04/06/2025
βΌοΈKINDERGARTEN AGE CUT OFFβΌοΈ
In accordance with DepEd Order No. 15, series of 2025, AGE CUT OFF for INCOMING KINDERGARTEN will now be OCTOBER 31 (5 years old) starting school year 2025-2026.
Kaya pwede nang ipatala bilang Kinder ang mga batang limang taon o maglilimang taon hanggang October 31, 2025.
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Age qualification for Kindergarten learners should be five years old by October 31 of every calendar year.
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The school may consider learners entering Kindergarten who will turn five years old from November 1 to December 31 on the condition that the learner shall:
i. Have completed an Early Childhood Care and Development (ECDD) Program for one (1) school year. Parents/legal guardians shall provide copies of the Certificate of Completion/ Attendance of the learner's previous ECCD program experience from a public or private Child Development Centers (CDCs)/Learning Centers (LCs) that are granted with permit or recognition; or
ii. Undergo the Philippine Early Childhood and Development (ECD) Checklist during the enrollment period until the first week of the school year in order to ensure that the learner is capable of meeting the expectations of the kindergarten level. The ECD checklist shall be administered by the Kindergarten teachers of the receiving school, and the results shall be the basis of the school in admission to
Kindergarten. Further, the accomplished checklist shall form part of the records of the learner.
