🎯📚 Beyond Requirements: Why the BOSY 2025 Assessments Are a Game Changer
Each school year begins with a familiar call from the Department of Education (DepEd)—administer the Beginning-of-School-Year (BOSY) Assessments. But beyond being mandatory under DepEd Order No. 012, s. 2025, these tools—CRLA, RMA, and Phil-IRI—hold the power to transform classrooms into data-driven, learner-centered spaces.
Instead of viewing assessments as administrative tasks, educators are encouraged to see them as diagnostic gateways to understanding learner needs. According to the Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD), the BOSY data helps in designing effective remediation and customized instruction, especially for struggling readers and math learners.
🧠🔠 Language Choices That Respect the Learner’s Identity
The Comprehensive Rapid Literacy Assessment (CRLA) and Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI) don’t just assess—they adapt. By aligning with a learner's language background, they honor diversity while strengthening reading proficiency.
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Grade 1 learners are assessed in their Mother Tongue (MT) if a tool exists; otherwise, in Filipino.
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Grade 2 continues with MT (if available) and adds Filipino.
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Grade 3 learners take both Filipino and English assessments.
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Grades 4–10 undergo Phil-IRI in both Filipino and English.
This multilingual approach is backed by UNESCO, which states that early learning in the MT significantly enhances comprehension and retention. It’s a move that values both culture and cognition.
➗📊 Mathematics That Builds Confidence, Not Fear
Often underestimated, the Rapid Mathematics Assessment (RMA) serves a vital purpose—it measures more than just right or wrong answers. Administered across Key Stages 1–3, it checks for:
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Number sense
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Operational fluency
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Conceptual understanding
Rather than penalize gaps, it enables teachers to make instructional decisions grounded in real data. According to DepEd, the RMA results help group learners strategically for remediation, enrichment, or acceleration—paving the way for inclusive and effective math learning.
📤📆 Submission Process & Key Links for BOSY Tools
To ensure full compliance and centralized data collection, all schools must submit BOSY results on or before July 31, 2025. Here are the official links for the tools and submissions:
These links are part of DepEd’s move toward digital streamlining and accountability, making it easier for schools to report accurately and promptly.
📬📞 Got Questions? Support Is Just a Message Away
Schools seeking help may directly contact the Bureau of Learning Delivery – Teaching and Learning Division via:
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✉️ Email: bld.od@deped.gov.ph / bld.tld@deped.gov.ph
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📞 Phone: (02) 384-799
Support is available for any issues related to access, administration, or submission of BOSY results.
🌱📈 Why This Isn’t Just an Assessment—It’s a Starting Line
When understood properly, the BOSY tools are not just measuring what students know, but also revealing how they learn best. The assessments offer a rare opportunity to hit the reset button and make teaching more intentional from Day 1.
As per DepEd’s Learning Recovery and Continuity Plan, early interventions through BOSY assessments align with long-term goals to bridge learning gaps left by the pandemic and raise nationwide academic achievement.
