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Philippine Educational Placement Test Guide: What is PEPT and who is it for?

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Since the shift to K-12 in the Philippine education system, colleges and universities are now only accepting Senior High School graduates, pushing informal and non-formal students to ease back to formal schooling. But before proceeding to enrollment, these students must first take the PEPT. What is the PEPT and where can interested examinees take it? Continue reading below to know more!  

What is PEPT?

The Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT), under the Accreditation and Equivalency Program (Executive Order No. 733, s. 1981), is an exam administered by the Department of Education (DepEd) through the Bureau of Education Assessment. PEPT intends to assess homeschooled children and/or out-of-school youth who plan to re-enter traditional/formal schooling at a certain level. This test has ten levels, corresponding to each level below Senior High School. For incoming freshmen, a homeschooled student must now pass the Grade 10 PEPT and finish Senior High in any school, unlike before that PEPT results were acceptable for college applications.

The purpose is for retrieving out-of-school youth (OSY) and placing them in the formal school system if they so desire, and for validating and accrediting knowledge and skills in academic areas gained through informal and non-formal means for re-entry into formal school, job promotion, entry to job training, for employment and self-fulfillment.

 

Who needs to take PEPT?

As defined above, PEPT aims to evaluate and assess students who are planning to re-enter the traditional school system. Independent homeschoolers, for example, need to take and pass PEPT before enrolling in college or university. However, DepEd clarifies that PEPT is not for annual assessment nor grade-level acceleration for homeschoolers.  

What are the subjects covered in PEPT?

  • English
  • Math
  • Science
  • Filipino
  • Araling Panlipunan
Each level of the PEPT covers the appropriate curriculum of the corresponding grade level.  

PEPT schedule and testing centers

The Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA), under DepEd, administers the PEPT every November in regional testing centers across the country. For Metro Manila examinees, they can take the exam at the office of BEA inside the DepEd Complex in Pasig City. However, in light of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, PEPT will be temporarily deferred until further notice. For updates and advisories, check out BEA’s official Facebook page here. Results for the tests taken in November are usually released by the bureau anytime between February to March. Metro Manila takers can pick up their rating certificates at the BEA office, while provincial examinees can get theirs at their respective regional centers. Take note: PEPT results will be valid only for the incoming enrollment in June.  

Registration requirements

Parents/Guardians and/or examinees need to prepare the following requirements:
  • Two (2) copies of NSO Birth certificate or Barangay certificate or Baptismal certificate
  • Two (2) pieces of 1×1 ID pictures (recently taken)
  • Two (2) copies of school permanent record (for those who had formal schooling)
    • Elementary Level – Form 137* or Form 138*
    • Secondary Level – Form 137*
  • Registration fee (non-refundable):
    • Regular administration (every November) – PhP50.00
    • Walk-in/Special administration – PhP200.00
To register, just contact the BEA or its nearest regional center (for provincial applicants).   *Form 137 (Transcript of Records with school seal and signature of principal/registrar); Form 138 (Report Card with school seal and signature of principal/registrar)  
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