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DepEd will now use level of proficiency in grading system stated below. Instead of using numerical values, grades will be letters under new K+12 education program. A - Advanced (grade of 90% and above) P - Proficient (85%-89%) AP - Approaching Proficiency (80%-84%) D - Developing (75%-79%) B - Beginning (74% and below)   Parents will now see letters in the report cards of their child instead of numerical values. In which A is the highest as expected, but B is the lowest as abbreviated above. But teachers will still measure students' progress with numerical values, and their letter equivalents as seen above will be used in report cards. Students whose proficiency level is B will be required to take remedial classes after class hours. A student with consistent B in one subject could mean repeating only in that subject while he/she can be promoted to the next grade in all other subjects. The performance of student will still be assessed at four levels: ...

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. ...