Minimum Standards For Instructional and

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES FOR PRESCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY AND

SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
1. Classroom - 1. 40 sq. m. per place
2. Science Laboratory - 2.10 sq. m. per place
3. School Shops
Practical Arts/Technology/Industrial Arts and Home Economics
(EPP-TLE) - 2.50 sq. m. per place
Girls Trades/Homemaking - 2.50 sq. m. per place
Wood Trades - 5.00 sq. m. per place
Metal Trade - 5.00 sq. m. per place
Mechanical Trades - 7.00 sq. m. per place
Electrical Trades - 4.00 sq. m. per place
Drafting/Drawing - 2.50 sq. m. per place
Farm Mechanics - 5.00 sq. m. per place
Fish Capture/Culture/ - 2.50 sq. m. per place
Preservation
4. The Computer Room/ Laboratory 1.40 sq. m. per place
The Computer Room/Laboratory is a special instructional space
necessary to meet the current and future
demand of modern technology. The room shall provide at least a
minimum space of 1.40 square meter per place and
shall accommodate at least ten (10) networked Personal Computers
(PCs) with other necessities and accessories, such
as:
Computer tables and chairs
Proper electrical wirings and outlets
Air conditioning units 2 window type, preferably 1.5 hp each
Windows and doors with iron grills and locks
5. Library/Learning Resource Center (LRC) 2.40 sq. m. per place
The library/LRC shall have a capacity of 10% of the enrollment at 2.40
sq. m. per place, provided that the total
area is not less than that of a standard classroom. In schools with more
than one shift, the basis for computing the area is the shift with the
largest enrollment.
7. Administrative and Service Spaces
Administrative Office - 5.00 sq. m. per place
Medical/Dental Clinic - 28.00 sq. m. gross
Guidance Room - 28.00 sq. m. gross
8. Preschools
Preschool education is recognized as a stage where early childhood
development has long been felt. The
present standards for preschool education consider the child, the
teacher and the school with the support of the family
in maximizing the childs potentials and his capacity for learning. The
stimulating and meaningful experiences provided in all aspects that

will make him a socially sensitive, independent, spiritual and rational
individual. The teacher is therefore
expected to come up with a class program suited to the needs of the
children in a particular school. Hereunder are the standards for the
physical environment (minimum requirements for the school site, the
physical facilities and the learning equipment for a preschool).
a. Nursery (Pre Kindergarten)
Nursery is the level of education below kindergarten, the admission
age for which is at least three (3) years but not more than four (4)
years old. As stated in MEC Order No. 24, s. 1978 dated July 26, 1978
the following standards for the organization and operation of Nursery
classes are required:
Class Size maximum of 15 children to a class
Class hours 2 hours daily
Physical Structure floor area of at least 7m x 9m in a 500 to 1,000
square meters lot
a. Toilet and washing facilities must be adequate enough to serve the
number of enrollees.
9. Strengthened Technical-Vocational Schools
One of the Departments goals is to equip the high school students
with relevant skills through the Strengthened
Technical-Vocational Education Program (STVEP) in order to prepare
them for higher education, world of work and for
entrepreneurships. The Tech-Voc High Schools (TVHSs) shall be
strengthened by providing a competency-based curriculum
and training, physical facilities, instructional materials, manpower
requirement and other logistic support.
The DepED developed a competency-based high school curricula for
the 18 priority subject areas for tech-voc high
schools. In arts and trades, priority areas cover electrical technology,
electronics, machine shop technology, automotive
mechanics, civil technology, welding, computer technology, ICT and
software skills and technical drawing. In agricultural
schools, focus is on vegetable production, food processing, animal
production and crop production. Fishery schools teach
fish capture, fish culture and fish processing. (DepED Order No. 48,. S.
2007)
Among the nine (9) program components of STVEP is infrastructure
support. The Department prioritized the
possible infrastructure reuirements of tech-voc schools, starting SY
2008-2009, to wit:
Priority I repair and rehabilitation works of existing laboratory,
workshop building of all 140 tech-voc schools
most ready to implement STVEP in SY 2008-2009;
Priority 2 Construction of workshop buildings; and
Priority 3 repair of workshop buildings in 129 tech-voc schools ready

