THE Department of Education on Wednesday said that the original proposal of gradual reversion of school calendar was five years and now reduced to two years and further reducing it would have impacts on the learning outcomes of the students.

The statement was made after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said that the government would do its best to hasten the implementation of old school calendar.

“The original proposal was a 5-year period for the gradual reversion to the April-May break in order to ensure that learning outcomes and breaks would not be compromised,” DepEd said in a statement.

“As a result of the mentioned consultations, however, the original timeline of 5 years was reduced to only 2 years. To reduce the timeline any further would have significant impacts not only on learning outcomes but also on the well-being of learners and teachers due to the lack of sufficient breaks,” it added.

The agency explained that the gradual shift of the school calendar was the result of extensive consultations held with field personnel, student leaders, parent organizations, and teacher organizations.

DepEd said it would seek from the President in relation to his recent pronouncements regarding the reversion.