National Career Achievement Exam 80% Graduating ISAers rated higher than 91%

Results of the Department of Education (DepED) - administered National Career Achievement Examination (NCAE) given to all secondary graduating learners nation-wide last 26 August were released early this month. Among the 20 graduating ISAers, 16 received general average ratings of higher than 91% in Math, English, and Science. They constitute 80% of the total graduating learners. ISA's 3rd graduating batch earned a general average of 91.4%, the highest since ISA's first batch of graduates took the exam in 2006. Karl Francis Chan and James Eduard Chiu both earned a rating of 99+%. 8 received scores ranging from 95% to 99%; 6 earned scores between 91% and 94%. 1 received the lowest rating of 69%, 3 rated 83%, 76%, and 71%.

	The following are the descriptions provided by the DepED on certain range of ratings: 51% ~ 85%, average; 86% ~ 97%, above average; 98% ~ 99%, very high; 99+, excellent. Although this year there are 5 learners rated very high and excellent, slightly more than last year's 4, still ISA's graduating learners are generally seen as 'above average' (91.4%).
	Taken by subject, they fared best in Math, 85% of the ISAers received ratings higher than 85%; followed by English, 72%; and, Science, 50%. Unlike in the previous years, this time DepED did not release the list of schools ranking. But comparing this year's results with those of the previous batches, it is safe though to presume that ISA's 3rd batch could easily have ranked one of the top five performing secondary graduating classes in Iloilo City. ISA's first batch ranked 3rd, while the second batch ranked 6th.