ILOILO City – West Visayas State University (WVSU) once again asserted its dominance in teacher education by emerging as Top 1 Best Performing School in both the elementary and secondary levels of the 2025 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LET), producing three national topnotchers and posting near-perfect passing rates across programs.
WVSU logged a 99.26 percent passing rate in the elementary level after 134 of 135 examinees from its Main Campus passed the exam, while 241 of 242 takers hurdled the secondary level for a 99.59 percent passing rate, also earning the university the top spot nationwide.
Capping the university’s standout performance, three WVSU graduates landed in the national Top 10 of the September and November 2025 LET.
Bea Mae E. Balanza, a Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English from the Main Campus in La Paz, Iloilo City, placed 9th with a 93.20 percent rating, while fellow Main Campus graduate Franchesca Kimberly Ann Louise Anib Altes, also an English major, ranked 10th with 93.00 percent.
Another WVSU graduate, Mary Diane Garcia Dulay of the Himamaylan Campus, also secured a 10th-place finish with a 93 percent rating in the same secondary education category.
WVSU president Dr. Joselito Villaruz said the 2025 LET marked a milestone for the university, noting that it was the first time both elementary and secondary results were simultaneously considered in national rankings.
“We’ve always maintained a culture of excellence at WVSU, starting with a careful selection process of students entering our programs, followed by high-quality instruction throughout their academic journey,” Villaruz said.
He underscored the role of faculty mentorship and institutional support in sustaining WVSU’s performance.
“Our dedicated faculty members play a crucial role in nurturing our students’ talents and preparing them for successful careers as educators,” Villaruz added.
While celebrating the university’s sweeping success, Villaruz acknowledged that two WVSU graduates did not pass the examination, describing the outcome as a temporary hurdle.
“We remain supportive of these two students. It’s just a minor setback; with resilience and preparation, we believe they will succeed in future attempts,” he said.
Nationally, the LET remained highly competitive, with 57,729 of 79,493 examinees passing at the secondary level, and 21,967 of 43,035 passing at the elementary level—figures that further highlighted WVSU’s exceptional performance relative to the national average. Education officials said WVSU’s results reinforce its reputation as one of the country’s leading teacher-training institutions, setting a benchmark for excellence in licensure performance and educator preparation./PN