CURRICULUM FOR SHS

The K to 12 Philippine Basic Education

Curriculum Framework
Holistically Developed Filipino with 21st Century Skills
Being and Becoming a Whole Person
SKILLS
Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Learning and Innovation Skills
Communication Skills
Life and Career Skills

LEARNING AREAS
Language
Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE)
Mathematics and Science
Arts and Humanities

Curriculum Support System

Teachers

Materials,
Facilities, and
Equipment

ICT
Environment

Assessment

School
Leadership
and
Management

Monitoring and Evaluation System

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Schools
Divisions
Technical
Assistance

CommunityIndustry
Relevance
and
Partnerships

Senior High School Curriculum

*The Academic track includes four (4) strands: Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM); General Academic; Humanities
and Social Science (HUMSS); and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

The Proposed Grades 11 and 12 will have 31

80-hour subjects, totalling 2,480 hours.

31 TOTAL SUBJECTS

15

16

Track Subjects

Core Subjects

Applied Track
Subjects

Specialized
subjects

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester

P.E. and Health will have 20 hours per semester for 4 semesters
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Senior High School Subjects

Core Subjects

same
content

Applied
Track Subjects

different
same
content competencies

Specialized
Track Subjects

different
different
content competencies

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

same
competencies

Senior High School Core Subjects

Core Learning Areas and Subjects

Language

Humanities
Communication
Mathematics
Science
Social Science
Philosophy
PE and Health

Oral Communication
Reading & Writing
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino
Pagbasa at Pagsusuri ng Ibat Ibang Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
Media & Information Literacy
General Mathematics
Statistics & Probability
Earth and Life Science (Lecture and Laboratory)
Physical Science (Lecture and Laboratory)
Personal Development / Pansariling Kaunlaran
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person / Pambungad sa Pilosopiya ng Tao
Physical Education and Health

hours per
semester

80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80

CORE Total Number of Hours

1,200

TRACK Total Number of Hours

1,280

Total Number of Hours (CORE + TRACK)

2,480

Total Hours (CORE + TRACK) divided by Number of School Days in SHS (400) = average hours/day

6.2

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Academic Track
Specialized Subjects
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Strand
8

STEM Strand 1

Pre-Calculus

STEM Strand 2

Basic Calculus

10

STEM Strand 3

General Biology 1

11

STEM Strand 4

General Biology 2

12

STEM Strand 5

General Physics 1

13

STEM Strand 6

General Physics 2

14

STEM Strand 7

General Chemistry 1

15

STEM Strand 8

General Chemistry 2

16

STEM Strand 9

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Academic Track
Specialized Subjects

Accountancy, Business and Management Strand

8

ABM Strand 1

Applied Economics

ABM Strand 2

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

10 ABM Strand 3

Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 1

11 ABM Strand 4

Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 2

12 ABM Strand 5

Business Math

13 ABM Strand 6

Business Finance

14 ABM Strand 7

Organization and Management

15 ABM Strand 8

Principles of Marketing

16 ABM Strand 9

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

i.e. Business Enterprise Simulation

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Academic Track
Specialized Subjects

Humanities and Social Sciences Strand

8 HUMSS Strand 1

Creative Writing /Malikhaing Pagsulat

9 HUMSS Strand 2

Creative Nonfiction

10 HUMSS Strand 3

Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

11 HUMSS Strand 4

Trends, Networks and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century

12 HUMSS Strand 5

Philippine Politics and Governance

13 HUMSS Strand 6

Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship

14 HUMSS Strand 7

Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences

15 HUMSS Strand 8

Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

16 HUMSS Strand 9

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Academic Track
Specialized Subjects

General Academic Strand

8

Strand 1

Humanities 1

Strand 2

Humanities 2

10

Strand 3

Social Science 1

11

Strand 4

Applied Economics

12

Strand 5

Organization and Management

13

Strand 6

Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

14

Strand 7

Elective 1 (from any Track/Strand)

15

Strand 8

Elective 2 (from any Track/Strand)

16

Strand 9

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Applied Track Subjects

Academic, Technical-Vocational-Livelihood,
Sports, Arts & Design Tracks
1

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Practical Research 1

Practical Research 2

Filipino sa Piling Larangan (Akademik, Isports, Sining at Tech-Voc)

Empowerment Technologies (for the Strand)

Entrepreneurship

Inquiries, Investigations and Immersion

Each subject will have 80 hours per semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Senior High School Core Subjects

for the STEM Strand
Core Learning Areas and Subjects

Language

Humanities
Communication
Mathematics
Science
Social Science
Philosophy
PE and Health

