1. Relative to DepEd Memorandum No. 014, s. 2026 re: Administration of the Computer-Based National Achievement Test for Grade 12 (CB-NATG12) for School Year 2025-2026, this Office informs the five (5) sampled public and private Senior High Schools that the examination shall be administered during regular classes within the testing window of March 9-18, 2026 to all Grade 12 learners who are enrolled in the current school year.
2. The NATG12 is one of the exit assessments under the national assessment framework of the K to 12 Basic Education Program. It is designed to determine whether graduating learners meet the learning standards in the senior high school (SHS) curriculum. The results of the NATG12 provide data on the percentage of Grade 12 learners who attain at least the minimum level of proficiency in the Stage 4 SHS core areas for the school year 2025-2026.
3. The test shall cover the SHS learning areas of Language and Communication, Wika at Komunikasyon, Mathematics, and Science. The assessment tool shall be English and Filipino, while the test item format shall be multiple-choice.
4. To facilitate the smooth conduct of the CB-NATG12, the following related activities are scheduled as follows:
