August 13, 1998 – DO 77, s. 1998 – Clarification on the Changes in the Social Studies Program
August 13, 1998
DO 77, s. 1998
Clarification on the Changes in the Social Studies Program
To:   Bureau Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Superintendents
Regional Science High School Principals
Divisional Leader School Principals
Vocational High School Principals
1.    Anent DECS Order No 24, s 1998 entitled Changes in the Social Studies Program of the New Secondary Education Curriculum (NSEC), a clarification is hereby issued in response to queries from the field.
a.  The old and the new sequencing in Social Studies (Araling Panlipunan) are as follows:

 

Year Level Old New
First Year Araling Panlipunan I:  Kasaysayan at Pamahalaang Pilipinas Araling Panlipunan I:  Kasaysayan at Pamahalaang Pilipinas
Second Year Araling Panlipunan II :    Kabihasnang Asyano Araling Panlipunan II :    Kabihasnang Asyano
Third Year Araling Panlipunan III  :  Ekonomiks Araling Panlipunan III  :   Kasaysayan ng Daigdig
Fourth Year Araling Panlipunan III  :   Kasaysayan ng Daigdig Araling Panlipunan IV :  Ekonomiks

 

b.   The new sequencing in Social Studies shall be adopted by incoming first year students effective school year 1998-1999 and thereafter.
c.    Presently enrolled second to fourth year students shall still follow the old sequencing until they finish high school

d.   The table below shows the Social Studies program starting SY 1998-1999

School Year First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year
1998-1999 Kasaysayan at Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas Kabihasnang Asyano Ekonomiks Kasaysayan ng Daigdig
1999-2000 Kasaysayan at Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas Kabihasnang Asyano Ekonomiks Kasaysayan ng Daigdig
2000-2001 Kasaysayan at Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas Kabihasnang Asyano Kasaysayan ng Daigdig Kasaysayan ng Daigdig
2001-2002 Kasaysayan at Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas Kabihasnang Asyano Kasaysayan ng Daigdig Ekonomiks
2.   The school year 2000-2001 shall serve as the transition period between the old and the new sequencing in Social Studies. Kasaysayan ng Daigdig shall be offered in the third year as part of the new sequencing while fourth year students shall be the last  group to take up Kasaysayan ng Daigdig under the old sequencing. On the other hand, Ekonomiks shall be given to the fourth year students in school year 2001­-2002.
3.   All other features of the Social Studies program shall still be in force unless superseded by another DECS Order,
4.   For strict and immediate compliance.
                                   ANDREW GONZALES, FSC
Secretary

 

References:
DECS Order: (No. 24, s. 1998)
Allotment: 1-2—(D.O. 50-97)

 

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
under the following subjects:

 

Course of Study
SECONDARY
CURRICULUM