Region 8 studes consistently tops NAT exams

By MARIVIC A. ALCOBER, (PIA 8)
August 18, 2006

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  In the recently concluded National Achievement Test (NAT) for first year level, Rizal National High School located in Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte topped the diagnostic test nationwide. This was attributed to the diligence and activeness of the members of the faculty and students in said institution.

According to Department of Education (DepEd) Information Officer Dr. Rebecca Ragrag, the Southern Leyte Division was adjudged as the number one schools division nationwide, as it garnered a total of 68.07 mean percent of score (MPS) besting others.

Ragrag also bared that Eastern Visayas has consistently garnered highest results in the NAT examinations and remained at the top for the past five years, which makes DepEd Regional Director Sol Matugas so proud for such achievement.

Ratings garnered by the other schools divisions in Eastern Visayas on the NAT were: Maasin City, 65.01; Northern Samar, 63.12; Western Samar, 61.94; Eastern Samar, 60.86; Calbayog City, 49.99; Ormoc City, 48.16; Leyte, 47.20; Biliran, 46.15; and Tacloban City, 41.32.

Meanwhile, in a study made by the National Educational Testing and Research Center (NETRC) of DepEd on the NAT, it was observed that public science high schools rated highest in all subject areas followed by public vocational/trade school. However, state college/university high schools performed lower than the public national/comprehensive schools. Students who studied in rural areas did better in all subject areas than students in urban communities.

In the regional performance, Eastern Visayas and Caraga are the topnotch regions in all subject areas while ARMM registered as the lowest.

It was also found that Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas and MIMAROPA exhibited the highest performance gain in MPS in the total test which covers English, Science and Mathematics.

In terms of scores, the obtained score of Eastern Visayas and CARAGA regions are more varied than those of the other regions. This indicates that the performance of schools is varied within these regions.