THE grading system, as well as awards and recognition policies, will be revised and such changes will be implemented in School Year 2024-2025, the Department of Education said.

DepEd Assistant Secretary Francis Cesar Bringas said that the changes will be part of the agency’s revision of the K to 12 curriculum.

“Since magre-revise naman tayo ng ating curriculum effective School Year 2024-2025, it comes with a revision or modification of our classroom assessment policies that will also entail, possibly, a revision of our grading system and awards and recognition,” Bringas said.

“Kailangan lang kasi ang ating assessment, aligned sa ating curriculum. So kung magre-revise tayo ng curriculum, meron tayong revision din kung paano i-a-assess iyong mga competencies na na-a-achieve ng mga bata under the new curriculum,” he added.

Bringas said that DepEd had stopped using the “hierarchical” award method since 2016.

“Nakikita natin iyong effect ng ganyang hierarchical award sa mga bata, nagkakaroon ng mga pressure coming from parents, from family na kailangan ikaw ‘yung Top 1, Top 2, Top 3 and so on,” the DepEd official said.

Currently, schools use the academic recognitions: With Highest Honors and With High Honors.

“With these awards, walang ganyang pressure dahil you are competing with yourself and not with others,” Bringas said.