THE MULTIGRADE

PROGRAM IN
PHILIPPINE
EDUCATION (MPPE)
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Program Goal

The main goal of the MPPE is to improve

access
to basic education through the completion
incomple schools and the of
te organizations classes in of
multigrad
underservedremote,communities
far-flung, and wherein
e
enrolments do not warrant the
establishment of monograde classes
because of the small number of enrollees
(DECS Order 38, s. 1993)

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MPPE as Education Strategies

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 MPPE as Education Strategies

MPPE fulfills DepEd’s goal

on providing Inclusive Education for All

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MPPE removes educational disparities
and inequalities
in Philippine Basic Education

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DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Program Objectives
The program provides interventions to
multigrade schools to improve multigrade
instruction such as:

 Development of customized multigrade teaching and

learning materials;
 Provision of supplementary learning materials;
 Professional development of teachers and school
administrators;
 Improvement of learning environment and facilities;
 Enhancement of school’s learning resource center;
and
 Implementation of awards and incentives program
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
What is a multigrade school?
• A school where there are classes
consisting of two or more grades
handled by one teacher specially in
distant and sparsely populated areas
where the number of enrollees for
each grade level does not warrant the
opening of a single class.

• The term multigrade is used to include

a combination class (composed of 2
grades) or multigrade class (3 or more
grades) usually adjacent grade levels
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Why are multigrade classes organized?
 An enrolment is low and do not justify the
organization of a monograde class.

 Enrolment is decreasing, and where previously

there
was monograded teaching.

 Number of learners enrolled in a class exceeds

the required class size, necessitating the
combination of some learners from one class
grade with learners from another grade.
 Learners from different grade levels have to be
grouped for pedagogic reason (DO No. 21, s.
2019).
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
When and how are multigrade classes
organized?

 MG schools have been existed in

the Philippines since 1920s.

 The organization of MG classes was

only formalized in 1993 through the
DECS Order No. 38, entitled “Improving
Access to Elementary Education by
Providing Complete Grade Levels in All
Public Elementary Schools Through
Combination and/or
Multigrade Classes.”

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Statistical Data
of Multigrade Schools

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Percentage of Pure M G Schools vs. Public Elem. Schools
School Year 2021 – 2022

Total Number:
Public Elem. Schools = 38,411
Pure MG Schools = 6,757 14.96
%

85.04
%

Pure Elem
Source: Data submitted to
BLD by Regions MG Sch

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 SUMMARY O F M G DATA S Y 2021-2022
Source: Regional Offices
REGION NUMBER OF PURE MG NUMBER TOTAL ENROLMENT
SCHOOLS OF TEACHERS
Region I 411 902 20,138
Region II 604 1,345 30,511
Region III 101 230 4,269
Region IV 135 429 8,355
Region V 307 1,008 20,325
Region VI 162 613 9,848
Region VI 123 284 5,712
Region VII 261 880 15,159
Region VIII 1,595 4,823 61,461
Region IX 601 1,834 28,983
Region X 338 827 14,811
Region XI 378 426 8,969
Region XII 311 250 23,292
CARAGA 403 1,140 34,329
BARMM 508 1,599 64,865
CAR 519 1,141 20,144
GRAND TOTAL 6,757 17,731 371,171
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 N U M B E R O F P U RE M G S C H O O L S BY REGION

SCHOOL YEAR 2021 ─ 2022

Source: Data submitted to BLD by Regions

as of September 2022 Total: 6,757
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 N U M B E R O F T E AC H E RS IN P U RE M G S C H O O L S

SCHOOL YEAR 2021 ─ 2022

180
0 1,595
160
0
140
0
120 60 60
0
411 4 1
37 40 508
100 30 33 31 519
26 8 3
0 13 7 16 12 8 1
10 1
1 5 2 3
800
600
400
200
0
Source: Data submitted to BLD by Regions
as of March 2022
Total: 17,731
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 N U M B E R O F LEA RNE RS IN P U RE M G S C H O O L S

