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MANILA, Philippines – If you are an incoming college freshman who wants to be a licensed teacher someday, you might want to consider enrolling in these schools.
According to a recent study, in the last 5 years, private universities and those identified as Centers of Excellence (COE) in Teacher Education dominate the top performing schools in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). But only 10% to 12% of all teacher education institutions (TEIs) in the country produce good LET results.
The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) released on Monday, March 17, the results of a 5-year study that analyzed the LET passing rates of TEIs.
The Professional Regulation Commission administers the LET twice a year — in the first and third quarters. For the recent study, PBEd looked into 9 instances of licensure exams from 2009 to 2013.
Based on data provided by PBed, these are the top 10 schools with good LET results for both elementary and secondary education programs. These schools have at least 250 first-time LET takers, with each of them having a minimum 80% passing rate:
OVERALL | PASSING RATE (AVERAGE) | TAKERS (AVERAGE) | PASSERS (AVERAGE) |
---|---|---|---|
Philippine Normal University – Manila | 93% | 4,747 | 4,409 |
University of Santo Tomas | 93% | 1,532 | 1,421 |
St. Louis University | 86% | 1,324 | 1,136 |
University of the Philippines – Diliman |
97% | 969 | 941 |
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan | 89% | 905 | 807 |
Bohol Island State University – Tagbilaran |
84% | 640 | 538 |
University of St. La Salle | 85% | 610 | 518 |
University of Southeastern Philippines – Tagum |
84% | 513 | 430 |
De La Salle University – Manila | 99% | 474 | 468 |
Ateneo de Naga University | 86% | 465 | 399 |
Nationwide, the PBEd study identified 1,025 TEIs that offer an elementary education program, and 1,259 TEIs that offer a secondary education program.
On average, half (50%) of these are private non-sectarian schools, 30% are state universities and colleges, 15% are private sectarian schools, while the remaining 5% are local colleges and universities.
The study showed only 107 and 151 TEIs performed well in LET’s elementary and secondary exams, respectively. These are schools which had at least 75% of their students passing the licensure exam.
6 of the Top 10 schools are private sectarian, while the rest are state universities. Half of these schools have also been identified by the Commission on Higher Education as Centers of Excellence (COE) in Teacher Education, namely:
- Philippine Normal University – Manila
- University of Santo Tomas
- St. Louis University
- De La Salle University – Manila
- Ateneo de Naga University
Elementary, secondary
With the same criteria for good LET performance, here are performing schools that offer elementary and secondary education programs, based on data from PBEd:
ELEMENTARY | PASSING RATE | TAKERS | PASSERS |
---|---|---|---|
University of the Philippines – Diliman |
99.28% |
279 |
277 |
University of Santo Tomas |
97.79% |
497 |
486 |
Philippine Normal University – Manila |
93.75% |
1040 |
975 |
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan |
90.34% |
507 |
458 |
Talisay City College |
88.19% |
271 |
239 |
West Visayas State University – La Paz |
87.68% |
1,120 |
982 |
Cebu Technological University – Argao |
86.00% |
250 |
215 |
St. Louis University |
84.64% |
358 |
303 |
University of Southeastern Philippines – Tagum |
84.44% |
360 |
304 |
Mariano Marcos State University – Laoag – College of Education |
82.23% |
709 |
583 |
SECONDARY | PASSING RATE | TAKERS | PASSERS |
---|---|---|---|
De La Salle University – Manila |
99.20% |
250 |
248 |
University of the Philippines – Los Baños |
99.08% |
325 |
322 |
University of the Philippines – Diliman |
96.23% |
690 |
664 |
Philippine Normal University – Manila |
92.64% |
3,707 |
3,434 |
University of Santo Tomas |
90.34% |
1,035 |
935 |
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan |
87.69% |
398 |
349 |
Philippine Normal University – Agusan |
87.67% |
722 |
633 |
University of San Carlos |
86.41% |
537 |
464 |
St. Louis University |
86.23% |
966 |
833 |
Ateneo de Naga University |
85.35% |
355 |
303 |
Majority or 8 of the 15 schools listed above are state universities, followed by 5 private sectarian schools, one private non-sectarian school, and one local college.
Most of the schools have also been identified as COE and Centers of Development (COD) in Teacher Education.
PBEd, a non-governmental organization that advocates for reforms in education, said that to encourage good LET performance, more weight must be given to measurable performance indicators such as the financing criteria of government schools, and the accreditation of private ones. – Rappler.com
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