District of Pavia

ADVISORY from the Regional Office through Dr. Lea Belleza, Information Officer:

The DepEdRegional Office 6 has received reports regarding learners who are denied enrollment in Kindergarten and Grade 1. Please refer to D.O. 20, s. 2018 (Amendment to DepEd Order 47, s. 2016) for your reference.

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1. What is the cut-off age for Kindergarten?
• Per DepEd order No. 20, s. 2018, the learner should be at least five (5) years old by June 1 of every calendar year to be able to enroll in Kindergarten.

2. How do we accommodate enrollees affected by the cut-off age?
For affected learners in Kindergarten and Grade 1 in both public and private schools consistent with the school opening in Item VI.15.A of DO No. 20, s. 2018, the following are transitory provisions :

Kindergarten Learners
For SY 2018-2019:
• Learners who will turn five (5) years old within SY 2018-2019 can be accepted in Kindergarten, provided they pass the Philippine Early Childhood Development (ECD) Checklist.

Grade I Learners
For SY 2018-2019:
• Learners who completed Kindergarten during the SY 2017-2018 can enroll in Grade 1, provided that they turned five (5) years old within SY 2017-2018.

3. Who are eligible as Grade 1 learners?
• The standard eligibility for Grade 1 enrollees are those Kindergarten completers with Learner Reference Number (LRN) from all public and accredited private schools and other DepEd-recognized learning centers/ church-based institutions. These learners are automatically enrolled in Grade 1 regardless of cut-off age.

4. What are the documentary requirements to enroll in Kindergarten?
The documents needed are:
• birth certificate
• ECD record from day care centers/learning centers, etc.

In simple words, we will have Kindergarten pupils (sa iban K2 pagtawag, pero isa lng ang Kinder), who are only 4 years and 3 months and Grade 1 pupils who have just turned 5 years old.

Let us avoid confusion. Always refer to our DepEd issuances.