January 7, 2016

Dr. / Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. _____________________________________

Principal
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Attention:

(name of school)
(school address)
(city or municipality)
(province & region)

School Selection Committee

Dear Sir/Madam:
This is to formally express the intent of the undersigned to compete in the
ranking and selection process, and to hopefully get permanently appointed for a
Full-Time TEACHER 1 position in Elementary (or Junior High School)
specifically, for Grade Level ____ beginning school year 2016-2017 with the
_________________________________________________ (complete name of school) located
at ________________________________________ (complete address of the school), mainly
due to proximity with the applicants present/permanent residence (state reason
for the choice of the school).
The applicant is a LET-passer since ________________ (date of PRC registration) and
who has ______ (number of years of teaching experience) with the
____________________________________________________ (state the school and school
location) teaching Grade _____ (state the Grade Level). OR
The applicant is a PRC-registered PROFESSIONAL TEACHER since ______________
(date of PRC registration) with major in ______________________ (state the specialization or
elementary education). To date, the candidate has yet to earn a paid teaching
experience due to ___________________________________ (state why the candidate has no
teaching experience to date).

This application comes with the intent to share the teacher-applicants

___________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________ (specific knowledge, skills, attitude, EXPERTISE, relevant
experiences of the applicant. This expresses the purpose in wanting to join the Public School
System of the country as Teacher 1 in elementary or JHS.)

Attached is the Detailed Curriculum Vitae of the undersigned with the following
required documents, for your evaluation and ready reference, to wit:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Personal Data Sheet with recent 2x2 ID picture

- (Tab A)
Transcript of school records (collegiate)
- (Tab B)
Certificate of PRC Registration for Teachers
- (Tab C)
Certificate of LET Rating (with specialization)
- (Tab D)
Certificate(s) of TESDA Training
- (Tab E)

6. COMELEC-issued Voters ID
7. Certificate of Employment (if any)
8. Certificate of Live Birth
9. NBI Clearance (for Local Employment)
10. Omnibus Certificate

- (Tab
- (Tab G)
- (Tab
- (Tab
- (Tab

F)
H)
I)
J)

~ over ~

In
addition,
the
applicant
subscribes
to
______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_____
(State education and/or teaching/learning philosophy or research-based beliefs.)

It may also be noteworthy that the undersigned teacher-applicant upholds

values
such
as:
_________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________
(state values and/or human characteristics that the applicant has. Take this opportunity to
express such in this letter since the same is/are usually has no space in typical professional CVs.)

In terms of local/international exposure to schools, the applicant has had the

opportunity
in
visiting
and
observing
schools
like
______________________________________________________________________
(State name of school and location, if any.)

To the school where the teacher-applicant may later be appointed and deployed
to,
the
undersigned
would
like
to
offer
________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
(Express here on what and how you wish to contribute in the actual delivery of the K+12
Curriculum in order to attain the vision, mission, and learning objectives of the school and that of
the Department of Education at large.)

The eagerness to participate in the next rounds of the selection process for
Teachers 1 is likewise herein expressed.
Very truly yours,
(Name of Teacher-Applicant)
Teacher-Applicant
Email address:
_____________________________________________
Contact Numbers: ___________________________________________

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Please NOTE:
This Sample Application Letter is prepared by Ms. Gie Serrano for the members of the
TRTU FB Group Page.
Kindly edit this sample Application Letter for Teacher 1 position in Elementary and
Junior High School as it suits best the teacher-applicants circumstances.