What is the Grading System?   The K to 12 Basic Education Program uses a STANDARDS-and
COMPETENC-BASED !rading S"stem#
A$$ grades %i$$ &e &ased on the %eighted ra% score o' the
$earners( summati)e assessments#
The minimum grade needed to *ass a s*eci'ic $earning area is
+, %hich is transmuted to ./# The $o%est mar0 that can a**ear on
the re*ort card is +, 'or uarter$" !rades and ina$ !rades#
Re'3 DedEd Order No# 4 s# 2,1/ 
 
Learners from Grades 1 – 12 are graded on 5R6TTEN 5ORK,
PERORMANCE TASKS, and 7ARTER8 ASSESSMENT every
quarter of grading period.
according to the nature of the learning area.
Com*onents 8ang AP EsP Science Math MAPE9 EPP:T8E
5ritten 5or0 ;,< =,< 2,<
numerical grades.
 
COMPONENTS 5hen gi)en Sam*$e S*eci'ic Content WRITTEN WORK (WW)
1.Assess learner’s
form
Administered at the end of e#ery topic or unit
A# 7nit :Cha*ter Test
B# 5ritten Out*ut
learning process indi#idually or
in colla%oration with
time.
learned in a speci'c real(life
situation %y performing andor
producing e#idence of their
learning
At the end of a lesson focusing on the topic or skill
Se#eral times during the "uarter
A. Products
 
B# 9o% are grades com*uted at the end o' the schoo$ "ear>
The average of the #uarterly Grades 7#G8 produces the F49)L
Grade
ina$
!rade &" ? 1st @uarter grade 2nd @uarter grade ;rd @uarter grade =th @uarter grade
8earning =
Area
  The General )verage is computed :y dividing the sum of all final
grades :y the total num:er of learning areas. ach learning area has
equal weight.
!enera$ ? Sum o' ina$ !rades o' A$$ 8earning Areas
 
C# 9o% are $earners *romoted or retained at the end o' the
schoo$ "ear>
) Final Grade of /+ or higher in all learning areas allows the student to :e
promoted to the ne;t grade level.
Re@uirements Decision
/+ in all learning areas
or !rades
learning areas
failing mar to :e promoted to the ne;t
grade level otherwise the learner is retained in
the same grade level.
;. Final Grade of (elow
/+ in & or more learning