EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )

OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )

First Regular Session 5
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No.9915 |

Introduced by Representative Virgilio S. Lacson

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution states that, “The State shall
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall
take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all”. The State recognizes
the vital role of quality education in nation-building through the creation of a more
responsible, skilled and literate citizenry. To achieve such ends, the State must ensure
that existing facilities and learning spaces that are used by our young learners are
conducive to quality learning.

The Department of Education (DepEd) report! that School Year 2017-2018, the
teacher-student ratio is 1:31 for the elementary level, 1:36 for Junior High School level,
and 1:31 for Senior High School level. Having large number of students per teacher has
a massive effect on the quality education that supposedly each student is given an equal
time to meet the required competitive education.

This bill seeks to institutionalize an ideal class size of not more than go students.
Any class exceeding 30 students up to a maximum of 45 students shall be a large class
and prohibits class size of more than 45 students. Teachers of large classes shall receive
additional compensation equivalent to five (5%) percent of their daily rate.

In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of the bill is earnestly sought.

VIRGILIO i LACSON
Manila Teachers Party-List

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AN ACT Hi
STANDARDIZING THE APPROPRIATE CLASS SIZE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NATIONWIDE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

Section 1. Short Title, — This Act shall be known as “Standard Class Size for
Public Schools Act.”

Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to protect and promote
the right of all citizens to quality education by ensuring that students are given the
appropriate environment that is conducive for learning and that public school teachers
are provided appropriate teaching conditions.

Sec. 3. Coverage. ~ This Act shall cover all public schools and public school
teachers under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education (DepEd).

Sec. 4. Standard Class Size. — All classes in all public schools nationwide shall
have an international class size standard of 30 students. Classes exceeding 30 students
up shall be considered a large class.

Sec. 5. Large Class Size. — Any class exceeding 30 students up to a maximum of
45 students shall be considered a large class. In no case'shall ja class size exceed 45
students. i

Sec. 6. Additional Compensation for Large Class Size Teachers. — A teacher
handling a large class shall be entitled for additional compensation equivalent to twenty


percent (20%) of her daily rate for every five (5) students in s$ of the standard class

size of 30.

Sec. 7. Appropriations. — The amount necessary to ent the provisions of
this Act shall be included in the annual appropriations for ss ent of Education
in the General Appropriations Act.

Sec. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — wal ent of Education
shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for im) entation of this Act
within a period a thirty (30) days after is effectivity. Wy

Sec. 9. Separability Clause. — If any provision or portio in of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision i t thereby affected shall
remain in full force and effect. iis

Sec. 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, ordinances, rules,
regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof, which arg inconsistent with any
provision of this Act, are hereby repealed, amended, and/ot modified accordingly.

Sec. 11. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved,