The Department of Education announced and released on Monday the 2015 official list of holidays in all schools (all-levels) in the country.
In announcement of Armin Luistro, the DepEd Secretary he said “Information crucial to planning should be distributed with urgency; it steers decision-making functions and policies to their most efficient positions. It is a way to ensure that we are proactive in delivering the education agenda.”
Here is the official list of holidays by DepED in 2015.
Regular Holidays
- January 1 (Thursday) …………….. New Year’s Day
- April 2 …………….. Maundy Thursday
- April 3 …………….. Good Friday
- April 9 (Thursday) ……………. Araw ng Kagitingan
- May 1 (Friday) ……………. Labor Day
- June 12 (Friday) ……………. Independence Day
- August 31 (Last Monday) …………… National Heroes Day
- November 30 (Monday) ……………. Bonifacio Day
- December 25 (Friday) …………….. Christmas Day
- December 30 (Wednesday) …………….. Rizal Day
Special non-working days
- February 19 (Thursday) …………… Chinese New Year
- April 4 …………… Black Saturday
- August 21 (Friday) …………… Ninoy Aquino Day
- November 1 (Sunday) …………… All Saints Day
Special non-working days (Additional)
- January 2 (Friday)
- December 24 (Thursday)
- December 31 (Thursday) …………….. Last Day of the Year
Special holiday for all schools
- February 25 (Wednesday) ……………… EDSA Revolution Anniversary
The proclamation for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha will be announced by the National Commission on Muslim-Filipinos.
