“The Department of Education announced that senior high school will be optional starting next school year.”
What Vera Files found
On April 4, DepEd released a draft of its revised senior high school curriculum, streamlining the tracks from four to two and core subjects from 15 to five, in the next school year starting June. The document never mentioned anything about making Grades 11 and 12 optional or skipping senior high school altogether.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 May 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 15 May 2025, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CLSigmEoQ/
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.