Over 71,000 pass Licensure Exam for Professional Teachers

Over 71,000 passed the Licensure Exam for Professional Teachers (LEPT) given in March, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday.

According to the PRC, 20,890 elementary teachers out of 44,764 examinees (46.67%) and 50,539 secondary teachers out of 85,980 examinees (58.78%) successfully passed the LEPT given on March 17, 2024 in 36 testing centers all over the Philippines.

It is further announced that of the 20,890 elementary teacher passers, 17,561 are first timers and 3,329 are repeaters. For the secondary teachers, 41,787 passers are first timers and 8,752 are repeaters. —KBK, GMA Integrated News