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The National Achievement Test (NAT) is a standardized set of examinations taken in the Philippines by students in Grades 3,6,10 to 12.The test is designed to determine their academic levels, strengths and weaknesses, as well as their knowledge learnt in major subjects throughout the year.
The UP Rural High School (UPRHS) Entrance Examination is a 3-hour and 20- minute competitive examination on the following areas: Language Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and Science. Examinees who rank among the top 125 in the UP Rural High School Entrance Examination are the Qualifiers for admission.
In the Philippines, cram schools are usually called "review centers" or "review schools". They are often attended by students in order to study for and pass college and university entrance examinations , or to pass licensure examinations such as the Philippine Bar Examination , the Philippine Physician Licensure Examination, or the Philippine ...
An entrance examination is given to elementary school pupils who placed in the highest 10% in the regional NEAT and who have been recommended by the principals. The school also adheres to its "retention policy" – to be retained, students should maintain an overall weighted average of at least 85%.
Around 10%-15% of the examinees pass the UPCAT and qualify for admission to the university every year. In 2016, in the first UPCAT conducted in the fully enforced K+12 system in the country, out of 10,000 applicants, only around 1,500 passed. [4]
Like all other schools in the Philippines before the K-12 curriculum, the PSHS system only had four (4) years of high school, thus only ten (10) years of basic education. [10] Under the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013″, the number of years was increased, thus there are six (6) years of high school under the new system.
Students who belong to the upper 10% of the Grade VI graduating class and who have been recommended by their respective principals are qualified to take the entrance examination. Selection is done in three stages and is conducted by the school. The first stage is the administration of standardized mental ability and aptitude test.
To be admitted to the Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science, the applicant must be a bona fide resident of Valenzuela City; must not have a grade in any subject during his elementary school lower than 85; and must pass the admission exam. Applicants who have obtained at least 85% of the admission test are considered for admission.