Postponement of the Administration of the 2017 Language Assessment for Primary Grade and National Achievement Test for Grade 6 and 10

February 17, 2017

DepEd Memorandum No. 25, s. 2017

POSTPONEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2017 LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT FOR PRIMARY GRADE AND NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST FOR GRADE 6 AND 10

To: Undersecretaries

Assistant Secretaries

Bureau and Service Directors

Regional Directors

Regional Secretary, ARMM

Schools Division Superintendents

Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools Heads

All Others Concerned

The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA), will administer the following national examinations pursuant to DepEd Order (DO) No. 23, s. 2016 entitled School Calendar for School Year 2016-2017, and DO 55, s. 2016 entitled Policy Guidelines on the National Assessment of Student Learning for the K to 12 Basic Education Program:

Test	Schedule
National Achievement Test (NAT) for Grade 10	March 2, 2017
Language Assessment for Primary Grade (LAPG) renamed as Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (ELLNA) (DO 55, s. 2016)	March 7, 2017
National Achievement Test for Grade 6	March 9, 2017

However, due to administrative and logistical limitations, test administration shall be postponed indefinitely. A similar Memorandum will be issued specifying the new dates of the test administration.

For more information, all concerned may contact the Bureau of Education Assessment-Education Assessment Division, 2nd Floor, Bonifacio Bldg., Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, at telephone no. (02) 631-2589 or send a message through email address: bea.od@deped.gov.ph and bea.ead@deped.gov.ph.