Koko suggests standardized college admission test

The Department of Education and advanced education establishments should cooperate to make a state administered test for K-12 graduates to substitute expensive examinations for forthcoming undergrads, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said Sunday.

"At introduce all understudies at the Grade 6, 10, and 12 levels are given the National Achievement Test. In the event that this is viewed as inadequate to furnish Philippine school affirmation workplaces with a methods by which to survey candidates, at that point I urge our teachers to cooperate to concoct something similar to the US' SAT and ACT (American College Testing) so guardians require not spend for such a significant number of placement tests," said Pimentel.

Both institutionalized affirmation tests, which schools and colleges use close by grades and different prerequisites to screen candidates, are directed by non-benefit associations in the US.

Pimentel said guardians had moved toward him in regards to the expenses of selection tests at significant colleges. He said they disclosed to him the high expenses were an obstruction to endeavoring to enter school.

"It is reasonable for these children to need to have alternatives with regards to school, and normally their folks need to give them the openings. In any case, if applying at one school requires a 500-peso charge, at that point applying to four, five schools can be very costly," he said.

He said state schools like the University of the Philippines (P450, with a few exceptions) and Polytechnic University of the Philippines (P500) however need to screen thousands more than non-public schools do.

"Notwithstanding accepting these schools just charge half of the candidates the full rate, this implies, minimalistically, UP and PUP procure something like 20 million pesos and 15 million pesos, separately, on extra charges every year. Does it truly cost that much to manage these exams?" he said.