DepEd Memorandum 024 s 2025
Subject: Administration of the National Achievement Test for Grade 6 for School Year 2024-2025
To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Minister, Basic, Higher and Technical Education, BARMM
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary School Heads
All Others Concerned
- The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA) will administer the National Achievement Test for Grade 6 (NATG6) for school year (SY) 2024-2025, pursuant to DepEd Order (DO) No. 55 s. 2016 titled Policy Guidelines on the National Assessment of Student Learning for the K to 12 Basic Education Program on March 31 and April 1-4, 2025, as testing window to public and private elementary schools operating with a permit.
- The conduct of the test is pursuant to DO 009, s. 2024, titled Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2024-2025.
- In accordance with DO 027 s. 2022 titled Conduct of Rapid Assessment in School Year 2021-2022 for Learning Recovery as well as in Preparation for 2024 Baseline System Assessment, the current Grade 6 learners of the present SY will be taking the test.
See: Reviewers for National Achievement Test for Grade 6 (NATG6) SY 2024-2025
- The NATG6 is an exit assessment that is designed to determine if Grade 6 learners are meeting the learning standards in the elementary curriculum. The test design measures five learning areas (English, Mathematics, Science, Filipino, and Araling Panlipunan) in a multiple-choice format.
- The Language of Teasting for the following learning areas are as follows:
| Language of Testing | Learning Areas |
|---|---|
| English | English, Science and Mathematics |
| Filipino | English, Science, and Mathematics |
- The BEA will conduct a virtual orientation for Regional Testing Coordinators, Division Testing Coordinators, and SDO Private School Supervisors on the test administration. The schedule and meeting details will be sent in a separate Advisory.
- The BEA will manage the national implementation of the NATG6 with the assistance of the ROs and SDOs.
- Learners with disabilities may also be assessed provided that the test accommodations stipulated in Section 9 of DO 55 s. 2016 are met.
- Health and safety protocols must be followed in all activities related to the national test administration.
- An authorized forwarder will deliver and retrieve the test materials to and from the SDOs.
- For more information, please contact the Bureau of Education Assessment- Education Assessment Division, Department of Education Cental Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City through email at bea.ead@deped.gov.ph or at telephone number (02) 8631-2589.
- Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
DepEd Memorandum 024 s 2025
DepEd Memorandum 024 s 2025 announces the NATG6 for SY 2024-2025 on March 31 & April 1-4, 2025, assessing Grade 6 learners’ proficiency nationwide. Here is the full copy of the memorandum:
DM_s2025_024