# The NASH reviewer built on the PPSSH This is the Markdown copy of [The NASH reviewer built on the PPSSH](https://nash.com.ph/nash-reviewer), published by NASH Reviewer, an independent practice platform not affiliated with DepEd, BHROD, or NEAP. *NASH reviewer* Situational practice questions for the National Assessment for School Heads, the assessment that replaced the NQESH. Every item is written against the PPSSH, timed, scored by depth of thinking, and explained. 5 practice sets are free. No payment details needed. - **5**: Practice sets - **5**: Free practice sets - **5**: PPSSH domains covered - **2 min**: Per question, like a timed exam ## Try one question now No account needed. Choose what a proficient school head would do, then see how our depth-of-thinking scale rates your answer. Sample · Domain 1 · Strand 1.4, Research and innovation ### You are a head teacher asked to review a proposal for the school’s innovation fund. The proposal asks to buy forty tablets, citing a data report in which public schools with an internet connection average about 2.6 points higher on the Grade 6 assessment than unconnected schools in the same division. Your school has no connection and three working computers. What is the most appropriate action? - **A**. Reject the proposal because a report on five regions says nothing about your school, and innovations should rest on the school’s own experience instead. - **B**. Ask the proponent to cite the report properly in the proposal, since the planning team requires every innovation to be supported by a published study. - **C**. Accept the finding as support for the purchase and add a request for a connection in the same proposal, so that the tablets and the internet service arrive together. - **D**. Point out that the finding concerns connectivity and is an association, and redirect the proposal toward securing a connection first, with devices to follow once it is working. **How your answer is scored** Every option carries a level of the SOLO taxonomy. A partly right answer earns partial credit and an explanation of what it missed. - **A: Prestructural, 0 of 3 points.** Dismissing reliable evidence because it was gathered elsewhere abandons the data-driven, evidence-based innovation the PPSSH asks of a school head. - **B: Unistructural, 1 of 3 points.** Citation is a formality here. The proposal’s problem is that the finding is about connectivity and association, not about devices. - **C: Multistructural, 2 of 3 points.** Adding the connection is right, but treating the finding as proof that tablets raise scores keeps a purchase the evidence does not support. - **D: Relational, 3 of 3 points.** This reads the finding for what it measures and what it can show, and uses it to redirect the innovation toward the input the evidence actually concerns. Best answer: D. Source: DepEd Order No. 024, s. 2020 (PPSSH), indicator 1.4.1; NASH Reviewer, Philippine basic education in numbers, from DepEd’s SY 2023–24 ICT and assessment data. ## Why the NASH needs a different kind of reviewer Memorizing facts does not prepare you for situational items. The NASH asks how you would lead, and pass rates for its predecessor have been low. - **0.68% to 36%**: NQESH pass rates from 2016 to 2023. In 2018, 148 of about 23,000 examinees passed. (EDCOM II Year Two Report (2025), pp. 261–262) - **Situational**: The NASH asks conceptual and situational questions aligned with the PPSSH and built on the SOLO taxonomy. (DepEd Memorandum No. 069, s. 2025) - **22,124**: new principal positions are planned from 2026 to 2028. Each first appointment requires a pass. (EDCOM II Final Report (2026), pp. 73 and 495) EDCOM found that “the low passing rates in the most recent exams (2021 and 2023) reflect a gap in training for aspiring candidates that aligns with the PPSSH.” A NASH reviewer should close exactly that gap. [See the data in charts](https://nash.com.ph/principal-shortage). EDCOM II Year Two Report (2025), p. 262 ## The 80/20 NASH study plan The Pareto principle says a few causes often produce most of an effect. Applied to review: find the few strands where you lose the most points, then spend most of your time there. 1. **Take one timed set**: Start with 10 questions. Your results show your score by PPSSH domain, so you know where you stand on day one. 2. **Find your vital few**: Your results name your three lowest-scoring strands. Apply the 80/20 rule: spend most of your study time on the few strands where you lose the most points. 3. **Drill only those strands**: Practice up to 20 questions in one strand, and retry every answer that earned less than 3 points. Each retry is a fresh, timed session. 4. **Read the standard behind each miss**: Every item is tagged to a PPSSH indicator. Look it up in the PPSSH guide and compare how the practice deepens across career stages. 5. **Re-test under time**: Take another full set. Your dashboard tracks your scores and domain coverage, so you can see whether the weak strands moved. Look up any indicator in the [PPSSH guide](https://nash.com.ph/ppssh), check the rules in the [NASH guide](https://nash.com.ph/nash), and find your blind spots with the [Johari Window](https://nash.com.ph/johari-window). ## How to answer situational questions Every NASH item describes a school situation. Ask three questions before you choose, and aim for the top of the SOLO ladder. 1. **What does the policy or standard say?** Name the DepEd issuance or PPSSH strand the situation touches. An option that ignores it is rarely the strongest choice. 2. **Who is affected, and in what context?** Learners, teachers, parents, and the community all count. Strong answers weigh the people, not just the rule. 3. **Which action connects both?