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ACCA Global pass rates for December 2012 vs OpenTuition members pass rates.

We have the results of our Instant Polls – December 2012 Exam results! Please note these pass rates are not scientific, but are based on the results submitted by OpenTuition members (in instant polls). We are comparing them with the real global ACCA pass rates, to give you some perspective. openTuition_ACCA_Passrates_Dec_2012

December 2012 session ACCA Global pass rates (ACCA Qualification)

F1 exam, Accountant in Business, 65%* F2 exam, Management Accounting, 59%* F3 exam, Financial Accounting, 55%* Paper F4, Corporate and Business Law, 41% Paper F5, Performance Management, 37% Paper F6, Taxation, 47% Paper F7, Financial Reporting, 53% Paper F8, Audit and Assurance, 34% Paper F9, Financial Management, 43% P1 exam, Governance, Risk and Ethics, 50% P2 exam, Corporate Reporting, 49% P3 exam, Business Analysis, 48% Paper P4, Advanced Financial Management, 33% Paper P5, Advanced Performance Management, 33% Paper P6, Advanced Taxation, 44% Paper P7, Advanced Audit and Assurance, 32%

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December 2012 session Foundations in Accountancy pass rates:

Introductory Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting FA1, Recording Financial Transactions, 70%* MA1 Management Information, 74%* Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting FA2, Maintaining Financial Records, 61%* MA2, Managing Costs and Finance, 53%* Diploma in Accounting and Business FAB, Accountant in Business, 52% FMA, Management Accounting, 48% FFA, Financial Accounting, 46% Foundation Specialist papers FAU, Foundations in Audit, 48% FTX, Foundations in Taxation, 70% FFM, Foundations in Financial Management, 49% * Combined pass rates for paper-based and computer-based exams. Learn more about December 2012 ACCA pass rates from the ACCA Website

63 Comments

  1. shixxy2011
    For those who have passed P7....how do u pass that paper?...I really do not know where to focus on!! I have the audit grasp and also gone through P2 standards....how does one overcome this obstacle?
  2. blediylli
    can someone tell me where can i find the ACCA F3 book (from PBB provider)? i bought F2 at BPP, but F3 isn't in the list.
  3. olof
    Maybe you can try Kaplan?
    https://kaplan-publishing.kaplan.co.uk/acca-books/f3/Pages/default.aspx
  4. jeannelle gresham
    you are able to get at from interactive
  5. Reena
    Dear Friends,
    Open tuition is the best among all the learning partners because the team is always updated now there is flash card for F4 to F9 .The team is concern to all ACCA learners how they can pass by means flash card free Revision Lecteurs notes ,Free notes.It is a selfless service to all student.Thanks to Open tuition for the great service for all students
  6. shevalba11
    Hi,

    I wanted to ask you about this pass rates. I have 43 point in F5 when the pass rate is 37. What does it mean? Should I have passed the exam?

    thanks
  7. Ramish ali
    Hello,
    Pass rate is the people who get passed out of 100 e.g 37 mean , 37 people got passed in f5 out of 100.
    The actual Pass mark is 50 if you score 50 or more than that then you are pass in F5
    Good LUck
  8. oluwadamilare
    The whole population who wrote F5 represent a 100% , so if the pass rate is 37,means only 37% out of the entire population passed. U had 45,meaning u belong to the remaining 63% who didn't pass. Goodluck and hope u fall among the pass rate this time.
  9. Reena
    Dear Friends,
    The pass rates the foundation FAB, FMA,FFA the pass rate are low compare to F1,F2 and F3.The syllabus are same but the exams foundation are different .It is not encouraging for FIA student to get low marks and to go further to their studies hey would rather abandon ACCA.studies.The ACCA estabhishment should amend the examination to encourage student to progress and to promote ACCA studies to the world.This study is very important to all people around the globe.
  10. John MoffatTutor
    I understand your concern.
    However the ACCA has a standard to maintain and they can not be expected to make the exams easier just so that more people pass them.
    It would not be fair because then the people passing these papers would have problems passing the later exams.
  11. jnjari2000
    what the secret to passing F9?December 2012 was the sixth attempt?
  12. Ramish ali
    knowledge + Practice + zeal to learn + clear concepts + Open tuition + Good Luck :D