SCHOOL YEAR 2021 ─ 2022

70,00 64,86
0 61,46 5
60,00 1
0

50,00
0
40,00
34,329
0 30,511 28,98
30,00
3 23,292
0 20,14
20,00 20,138 20,325
15,159 14,811 4
0
8,355 9,84 8,96
10,00 8 5,712
4,26 9
0
9
0

Source: Data submitted to BLD by Regions

as of March 2022
Total: 371,171

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
STANDARD
REQUIREMENTS O F A
MULTIGRADE S C H O O L
Standard requirements of a multigrade school

 Enrolment
Minimum
enrolment of eight Based on 2019
(8) and a maximum MG Program
of thirty-five research, typical
(35) pupils per class MG class size
is ranges from 9 to
observed. (DECS 35 pupils
Order No. 96, s.
1997).

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
Standard requirements of a multigrade school

 Classrooms

• Three-room school building should be

constructed for MG classes (DECS Order
No. 96, s, 1997).

• The existing standards measurement for

single- grade public school classrooms is
applied to the construction of MG school
classrooms.

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
Standard requirements of a multigrade school

 Classroom Layout

It should allow grouping and regrouping of

school children according to age, grade
level, ability level or interest; the creation
of learning centers and corners; and easy
circulation of both teachers and learners.

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
Standard requirements of a multigrade school

 Non-instructional Room
This refers to as learning resource room that serves
as teacher/s and learners place for research and
study and science laboratory. It will complement
the learning activities in each classroom to ensure
that the goal of promoting desirable learning
outcomes will be realized in a more nurturing
environment. It should be provided with at least 3-
5 computers, one (1) printer, one (1) television,
one
(1) LCD, and one (1) video player for
computer-based instruction and other
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
Standard requirements of a multigrade school

 Instructional Materials/Learning Resources

Customized instructional materials for multigrade

classes:
• Multigrade Budget of Work (MG-BOW)
• Multigrade Daily Lesson Plan Exemplars
• Integrated Multigrade Lesson Plan Exemplars
• Learning Activity Sheets
• LAC Resource Materials for Multigrade Teachers

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
MULTIGRADE TEACHING AND
LEARNING R E S O U RC E S
Multigrade Budget of Work
The MG-BOW contains the K to 12
Competencies and suggested
teaching and learning activities
and assessment techniques in
which teachers can use in
preparing multigrade lesson plans
in different grade level
combinations. It is specifically
prepared to guide teachers not
only in teaching and budgeting
learning tasks for multigrade
classes, but also in honing their
creativity in the art of teaching
MG classes.

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Multigrade Daily
Lesson Plan
Exemplar

The MG-DLP exemplar is a

ready- made prototype detailed
daily lesson plan aligned with
the K to 12 Curriculum. It serves
as a resource guide for teachers
in teaching a class of two (2) or
three (3) different grade levels.
Grouping techniques are
emphasized in each lesson to
guide teachers in maximizing
the use of time in managing the
class as they shift from one
grade to another. It is written in
different grades combinations
such Grades 123; 34;
and 456.

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
Integrated Multigrade
Lesson Plan Exemplar

The Integrated Multigrade

Lesson Plan (IMG-LP) exemplar
is another prototype lesson
plan aligned with the K to 12
Curriculum. It is also designed
for teaching a multigrade class
in which learning
competencies of different
subject areas are integrated
using a common them. The
themes were based on the
government thrust for Basic
Education, namely: climate
change, peace education,
health education, financial
literacy, and culture & arts.

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
Learning Activity Sheets
These are self-directed
and differentiated learning
activities designed to
provide learners with
additional support and
opportunities to practice
and further develop the
desired knowledge, skills,
values, and attitudes they
have already begun to
acquire from different
lessons.

