FULL RESULTS: November 2025 PNLE Nursing board exam passers, top 10

PNLE RESULTS — The full results of November 2025 Philippine Nurses Licensure Exam (PNLE), including the list of passers, topnotchers (top 10), top performing school and performance of schools, are released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, fifteen (15) working days after the last day of exam.

The PRC announced that 40,692 out of 45,192 examinees passed the November 2025 PNLE, posting a record-breaking 90.04% national passing rate.

This historic feat sets a new benchmark for the PNLE and stands as the highest national passing rate ever documented in modern times.

Meanwhile, the results of examinations with respect to six (6) examinees were withheld pending final determination of their liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examinations.

The Commission conducted the second regular PNLE this year on November 4 and 5, 2025 in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calapan, Davao, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, Tuguegarao, Zamboanga, Cabanatuan, and Ilocos Sur.

Meanwhile, the NLE in Cebu, Iloilo, and Tacloban was rescheduled to November 6 and 7, 2025 due to Typhoon “Tino”.

Related PNLE Results November 2025

• Main Page: November 2025 PNLE Results
• PNLE List of Passers: A-B | C-F | G-K | L-N | O-R | S-Z
• PNLE Top 10: November 2025 nursing board exam topnotchers
• PNLE Performance of Schools: November 2025 nursing board exam
• November 2025 NLE passers registration, verification of ratings and oathtaking schedule

The members of the Board of Nursing who gave the licensure examination are Hon. Leah Primitiva S. Paquiz, Chairperson; Hon. Elsie A. Tee, Hon. Zenaida C. Gagno, Hon. Mary Grace C. Lacanaria, Hon. Mila Delia M. Llanes, Hon. Merle L. Salvani and Hon. Josefina A. Tuazon, Members.

Roll of Successful Examinees in the
PHILIPPINE NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION - All Regions
Held on NOVEMBER 5-7 2025
Released on NOVEMBER 26, 2025

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the November 2025 Philippine Nurses Licensure Exam (PNLE) are the following:

The top performing schools in the November 2025 Philippine Nurses Licensure Exam (PNLE) as per Commission Resolution No. 1814 series of 2024:

The performance of schools in the November 2025 Philippine Nurses Licensure Exam (PNLE) in alphabetical order as per R.A. 8981 otherwise known as PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Section 7(m) "To monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations and publish the results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation" is as follows:

Release of Results

Update November 27, as of 1:00 AM: The PRC Rating Division told The Summit Express that the results will be posted any time soon. “Malapit na. Ongoing na ang signatures ng Board. Kindly wait for the results.”

Update November 26, 2025 as of 3:00 PM: PRC has confirmed that PNLE results will be released today.

To quote, PRC stated: "Stay tuned and keep yourselves posted as the November 2025 Nurses Licensure Examinations results... will be released within the day!"

Exclusive Update November 26, 2025 as of 9:00 AM: The PRC Rating Division confirmed to The Summit Express that the November 2025 PNLE results will be released today.

According to PRC, the Board of Nursing (BoN) is currently convened for the final deliberation and validation of the nursing board exam results.

“Yes po, tatapusin po nila 'yun today. Possible by afternoon,” PRC said.

According to PRC Resolution No. 1927 series of 2024, the November 2025 Nurses Licensure Exam (NLE) results will be released on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, or within twelve (12) working days.

However, results may be released ahead of the target or on later date without prior notice. We advise takers to monitor announcement of results starting Friday, November 21, 2025.

Registration and Oathtaking

PRC said that registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration for the new nurses (RNs) will be done on-line. Please go to www.prc.gov.ph and follow instructions for initial registration.

Date of Registration: Starting December 23, 2025

Those who will register are required to bring the following:

• downloaded duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
• notice of admission (for identification only)
• 2 pieces passport sized pictures (colored with white background and complete name tag)
• 2 sets of documentary stamps
• 1 piece short brown envelope

Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The date of the oathtaking ceremony of the new successful examinees in the said examination WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

Verification of Rating

The Nursing board exam's verification of ratings (passers, non-passers and removal) can be done online.

Visit PRC's "Verification of Rating" service and provide the required information to verify your identity. Note that this will be available in few working days after the release of results.

Coverage of Examinations

The two-day exam covered competencies in relation to the 11 key areas of responsibility contained in the Competency Standards of Nursing Practice in the Philippines. These areas are categorized as follows: patient care, empowering, enabling and enhancing competencies.

The five (5) parts of the PNLE are the following:

• Nursing Practice I (Community Health Nursing)
• Nursing Practice II (Care of Healthy/At Risk Mother and Child)
• Nursing Practice III (Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alternations - Part A)
• Nursing Practice IV (Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alternations - Part B)
• Nursing Practice V (Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alternations - Part C)

Previous Examinations

In the May 2025 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination (PNLE), the PRC released the results within five (5) working days. A total of 6,935 out of 10,770 examinees passed. Angelica Ferrer Dator of Southern Luzon State University (SLSU)-Lucban topped the board with a score of 90.00%.

For the November 2024 PNLE, results were announced in fourteen (14) working days. PRC reported that 29,349 out of 34,534 candidates successfully passed. Chariemae Nuñez Cañazares from Cebu Normal University led the passers with a rating of 92.60%.

In the May 2024 PNLE, results were released in just four (4) working days. A total of 7,749 out of 11,116 examinees passed the exam. Abigail Escueta Cayanan of St. Jude College-Dasmariñas, Cavite Inc. emerged as the topnotcher with 92.60%.

Here's summary of previous Nursing board examinations:

Exam Date	Total Examinees	Total Passers	Passing Rate	Days before results release
May 2025	10,770	6,935	64.39%	5
November 2024	34,534	29,349	84.99%	14
May 2024	11,116	7,749	69.71%	4
November 2023	32,203	25,761	80.00%	14
May 2023	14,364	10,764	74.94%	10
November 2022	24,903	18,529	74.40%	12
May 2022	9,729	6,616	68.00%	9
November 2021	11,828	6,086	51.45%	12
July 2021	7,746	5,008	64.65%	10
November 2019	13,816	7,627	55.20%	14
June 2019	9,691	5,059	52.20%	12
November 2018	12,033	4,811	39.98%	14
June 2018	9,873	4,326	43.82%	9
November 2017	12,869	5,875	45.65%	11
June 2017	11,176	3,882	34.74%	8
November 2016	14,322	6,836	47.73%	12
June 2016	14,184	6,183	43.59%	9
November 2015	18,500	9,114	49.26%	24
May 2015	17,891	9,707	54.26%	16
November 2014	26,690	15,292	57.29%	29
May 2014	29,188	11,225	38.46%	23

PNLE Updates

Monitor on the page the real-time release of PNLE results or visit the official website of PRC (prc.gov.ph) for more information.

— The Summit Express