** The best option ties the policy, the people, and the context into one sound decision a school head can take. ### The SOLO ladder, top to bottom - **Relational** (3 points): Connects the policy, the people, and the context into one sound decision. - **Multistructural** (2 points): Names several relevant points but does not tie them together. - **Unistructural** (1 point): Holds on to one relevant fact and misses the rest of the situation. - **Prestructural** (0 points): Misreads the situation or reaches for an action that does not apply. Points are how our practice sets score each level. ## How to choose a NASH reviewer Not all NASH reviewers prepare you for the same exam. Check any reviewer against what DepEd says the NASH measures. ### Written against the PPSSH DepEd aligns the NASH with the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (DepEd Memorandum No. 069, s. 2025). **NASH Reviewer:** Every item is tagged to a PPSSH domain, strand, and indicator. ### Situational, scored by depth The NASH asks conceptual and situational questions built on the SOLO taxonomy. **NASH Reviewer:** Each option carries a SOLO level, with partial credit for partly right answers. ### An explanation for every answer Knowing that you missed is not enough. You need to know what you missed. **NASH Reviewer:** You get an explanation after every response, whether it was correct, partly right, wrong, or timed out. ### Timed practice Situational items reward sound judgment made at a steady pace. DepEd gave FY 2025 Batch 2 takers three hours but does not publish the number of items, so practice under a clock you can trust. **NASH Reviewer:** Two minutes per item, enforced by the server, so refreshing never resets the clock. ### Original items, never “leaked” ones DepEd warns against anyone claiming access to test content, and investigates such attempts. **NASH Reviewer:** Every question is an original practice item. No reviewer has the real test. ### Kept current with DepEd orders The rules on qualifications, career progression, and the assessment changed in 2024 and 2025. **NASH Reviewer:** Items and guides follow current issuances, and premium updates are free. ### Red flags DepEd warns about - Anyone who claims access to actual NASH or NQESH questions. DepEd is not affiliated with such offers and may investigate attempts to obtain test content. - DepEd personnel running review classes who cannot show an approved permit to practice outside official hours, as DepEd requires them to submit to BHROD-HRDD. - A reviewer that only asks for recall. The NASH tests how you reason through school situations. DepEd Memorandum No. 069, s. 2025, items 14 and 15. NASH Reviewer is independent and not affiliated with DepEd, BHROD, or NEAP. ## Start free. Upgrade when you’re ready. Practice 5 sets for free, as long as you like. Premium opens all 5, for 30 days or for good, and never renews automatically. ### Free: ₱0/always - 34 practice sets across the PPSSH domains - Timed situational questions, two minutes each - Instant scoring with feedback on every choice - Personal progress dashboard ### 30-day pass: ₱1,000/30 days - Every premium practice set for 30 days - A NASH-style mock exam across all five domains - No automatic renewal or recurring charge - Upgrade to lifetime for ₱2,000 while it is active ### Lifetime: ₱3,000/once Never expires. The price of 3 passes. Have a pass? Upgrade for ₱2,000. - Every premium practice set, with no expiry - A NASH-style mock exam across all five domains - Every practice set and question we add later, including updates for new DepEd orders - All current and future review materials, including downloadable PDF files and PowerPoint presentations - Priority email support [Create your free account](https://nash.com.ph/sign-up) or [compare plans](https://nash.com.ph/pricing). ## Questions about NASH reviewers Straight answers drawn from DepEd issuances. For anything else, [contact us](https://nash.com.ph/contact). ### Is this NASH reviewer free? Yes. 34 practice sets are free, with timed questions, scoring, explanations, and a progress dashboard. Premium opens every practice set: ₱1,000 for a 30-day pass, or ₱3,000 once for lifetime access. Neither renews automatically. ### Is this also an NQESH reviewer? It prepares you for the NQESH’s successor. The NQESH, also called the Principal’s Test, became the NASH under DepEd Memorandum No. 069, s. 2025. The exam has been aligned with the PPSSH since 2021, and every item here is written against the PPSSH. ### Are these the actual NASH questions? No. DepEd does not release assessment items and is not affiliated with any review provider. Every question here is an original practice item. Be wary of anyone who claims otherwise. ### What does the NASH cover? All five domains of the PPSSH: leading strategically, managing school operations and resources, focusing on teaching and learning, developing self and others, and building connections. Items are conceptual and situational. ### How is the NASH scored? DepEd scored the FY 2025 NASH with the Ordinal Partial Credit Model. Each response earned 0 (incorrect) to 3 (most correct), and indicator, domain, and overall scores were converted to a scale of 1 to 100. A score of 65 or higher overall and in at least three of the five domains makes you a prospective candidate for School Principal I. Examinees also receive an Individual Development Report. ### Who should use a NASH reviewer? Aspiring school heads who meet, or are working toward, the qualification standards for School Principal I: Head Teachers, Assistant School Principals, Teachers-in-Charge, Master Teachers, and qualified teachers. ### Can I review on my phone? Yes. Every practice set works on phones, tablets, and laptops. The NASH itself is taken on your own laptop at an assessment site, so take some timed sets on a laptop too. *Step 1 of the 80/20 plan* ## Start your plan with 10 free questions Ten questions take up to 20 minutes. Your results name the strands to work on first, so every hour of review after that counts. [Take your first set free](https://nash.com.ph/sign-up)