PHYSICAL PLANT AND

FACILITIES
 Educational Facilities

-refers to all the physical properties

of a school, consisting of the grounds,
buildings, and the various facilities
within the school grounds and inside the
school buildings.
School Mapping - is a dynamic process of planning the
distribution, size and spacing of schools and physical
facilities requirements for optimum utilization and
benefit. It is a process of identifying current inadequacies
in distribution and of providing appropriate types and
patterns of school plant. It is a continuous process
involving the uninterrupted recording of basic
information required for analysis of the school map at
any given point in time.
 Site
Campus
Buildings
Classrooms
Offices, Staff and Function Rooms
Assembly and Athletic Facilities
Medical and Dental Clinic
Food Services/Canteen
 Standard Requirements:
2. Design and Safety Standards
3. Accessibility
1. Location/Environment
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Standard Requirements:
Standard Requirements:
Safety Color Scheme
MINIMUM STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL SITES

Secondary
ElementarySchools
Schools

In case where there is difficulty in meeting the above

standards, the ff. alternatives may be followed:
MODES OF ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL SITES
A school site may be acquired through any of the ff. methods:

a. Purchase
b. Donation
c. Contract of Usufruct
d. Expropriation
e. Barter
 MODES OF ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL SITES

Purchase
Barter
Expropriation
Donation
Contract of Usufruct

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voluntary sells it on an agreed price.
 School Site Beautification
School Gate
A school shall have a main entrance gate and a service gate.

School Fence
A good strong fence shall be built around a school site to
secure the school against stray animals and squatters.

Flag Pole
The display of the Philippine National flag is a requirement
for all schools. It shall occupy a prominent place in front of
the main building in the assembly area.
 School Site Beautification
Sign Board
(in Filipino or English) to identify the name and location of the school displayed in
front of the main building.

Planting Plan
Beautifying the school site with ornamental plants requires
the prior preparation of a planting plan.
CATEGORIES OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
CATEGORIES OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
 Design of School Buildings
1. Design Guidelines
functions, needs of its user, nature of the
environment.

ECONOMY in construction, utilization and

maintenance

simple, flexibility, structural stability

aesthetic elements and contemporary treatment

provision for mobility of handicapped/disabled

persons
 Design of School Buildings
2. Placement and Layout

3. School building orientation

4. Layout
a. Ventilation is not obstructed
b. Natural illumination is not impeded
c. sounds in one building do not carry
into the next building
 Design of School Buildings

5. Building Plan
Standard Building Plan or Special Building Plan
 Design of School Buildings

5. Design Requirements
Windows shall be equal to or at least 10% of the floor area of the room

shall not be less than 2.70 meters measured from the floor to the ceiling (w/
Ceiling Height natural ventilation); 2.40 m (artificial ventilation)

Floor Construction all floors shall be framed and secured into the framework and supporting walls

Roof Construction all floors shall be framed and secured into the framework and supporting walls

shall have at least 2 exit doors (50+ occupants); not less than 2.10 m height and
Exit
Corridors
Doors shall be900 less than 1.10
millimeters wide.m wide
1.10 m wide (50 or less occupant);1.50 (more than 50);rise of every step shall not be less
Door
Stairways
Shutters 1.50 mm; tread shall not be less than 250 mm.;handrails should be provided on each side
of the stairway having more than 4 steps.
 SCHOOL FURNITURES, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
A. School Seats
- Good seating is necessary for comfort and good posture and is crucial to the proper
physical development of the child.

B. School Tables
School tables, such as pupils/students’/students’ table, teacher’s table, library table,
demonstration table, dining table, and conference table are designed according to their
use or function.

C. Storage and Display

Furniture for storing and displaying materials, supplies and equipment is as
essential as seats and tables in any
school. Commonly used in public schools for storage and display purposes are
bookcases, cupboards, cabinets, shelves,
and divans
 SCHOOL FURNITURES, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
D. School Equipment
Educational facilities, which have a normal life span of two to five years, are classified as
equipment

EPP/TLE Equipment Instructional Tools and Devices Health Equipment

Emergency/Survival Kit First Aid Kit Other items
E. Fittings, Fixtures and
Furnishings
 SCHOOL FURNITURES, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
E. Instructional Devices
- Comprise the wide range and variety of educational media and technology such
as visual aids, audio visual aids, teaching aids and devices, which are
indispensable tools for effective teaching and learning.
F. Regular Classroom Facilities
SCHOOL FURNITURES, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
 SCHOOL FURNITURES, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

G. Home Economics Facilities M. Athletic Facilities

H. Industrial Arts Facilities N. Administrative Facilities

I. Agricultural Arts Facilities O. Facilities for Ancillary Service

J. Library Facilities P. Special Education Facilities

K. Sanitary Facilities Q. School Canteen

L. Playground Facilities
 PROPER UTILIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN
SCHOOL
A. Civil Service Examination – holding of civil service examinations is allowed in
classroom including the use of its furnishings and lighting facilities.

B. Literacy Classes – instruction of illiterates and other literacy

activities may be held in the school.

C. Polling Places – the use of school buildings of election

inspectors and as polling places for the election.

D. Religious Services/Instruction – holding of religious activities for the

benefit of pupils/students/barangay council or other sectoral group.
 PROPER UTILIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN
SCHOOL
E. Community Program – Sectoral group and Barangay councils may be allowed to
use the school buildings, grounds and facilities for civic and educational activities.

F. Evacuation Center – The use of school buildings/classrooms as

evacuation center is allowed in case of natural calamities.
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