1. Pursuant to DepEd Order No. 23, s. 2016 re: School Calendar for School Year 2016 — 2017, this Office reminds the field of the commencement of Early Registration of Kindergarten to Grade 10 on January 28, 2017 for the School Year (SY) 2017 — 2018 in all public elementary and secondary schools to ensure maximum participation and completion of the basic education cycle.
2. With the strong support of local officials and civic organizations, a massive advocacy campaign to find children and youth in the communities not currently enrolled and bring them to school shall be undertaken from January 28 to February 24, 2017.
3. The following are the objectives of the early registration:
a. To ensure that all 5-year old children are enrolled in kinder;
b. To locate, identify and enroll out of school children and youth who belong to the following:
i. Children and youth in remote locations,
ii. Children and youth in difficult circumstances,
iii. Children and youth who belong to disadvantaged groups or who suffer from discrimination,
iv. Children and youth with disabilities
c. To understand the barriers to access to education and identify local interventions
to bring them to school and ensure that they do not drop out.
4. In view of the conduct of the Early Registration, Elementary and Secondary School Heads shall identify the Registration Centers (RCs) in the school premises and individuals who will handle the registration on January 28, 2017 until February 24, 2017. Each school shall
