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Republic Act
Approved June 20, 1964

Republic Act No. 4116

An act to amend section nine hundred twenty-five of the revised administrative code in order to fix a period for the opening of the school year, and for other purposes

An Act to Amend Section Nine Hundred Twenty-Five of the Revised Administrative Code in Order to Fix a Period for the Opening of the School Year, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

Amends Section 925 of the Revised Administrative Code to establish a minimum of forty weeks for the school year, set the opening date between June 1 and July 31, define long vacation periods, limit vacation changes to once every five years, and allow additional special holidays.

  • School year shall be at least forty weeks
  • Opening date fixed by Secretary of Education between first day of June and last day of July
  • Long school vacation period fixed similarly
  • Vacation dates may be changed no more often than once every five years
  • Secretary may authorize additional special school holidays
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Republic Act

REPUBLIC ACT No. 4116

An Act to Amend Section Nine Hundred Twenty-Five of the Revised Administrative Code in Order to Fix a Period for the Opening of the School Year, and for Other Purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Section nine hundred twenty-five of the Revised Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 925. School Year and School Holidays. -The school year for public and private schools shall consist of not less than forty weeks. The opening date shall be fixed by the Secretary of Education, but it shall not be earlier than the first day of June nor later than the last day of July of each year: Provided, However, That for the school year 1964-1965, the school year calendar prescribed by the Secretary of Education shall be observed; but for the school year 1965-1966, and thereafter, the opening date shall be within the period fixed by this Act. The long school vacation period shall likewise be fixed by the Secretary of Education, taking into consideration the convenience of the pupils and their parents, and the special climatic conditions prevailing during said period: Provided, That the dates established for the school vacation shall not be changed oftener than once every five years without prior public hearing properly advertised in newspapers of general circulation and/or announced by the local authorities. Any order of the Secretary of Education changing the long school vacation period may be appealed to the National Board of Education by any school authority or parent or students and shall not be enforced pending such appeal.

"In addition to the legal holidays, the Secretary of Education may authorize the observance by the public and private schools of other special school holidays to be designated by him.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 20, 1964.

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