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06 FEB 2018 DepEd MEMORANDUM No. 014 , s. 2018 ADMINISTRATION OF THE BASIC EDUCATION EXIT ASSESSMENT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018

To: Undersecretaries Assistant Secretaries Bureau and Service Directors Regional Directors Schools Division Superintendents Public and Private Secondary School Heads All Others Concerned

1. Pursuant to DepEd Order (DO) No. 55, s. 2016 entitled Policy Guidelines on the National Assessment of Student Learning for the K to 12 Basic Education Program and DO 25, s. 2017 entitled School Calendar for School Year 2017-2018, the Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA) with the assistance of schools divisions and secondary schools personnel, shall admnister the Basic Education Exit Assessment (BEEA) for the School Year (SY) 2017-2018 in March 2018 to all Grade 12 students in both public and private schools nationwide. Further announcement on the exact dates of administration will follow. 2. The administration of BEEA will be the first time that the Grade 12 students ofthe K to 12 Curriculum will be assessed. 3. In SY 20 16-20 17, the has implemented for the first time the Senior High School (SHS) Curriculum in its K to 12 Basic Education Program. This SY 20 17-2018, the fust batch of students in the SHS program is expected to graduate meeting the content and performance standards of 21st century skills such as Problem Solving, Information Literacy, and Critical Thinking Skills embedded in eight core subject areas, namely:

a. Language and Communication; b. Wika at Komunikasyon; c. Humanities; d. Media and Information Literacy; e. Mathematics; f. Science; g. Social Science and Personal Development; and h. Philosophy.

4. The BEEA aims to:

a. determine students' learning progress and their attainment of the learning standards; b. help provide information to improve instructional practices; c. assess the effectiveness and efficiency of education service delivery using learning outcomes as indicators; and

DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenut', Pasig City 1600 ~~633-7208/633-7228(632-1361 tljf. 636-4876/637-6209 'I w'liVW:deped.gov.ph d. provide empirical information as basis for the improvement of the curriculum, learning delivery, assessment, and for policy review and formulation.

5. The authorized forwarder shall deliver the test materials to schools divisions outside the National Capital Region two weeks before the test administration. The same forwarder shall retrieve the test materials one week after the test administration. 6. For more information, contact the Bureau of Education Assessment­ Education Assessment Division (BEA-EADt, Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office, 2nd Floor, Bonifacio Building, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City at telephone no. (02) 631-2589 or through its email address [email protected]. ph. 7. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

References: DepEd Order: (Nos. 55, s. 2016 and 25, s. 2017)

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects: ASSESSMENT CURRICULUM EXAMINATION SCHOOLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TEST

R-MCR OM -Admmnistration of the Basic Education Exit Assessment 1139/December 29, 2017/1-4-18/1-9 To:ASDS CID (Chief, EPSs, PSDS/DICs) SGOD (Chief, EPS, SEP /S) Secondary School Heads All Others Concerned

The scheduled date of assessment is on APRIL 3 - 4, 2018. The list of selected schools is attached.

For information, immediate and wide dissemination.

FLORDEL~GECOBE Ph.~D, ESO VI Officer In-Charge Office of the Schools Division Supe ntendent Saint Ferdinand College HS-Main San Antonio NHS Santa Maria HS- Main Santo Tomas NHS NHS Naguilian NHS Quezon NHS Roxas NHS San Mariano HS- Main Alicia NHS HS Region II Isabel a Cabatuan NHS Luna NHS San Mateo Voc'l. & Industrial High School-Main Jones Rural School -Main Raniag HS Aurora Senior High School Plains Colleges School of Our Lady of Atocha Northeast Adventist College Eveland Christian College Southern lsabela Academy, Inc School of St. Joseph the Worker ARITAO NHS BAGABAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BAM BANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Bintawan National High School DIADI National HS NUEVA VIZCAYA COMPREHENSIVE HS Region II Nueva Vizcaya SOLANO HIGH SCHOOL NVSU Bambang Branch NVSU Bayombong Branch PLT College Inc., HS Dept. St. Mary's University Senior High School St. Louis School of Solano Cabarroguis NSAT Maddela CHS Region II Quirino Quirino General HS Saguday NHS Santiago City National High School Northeastern College Region II Santiago City Patria Sable Corpus College University of La Salette

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