ROOM ASSIGNMENTS: August 2026 Guidance Counselors Licensure Exam (GCLE)

The August 2026 Guidance Counselors Licensure Exam (GCLE) room assignments are out! 🎉

This year’s Guidance Counselors Licensure Exam (GCLE) will be conducted on August 17 & 18, 2026.

Room Assignments

Below are room assignments for the August 2026 GCLE:

Manila
Manila – Added to the List
Manila – PWD
Baguio
Cagayan de Oro
Cebu
Davao
Lucena
Lucena – Added to the List
Rosales
Tuguegarao

Some room assignments may not be available yet. Kindly bookmark this page for quick and real-time updates.

TAKE NOTE: Examinees shall report before 6:30 in the morning on the said date because latecomers will not be admitted.

Things to Bring Examination day

Here are the things to bring during the examination proper:

Notice of Admission
Official Receipt
One (1) piece of metered-stamped window mailing envelope
Two (2) or more pencils (No. 2)
Ball pens (black ink only)
One (1) piece long brown envelope
One (1) piece long transparent/plastic envelope (for keeping your valuables and other allowed items)

Dress Code on Examination Day

Here are the specified dress codes from PRC:

For male examinees, tucked-in white polo shirt with collar (without any seal, logo, or mark); decent pants or slacks
For female examinees, tucked-in white blouse or shirt with collar (without any seal, logo, or mark); decent pants or slacks

Prohibited Items Inside the Exam Rooms:

Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded information or formulas
Calculators which are programmable or with embedded functions, especially CASIO FX991ES and CASIO FX-991ES plus
Apple, Samsung and other smart watches, cellular phones, ear plugs, transmitters, portable computers, Bluetooth and other electronic devices which may be used for communication purposes;
Bags of any kind (place your documents inside the transparent/plastic envelope)
Other examination aides not stated in this program

All personal belongings of the examinees shall be surrendered to the proctor and shall be placed in a secured space within the examination room.

The rules on the conduct of bodily search, an inspection of personal belongings of the examinees, and the seizure/confiscation of prohibited items during the licensure exam (Annex A of PRC Memorandum Order No. 57, s. 2020) shall be strictly observed.

Exam Coverage

The August 2026 Guidance Counselors Licensure Exam (GCLE) will cover the following topics:

Counseling, Theory, Tools and Technique (25%)
Career Guidance (15%)
Foundation of Guidance and Counseling (15%)
Group Process and Program Development (15%)
Psychological Testing (15%)
Organization, Administration and Supervision (15%)

References

Program for August 2026 Guidance Counselors Licensure Exam (GCLE) from PRC.

Exam Statistics & Passing Rate

Exam Date	No. of Examinees	No. of Passers	Passing Rate
August 2025	744	496	66.67%
August 2024	539	316	58.63%
August 2023	559	295	52.77%
August 2022	661	405	61.27%
August 2019	458	286	62.45%
August 2018	471	307	65.18%
August 2017	393	256	65.14%
August 2016	390	239	61.28%
August 2015	419	252	60.14%
August 2014	442	288	65.16%
August 2013	411	169	41.12%

PRC Regional Offices Directory

If you have concerns and you need help from the Professional Regulation Commission, you can now access their office address, contact number and email address through this link: PRC Official Directory

PRC LERIS Account Assistance

If you have technical concerns with the with your LERIS account, including resetting your password, mismatched record edit, and other related concerns, you may email the Licensure Exam Division through the following emails:

licensure.division@prc.gov.ph
licensure.office@prc.gov.ph

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