Pass rates have been announced by ACCA students who sat their exams in September 2023.
The September sitting saw 89,719 people enter for exams and saw 104,389 exams completed. A total of 3,763 students completed their final exams to become ACCA affiliates.
ACCA executive director – content, quality, and innovation Alan Hatfield said: “ACCA students continue to strive towards their ambition of reaching ACCA membership. We’re delighted to see so many of them succeed, as shown by this set of pleasing results.”
This session saw some changes to the Essentials exams at the Strategic Professional stage that both support student wellbeing and deliver employability skills:
- For Strategic Business Leader, students were provided with pre-seen two weeks before their exam, this approach gives students the opportunity to understand the information presented prior to the exam. This also mirrors a work environment where it is normal to receive papers in advance. More information can be found at our website.
- For Strategic Business Reporting, the format of question one changed. It now uses a prepopulated spreadsheet response option containing a draft consolidated financial statement. This new style format requires students to record, analyse and present information aligning with how spreadsheets are used by finance professionals in a working environment. Again, our website has more information on this change.
Exam results
The ACCA Qualification rigorously tests the skills, abilities and competencies that a modern accountant needs, with a firm grounding in ethics and professionalism. It prepares students for a rewarding career as a qualified and ethical finance professional.
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By GlobalDataResults below also include those delivered via ACCA’s on-demand offering for Foundation Diplomas, Applied Knowledge and Law exams. These accounted for a further 30,044 exams, of which 2,617 were made possible through remote invigilation.
| ACCA Qualification | Pass rate (%) |
| Applied Skills | |
| LW – Corporate and Business Law | 84% |
| TX – Taxation | 54% |
| FR – Financial Reporting | 47% |
| PM – Performance Management | 40% |
| FM – Financial Management | 49% |
| AA – Audit and Assurance | 42% |
| Strategic Professional – Essentials | |
| SBL – Strategic Business Leader | 50% |
| SBR – Strategic Business Reporting | 50% |
| Strategic Professional – Options | |
| AAA – Advanced Audit and Assurance | 34% |
| AFM – Advanced Financial Management | 45% |
| APM – Advanced Performance Management | 34% |
| ATX – Advanced Taxation | 48% |
