The K to 12 Basic Education Program has revealed several issues, such as the overcrowded curriculum, misaligned learning competencies, and imbalanced cognitive demands. To respond appropriately to the program’s issues and challenges, the Department of Education (DepEd) introduced the MATATAG Curriculum. In line with its implementation, DepEd also released the Updated MATATAG Curriculum Guide PDF for All Subjects. These Curriculum Guides (CGs) contain several competencies that will serve as the basis of lessons that need to be taught in the school.
Timeline: The MATATAG Curriculum shall be implemented by phase, starting with Kindergarten, Grades 1,4, and 7 in School Year 2024-2025. For other grade levels, the curriculum shall be implemented as follows: Grades 2, 3, 5, and 8 in SY 2025-2026; Grades 6, 9, and 10 in SY 2026-2027. The policy guidelines for Grades 11 and 12 shall be covered by a separate issuance from DepEd.
For more details about the MATATAG Curriculum, kindly read: DepEd Order No. 10, S. 2024
MATATAG Curriculum Guide: Subjects/Learning Areas
The MATATAG curriculum aligns learning competencies with the developmental stages of learning across different grade levels, ensuring a balanced approach to cognitive demands that are appropriate for learners’ age and readiness. In the curriculum, more complex skills are systematically built upon a solid foundation of basic skills.
KEY STAGE 1: Kindergarten and Grades 1,2, and 3
Kindergarten focuses on the following developmental domains: Socio-emotional Development, Values Development, Aesthetic/Creative Development, Physical Health and Motor Development, Language, Literacy and Communication Development, and Cognitive Development.
In Grade 1, there are five learning areas: Language, Reading and Literacy, Mathematics, Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC), and Makabansa
In Grade 2, there are also five learning areas: Filipino, English, Mathematics, GMRC and Makabansa
In Grade 3, there are six learning areas: Filipino, English, Mathematics, Science, GMRC and Makabansa.
KEY STAGE 2: Grades 4, 5, and 6
In Grades 4 to 6, the following learning areas are offered: Filipino, English, Mathematics, Araling Panlipunan, Music & Arts, and Physical Education & Health (MAPEH), GMRC, Science, and Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan/Technology & Livelihood Education (EPP/TLE)
KEY STAGE 3: Junior High School (JHS) Grades 7, 8, 9, and 10
Junior High School has eight learning areas: Filipino, English, Mathematics, Science, Araling Panlipunan, Music & Arts and Physical Education & Health (MAPEH), Values Education, and Technology & Livelihood Education. Each learning area is studied in four quarters or for one academic year.
All learning areas have a Curriculum Guide (CG) with program standards, learning area standards, course description, and key stage standards. The CGs also articulate grade-level standards and content standards, and performance standards for each quarter.
Related Files: DepEd MELC
Download MATATAG Curriculum Guide PDF (All Subjects)
The DepEd MATATAG Curriculum Guide (CG) PDF shall serve as the fundamental blueprint for teachers at the classroom level, enabling them to align their lesson plans with content and performance standards, appropriate learning competencies, pedagogies, assessments, and resources required to achieve the desired learning outcomes for Filipino learners. You may get the free downloadable PDF copies of the Updated MATATAG Curriculum Guide 2025 on the official website of the Department of Education or on this website.
| MATATAG Curriculum Guide PDF | Links |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 1 Elementary MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 2 Elementary MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 3 Elementary MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 4 Elementary MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 5 Elementary MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 6 Elementary MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 7 JHS MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 8 JHS MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 9 JHS MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
| Grade 10 JHS MATATAG All Subjects | Download |
The MATATAG Curriculum focuses on individual learners, strives to build globally literate and future-ready citizens, and seeks to address current and future educational concerns. The learners are expected to develop the core values of Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan, and Makabansa. The MATATAG Curriculum incorporates the core principle of inclusive education to meet the unique needs of diverse learners in a variety of settings.
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