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Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing • September 8, 2026

PNLE Board Exam Passing Rating: How NP1–NP5 Scores Are Averaged

Official breakdown of Republic Act No. 9173 on computing composite PNLE scores across Nursing Practice I to V and understanding conditional removal rules.

PNLE Statutory Passing Standards (RA 9173)

An examinee must obtain a General Weighted Average of at least 75.00% with no rating below 60.00% in any of the five test parts (NP1, NP2, NP3, NP4, NP5).

The 5 PNLE Test Clusters (20% Weight Each)

  1. Nursing Practice I: Community Health Nursing (100 items / 20%)
  2. Nursing Practice II: Care of Healthy/At-Risk Mother and Child (100 items / 20%)
  3. Nursing Practice III: Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations — Part A (100 items / 20%)
  4. Nursing Practice IV: Care of Clients with Physiologic Alterations — Part B (100 items / 20%)
  5. Nursing Practice V: Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations — Part C (100 items / 20%)

Conditional Status & Removal Rules

An examinee who gets a GWA of 75.00% or higher but scores below 60.00% in one subject must take a removal examination in that subject. To pass, the removal exam rating must be at least 75.00%.

Calculate your score with our PNLE Rating Calculator.