Top public elementary schools in province bared

By BONG PEDALINO, (PIA Southern Leyte)
September 28, 2006

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte  –  The elementary public schools in this province also achieved their shining glory just like their high school counterparts, and they are the top ten, in successive order, during the latest nationwide examinations called National Achievement Test (NAT).

A copy of the list obtained by PIA though the office of Governor Lerias showed that of the ten top performing public elementary schools, five came from Tomas Oppus town, two from Macrohon, and one each from the towns of Bontoc, Hinundayan, and Hinunangan.

Last month, the NAT results for first year high school students had Rizal National High School situated in a mountain village of Tomas Oppus town garnering the number one post in the nationwide listing.

The NAT results for grade six pupils were already available last month also, but Schools Division Superintendent Violeta Alocilja begged for enough time then to sort out the locations of the topnotcher schools, since many in the barangays have similar names.

But now it can be told, and here are the top ten public elementary schools with their corresponding percentage ratings, and all these are from Southern Leyte province:  1. Sindangan Elementary School, Macrohon - 93.82; 2. Tinago Elementary School, Tomas Oppus - 93.16; 3. Cambite Elementary School, Tomas Oppus - 91.93; 4. Mahalo Elementary School, Hinundayan - 91.63; 5.  Carnaga Elementary School, Tomas Oppus - 91.61;

6. Tomas Oppus Central School, Tomas Oppus - 91.16; 7. Otama Elementary School, Hinunangan - 91.03; 8. Maslog Elementary School, Tomas Oppus - 90.84; 9. Laray Elementary School, Macrohon - 90.13; and 10. Cawayanan Elementary School, Bontoc - 90.03.

In a related development, it was learned that the top ten schools divisions in NAT results for fourth year high school Southern Leyte maintained its topmost slot with Maasin City Schools Division in third place.