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 STATUS
O F TEACHING & LEARNING R E S O U RC E S
 Status of Teaching & Learning
Resources

Adoption of
innovative
multigrade
instructional
strategies and
authentic
assessments were
Source: 2019 Multigrade
perceived to be Program Review

the contributing
factors to successful
MPPE implementation
in terms of curriculum
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Status of Teaching & Learning
Resources

Most available and

utilized teacher
resources:

 MG Budget of Work
 Teachers’ Guide
 Multigrade Lesson
Source: 2019 Multigrade
Plans Program Review

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Status of Teaching & Learning
Resources

Instructional
delivery is deemed as a
strength of MPPE
implementation with
the program having
developed its own
Multigrade Budget of
Source: 2019 Multigrade
Work (MG-BoW). Program Review

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Status of Teaching & Learning
Resources

 Some of the resources

were not available in
some schools
 Copies were
inadequate
 Content of the
resources was not Source: 2019 Multigrade
Program Review
aligned with the
requirements for
Multigrade
classrooms
DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
 Status of Teaching & Learning
Resources

MTB-MLE learning
resources are only
available in limited
languages and Multigrade
teachers should be
trained on
contextualization and Source: 2019 Multigrade
language-bridging Program Review

strategies.

DEPARTMENT O F EDUCATION
MULTIGRADE
TEACHING PROGRAM
OPTIONS
MULTIGRADE
TEACHING
PROGRAM OPTIONS Subject
Grouping

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Subject Grouping
Subjects written in
Filipino such as
Araling Panlipunan,
EsP, MAPEH are
taught on Monday,
Wednesday, and
Friday while those
subjects written in
English are taught in
Tuesday and
Thursday.

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 Subject Staggering
Subjects requiring more
teacher-pupils
interaction are grouped
with those requiring less,
e.g. in a class of two
grades, one or two
grades work
independently on Arts
while the teacher works
intensively in Math.
The two grades maybe
assigned different
activities with pupil
leaders monitoring the
activity.
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Subject Integration
Subjects which
easily lend
themselves to
integration are
presented by the
teacher to all
grades at the same
time. This
may be done in
Filipino and Aralin
Panlipunan or EsP.

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 Common Timetable
A subject is presented to all
grades by the teacher in a
given schedule with each
grade level having prescribed
work program planned by the
teacher. Age, grade level,
and/or ability of pupils should
be considered by the teacher
in designing the work
program. For example, in a
class of 3-grades Grades 1, 2,
& 3 may undertake Science
from 9:00 – 10:00 AM, THEN
Mathematics for 60 minutes
after recess. All other
subjects follow the same
pattern.

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 Integrated Day
There is no fixed
timetable in this
option. Pupils as
independent learners
are free to choose
what subjects to
study or activities to
engage with.

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 PHILIPPINES MULTIGRADE
S C H O O L S MONITORING AND
EVALUATION S YST E M
This Handbook serves both as a
reference material and guidebook
for the Department of Education
(DepEd) and its partners such as
local communities, local
government units, and
non-governmental organizations
among others, in tracking,
managing, and enhancing the
Multigrade Program in Philippine
Education (MPPE).

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 Required Support to Achieve
the Objectives of the Program
 Provision of sufficient funding for the
operation of the program in all levels of
governance
 Compulsory grant of Special Hardship
Allowance of teachers regardless of distance,
location, difficulty in reaching the school, and
number of grades handled
 Upgrading of teacher’s salary grade at least
2-step higher
than monograde teacher (entry level)
 Defining commensurate guidelines on selection,
ranking, and promotion of MG teachers and
school heads
 Revitalizing the Search for Multigrade Teacher
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 Required Support to Achieve
the Objectives of the Program

 Capacitating TICs with management and

Instructional leadership skills
 Retooling/upskilling of SHs on Instructional
Curricular Leadership
 Maximization on the use of customized teaching and
learning materials for Multigrade classes
 Intensify monitoring and evaluation of schools
using the Philippine Multigrade Schools
Monitoring and Evaluation System (PMS-MES)
 Sustainability of collaboration with external
stakeholders on the implementation of various
activities such as research and development
 Link with LGU for transport and other related services
(Libreng Sakay)
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Future Direction

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
 Future Direction

Expansion
the Multigrade Program
from Elementary
to Junior High School
(DO 21, s. 2019)

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 Than
k you!
Bureau of Learning Delivery - Teaching and Learning Division
multigrade@deped.gov.ph
(02) 8687-29-48
4/F Bonifacio Building, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City

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