CHECKLIST OF SHS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-Branch School
1. SDO Indorsement indicating the recommended action for the Regional Office.
2. Notarized Board Resolution from the BOD of the mother school allowing the
applicant school to operate as branch starting on the desired school-year of
operation;
3. Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the mother-school and the applicant
school relative to the operation of the school branch;
4. Photocopy of the Certificate of Recognition issued to the mother school Issued by
the concerned DepEd Regional Office indicating therein the approved course
offerings. Said document must be certified as true copies by said DepEd Regional
office and must be duly notarized;
5. Tax Identification Number (TIN) of the mother school; (Photocopy only)
6. Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) under the name of the applicant- School
covering the applied school- year period.
7. School Calendar in compliance with the DepEd school Calendar;
8. Documents of Ownership
8.1 1 If owned, all hereunder documents must be in the name of the school
8.1 2 Certificate of Occupancy
8.1 3 Building Permit
8.2 If under lease;
8.2.1 Deed/Contract of Lease entered into and between by the owner and the
applicant school-branch with respect to the utilization of school site and facilities.
8.2.2 Certificate of Occupancy under name of the owner.
8.2.3 Building permit under the name of the owner.
8.2.4 Notarized Affidavit of Undertaking for school-site, buildings and Facilities by the
applicant school (following the DepEd pro-forma template.)
9. Certificate from the concerned Schools Division Superintendent confirming that the
applicant school will utilize of is utilizing the DepEd K to 12 Curriculum;
10. Class and Teacher programs duly approved the Chief of Curriculum and Instruction
Division (CID) of the concerned Schools Division Office.
11. Certificate from the Schools Division Superintendent confirming compliance of the
applicant school in encoding learner’s data in the Learner’s Information System
(LIS).
12. Renewed PRC Teacher Licenses of the following covering the school year of
application:
12.1 All teaching personnel; and
12.2 Principal
13. Master of Arts (MA) credentials of the Principal (Must be education related and
principal must be full-fledged MA);
14. Transcript of Records of the kindergarten teacher showing 18 units of Early
Childhood Education Units (if applicant school is offering kindergarten program);
15. Notarized statement of willingness to serve by all teaching personnel including the
Principal covering the applied school-year;
16. Applicant-school- branch’s Child Protection Policy and Anti-Bullying Policies;
17. List of Child protection committee members pursuant to existing laws (Names must
be indicated);
18. Certification from the Barangay Captain that the school is free from noise,
unpleasant odors and dust, far from cockpits, dancing halls, bowling alleys, houses,
markets, garbage dumps, funeral parlors, cemeteries, heavy traffic high ways, jails,
railroad yards, far from vehicle traffic, manufacturing and industrial establishments.
19. Sword statement from the principal that the school is not used in any manner for
private residence or for other purposes that might interfere directly or indirectly in the
proper functioning of the school.
20. Applicant-school’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program for
earthquake, fire and bomb explosion situations; and
21. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration of the mother school or
the applicant school branch.
