PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning ISSN 2457-0648 Available Online at: http://grdspublishing.org/ 1 Tan & Balasico 2018 Volume 2 Issue 3, pp.01-21 Date of Publication: 15th November 2018 DOI-https://dx.doi.org/10.20319/pijtel.2018.23.0121 This paper can be cited as: Tan, D. A., & Balasico, C. L. (2018). Students’ Academic Performance, Aptitude and Occupational Interest in the National Career Assessment Examination. PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning, 2(3), 01-21. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, APTITUDE AND OCCUPATIONAL INTEREST IN THE NATIONAL CAREER ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION Denis Abao Tan Faculty, College of Education, Central Mindanao University, University Town, Musuan, 8710 Bukidnon, Philippines denistan@cmu.edu.ph Carmela Llagas Balasico Faculty, College of Education, Central Mindanao University, University Town, Musuan, 8710 Bukidnon, Philippines carmelabalasico@cmu.edu.ph Abstract An investigation had been conducted to determine student’s academic performance, occupational interest and aptitude in the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) and ascertain predictors of their performance. This endeavor was put in place by the administration to have a research-based Senior High School curriculum that fits students need in Central Mindanao Laboratory High School. Results of NCAE from the Department of Education and grades of students from the laboratory high school records-in-charge were collected, coded, analyzed and interpreted. Data gathered within the three school year period became bases of the results of this research endeavor. Descriptive statistics showed that based on the NCAE results, students had better general scholastic aptitude but poor entrepreneurial skill. Occupational interests of students were so varied ranging from highly preferred to least preferred. Career in the sciences was moderately preferred by the students. Most of the students had no highly