.

,{:%
;ffii
Eeputlir of tbe ffbilippines
Depsrtment of @lurstion
DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. 143 , s.2076

REITERATION OF THE "NO COLLECTION POLICY" FROM PARENT-TEACHEI{

't'o:

*,: #ix,::-'"1;'?[ dr.

*i:ri*,*,*;;;...'*
Public Elementary ancl Seconrlarl SchooLs
k 4*,or
Hea$ \ (
;\il Others Concemed

l. The Depaltment of Education (DepEil) reiterates that no collection

ciuring the cnrohnent periocl. Policics were issued spe'cifyirrp, school contributiorrs which havc
been elnphasized as voluntarf in ntrture. However, strict enlorcement of this policf is not being
observed with the pclsistelrt reports a:rd questions frorn parenls ald studellts.

2. hr 2015, DepEd Del'xt recorded 176 complafurts about the collection of fees. T,ast vear's
nunber is lo*'er compared to the 330 reported conplaints in 2014. High voluntc of conplaints is
reccived in March where fees for gracluation will be collectecl. Conplairrts also spike up during
Attl;ust anrl September since collection o{ voluntary fees start in August. Furtht'r, thcsc are onlt'
relol'ted cascs through the DeTxt which does not ilclude rcports frorr the rlivision antl regional
offices.

3. ln this vierv and to affirm DepEd's "No Collection I'o1icy", DepEtl Orcicr No. 41, s,2012,
Ilevised Gtritlelines on the Opening of Classes, is reiterated which untlerscorts the "urgent treed
to minimize, if not eliminate, financial constraints among parents/guardians during the
opening of classes." Ttris providecl guidelines on the collectiou of voluntzrrv school contributiorrs
(vSCs).

4. Further, this C)rder explicitly states that "no fees shall be collected from school children
in l(indergarten up to Grade 4 anytime during the School Year," However, no coLlecliorr of fces
n'ill be madc for Gracle 5 to I-Iigh School stuc{ents {rorn func to JuIv. Starting August until thc'
enct of tire 5Y, the foliolr.ing membership fees and corrtributiou rnav be colleckrtl on a voluntary
basis:

, Meml Contribution Anrount Reference

Scouls of the I,hP 50.00 rrer lealner
Girl ScouLs of the
National Red Cross PhP 50.00 learner DQ\le.q)!eTt* l
Anti-TB Funcl Drive PhP 5.00 per leamer DO No. 31, s. 2001
Parents-Teachers Associatio"s
lffeg Reasonable amounf to DO No. 54, s. 2009
l:re determinecl by the
PTAs General
Assemblv
School Publication PhP 60.00 for ever\. DO No. 19, s. 2008
elementary pupil

PhP 90.00 for every

high school student
I\4embership in p"pif7 shrderlt Basecl on existing DO No. 48, s. 2009
organizatious school policies

The aforemenlioned DepEcl Orclers together witir the references citecl for the volunttrry
school contributions have reiterated that the payment of these fees are voluntary ir
irature.

5' Irurther, in DO41 s.2012, "it is stressed that in no cas,e shall non-payment of voluntary
school contributions or membership fees be made a basis fbr admission, non-promotion,
or
non-issuance of clearance to a sfudent by the school concemed.,,

6' hr this regard, the DepartnLent has plans to issue an orruribus policy on enrolhrent which
will provide more specific guidelines on this matter.

7' Fot rnore information, al.l concemed nay contact the Office of the Un<lersecretary for
Govemance and operations at 63g-z2-06 / 637-s4-g4 or through ema at
iesus. rnateo@depcd. gov,ph

B. Immediate clissemination of this Memoranduu is tletsirecl

a--'2
',1
1r.,'z<'---*---
DR. LEONOR MAdTOLIS BRIONES
fiecretarv

lttr
9.q. rt {+{PI