PM and APM remain the hardest papers to pass, as both again had the lowest pass rates for the ACCA’s Applied and Strategic levels in December, at 41% and 38% respectively.
AA and AAA were not far behind, with pass rates this time around of 44% and 39%. And it would appear that 47% pass rate for AA for the September sitting was just a blip!
A slight worry might also be the slip in pass rates for both the Strategic Essential papers, especially after ACCA has pumped so much time and resources into SBL and SBR.
Alan Hatfield, executive director – content, quality and innovation, said: “We’ve made a strong start to the new year with this robust set of results which reflects the dedication and hard work of our students.
“ACCA is focused on supporting our students’ career success and provides a wealth of excellent learning support for students and tutors. I’m delighted to see continued strong engagement with our key study resources, including My Exam Performance, our Practice Platform and the ACCA Study Hub, which has now been used by over 142,000 students. Using these resources has been shown to support improved exam performance, meaning faster progress to qualification, especially when studying with an Approved Learning Provider.”
A total of 113,910 students entered the December sitting, which saw 130,898 exams completed. Some 4,734 students at this sitting completed all their exams and move on to affiliate status.
Anyone thinking of entering the March ACCA session now has until 27 January to do so. This is the standard exam entry deadline – there is no late entry deadline available for March.
ACCA DECEMBER PASS RATES: BT 87%; FA 69%; MA 67%; LW 81%; TX 54%; FR 50%; PM 41%; FM 51%; AA 44%; SBL 51%; SBR 51%; AAA 39%; AFM 45%; APM 38%; ATX 47%.
