R.A-9155

R.
A 9155
Governance of Basic
Education Act of 2001
PREPARED BY: CERBITO, MARY ROSE L.

BSED 2B-FILIPINO
Sec. 3- Purposes and
Objectives
1. To provide the framework for the governance of basic
education which shall set the general directions for educational
policies and standards and establish authority, accountability,
and responsibility for achieving higher learning outcomes
2. To define the roles and responsibilities of, and provide

resources to, the fiel offices which shall implement educational
programs, projects, and services in communities they serve
3. To make schools and learning centers the most important

vehicle for the teaching and learning of national values and for
developing in the Filipino learners loved country and pride in its
rich heritage
Sec. 3- Purposes and Objectives
4. To ensure that schools and learning centers receive the kind
of focused attention they deserve and that educational
programs, projects, and services take into account the interests
of all members of the community.
5. To enable the schools and learning centers to reflect the

values of the community by allowing teachers/learning
facilitators and other staff to have the flexibility to serve the
needs of all learners.
6. To encourage local initiatives for the improvement of schools

and learning centers and to provide the means by which these
improvements may be achieved and sustained.
Sec. 3- Purposes and Objectives
7. To establish schools and learning centers as facilities where

schoolchildren are able to learn a range of core competencies
prescribed for elementary and high school education programs
or where the out-of-school youth and adult learners and
provided alternative learning programs and receive
accreditation for at least the equivalent of a high school
education
Sec. 4-Definition of Terms
1. Alternative Learning System- is a parallel learning system to
provide a viable alternative to the existing formal education
instruction.
2. Basic Education- is the education intended to meet basic

learning needs which lays the foundation on which subsequent
learning can be based.
3. Cluster of Schools - is a group of schools which are

geographically contiguous and brought together to improve the
learning outcomes.
4. Formal Education - is the systematic and deliberate process

of hierarchically structured and sequential learning
corresponding to the general concept of elementary and
secondary level of schooling . At the end of each level, the
learner needs a certification in order to enter or advance to the
next level.
5. Informal Education- is a lifelong process of learning by which

every person acquires and accumulates knowledge, skills,
attitudes and insights from daily experiences at home, at work,
at play and from life itself.
6. Integrated Schools- is a school that offers a complete basic
education in one school site and has unified instructional
programs.
7. Learner-is any individual seeking basic literacy skills and

functional life skills or support services for the improvement of
the quality of his life.
8. Learning Center-is a physical space to house learning

resources and facilities of a learning program for out-of-school
youth and adults.
9. Learning Facilitator - is the key-learning support person who
is responsible for supervising/ facilitating the learning g
process and activities of the learner.
10. Non-Formal Ecation- is any organized, systematic

educational activity carried outside the framework of the
formal system to provide selected types learning to a segment
of the population.
11. Quality Education- is the appropriateness, relevance, and

excellence of the education given to meet the needs and
aspirations of an individual and society.
12. School - is an educational institution, private and public,
undertaking educational operation with a specific age group of
pupils or students pursuing defined studies at defined levels,
receiving instruction from teachers, usually lucated in a building
or a group of buildings in a particular physical or cyber site.
13. School Head - is a person responsible for the administrative

and instructional supervision of the school or cluster of schools.
Sec. 5-Principles of Shared
Governance
1. Shared governance is a pinciple which recognizes that every
unit in the education bureaucracy has a particular role, task and
responsibility inherent in the office and for which it is principally
accountable for outcomes.
2. The process of democratic consultation shall be observed in

the decision-making process at appropriate levels. Feedback
mechanisms shall be established to ensure coordination and
open communication of the central office with the reponal,
division, and school level.
Sec. 5-Principles of Shared
Governance
3. The principles of accountability and transparency shall be

operationalized in the performance of functions and
responsibilities at all levels.
4. The communication channels of field offices shall be

strengthened to facilitate flow of information and expand
linkages with other government agencies, local government
units and nongovernmental organizations for effective
governance.
Sec. 6- Governance
The Department of Education, Culture and Sports
shall henceforth be called the Department of
Education it shall be vested with authority,
accountability and responsibility for ensuring
access to, promoting equity in, and improving the
quality of basic education. Arts, culture, and sports
shall be as provided for in Sections 8 and 9 hereof.
Sec. 7-Powers, Duties and Functions
The Secretary of the Department of

Education shall exercise overall authority
and supervision over the operations of the
Department.
Sec. 8-Cultural Agencies
The Komisyon ng Wikang Pilipino, National Historical
Institute, Record Management and Archives Office,
and the National Library shall now be
administratively attached to the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The
program for school arts and culture shall remain
part of the school curriculum
Sec. 13-Governance in the ARMM
The Regional Education Secretary for the Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shall exercise similar
governance authority over the divisions, districts, schools,
and learning centers in the region as may be provided in the
Organic Act without prejudice to the provisions of Republic
Act No. 9054, entitled An Act to Strengthen and Expand the
Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao,
Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 6734, entitled 'An
Act Providing for the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao, as amended.

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PREPARED BY: CERBITO, MARY ROSE L.

2. To define the roles and responsibilities of, and provide

3. To make schools and learning centers the most important

5. To enable the schools and learning centers to reflect the

6. To encourage local initiatives for the improvement of schools

7. To establish schools and learning centers as facilities where

2. Basic Education- is the education intended to meet basic

3. Cluster of Schools - is a group of schools which are

4. Formal Education - is the systematic and deliberate process

5. Informal Education- is a lifelong process of learning by which

7. Learner-is any individual seeking basic literacy skills and

8. Learning Center-is a physical space to house learning

10. Non-Formal Ecation- is any organized, systematic

11. Quality Education- is the appropriateness, relevance, and

13. School Head - is a person responsible for the administrative

2. The process of democratic consultation shall be observed in

3. The principles of accountability and transparency shall be

4. The communication channels of field offices shall be

The Secretary of the Department of

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