid Loans in DepEd?
Yes, but only for a just debt: one a court has decided or the teacher admits. A light offense that may be settled; the case cannot collect the loan.
DepEd Administrative Offenses and Penalties in 2026
The 2025 RACCS lists 28 grave, 12 less grave and 16 light offenses; DO 49, s. 2006 lists 25, 9 and 17. Each offense, its penalties, and what changed.
Formal Investigation and Decision in DepEd Cases
A DepEd teacher's formal investigation is heard by the RA 4670 committee; report in 15 days, decision in 30, then 15 days to seek reconsideration or appeal.
DepEd Preliminary Investigation, Formal Charge and Answer
A prima facie finding after investigation leads to a formal charge. DO 49: answer in at least 72 hours, waiver after 5 days; 2025 RACCS: 3 to 10 days.
How to File an Administrative Complaint in DepEd
File a sworn complaint with the Regional Director (teachers, principals) or the superintendent (non-teaching staff): contents, anonymous complaints, withdrawal.
Who Disciplines DepEd Teachers and School Heads?
The Regional Director or the Secretary decides charges against DepEd teachers and school heads. The superintendent disciplines non-teaching staff only.
Supreme Court Cases on School Heads: A Guide for Principals
What the Supreme Court has decided about principals and school heads: 75 decisions, 11 questions, five rules to know, and what has changed since.
Preventive Suspension, Appeals and Back Pay for Principals
DepEd may preventively suspend a principal for up to 90 days; the Ombudsman, six months. When back pay is due, where to appeal, and the Supreme Court cases.
Can a Private School Remove Its Principal?
From the principalship, often yes: the post carries no second tenure. From the school, only for a just or authorized cause, with due process. The cases.
Is a Principal Liable When a Pupil Is Injured?
It can be. Since August 3, 1988, the Family Code makes administrators principally liable for damage minors cause in authorized activities. The cases explained.
Harassment, Child Abuse and Hazing: Cases on School Heads
When a principal is accused of sexual harassment, child abuse or hazing: what Cuanan, Medrano, Briñas and Bayabos decided, and the school head's duties now.
Studying by topic
Turn a topic into practice
Practice sets span the five PPSSH domains and their strands. Your results show where you stand in each, so you know which topics to read and practice next.
What you practice with
- Timed situational items, two minutes each
- Items aligned with the five PPSSH domains and the SOLO taxonomy
- Partial credit and an explanation for every choice
- Premium: every practice set and a NASH-style mock exam
- 34 practice sets
- ₱1,000 for 30 days
- ₱3,000 once