Administrative Code of 1987
Section 24. School Year. -
1) The school year for public and private schools shall consist of not less than forty (40) weeks for the elementary and secondary levels, and thirty-six (36) weeks for the college level or eighteen (18) weeks a semester.
2) The opening date shall be fixed by the Secretary, but it shall not be earlier than the first day of June nor later than the last day of July of each year unless prevented by fortuitous events.
3) The long school vacation period shall likewise be fixed by the Secretary taking into consideration the convenience of the pupils and the special climatic conditions prevailing during the said period.
4) The dates established for the long school vacation shall not be changed oftener than one every five (5) years without prior public hearing properly advertised in a newspaper of general circulation or announced by the school authorities concerned.