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,<
the purpose of #$%&'%G the students.
(or K6NDER!ARTEN, checlist and
anecdotal records are used instead of numerical
grades.
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
$   24 27 19 22 15 107 93.5 28.05
26 17 35 78 92 46 47 96.4 19.28 93.33 93
A# SAMP8E COMP7TAT6ON 3 8anguage
 
B# 9o% are grades com*uted at the end o' the schoo$ "ear?
The average of the +uarterly Grades <+G= produces the ('%$L
Grade
ina$
!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?
$ (inal Grade of 5 or higher in all learning areas allows the student to !e
promoted to the ne>t grade level.
Reuirements Decision
5 in all learning areas
8romoted to the ne>t grade level
or !rades
5 in not more than 2
learning areas
failing mar to !e promoted to the ne>t
grade level otherwise the learner is retained in
the same grade level.
;. (inal Grade of 0elow
areas