K+12
THE DEPED VOUCHER
Outline
• Background
• DepEd’s Voucher Program
• Conditions for Beneficiaries
Republic Act No. 10533
The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
RA 10533: Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013
Basic education has 2 more years (SHS) beginning SY 2016-2017
Provides financial assistance to qualified Grade 10 completers pursuing SHS
Legal Bases (DEPED Orders):
DO 11, s2015 - Introduces SHS Voucher Program (SHS VP)
DO 46, s2015 - Detailed Guidelines on the Implementation of SHS VP
DO 1, s. 2016 – Clarifications on the SHS VP
Student Eligibility for SHS Vouchers
• Automatic Entitlement
G10 Completers of SY 2015- ‐ 2016 now in SHS
• Public Junior High Schools (JHSs) - DepEd, SUCs/LUCs
• ESC Grantees of Private JHSs
• Approved Applicants from Private
JHSs
Applicability
• Vouchers are applicable only in Non-DepEd SHS Providers
Private SHS Providers w/ DepEd Permit
SUCs/LUCs offering SHS
Where are the vouchers?
• There are no physical vouchers to be
distributed or awarded to the beneficiaries.
• Payment of the voucher value will be given
directly to the school.
How does the SHS Voucher Program work?
• All automatically-qualified
beneficiaries’ names are in a SHS - Voucher Management System
(SHS-VMS).
• Successful voucher applicants are added to the SHS-VMS.
• All successful applicants have ID
numbers.
How Does the Voucher Program Work?
• All Non‐DepEd SHS Providers are in the SHS‐VMS
Online account in the SHS-VMS
Passwords to the accounts will be released to schools
School online account will be the means by which school inputs SHS Voucher
Beneficiaries for “clearing” by the SHS-VMS before inclusion in the school’s billing
statement.
QVRs are required to submit:
• PSA Certified Birth Certificate
• Photocopy of G10 Report Card (with Learner Reference Number, if a Public Junior High School Student)
• Certificate of Junior High School Completion
• Certificate of Good Moral Character
• ESC Grantees Only: ESC Certification Letter from Junior High School Principal (format is available through the ESC IMS)
• Qualified Voucher Applicants Only: QVR Certificate
How is payment done?
• Voucher Payment is split into two payments within a year
Two (2) Billing Statements in a year
Deadline for creating and submitting billing statements shall be within two months after the opening of classes.
• Payment can only be made through a
Land Bank (LBP) account in the name of
the school.
Updating of Status
• SHS VP participating schools are required to update the previous semester status and
current enrolment status of the VPBs in the SHS VMS
VPBs is to report students currently enrolled in the SHS VP participating school and to declare dropouts, leavers, and transfer outs of the SHS VP participating school.
in preparation for creating billing statements for the current semester of the school year.
Requirements for Continued Participation
• A VPB shall continue to be a participant of the SHS VP if they are promoted to the next grade level and is enrolled in a Non-DepEd SHS
Provider.
• No maintaining grade is required for a VPB to continue to participate in the SHS VP.
Reasons for Disqualifications
• Drops out in the middle of the school year;
• Does not re-enroll the following school year;
• Retained in the same grade level;
• Transfers to another SHS Provider within the school year; or
• Transfers to a DepEd SHS Provider.
Transfers to Non-DEPED SHS
• Allowed
• After the school year, the VPB may continue to participate in the SHS VP in the accepting Non- DepEd SHS Provider.
• Transferring VPBs are required to submit the following documents to the accepting Non- DepEd SHS Provider:
G11 Report Card
Certificate of Good Moral Character
Certificate of Release of VPB
Transfers
• From one voucher tier location to another is allowed.
• However, the voucher amount to be received by the VPB in the accepting school shall be the
voucher amount of the accepting school or the voucher amount from the releasing school, whichever is lower.
• VPB transfers shall be reported by both the releasing school and accepting school in the SHS VMS.
Shifting to another track or strand
• Allowed under the following scenarios:
After the 1st Semester of G 11 (within the same school)
After Grade 11
• To successfully shift from one track and strand to another, the Non-DepEd SHS Provider shall ensure that the VPB meets the required
competencies of the track and strand to which they are shifting.
• Schools are required to report in the SHS VMS the VPBs who shift track and strands.
Leavers
• VPBs who passed G 11 but did not enroll for G 12 the succeeding school year are considered leavers.
Leavers are disqualified from further participation in the SHS VP, unless the reason for leaving
school is due to health reasons and provided further that the period of medical leave is not more than one (1) school year.
Leavers due to medical reasons may continue to participate in the SHS VP, however they are required to submit a medical certificate issued by a duly licensed medical doctor.
