While the general policy is that the wearing of a school uniform shall not be required in public schools (as embodied in DepEd Order No. 45 s. 2008), it is necessary to provide guidance on what constitutes proper school attire.
June 02, 2008
DepEd Order No. 45, s. 2008
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STUDENT UNIFORMS NOT REQUIRED IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau/Center/Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Chiefs of Divisions
To increase school participation of all school-aged children, it is important to remove any and all obstacles, particularly financial, to their enrolment in public schools. Accordingly, the President has ordered the following:
- The wearing of a school uniform shall not be required in public schools
- Identification (ID) cards shall be provided to students at no cost to them. The school administration shall fund these from their MOOE.
Students with existing uniforms may continue using these uniforms, if they so desire, in order to avoid incurring additional costs for new attire.
For immediate dissemination and strict compliance.
JESLI A. LAPUS
Secretary
June 10, 2008
DepEd Order No. 46, s. 2008
To :
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau/Center/Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents Chief of Divisions
PROPER SCHOOL ATTIRE
While the general policy is that the wearing of a school uniform shall not be required in public schools (as embodied in DepEd Order No. 45 s. 2008), it is necessary to provide guidance on what constitutes proper school attire. The following principles should serve as a guide:
1. A student’s basic right to go to school, study and learn is of paramount importance and should be respected and promoted at all times.
2. A student’s attire should reflect respect for the school as an institution for learning.
3. A student’s attire should not become a cause for discrimination particularly for students belonging to a lower socio-economic status.
4. Promoting physical hygiene and proper school decorum is part of the teaching learning process in schools, thus a student’s attire and physical appearance should manifest learnings from this process.
Given the above principles, the suggested attire for elementary and secondary students may be:
For Boys – Polo shirt/T-shirt with sleeves – any plain color, with a minimum of prints Pants (long or short) – any color
Footwear – any
For Girls – Dress, skirt and blouse, blouse and pants – any color, any print Footwear-any
For students with existing uniforms, they can still continue wearing them, if they so desire.
Students are discouraged from wearing expensive (signature or designer brands) or flashy clothes, tight-fitting pants/blouses/dresses, mini-skirts, short shorts, blouses with plunging necklines, hip-hop pants for boys, and sleepwear.
For immediate dissemination and strict compliance.
JESLI A. LAPUS
Secretary
WEARING OF DEPED NATIONAL UNIFORMS FOR TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING PERSONNEL IN THE DIVISION
No new design of national uniforms for SY 2018-2019 per DepEd Memorandum No. 63 s. 2018.
The design stipulated in DepEd Memorandum No 84 s. 2016 shall still be used as scheduled, i.e. Mondays and Wednesdays and Tuesdays and Thursdays
Proper dress code is governed by CSC Resolution 002515– Revised Dress Code Prescribed for all Government Officials and Employees in the Workplace.
On day/s when there is no prescribed office uniform, the official or employee shall be dressed in appropriate business attire.
- Maong pants is ok provided it is paired with collared polo shirt for men and appropriate blouse for women.
- Definitely no tattered maong pants.
- No ostentatious display of jewelries.