THE COLLEGE of Teacher Education has flared high in the recent 2015 Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (BLEPT) by obtaining the overall passing rates of 78.44% and 76.29% in the BEED and BSEd licensure examinations, respectively.

The ratings were too high compared with the national passing rates of 31.36% and 41.47%, respectively from both examinations given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last September 27.

In the licensure examination for elementary school teachers (BEED), 171 of the 218 examinees passed. One-hundred-ninety-nine of those takers were first timers, while 19 were repeaters. Of the first time takers, 168 passed garnering an 84.42% passing rate. On the other hand, only three out of the 19 who belonged to the group of repeaters successfully made it garnering a passing percentage of 15.79%.

In the licensure examination for secondary teachers (BSEd), 148 of the 194 examinees passed. One-hundred-fifty-five of the examinees were first timers, while 39 were repeaters. Of the first time takers, 132 passed garnering an 84.42% passing rate. On the other hand, 16 of the 23 repeaters successfully made it garnering a passing percentage of 41.03%. (By Reynaldo E. Andres)