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).
How School Heads Plan Teaching Loads Under DO 5
DepEd's Toolkit in three steps: who teaches what, 360 minutes a day at most, advisers first, designations last, senior high loads and the eSF7 for SY 2026-2027.
DepEd 2026 Teacher Workload Survey: What Teachers Said
DepEd's May 2026 survey: 60.95% of respondents attended an orientation, 62.65% said they could focus adequately on teaching, and many mixed up task types.
Admin Tasks Off Teachers: DO 2 and School Support Staff
DO 2, s. 2024 gives admin work to school heads and non-teaching staff. The six task areas, AO II and PDO I duties, and FY 2026 COS staff at ₱20,000 a month.
Vacation Service Credits and Overtime Pay for Teachers
DO 013, s. 2024 gives 1.25 or 1.5 hours of VSC per hour, up to 30 days a year. DO 026, s. 2025 pays overtime at 125% or 150% for TRA work in school.
Teaching-Related Assignments: The 11 Roles DepEd Allows
DepEd allows teachers only 11 teaching-related assignments under DO 005, s. 2024. The roles, how to designate them, overtime pay, forms and weekly hours.
Why So Few Teachers Get Paid for Teaching Overload
DepEd disbursed ₱27.4 million of ₱482.8 million allotted for overload pay in FY 2025. The claim papers, deadlines, FY 2026 funds and what school heads can do.
DepEd Teaching Overload Pay: Who Qualifies, How Much
DepEd overload pay is overload hours × PHTR (annual salary ÷ 1,600 × 1.25), up to 2 hours a day. Who qualifies, worked examples, FY 2026 rate, cap and tax.
Can Teachers Leave School After Six Hours of Teaching?
Yes, if the DTR shows six hours of teaching: DO 5 and DM 53, s. 2024 let teachers do the two ancillary hours outside school with a locator slip or certificate.
How Many Hours Must DepEd Teachers Teach a Day?
Six hours of classroom teaching in an eight-hour day, the most that may be required (RA 4670; DO 5, s. 2024): what counts, loads by position, and below six.
Education in the Bangsamoro: EDCOM II Findings for BARMM
EDCOM II found BARMM has the highest stunting (34.3%) and no formal MBHTE-DepEd coordination. Its findings, recommendations, Sulu's status and what changed.
Education Data, Transparency and Research: EDCOM II
What EDCOM II found on DepEd data and research: late national tests, Project BUKAS, R&D at 0.32% of GDP, EDCOM's own dashboards, and what schools can do.
Mother Tongue After RA 12027: Language of Instruction
Under RA 12027, Filipino and English teach K to Grade 3; a mother tongue stays only in monolingual classes that meet 5 tests. What DO 020 and DO 035 require.
RA 11650 and Learners With Disabilities: EDCOM II Findings
EDCOM II: 391,098 of an estimated 5 million children with disabilities are in public school (7.8%). What RA 11650 and DepEd require, and what school heads do.
Local Education Models in EDCOM II: What the Evidence Shows
EDCOM II's local education models, from Project BRIGHT to Iloilo's school boards: what each did, who paid, and how strong its evidence is.
Local School Boards and the Special Education Fund
How the 1% Special Education Fund is raised, how Local School Boards spend it, what the 2025 joint circular allows and what EDCOM II found.
PISA, TIMSS, SEA-PLM and the NAT: What EDCOM II Found
What EDCOM II found on PISA, SEA-PLM, TIMSS and the NAT: 76% to 84% below PISA Level 2 in 2022, 14 national tests, slow results, and what DepEd changed.
RA 12080, Bullying and School Mental Health: EDCOM II
RA 12080 requires a Care Center in every public school, yet 79% of DepEd guidance counselor posts are vacant. EDCOM II's findings and what school heads must do.
Senior High School and Jobs: EDCOM II Workforce Findings
EDCOM II finds about 20% of SHS graduates enter the labor force and few TVL learners take the NC test. What Tech-Pro, EBET and work immersion mean for schools.
Teacher Workload and Accountability: EDCOM II Findings
EDCOM II on teacher workload: 52-hour weeks, forms cut from 174 to 75, AO II gaps, RA 12288, and what DO 002 and DO 005, s. 2024 ask of school heads.
Why DepEd Bought Only 27 Textbook Titles in 2012-2023
EDCOM II found DepEd procured 27 textbook titles for Grades 1-10 in 2012-2023. How procurement failed, what changed in 2024-2025, and what school heads can do.
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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