The proposed three-term school calendar is a major reform in how the school year is organized. More than simply changing dates, it aims to improve the use of time in basic education by dividing the year into clearer and more structured parts.
Its main goal is to protect teaching time, reduce unnecessary interruptions, and create a more manageable schedule for learners, teachers, and schools.
The proposal does not change the legal school year framework under Republic Act No. 11480. The school year will still have no more than 220 days and must begin no earlier than the first Monday of June and no later than the last day of August. What changes is the internal arrangement of the school year.
Instead of one long continuous cycle, the year will be organized into three terms. Each term will include an Opening Block, an Instructional Block, and an End-of-Term Block. Based on the briefer, implementation will start in School Year 2026–2027, with each term having about 65 to 69 days of actual teaching and learning, excluding weekends and legal holidays.
BUDGET OF WORK (BOW)
The reorganization of the Budget of Work (BOW) from Kindergarten to Grade 12 is one of the key supports for the proposed three-term school calendar. Since the school year will now be divided into three terms, the BOW must also be adjusted so that learning competencies, lessons, and classroom activities are distributed more evenly across the year. This means schools and teachers will have a clearer guide on what to teach within each term, helping them match instruction with the new calendar structure. Instead of compressing lessons or making frequent adjustments due to interruptions, the reorganized BOW is intended to support more realistic pacing and better use of instructional time.
For teachers, the updated BOW can make planning, delivery of lessons, and assessment more manageable from Kindergarten to Grade 12. It allows learning standards to be sequenced in a way that fits the Opening Block, the Instructional Block, and the End-of-Term Block of every term. This can also help ensure that essential competencies are covered on time while giving enough room for remediation, enrichment, and assessment. In effect, the reorganized BOW serves as the curriculum guide that aligns classroom instruction with the three-term calendar, making the reform more practical and easier to implement across all grade levels.
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Grade 7
The Grade 7 BOW is designed to support learners as they adjust to the demands of junior high school. By organizing competencies into three terms, it helps make subject learning more manageable while building strong foundations in content knowledge and study habits.
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GRADE 7
GRADE 7 Budget of Work (BOW) for Three-Term School Calendar SY 2026-2027
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