Six in 10 students in Philippines unfit for university: study

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MANILA (AFP) — More than half of the 1.3 million students in public and private high schools in the Philippines are unfit for college, the government said Thursday.

Department of Education said the results of the National Career Assessment Examination showed that just 49,066 or 3.76 percent have "high aptitude" for university education while 478,909 or 36.69 percent had "moderate aptitude."

The rest had "low aptitude" and were rated as likely to fail university.

Nelia Benito, head of the department's National Education Testing and Research Center, said the test sought to assess the students in general scholastics, entrepreneurial skills and non-verbal ability.

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said the results showed a majority of high school students...