    *USE BPP AS A STUDY TEXT
  13. Samiihah
    Failed f7 by 3 points !!!!
  14. pit_bull
    Same for me, despite putting in as much effort as I could. Pretty gutted :( gonna try for June 2013 though.
  15. yusuff
    Thanks Allah, I pass f8 first time. Secret pass question papers. Pilot to date.
  16. KFN100
    Congratulation to all those who passed, those who did not pass don't give up.
  17. zubioo7
    what it takes to pass f5 in variances ANN IRON MAKES IT COMPLICATED and the performance measurement where u h ve to link calculations and roi and ri uffff i feel soooo bad
  18. kevgooner
    Does anyone know where exactly the London - South East exam centre is located??
  19. jasline
    congrats to those who passed f5, this yr june will be my 3rd attempt. I wonder why make f5 so tough.. got to prepare early and do more practice questions.
  20. zubioo7
    the thing is dat u hve to be carefull and look the way they ask questions like in variances u know already know the formula for labour rate labour efficiency but the values they want u to put in them tackles with technique according to the scenario
  21. perfecta1
    I could do all practice questions from practice book with 90% of good answers. SOmetimes I didn't have to read them as I knew what they about. And still, I just passed the exam with 51 points. LOL
  22. randiga
    haha same as me here i dont understand why
  23. Ramish ali
    I THANK GOD ALMIGHTY, I GOT PASSED ON 50 :D
  24. xpac
    please i wrote f1,f2 and f3 on December but when the results came i failed f2 and f3 .i will like to know if it will be possible for me to sit for f2 and f5 this June 2013 and sit for f3 and f4 this December 2013.
  25. Samiihah
    Hi :)
    yes of course you can ! but you will have to pass f2 first ! Think well before taking f5 or f4 !! level 2 is far way difficult than level 1 (Not saying this to discourage you but any seniors will tell you that ) you will have to work hard !
    Besides to take any level 2 paper, you need to finish all 3 papers of level 1 first ! you can take tuition for both f2 and f5 for example..but before sitting for level 2 papers you should finish with f2 and f3 !
    I advise you to pay for say like june 2013 for f4 or f5 whatever you wish you can cope with and study well and pass your f2 and f3 by CBE anytme you want !
    hope this helps :)
  26. huyennguyen1507
    Finally I passed F5 in the fourth attempt!
  27. huzefanajam
    finally u did it...congrats!!!
  28. zubioo7
    congratulations its a big achievement any advice on how to deal with unforeseen situations given in exams plz i need a good advice
  29. Samiihah
    Read ANN IRONS technical articles ! it helps a lot ! n do most of the question from BPP books (the best so far )
  30. shakil
    congr8s
  31. elesina
    Studying is challenging especially if its self-study. Believe you just have to be focused give each paper enough attention. Failed F3 in Dec 2012, sitting for it again in June. Any tips?
  32. flowmatic
    I'll advice u dont wait till june to re-sit d paper. Focus on the past questions and apply for CBE of you pass it u know immediately that u have to start preparin for other courses for June say F4 for example. Dedicate a whole month to nothing but that revisions. It usually works
  33. saadsula
    can some one sit f2 with another paper not f1 and f3.i have already passed f1 & f3 but failed f2.
  34. pamamadi
    It depends on whether you are a mature student or not. ACCA once told me that mature students have to pass F2 and F3 before taking the skills papers.
    I hope this answer your question
  35. Ahmad Masood Faqiri
    Yes it's possible for FIA (Foundations in Accountancy) student to get appeared in manual papers along with F2 or F3 or F1 if a student already passed 2 of any of these papers. when you log in to myacca there will be an option for you if you have passed any 2 papers of FIA that do you want to transfer to ACCA or not.
  36. rijo
    passed f5 and f6 ....decided to take f7 and f8 for june sesion.....f8 has low pass rates what has to be done to clear f8.......and is their any diffrences june and december sesion ....i find june sesion tightly marked.....
  37. yaohelen
    Anyone who has not received the Dec 12 exam results? That was my 1st exam round, not sure if anyone else is also suffering the same anxiety, what is wrong with ACCA... no exam results, can you believe this...
  38. pamella
    I need some help with f3. Can't seems to get the hang of it. I am doing well with the revision and all but the exams are much different and harder. Need some past papers for 2010 and 2011. They are not on ACCA web site
  39. latoyah
    try getting the bpp i-pass CD i found it helped alot with the first three paper, practing the questions as well as listening to OT lectures were a big help.
  40. akashchattoor
    wweeeehhhh i passed my papers :)
  41. samaacca
    If you leave a question unanswered in acca papers or part of a question, do they fail you ? , because i heard that it is the strategy they are going for, because if a student leaves a question , it means he doesnt has its concept clear enough, although i am not sure of whether its applicable if you leave the whole or part of a question .
    Can somebody answer this ?
    I gave f8 in dec 2012, i m pretty sure that i will pass it with 70% but had a nervous breakdown seeing 41% on the marksheet
  42. John MoffatTutor
    No - they do not fail you for leaving out a question (although obviously you get 0 for that question).

