IPTE 19 PTCE Results Released: Primary Teacher Certificate Exam Results Officially Announced
The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB), working together with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, has officially published the 2025 Primary Teacher Certificate of Education (PTCE) examination results for the Initial Primary Teacher Certificate of Education (IPTE 19) cohort. The announcement confirms the performance status of candidates across teacher training colleges, outlines national pass rates, and provides official procedures for accessing and querying results.
This release marks the conclusion of the assessment cycle for trainee primary school teachers who have taken the national certificate examinations, with results now available through the official MANEB results portal and institutional electronic registration platforms.
Overall Performance Summary
A total of 2,997 candidates sat for the examinations. Out of these, 2,969 candidates passed, representing an overall 99.07% pass rate.
To qualify as successful, each candidate was required to pass all seven subjects, including Teaching Practice, making the results a comprehensive measure of both academic knowledge and practical teaching competence.
Performance by Gender
Male Candidates
- Sat: 1,216
- Passed: 1,203
- Pass Rate: 97.93%
Female Candidates
- Sat: 1,781
- Passed: 1,766
- Pass Rate: 99.16%
The results show a slightly higher success rate among female candidates compared to male candidates in the IPTE 19 PTCE examinations.
Special Needs Education Candidates
- Sat: 36
- Passed: 35
- Pass Rate: 97.22%
The performance among Special Needs Education candidates remained strong, closely aligned with the overall national pass rate.
Top Performing Teacher Training Colleges
Based on the proportion of grades A and B, the five best-performing Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) were:
- Maryam Girls – 68.43%
- St Joseph – 61.81%
- Dowa – 57.54%
- Chiradzulu – 57.36%
- Phalombe – 52.00%
These institutions recorded the highest concentration of top grades among candidates in the IPTE 19 cohort.
Lowest Performing Teacher Training Colleges
The following colleges recorded the lowest proportion of grades A and B:
- Lilongwe (ISAMA) – 15.41%
- Alma – 17.51%
- Dream – 24.21%
- Blantyre (ISAMA) – 25.56%
- Theodora Van Rossum – 28.49%
Subject Performance Ranking
Performance across the seven subjects, measured by the proportion of A and B grades, ranked as follows:
- Chichewa – 48.52%
- Social and Religious Studies – 44.61%
- English – 44.43%
- Art and Life Skills – 35.27%
- Education Foundation – 26.73%
- Integrated Science and Technology – 26.16%
- Mathematics – 25.43%
Chichewa recorded the strongest performance, while Mathematics had the lowest proportion of top grades.
How to Access the Results
Examination centres can obtain results through their e-Registration Portal.
Individual candidates can access their results online via the official MANEB Examination Results Portal:
https://maneb.malawi265.com/examresults/
The release of the IPTE 19 PTCE Results confirms the high level of national achievement and overall good performance in teacher training institutions. With over ninety-nine percent of candidates passing, the results highlight a successful examination cycle for the Primary Teacher Education Certificate 2025 batch.
Candidates are advised to check their results promptly and follow the official procedures if clarification is required before the mentioned deadline.
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