The ACT Teachers Party-list said on Tuesday that non-public school teachers might be displaced as the total implementation of the Strengthened Senior High School (SHS) curriculum rolls out nationwide.
“The lawmakers are warned of its direct threat to the job security of 1000’s of personal school teachers who’ve specialized degrees and licenses that won’t align with the newly combined subjects and tracks,” the group said in Filipino in a press release.
“The precarious situation of personal school teachers – who already face lack of tenure and lower wages – puts them at greater risk amid sudden policy changes,” it added.
Under the brand new SHS curriculum, the 4 tracks were reduced to 2: Academic and Technical Skilled (TechPro), while core subjects were also cut from 15 to 5 to decongest learning content.
The five core subjects under the brand new curriculum are Effective Communication / Mabisang Komunikasyon, Life and Profession Skills, General Mathematics, General Science; and Pag-aaral ng Kasaysayan at Lipunang Pilipino.
The Department of Education (DepEd) said the reform goals to foster mastery of foundational skills and improve students’ workforce readiness, each of which were criticized within the previous curriculum.
The brand new SHS curriculum was piloted in School 12 months (SY) 2025-2026 for Grade 11 students across 891 schools.
Nevertheless, ACT noted that some private school teachers, together with other education stakeholders, claimed that DepEd didn’t conduct “real consultations” before and throughout the pilot implementation.
“They simply created a week-long online survey and distributed a “consultation packet,” which denied stakeholders a meaningful opportunity to be heard and to offer feedback,” the group said.
Party-list Representative Antonio L. Tinio on Tuesday filed House Resolution No.836 urging the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture to analyze the “potential massive displacement”.
The total implementation of the revised SHS curriculum is scheduled in June 2026, as classes begin for SY 2026-2027. — Almira Louise S. Martinez