The Department of Education (DepEd) releases the DepEd Memorandum No. 33, s. 2022 on the Conduct of the 2021 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads (NQESH) on June 21, 2022.
Conduct of the 2021 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads (NQESH)
Passing the National Qualifying Examination for School Heads (NQESH), also known as Principals’ Test, is one of the requirements for appointment and reclassification of all aspiring applicants to the Principal and Assistant Principal positions in all public elementary and secondary schools, pursuant to the following issuances:
a. DepEd Order (DO) No. 42, s. 2007, titled The Revised Guidelines on Selection, Promotion and Designation of School Heads;
b. DO 97, s. 2011, titled Revised Guidelines on the Allocation and Reclassification of School Head Positions; and
c. DO 41, s. 2016, titled Additional Guidelines to DepEd Order No. 19, s. 2016 (Guidelines on the Organizational Structures and Staffing Patterns of Stand-alone and Integrated Public Senior High Schools (SHS).
In this regard, the Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development (BHROD), shall administer the 2021 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads (NQESH) on June 21, 2022. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the examination shall be administered nationwide through a secured online platform. A mock exam shall be conducted prior to the actual examination to familiarize the examinees on the platform. Details of which shall be sent to the examinee’s DepEd email address.
Aspiring school heads, regardless of their current positions, are qualified to take the NQESH, provided that the applicants meet the qualification requirements and has acquired any of the following experience requirements as of March 31, 2022, consistent with DO 39, s. 2007 titled Modified Qualification Standards for the Positions of Head Teachers and Principals:
a. One year as Head Teacher, or
b. Two years as Teacher-in-Charge, or
c. Two years as Master Teacher, or
d. Teaching experience for Five years as follows:
i. Teacher III or other Teacher positions with same salary grade; or
ii. Incumbent public school teacher who has managerial and supervisory experience in a DepEd recognized private institution or Commission on Higher Education (CHED) recognized higher education institution; or
iii. Aggregate experience as Head Teacher, Teacher-in-Charge (TIC), Master Teacher, and Teacher III.
However, due to the variation of alert level systems in the provinces, the 2021 NQESH online examination shall only be limited to a total number of six thousand (6,000) examinees nationwide. Each region, therefore, shall only be provided slots based on the number of unfilled Principal 1 positions (see Enclosure No. 1). Thus, DepEd regional offices (ROs) shall refer to the following order of priority for consideration in the selection of their final list of examinees:
a. Incumbent Officer-in-Charge (OIC)/TIC for at least two years or Head Teacher for at least one year of a public elementary or secondary school with designation or Special Order duly signed and issued by the Schools Division Superintendent;
b. In case of remaining slots after considering Item 4.a, only then that the applications of the following may be accommodated:
i. Qualified applicants under item 3 of this Memorandum, and
ii. Incumbent OICs/TICs not meeting the required experience.
Application will be done online through the NQESH Online Application System following the schedule below.
a. For qualified applicants under 4.a
b. For applicants under 4,b
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