The Department of Education (DepEd) has pushed ahead by one week the official start of the Christmas break for public and private schools. The break will start on December 15 – and not December 22 — and classes will resume on January 2, 2019.
In an order issued on Wednesday, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said that DepEd amended the start of the Christmas break because it is DepEd’s policy to encourage the spending by students of quality time with the family during the Christmas season.
The order added that December 15 will remain to be a class day intended for student activities.
The order also reiterated that the last day of classes will remain on the date set earlier, on April 5, 2019.