Oral Communication
Reading & Writing
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino
Pagbasa at Pagsusuri ng Ibat Ibang Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
Media & Information Literacy
General Mathematics
Statistics & Probability
Earth Science
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
Personal Development / Pansariling Kaunlaran
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Introduction to Philosophy of the Human Person / Pambungad sa Pilosopiya ng Tao
Physical Education and Health

hours per
semester

80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80

CORE Total Number of Hours

1,200

TRACK Total Number of Hours

1,280

Total Number of Hours (CORE + TRACK)

2,480

Total Hours (CORE + TRACK) divided by Number of School Days in SHS (400) = average hours/day

6.2

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track
TESDA Training Regulations-Based Specializations
HE
1. Beauty/Nail Care
2. Wellness Massage
3. Dressmaking
4. Front Office Services
5. Travel Services
6. Cookery
7. Household Services
8. Hairdressing
9. Tailoring
10.Caregiving
11.Food and Beverage Services
12.Bread and Pastry Production
13.Housekeeping
14.Tour Guiding Services
15.Tourism Promotion Services
16.Attractions and Theme Parks
Tourism
17.Handicraft (Needlecraft)
18.Handicraft (Fashion
Accessories and Paper Craft)
19.Handicraft (Woodcraft)
20.Handicraft (Leathercraft)

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

ICT
Computer
Hardware
Servicing
Illustration
Technical Drafting
Contact Center
Services
Computer
Programming

6. Medical
Transcription
7. Animation

Agri-Fishery Arts
AGRICROP PRODUCTION
1. Crop Production
2. Horticulture
3. Landscape Installation and
Maintenance
4. Organic Agriculture Production
5. Pest Management
6. Rice Machinery Operation
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
1. Animal Production
2. Artifical Insemmination
3. Raising Large Ruminants (Dairy
Cattle and Buffaloes)
4. Raising Swine
5. Slaughtering
FISH PRODUCTION
1. Aquaculture
2. Food (Fish) Processing
3. Fish Nursery Operation
4. Fish or Shrimp Grow Out Operation
5. Fishport/Wharf Operation

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Industrial Arts
1. Masonry
2. Automotive Servicing
3. Refrigeration and AirConditioning
4. Consumer Electronics
Servicing
5. Electrical Installation
and Maintenance
6. Shielded Metal-Arc
Welding
7. Carpentry
8. Plumbing (NC I)
9. Plumbing (NC II)
10.Tile Setting

Each subject will

have 80 hours
per semester.

Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track
29 New Specializations with Curriculum Guides
TESDA Training Regulations-Based Specializations

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

HE
ICT
Fashion Design (NC III)
1. Broadband Installation
Hairdressing (NC III)
(Fixed Wireless Systems)
Barbering (NC II)
(NC II)
Bartending (NC II)
2. Telecom OSP and
Commercial Cooking (NC
Subscriber Line Installation
III)
(Copper Cable/POTS and
Event Management
DSL) (NC II)
Services (NC III)
3. Telecom OSP Installation
(Fiber Optic Cable) (NC II)
4. Electric Power Distribution
Line Construction (NC II)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Agri-Fishery Arts
Fishing Gear Repair and
Maintenance (NC III)
Agricultural Crop
Production (NC III)
Horticulture (NC III)
Animal Health Care
Management (NC III)
Rubber Production (NC I)
Rubber Processing (NC
II)
Fish Products Packaging
(NC II)

Industrial Arts
1. Automotive Servicing (NC
II)
2. Motorcycle/Small Engine
Servicing (NC II)
3. Driving (NC II)
4. Construction Painting (NC
II)
5. Carpentry (NC III)
6. Instrumentation and Control
Servicing (NC II)
7. Mechatronics Servicing
(NC II)
8. Machining (NC II)
9. Gas Metal Arc Welding
(GMAW) (NC II)
10.Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
(GTAW) (NC II)
11.RAC (PACU/CRE)
Servicing (NC II)
Each subject will
have 80 hours
per semester.

Each subject will

have 80 hours
per semester.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Curriculum Flexibilities
For core subjects

2 substitutions

For an existing strand and only 3 substitutions

for specialized subjects
(different content, different
competencies)
For a new strand

9 new specialized subjects or a

combination of new and existing subjects
for other strands

Number of hours per subject

1. constitutes total number of hours

spent on the course for the semester
2. may be a combination of lecture and
laboratory, field work, project work,
etc.

