The National Achievement Test (NAT) reports showed a percentage increase of 21.36 percent from 2006 to 2009, indicating a steady improvement in primary education in the country’s public school system.
The 2009 NAT showed a mark improvement in Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of only 66.33 percent from 54.66 percent in 2006 or an improvement of 11.67%.
Percentage gains were also noted in all subject areas from 2006 to 2009 with Mathematics (28.02%) and Science (27.50%) having the biggest improvement.
Lapus will award pupils, schools, divisions, and regions which showed top performance in the examination given by the department in 2009.
NAT is an annual examination administered to public and private school students throughout the country to determine their achievement level, strengths and weaknesses in key subject areas. It covered English, Science, Math, Filipino and HEKASI with 40 test items each for a total of 200 test items. (PIA)