2023 SHS National Achievement Test Preparedness

By ARACELI B. MELLIZA SST III Lumbia National High School

GRADE 12 students from public and private schools will be taking the National Achievement Test by the end of the month.

In a memorandum released on Janaury 5, Educationa Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said the exit assessment which was designed to be progressive in nature, will be administered on January 30 and 31.

DepEd has to identify and articulate indicators and targets for measuring performance in the development of plans and policies. The test results will serve as data and evidence in improving the implementation of the curriculum as well as evidence-based decision making.

The test items will measure varying levels of skills through a multiple choice paper-based format. It is designed to determine if graduating learners are meeting the learning standard in the senior high school curriculum.

The NAT result will also give insight into the percentage of Grade 12 students who have the minimum level of proficiency in the fourth stage of the senior high school core areas.

The test will cover 21st century skills and the primary learning topics in senior high school including languages, humanities, communication, mathematics, science, social science and philosophy.