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(o) (1) Basic education structure. The elementary level
shall follow the basic national structure and shall provide basic
education, the secondary level will correspond to four (4) years of
high school, and the tertiary level shall be one year to three (3)
years for non-degree courses and four (4) to eight (8) years for
degree courses, as the case may be, in accordance with existing
laws.
(2) Social studies subjects contents. Filipino and Islamic
values shall be incorporated in the social studies subjects or their
equivalent in appropriate grade levels and subject to agreed norms,
academic freedom, and legal limitations. These values shall be
taught also as a part of appropriate subjects in the secondary and
tertiary levels of education.
(3) Textbook preparation, writing, revision and printing.
The preparation, writing, revision, and printing of textbooks for
the use of the schools in the autonomous region shall be the joint
responsibility of the Regional Government and the central
government or national government. Subject to agreed norms,
academic freedom, and relevant legal limits, the preparation,
writing, revision, and printing of the textbooks shall emphasize
Filipino and Islamic values. The said values shall include those
of Muslims, Christians, and indigenous peoples, human rights,
modern sciences and technology, as well as, the latest advances
in education that are relevant to the ideals of the autonomous
region and to the Republic.
(4) Accreditation for transfer to other schools. After they
shall have passed the core curriculum prescribed by the central
government or national government, the students and graduates
of the education system of the autonomous region shall be fully
accredited for transfer to the corresponding grade levels in the
schools outside the autonomous region.
(5) Period for integration of Islamic values. The integration
of Islamic values in the curriculum of the regional educational
subsystem shall be done over a period of six (6) years from the
approval of this Organic Act after appropriate researches and
studies shall have been conducted, evaluated, and approved by
the regional education authorities.
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