1. DepEd Order No. 015, s. 2026 or Revised Guidelines on Classroom Assessment, Grading System, and Awards and Recognition for the K to 12 Basic Education Program states that classroom assessment is a crucial component of the curriculum that enables teachers to monitor students progress and adjust their instruction accordingly to ensure learners’ cognitive, affective, and psychomotor development and achieve desired learning competencies articulated in the national curriculum. Summative assessment shall evaluate learner achievement at defined points in the curriculum, such as the end of a lesson sequence or term.
2. To comply with these revised guidelines, and consistent with other relevant provisions set in DepEd Order No. 009, s. 2026 titled Guidelines on the Implementation of the Three-Term School Calendar in Basic Education, all schools are directed to administer the following summative examinations for Term 1 of SY 2026-2027:
