November 30, 2015, 9:10p.m. – THE UNIVERSITY grabbed the top spot in the recent licensure examinations for teachers (LET) in the elementary and secondary levels, with one Thomasian entering the top 10 in the elementary level.
Marie Selene Dominique Galvan Estaris led the new batch of Thomasian elementary teachers, securing the third spot with a score of 86.20 percent. She was tied with Airah Murielle de Guzman Antonio of Jose Rizal University and Shienna Michelle Verceluz Jorvina of Philippine Normal University–Lopez, Quezon.
UST was declared the top-performing school in the elementary LET after obtaining a 96.21-percent passing rate. A total of 127 passed the test out of 132 Thomasian examinees.
In the secondary level, UST posted a 94.92-percent passing rate, with 168 Thomasians making the cut out of 177.
Former Varsitarian features writer Mone Virma Ginry Gumapac was among those who passed the secondary level licensure exam.
The University’s passing rate for the elementary LET was down slightly from last year’s 98.57 percent, while its performance in the secondary level saw an improvement from the 89.93-percent passing rate recorded in 2014.
The national passing rate in the elementary LET worsened to 31.37 percent, with 21,461 passing the test out of 68,442 examinees. The passing rate last year was 35.74 percent.
For the secondary level, the national passing rate jumped to 41.75 percent, with 34,010 making the cut out of 81,463 examinees. In 2014, the passing rate was 34.41 percent. Roy Abrahm D.R. Narra
