DepEd limits tests

The Department of Education (DepEd) Monday prohibited all regions and divisions in the public school system beginning school year 2012-2013 from using assessment tools aside from the National Achievement Test (NAT) when gauging students’ performances.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said that discontinuing the conduct of all scheduled Regional Achievement Tests (RAT) and Division Achievement Tests (DAT) is in line “with the transition phase in the implementation of the K-to-12 Basic Education Curriculum.”

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Makati tops NAT NCR

 For the third straight year, Makati has earned the top slot in the National Achievement Test (NAT) in the high school level among the school divisions in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Concurrent Department of Education-NCR and DepEd-Makati superintendent Elena Ruiz said the city earned the highest average rating in this year’s NAT taken by second year public high school students in the NCR.

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