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DepEd ECP · DO 24 s. 2025 · JC No. 01 s. 2025

Want your promotion this year? — check T1–T7, then send the letter

Short answer. Enter where you are now: we show every position you may apply for, what is still missing, and your salary after promotion. Ranks and salary grades: Teacher I–VII = SG 11–17; Master Teacher I–V = SG 18–22 (DBM-DepEd JC No. 01, s. 2025, Secs. 6.1.1 and 7.1).

  • 1 year of teaching — enough experience for Teacher II: type the date
  • 2 years — Teacher III: type the date
  • 3 years — Teacher IV and Teacher V: type the date
  • 4 years — Teacher VI and Teacher VII: type the date
  • 5 years — Master Teacher I (with a master's degree): type the date

Check your own case.

Teaching experience required for each position, from DBM-DepEd Joint Circular No. 01, s. 2025, Form No. 1-A (Elementary and Junior High School). Experience is only one requirement: training, rating and PPST indicators are checked in the calculator below.

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Which rank can you apply for now — and how much more you will earn

Your position and step, years of teaching, training hours, and the indicators from your approved IPCRF. We check every position you may apply for against DepEd’s qualification standards and show the 2026 salary.

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  1. Find your Division’s call for applications (Division memorandum) and note its number and deadline.
  2. Fill in the letter on this page for the highest position you qualify for; get it noted by your school head.
  3. Complete the portfolio checklist and submit the folder to the Division Records Unit; keep the received copy.
  4. Not qualified yet? Plan the missing training hours and indicators for the next rating period — and check again.

Rules: DBM-DepEd Joint Circular No. 01, s. 2025, Form No. 1-A (Elementary and Junior High School): education, training within the last 5 years or the NEAP-requisite program, teaching experience, RA 1080, PPST indicators; overall rating at least Very Satisfactory (Sec. 7.4.2.1). You may apply up to 3 salary grades up, one career stage at a time (Form No. 1-A; DO 24, s. 2025 as applied in Division calls). An Outstanding indicator counts as at least Very Satisfactory. Salaries: NBC No. 601, Annex A, from 1 January 2026; after promotion — at least Step 1 of the new grade. Slots depend on the Division budget and the comparative assessment (CAReER).

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Tell me your position and the numbers from your IPCRF — I will show which rank you can apply for now and what is missing for the one after.

Write the Division memorandum number in your letter. It shows you are answering the official call.

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Deadlines

The rules, with the source

WhatDeadlineSource
Ranks and salary gradesTeacher I–VII = SG 11–17; Master Teacher I–V = SG 18–22DBM-DepEd JC No. 01, s. 2025, Secs. 6.1.1 and 7.1
Who may apply for whatUp to 3 salary grades above your present position, one career stage at a time (e.g. Teacher I → II, III or IV)JC No. 01, s. 2025, Form No. 1-A (FROM column); Division calls under DO 24, s. 2025
PerformanceOverall rating at least Very Satisfactory in the last rating period, plus a set number of PPST indicators at VS or OutstandingJC No. 01, s. 2025, Sec. 7.4.2.1 and Form No. 1-A
Training8 to 32 hours within the last 5 years, or the NEAP-requisite program for your career stage (Teacher IV and up)JC No. 01, s. 2025, Form No. 1-A
Salary 2026Teacher I Step 1 ₱31,705 … Master Teacher I Step 1 ₱53,818 a monthNBC No. 601, Annex A (third tranche, EO 64 s. 2024), from 1 January 2026
How you applyLetter of intent to the Schools Division Superintendent (statement of purpose, position applied for) with the documents in the Division callExample: SDO Angeles City, Division Memorandum No. 251, s. 2026, item 4
If funds run outQualified applicants not accommodated are prioritized next fiscal year and keep their CAReER scores for the same positionSame memorandum, item 7

Elementary and Junior High School table. Senior High School and School Principal positions have their own tables. Slots in each Division depend on the budget and on the comparative assessment (CAReER).

Step by step

What to do, in order

  1. 1

    Check where you stand

    Enter your position, step, years, training hours and the indicators from your approved IPCRF. The calculator lists every position you may apply for.

  2. 2

    Close the gap

    Missing hours? Look for NEAP-accredited training. Missing indicators? Plan your MOVs for the next rating period.

  3. 3

    Watch your Division memo

    Each Division posts its own call with deadlines. Note the memorandum number for your letter.

  4. 4

    Fill in the letter

    Choose the highest position you qualify for, write your statement of purpose and the table of your qualifications.

  5. 5

    Build the folder

    Use the portfolio checklist: PDS, PRC ID, TOR, service record, appointment, certificates, approved rating, sworn statement.

  6. 6

    Submit through your school head

    Get the letter noted by your principal and a received copy from the Division Records Unit.

Questions

Can I go from Teacher I straight to Teacher IV?

Yes, if you meet the Teacher IV standards: Form No. 1-A lists Teacher I, II and III as positions that may be reclassified to Teacher IV. The limit is 3 salary grades and one career stage at a time.

My rating is Outstanding but only for 6 months in my current position. Is it enough?

Division calls (for example SDO Angeles City for FY 2026) ask for an approved rating covering one complete 1-year rating period in your current position. Ask your Division if a shorter period is accepted.

What will my salary be after promotion?

At least Step 1 of the new salary grade under NBC No. 601. Step 1 of the next grade is higher than Step 8 of the grade below, so you never go down.

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