As a student, probably one of your primary and immediate concerns regarding the Department of Education's K-12 Basic Education Program is the senior high program. The said program basically allots two more years of enrollment after junior high in what is now essentially referred to as senior high. In addition, you might also be concerned with the adjustment (and additional school stress) that comes with the extended years of basic education. 

It is interesting to note, however, that as a student of private schools, there is hardly any difference between the current basic education program you are currently enrolled in and the proposed K-12 program. This is primarily because majority of private school students begin schooling as early as the age of three and graduate from high school at the age of 17. That brings the total years of basic education to 13 or 14. 

The two-year senior high program promotes skills and competencies relevant to the job market as well as in-depth specialization depending on the occupation or career track you wish to pursue. This provides you ample time to consolidate acquired academic skills and competencies to be able to choose your area of interest either in Science and Technology, Music and Arts, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sports, or Business and Entrepreneurship.

As with the rest of the K-12 program, the senior high program will follow a paced implementation process. If you are graduating from Grade 6 this school year, hence an incoming First Year (old curriculum) student, you will start going through the Grade 7 of the new program in School Year (SY) 2012-2013. If you are an incoming Grade 1 student, you will start going through the new program in SY 2012-2013. If you are an incoming Grade 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 student, you will follow the old curriculum until you finish Grade 6. If you are an incoming Second Year, Third Year, or Fourth Year student, you will follow the old curriculum until you graduate from Fourth Year.