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RN OSCE examination statistics.
Published examination volumes, with the year, counting unit and original source kept together.
Last checked . Sources are linked beside the facts they support.
| Financial year | RN OSCE participation | NCLEX-RN sittings | Counting note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 source | 1,489 source | 8,077 source | OSCE: reported participants; repeat status not specified. NCLEX: sittings including re-sits. |
| 2023/24 source | 2,333 source | 9,859 source | OSCE: reported participants; repeat status not specified. NCLEX: sittings including re-sits. |
| 2024/25 source | 3,300 source | 10,349 source | OSCE and NCLEX both explicitly include re-sits. |
| 2025/26 source | 3,633 source | 9,390 source | OSCE and NCLEX both explicitly include re-sits. |
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These figures are not a pass rate
The annual reports count participation or examination sittings. They do not link an individual’s NCLEX and OSCE attempts. Do not divide the columns to estimate progression, demand or the chance of passing.
The earlier reports do not explicitly identify repeat attempts in their RN OSCE figures. The later reports do. We preserve that distinction rather than presenting a unique-candidate trend.
The newest report calls its knowledge test the RN MCQ examination held at Pearson VUE centres. The NMBA registered-nurse examinations page identifies the RN MCQ as NCLEX-RN; the table uses that name consistently.
| Requested measure | Publication status | Sources checked |
|---|---|---|
| RN OSCE pass rate | Not published in the candidate resources and annual-report sections reviewed here; no percentage is supplied. | RN OSCE Candidate Handbook, 7 July 2026 · Ahpra annual report, 2025/26 |
| Annual unique Stream B cohort | No separate annual unique-person count identified in these sources. OSCE participation is not a substitute. | Ahpra annual report, 2022/23 · Ahpra annual report, 2023/24 · Ahpra annual report, 2024/25 · Ahpra annual report, 2025/26 · NMBA Self-check |
| Unique NCLEX candidates | Not supplied by these annual-report sitting totals, which include repeat attempts. | Ahpra annual report, 2025/26 |
What the handbook actually says about results
The handbook describes a personal result letter, including this field: Overall OSCE result (pass or fail)
(Release of results). It also describes station-level information. That statement is about an individual result, not a population pass rate.
We found no direct NMBA statement saying it never publishes pass rates. “Not published” above describes the specific public sources reviewed, not a quotation or a claim about all historical disclosures.
Scope of this compilation
RN only. Financial years, not calendar years. The source-linked table is our compilation of Ahpra’s published figures. It excludes enrolled-nurse and midwifery exams. A missing value means unavailable in the reviewed sources, not zero. The compilation does not reproduce an examination scenario, handbook passage or chart layout.
Questions about this RN OSCE guide
Is there a published RN OSCE pass rate in these sources?
No pass rate is supplied in the candidate resources and annual-report sections reviewed here. Participation totals cannot be used to calculate one.
Are OSCE participation totals unique candidates?
Not necessarily. The later annual reports explicitly include re-sits. Earlier RN OSCE participation figures do not specify repeat-attempt handling.