Work
1. May be scheduled in coordination with
Immersion/Research/Career
industry partners
Advocacy/Culminating Activity 2. May be a combination of activities
3. Must be clearly structured
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CBCP Curriculum Comparison

Core Subjects

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CBCP Curriculum Comparison

Applied Subjects

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CBCP Curriculum Comparison

Specialized Subjects

Grade 11

Grade 12

1st Semester

2nd Semester

1st Semester

2nd Semester

Intro to Philosophy
(Historical)

Intro to Philosophy
(Thematic)

Logic 1 (Traditional)

Logic 2

Latin 1

Latin 2

Fundamentals of
Prayers

Fundamentals of
Faith
Research Writing

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CBCP Curriculum Comparison

Specialized Subjects compared to HUMSS

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CBCP Curriculum Comparison

Specialized Subjects compared to GAS

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Technical-Vocational
Livelihood Track
Scheduling of Subjects

Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track (Table 1) and

TESDA Training Regulations-Based Specializations* (Table 2)
Table 1. Tech-Voc Track
TVL Track Subjects
Subjects

Example

11 Tech-Voc Track 4

Bread and
Pastry
Production
Food and
Beverage
Services

12 Tech-Voc Track 5
13 Tech-Voc Track 6

Tour Guiding
Services

Tech-Voc Track 1

Tech-Voc Track 2

10 Tech-Voc Track 3

14 Tech-Voc Track 7

Tourism
Promotion
15 Tech-Voc Track 8
Services
Work
16 Tech-Voc Track 9
Immersion
Each subject will have 80 hours
per semester.
*Aligned with Technology and
Livelihood Education (TLE) in Grades 7
to 10.

Table 2. TESDA Training Regulations-Based Specializations

HE

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

19.
20.

Beauty/Nail Care
Wellness Massage
Dressmaking
Front Office Services
Travel Services
Cookery
Household Services
Hairdressing
Tailoring
Caregiving
Food and Beverage
Services
Bread and Pastry
Production
Housekeeping
Tour Guiding Services
Tourism Promotion
Services
Attractions and Theme
Parks Tourism
Handicraft (Needlecraft)
Handicraft (Fashion
Accessories and Paper
Craft)
Handicraft (Woodcraft)
Handicraft (Leathercraft)

ICT

1. Computer
Hardware
Servicing
2. Illustration
3. Technical
Drafting
4. Contact
Center
Services
5. Computer
Programming

6. Medical
Transcription
7. Animation

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Agri-Fishery Arts
AGRICROP PRODUCTION
1. Crop Production
2. Horticulture
3. Landscape Installation and
Maintenance
4. Organic Agriculture
Production
5. Pest Management
6. Rice Machinery Operation

ANIMAL PRODUCTION
1. Animal Production
2. Artifical Insemmination
3. Raising Large Ruminants
(Dairy Cattle and Buffaloes)
4. Raising Swine
5. Slaughtering
FISH PRODUCTION
1. Aquaculture
2. Food (Fish) Processing
3. Fish Nursery Operation
4. Fish or Shrimp Grow Out
Operation
5. Fishport/Wharf Operation

Industrial Arts

1. Masonry
2. Automotive
Servicing
3. Refrigeration and
Air-Conditioning
4. Consumer
Electronics
Servicing
5. Electrical
Installation and
Maintenance
6. Shielded MetalArc Welding
7. Carpentry
8. Plumbing (NC I)
9. Plumbing (NC II)
10. Tile Setting

Sample Information Communication and

Technology (ICT) Curriculum Map

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Agri-Fishery Arts Curriculum Map

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Industrial Arts Curriculum Map

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Home Economics Curriculum Map

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample TVL Track Schedule of Subjects (per semester)

Example 1

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample TVL Track Schedule of Subjects (per semester)

Example 2

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample TVL Track Schedule of Subjects (per semester)

Example 3

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Daily Schedule of Subjects

Example 1 Grade 11 1st Semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Daily Schedule of Subjects

Example 1 Grade 11 2nd Semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Daily Schedule of Subjects

Example 1 Grade 12 1st Semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Daily Schedule of Subjects

Example 1 Grade 12 2nd Semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Arts and Design Track

Schedule of Subjects (per semester)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Daily Schedule of Subjects

Arts and Design Track Grade 11 1st Semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Daily Schedule of Subjects

Arts and Design Track Grade 11 2nd Semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Daily Schedule of Subjects

Arts and Design Track Grade 12 1st Semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample Daily Schedule of Subjects

Arts and Design Track Grade 12 2nd Semester

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample HUMSS Track

Schedule of Subjects (per semester)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sample STEM Track

Schedule of Subjects (per semester)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION