More than 1,500 pass UPCAT for 2016-2017 school year

The University of the Philippines (UP) on Thursday evening released the results of the 2016 UP College Admission Test (UPCAT).

Thousands of graduating high school students took the exam on August 30.

However, there was an apparent decline in the number of takers due to the implementation of the K to 12 program.

The UPCAT consists of four subtests: Language Proficiency (English and Filipino), Science, Math, and Reading Comprehension (English and Filipino). Standardized UPCAT scores are combined with the weighted average of three years of high school final grades to determine the UP admission grade.

—TJ Dimacali and Trisha Macas/NB, GMA News