K+12 means Kinder plus 12 years Elementary and High School Education. Most of the parents don't like the k+12 program of DepEd especially those who can't afford to send their child for 2 more years in school. But our country is one of the 3 countries left in the world having a 10 year duration for Elementary and Secondary Education and the rest is in Africa. DepEd implemented K+12 basic education curriculum to improve education system starting this school year 2012-2013. The implementation of the K-12 program is "phased". The first phase of the implementation will start on SY 2012-2013. During this school year, universal kindergarten will be finally offered, and will now be a part of the compulsory education system; and a new curriculum for Grade 1 and Grade 7 students would be introduced. By SY 2016-2017, Grade 11/Year 5 will be introduced, and Grade 12/Year 6 by SY 2017-2018; with the phased implementation of the new curriculum finished by the SY 2017-2018. ...