    However you should always write at least something for every question. If you leave out (for example) a 20 mark question, then you are only being marked out of 80 (and there is no way anyone is going to get full marks on the questions they attempted). Even if you do not know much about the question, just writing a few lines with get a few marks if it is at all sensible. One or two marks is nothing, but it is everything for someone who otherwise fails on 48 or 49!!!
  43. zubioo7
    well dont know ann iron makes it very challenging in the exam i got 44 i feel soooo bad cant open the same f5 book kit cant sit this paper is so threatening when i was making my way to the examination hall i was very scared
  44. latoyah
    i got the same marks, knew it would be a mircale if i passed after seeing the paper because at least two if the questions on there would have been a challenge for me. I thought it was a fair enough paper but i was fully prepared i thought they would be coming with some harder stuff and focused on those and forget the other ones as i thought i has those locked who knew that a CVP question could stump me and the rolling budget question.
  45. cristina85
    yeah i find them v difficult!
  46. wanizwan
    I failed paper p1, very narrow to pass. Can i make recheck paper?
  47. wanizwan
    I failed, very narrow to pass. Can i make recheck paper?
  48. qiuxiabowry
    I think you should take it again, you will never get remark on your paper, do not waste your money on review. I try it before, all they do is send me the answers for that paper.
  49. Marts
    Why p7 is the lowest pass rate?
  50. John MoffatTutor
    It is not that there is anything wrong with the papers! Nor is it that they are more complicated.

    F5 upsets some people because for many it is their first ACCA exam and they do not realise how hard the ACCA exams are.
    F8 causes problems for some people because it is all writing - many people prefer calculation papers and do not like writing.
    All of the P exams are difficult because they are set at a high level.

    As to why P7 has the lowest pass rate - it is simply that fewer people managed to get 50% or more than in the other papers!!! Obviously there will always be a paper with the lowest pass rate just as there will always be a paper with the highest pass rate!!!

    The examiners reports will give you an idea of where people were losing (or gaining) marks.
  51. cristina85
    i falied F8 by 8 marks, thought i passed by 70 %....is very disapoitting and F5 another nightmare !good luck to all of us !
  52. Marts
    Thanks johnmoffat. I personally feel that examiner report p7 (ie commentng on ineligible hand writting, not enough points etc) is very general and cannot address specific issues. I have observed for the last three years that the examiner report says same things. How student knowns their genuine mistakes where ACCA can't provide specific comments to individual exam script? So disappointed for failing seval times on p7, last paper.
  53. John MoffatTutor
    I agree that it would be useful if the ACCA could provide specific comments on individual scripts, but unfortunately they will not (and I don't think that they ever will :-( ).
  54. musema
    CIMA does provide individual comments and releases results faster than ACCA
  55. rayyan6050
    I passed P7 in the dec 2012 attempt (my first time), didn't really get what P7 was all about. I could hardly find anything in the syllabus that wasn't there in F8. As an Advanced level audit exam, there should be more depth to the exam. I studied for P7 for 1 day, that's it. I didn't get time and all i did was read the OT notes that were around a 100 pages. Although i did take classes for the paper. The paper was like a theoretical version of P2, where i found myself giving references of IFRS's n IAS's. Honestly speakng, i found F8 to be tougher, a wider syllabus with far more knowledge based questions. Admittedly, the P7 exam does make you think practically as an auditor would, but i still think there is a lack of depth in the exam when it comes to designing specific Audit procedures for individual IAS issues. The syllabus should have a more clear outline, with focus on procedures for different accounting standards.
  56. cd7678ddba
    I passed F5, i dont think it was cmplicated, i ony spent one week to prepare for it, although i did not get a high mark,as Q4 i didnt know how to answer it....
  57. zubioo7
    one week well dats not possible f5 is not dat kind of paper in which u just open book and kit and went to give a pass paper Ann IRON is a kind of examiner who wants u to cover every inch of the syllabus the thing is u FAILED TO PREPARE ,PREPARE TO FAIL
  58. greenzstarr
    i totally agree...i think its a bit self overating for anyone to give the impression that you can prepare for any ACCA paper in one week. Thats unrealistic and does not suggest that you are intelligent. Any genius knows that one must prepare for an exam. You need not only know its content but also understand. We must be very careful not to give people this false impression.
  59. rayyan6050
    You can pass an exam in one week. Trust me. F1: 5 days. F4: 7 days. P1: 8 days. P3: 6 days. P7: 1 day. All in first attempts.
  60. yaohelen
    It's just that you are lucky enough in that exam, one week preparation is not possible to pass the exam....
  61. beyagala
    Some of you deceive others, honestly you cant prepare any ACCA paper in one week.
  62. ridwaansheikh
    you have reason my dear.....
  63. usman93
    yes..you can say....

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