NEAT, NSAT School Calendar,

Congressional Commission on

Education (Ed.Com)

Prepared by:Abraham Jerome M. Segundo

What is NEAT and NSAT?Or National Elementary and Secondary

Achievement Test?

The National Achievement Test (NAT)is a Philippine made standardized test

designed to determine pupils/students’ achievement level, strengths and weaknesses in five key curricular subject areas at the end of the school year.

Who can take the Achievement or Aptitude Test?

2nd Year 4th Year

What is the purpose of NAT?

The NAT was developed to measure what pupils/students in Grade Three, Grade Sixand Second and Fourth Year Student know and can do in five subject areas: Science, Mathematics, English, Filipino, and HeKaSi(Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika) in elementary and Araling Panlipunan in secondary level.

Aims of National Achievement Test (NAT)

1.Provide empirical information on the achievement level of pupils/students

in Grade Three, Grade Six and Second Year to serve as guide for policy makers, administrators, curriculum planners, supervisors, principals and teachers in their respective courses of action.

2.Identify and analyze variations on achievement levels across the years by region, division, school and other variables.

3. Determine the rate of improvement in basic education with respect to individual schools within certain time frames.

School CalendarSY. 2013-2014

School CalendarSY. 2013-201

January 26, 2013 Early Registration

May 20-24, 2013 National Schools Maintenance Week (Brigada Eskwela)

June 3, 2013 Opening of Classes

August 1-2, 2013 First Quarter Examination

August 27, 2013 National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) for K to 12 –

G8August 28, 2013 NCAE for BEC – Y3

October 10-11, 2013 Second Quarter Examination

October 28-31, 2013 Mid-Year Assessment and INSET/Semestral Break

November 11-15, 2013

Philippine Education Placement Test

(PEPT)December 21, 2013,

SaturdayStart of Christmas

Break

January 6, 2014, Monday

Resumption of Classes

January 9-10, 2014 Third Quarter Examinations

January 25, 2014 Early Registration Day (for SY 2014-

2015)March 5, 2014 National

Achievement Test (NAT), Secondary –

Fourth YearMarch 11, 2014 NAT, Elementary –

Grade III

March 13, 2014 NAT, Elementary – Grade VI

March 13-14, 2014 Final Examinations for Grade VI and Year IV

March 20-21, 2014 Final Examinations for Grades I-V and Years I-III

March 27-28, 2014 Recognition/Graduation Ceremonies

March 31, 2014 Last Day of Classes

School Holidays for SY 2013-2014June 12, 2013, Wednesday Philippine Independence Day, Regular

Holiday

August 9, 2013, Friday (Tentative) Eid-ul Fitr (End of Ramadhan), Legal Holiday

August 21, 2013, Wednesday Ninoy Aquino Day, Special Non-working Holiday

August 26, 2013, Monday National Heroes Day, Regular Holiday

October 15, 2013, Tuesday (Tentative) Eid-ul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Special Holiday

November 1, 2013, Friday All Saints Day, Special Holiday

November 30, 2013, Saturday Bonifacio Day, Legal Holiday

December 30, 2013, Monday Rizal Day, Regular Holiday

February 25, 2014, Tuesday EDSA Revolution Anniversary, Special Holiday for All Schools