to implement the
Program in SY 2008-2009
Class sizes in tech-voc schools are 40 students for the academic
subjects and 30 students for the specialized
STVEP. The minimum standard spaces are as follows:
SHOPS/WORKSHOP/LABORATORY AREA PER PLACE
Industrial Arts/Home Economics 1.5 sq. m.
Wood Trades 5.00 sq. m.
Metal Trades 5.00 sq. m.
Mechanical Trades 7.00 sq. m
Electrical Trades 4.00 sq. m.
Drafting/Drawing 2.50 sq. m.
Farm Mechanics 5.00 sq. m.
Fish Capture, Culture, Preservation 2.50 sq. m.
Computer Room, Laboratory 1.40 sq. m.
Science Laboratory 2.10 sq. m.
Construction projects included the Workshop Building for the Arts and
Trades Schools and for the Agriculture and Fisheries Schools; and the
Multipurpose Workshop Building undertaken by the DepED Central
Office.
7. Design Requirements. The following pertinent requirements
prescribed in the National Building Code of the Philippines shall be
considered in the design of school buildings:
a. Windows. Window openings shall be equal to or at least ten (10)
percent of the floor area of the room,
provided that such opening shall be not less than one square meter,
except those in toilets and baths which shall be not less than onetwentieth of the floor area of such rooms, or not less than 240 square
millimeters. Steel casement for windows using plain GI sheets can be
used to resist strong wind from entering inside the building
that creates an uplift force that blow up roofs. GI sheets are connected
by rivets and non-sag marine epoxy over 85 steel window frames. All
glass windows easily breaks and can cause injury to occupants inside
when broken by strong winds. (Engr. Rodel Veneracion, Plan
Philippines)
b. Ceiling Height. The ceiling height of rooms with natural ventilation
shall be not less than 2.70 meters measured
from the floor to the ceiling; rooms provided with artificial ventilation
shall have ceiling heights not less than 2.40 meters.
c. Floor ConstructionConstruction. All floors shall be so framed and
secured into the framework and supporting walls so as to form an
integral part of the whole building; the type of floor construction used
shall provide means to keep the beam and girders from lateral
buckling.
d. Roof Construction. All roofs shall be so framed and tied into the
framework and supporting walls so as to form an integral part of the

whole building; dark stops, roof drains, flushing, etc., shall be provided.
Purlins can be made up of angle bars instead of the conventional Cpurlins where text screws easily loosened resulting in
detachment of roofs. The thickness of the angle bar serves as a knot,
holding text screws firmly. Purlins are securely welded to steel trusses
creating a sturdy roof framework. (Engr. Rodel Veneracion, Plan
Philippines)
e. Exit Doors. At least two (2) exit doors are required where the number
of room occupants is over 50 in the case
of classrooms, conference rooms, exhibit rooms, gymnasia, school
shops, vocational institutions, laboratories, and auditorium; a door
shall not be less than 2.10 meters high and 900 millimeters wide.
f. Door Shutters. Door shutters shall be swing out and be capable of
opening at least 90 degrees so that the clear width of the exit way is
not less than 700 millimeters. No door shutter shall exceed 1.20
meters in width.
g. Corridors. Every corridor shall not be less than 1.10 meters wide and
shall be unobstructed.
h. Stairways. Stairways serving an occupant load of 50 or less must be
1.10 meters wide; those serving more than 50 shall not be less than
1.50 meters. The rise of every step shall not exceed 200 millimeters
and the tread shall not be less than 250 millimeters. Handrails shall be
provided on each side of every stairway having more
than four steps.

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MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AND

ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES FOR PRESCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY AND

stimulating and meaningful experiences provided in all aspects that

Priority 3 repair of workshop buildings in 129 tech-voc schools ready

framework and supporting walls so as to form an integral part of the

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