October 18, 2017
DepEd Memorandum No. 162 s. 2017
ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2016 PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT TEST (PEPT)
To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools Heads
All Others Concerned
1. The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA), will administer the 2016 Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT), pursuant to DepEd Order No. 23, s. 2016 entitled School Calendar for School Year 2016-2017 and DepEd Order No. 55, s. 2016 entitled Policy Guidelines on the Assessment of Student Learning for the K to 12 Basic Education Program on the following dates and venues:
Date & Venue/Cluster
November 19, 2017 – Luzon
November 26, 2017 – Visayas and Mindanao
2. For more information, contact the Bureau of Education Assessment-Education Assessment Division (BEA-EAD), Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office, 2nd Floor, Bonifacio Building, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City at telephone no. (02) 631-2589 or through e-mail address: bea.ead@deped.gov.ph.
3. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES
Secretary