DepEd Memorandum 046, s. 2025
Announcing the Passers for the 2024 Accreditation and Equivalency Test
JUN 06 2025
DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. 046, s. 2025
ANNOUNCING THE PASSERS FOR THE 2024 ACCREDITATION AND EQUIVALENCY TEST
To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Minister, Basic, Higher, and Technical Education, BARMM
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned
1. The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA), announces the passers for the 2024 Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Test conducted on January 26, 2025, for the Luzon Cluster and on February 2, 2025, for the Visayas and Mindanao Clusters. The list of the 2024 A&E Test passers is enclosed.
2. As stipulated in DepEd Order No. 55, s. 2016 (Policy Guidelines on the National Assessment of Student Learning for the K to 12 Basic Education Program), the A&E Test aims to measure the competencies and life skills of those who have not attended or finished formal elementary or secondary education. This assessment will enable learners to obtain a certificate of completion at various exit points in basic education, which can be used to access further education, job promotion, entry into job training, and employment opportunities.
3. To determine the passers and non-passers, the Department has set a passing score of 60.00% for the overall test score in both Elementary and Junior High School levels. Examinees who meet the required minimum score may enroll for Grade 7 or ALS Junior High School or Grade 11 or ALS Senior High School depending on the level of the test taken.
4. On the other hand, examinees with an overall test score of 50.00% to 59.99% are considered conditional passers and are required to undergo a two-week learning & enhancement to be initiated by the concerned Community Learning Center, District, or Schools Division Office (SDO).
5. For the two-week learning enhancement, the competencies identified as least mastered by the conditional passers are provided for reference.
6. Those who successfully completed the intervention may enroll and proceed to the next higher level, either Grade 7 or ALS Junior High School, or Grade 11 or ALS Senior High School.
7. The Bureau of Alternative Education (BAE) shall orient the ALS implementers on the two-week learning enhancement and shall conduct monitoring of its implementation.
8. All test takers may claim their Certificates of Rating (CORs) from the Schools Division Office (SDOI of the testing center where they took the test.
9. All Division Testing Coordinators are advised to coordinate with the SDO ALS focal persons and Education Program Specialists 11 for ALS for a systematic and orderly release of the CORs.
10. This Memorandum shall take effect immediately upon its approval, issuance, and publication on the DepEd website. This shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines Law Center (UP LC), UP Dillman, Quezon City.
11. All Division Testing Coordinators are advised to coordinate with the SDO ALS focal persons and Education Program Specialists Il for ALS for a systematic and orderly release of the CORs.
12. For inquiries and clarifications, please contact the Bureau of Education Assessment-Education Assessment Division. Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, through email at bea.ead@depcd.gov.ph or at telephone numbers (02) 8631-2589 or 8631-6921.
13. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
By Authority of the Secretary
(SGD) ROGER B. MASAPOL
Assistant Secretary, Strategic Management
Office-in-Charge
Office of the Undersecretary for Strategic Management
Encls.:
As stated
References:
DepEd Order (No. 55, s. 2016)
DepEd Memorandum No. 063, s. 2024
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
under the following subjects:
ACCREDITATION
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
EXAMINATIONS
LEARNERS
RATING
SCHOOLS
TEST
A full copy of DepEd Memorandum No. 046, s. 2025 below:
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