The document summarizes the Secondary Education Development Program (SEDP) in the Philippines. It was created in 1989 to address problems with the previous 1973 curriculum and improve the quality of secondary education. The SEDP aimed to reform the curriculum, provide teachers with quality materials, improve facilities, and provide staff development opportunities. It established 8 core subjects to be taught across four years of secondary school. The new curriculum was tested in 80 pilot schools across different types of secondary schools before being implemented nationwide.

1. Secondary Education
Development Program
(SEDP)

2. Rationale for the SEDP
“The 1989 Secondary Education Curriculum ’’
“basic intellectual skills and learning tools
to continue learning and the values for
successfully living lives in the society’’.

3. Why the need to change the 1973
Revised Secondary Education
Program

4. On the basis of the findings revealed by a
series of institutional survey, a number of
problems cropped up among which were:
1.The multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary
approaches.
2.The desire to develop among students good
work attitudes fell of expectations;
3.The conceptual approach to problem
solving in the social sciences proved
ineffective for learning the content of social
science subject, etc.

5. LEGAL AND OTHER BASES OF THE 1989
SEDP
The 1987 Constitution
Article XIV Sec. 1 states that “The State
shall protect and promote the right of all citizens
to quality education at all levels and shall take
appropriate steps to make such education
accessible to all.’’
Article XV Sec. 1 which were cited in the
previous chapters expressly stated education-related
constitutional requirements serving as
the primary legal bases of the 1989 SEDP.

6. DNo. 6-A and Batas Pambansa Blg. 232
otherwise known as Education Act of 1982
clearly spells the need for the kind of education
that will continue general education started in
the elementary grades; prepare learners for
college and prepare learner for the world of
work.

7. The 1989 SEDP aims to improve:
• quality of education and covers curriculum
development
• staff development
• Physical facilities development.

8. SEDP will focus on the following
strategies:
 Curriculum reform
 Provision of quality textbooks/teachers’
manuals on a 1:1 basis
 Provision of science and work education
equipment
 Staff development ( short and long term )
 Assistance to private education
 Research studies on NCEE, barangay high
schools career guidance, etc.

9. The effect efficiency in the
system, the SEDP will also
focus on:  Research studies on school location and
distribution, financing schemes, teachers’
salaries and benefits, etc.
 Training of administrators
 Strengthening of management and evaluation
system

10. Objectives of the New Secondary
Curriculum
1. Develop an enlightened commitment to the national
ideals by cherishing, preserving, and developing
moral, spiritual and socio-cultural values, as well as
other desirable aspect of the Filipino heritage;
2. Obtain knowledge and form desirable attitudes for
understanding the nature and purpose of man and
therefore, of one’s self, one’ s own people, and other
races, places and times, thereby, promoting a keen
sense of self, of family and of national and
international communities;

11. 3. Develop skills in higher intellectual operations and
more complex comprehension and expression
activities and in thinking, intelligently and critically
and creatively in life situation;
4. Acquiring works skills, knowledge and
information and work ethic essential for making an
intelligent choice of an occupation or career, and for
specialized training in specific occupation;
5. Broaden and heighten their abilities in and
appreciation for the arts, science and technology as a
means for maximizing their potentials for self-fulfilment
and for promoting the welfare of others.

12. Scope and sequence of the
curriculum
There are eight subjects from first year to fourth year.
These are:
1. English
2. Pilipino
3. Mathematics
4. Science and Technology
5. Araling Panlipunan
6. Edukasyon, Pangkatawan, Kalusugan at musika
7. Technology and Home Economics
8. Education sa Pagpapahalaga (Values Education)

13. Subject Area Description
• The subject areas of Filipino and English
• Araling Panlipunan (Social Studies)
• Mathematics
• Science
• Arts
• Technology and Home Economics

14. SUBJECT AREA UNIT CREDIT NO.
OF MINUTES
 English 1 40
 Filipino 1 40
 Mathematics 1 40
 Science and Technology 1.5 60
 Araling Panlipunan 1 40
 Education Pangkatawan
Kalusugan at Musika
Sining (III, IV)
Technology (I, II) 1 40
Home Economics
(III, IV) practical
 Art for SY (1989) 2 60
 Education sa Pagpapahalaga 1 40

15. Curriculum, Validity, Relevance and
Effectiveness
 This new curriculum was tried out in 80 pilot
schools representing seven (7) types of secondary
schools, namely:
– Barangay - vocational
– Municipal - private secretary
– Provincial - private non-secretary
– City

16.  Try – out classes were regularly monitored and
evaluated twice.
 Studies to determine the effectiveness of teaching
and learning were conducted.
 These studies included surveys of students’,
teachers’, and administrator’ perception on the new
subject area.

17. Secondary Education Improvement and
Development Program (SEDIP)
SEDIP is a curricular innovation which
dovetailed the Third Elementary Education Project
(TEEP)
Three important components of SEDIP
a.Improving Teaching and Learning
b. improving access to secondary education
c.Facilitating decentralized Secondary Education
Management.

18. Thank You!

19. Prepared by:
MRS. ENA M. MACABATAO
THANK YOU….