This document includes the worldwide success rates for the following exam sittings:

  • December 2008
  • June 2008
  • December2007
  • June2007
  • December 2006
  • June 2006
  • December 2005
  • June2005
  • December2004
  • June2004
  • December 2003

December 2008

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's overall final success rates.

Level 2 Award in book-keeping

ABCLevel 2 Award in book-keeping(Computer-based) for 2008 / 68.9%

AAT Accounting Qualification

Diploma pathway: Certificate level

IACIntroductory accounting(Computer-based) for 2008 / 83.5%
IACIntroductory accounting(Paper-based) / 80.9%

NVQ/SVQ pathway: Foundation, level 2

PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance / 85.8%
Diploma pathway: Advanced Certificate level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Intermediate, level 3
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts / 74.2%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues / 69.4%
Diploma pathway: Diploma level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Technician, level 4
MACManagement Accounting / 53.6%
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value / 59.7%
PCRPlanning and control of resources / 67.4%
DFS*Drafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) / 76.9%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) / 66.7%
DFSCDrafting Financial statements (central government) (only 1 candidate) / 0%
BTC*Preparing business taxation computations / 76.9%
PTC*Preparing personal taxation computations / 87.1%

*indicates that these are the papers that also form part of the Diploma pathway, diploma level

AAT Payroll Administration Qualification

DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay / 86.9%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Completing year end procedures / 73.5%

June 2008

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's overall final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Diploma pathway: Certificate level

IACIntroductory accounting / 86.1%

NVQ/SVQ pathway: Foundation, level 2

PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance / 93.4%
Diploma pathway: Advanced Certificate level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Intermediate, level 3
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts / 77.0%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues / 83.2%
Diploma pathway: Diploma level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Technician, level 4
MACManagement Accounting / 55.7%
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value / 56.5%
PCRPlanning and control of resources / 67.1%
DFS*Drafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) / 69.2%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) / 91.1%
BTC*Preparing business taxation computations / 70.7%
PTC*Preparing personal taxation computations / 80.6%

*indicates that these are the papers that also form part of the Diploma pathway, diploma level

AAT Payroll Administration Qualification

DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay / 82.5%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures / 73.2%

December 2007

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's overall final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Diploma pathway: Certificate level

IACIntroductory accounting / 87.2%

NVQ/SVQ pathway: Foundation, level 2

PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance / 83.8%
Diploma pathway: Advanced Certificate level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Intermediate, level 3
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts / 68.3%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues) / 74.7%
Diploma pathway: Diploma level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Technician, level 4
MACManagement Accounting / 48.2%
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value / 64.5%
PCRPlanning and control of resources / 81.9%
DFS*Drafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) / 80.4%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) / 100%
BTC*Preparing business taxation computations / 75.6%
PTC*Preparing personal taxation computations / 79.9%

*indicates that these are the papers that also form part of the Diploma pathway, diploma level

AAT Payroll Administration Qualification

DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay / 88.8%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures / 82.1%

June 2007

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's overall final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Diploma pathway: Certificate level

IACIntroductory accounting / 81.4%

NVQ/SVQ pathway: Foundation, level 2

PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance / 93.0%
Diploma pathway: Advanced Certificate level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Intermediate, level 3
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts / 71.3%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues / 81.5%
Diploma pathway: Diploma level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Technician, level 4
MACManagement Accounting / 68.0%
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value / 68.5%
PCRPlanning and control of resources / 72.5%
DFS*Drafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) / 71.2%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) / 82.7%
BTC*Preparing business taxation computations / 65.2%
PTC*Preparing personal taxation computations / 74.0%

*indicates that these are the papers that also form part of the Diploma pathway, diploma level

AAT Payroll Administration Qualification

DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay / 87.4%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures / 83.9%

December 2006

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's overall final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Diploma pathway: Certificate level

IACIntroductory accounting / 86.4%

NVQ/SVQ pathway: Foundation, level 2

PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance / 88.0%
Diploma pathway: Advanced Certificate level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Intermediate, level 3
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts / 66.8%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues / 73.9%
Diploma pathway: Diploma level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Technician, level 4
MACManagement Accounting / 68.9%
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value / 65.5%
PCRPlanning and control of resources / 68.8%
DFS*Drafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) / 71.1%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) / 47.4%
DFSCDrafting financial statements (central government) / 100%
BTC*Preparing business taxation computations / 68.7%
PTC*Preparing personal taxation computations / 76.2%

*indicates that these are the papers that also form part of the Diploma pathway, diploma level

AAT Payroll Administration Qualification

DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay / 92.1%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures / 86.5%

June 2006

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's overall final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Diploma pathway: Certificate level

IACIntroductory accounting / 80.6%

NVQ/SVQ pathway: Foundation, level 2

PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance / 90.8%
Diploma pathway: Advanced Certificate level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Intermediate, level 3
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts / 67.1%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues / 78.4%
Diploma pathway: Diploma level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Technician, level 4
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value / 65.3%
PCRPlanning and control of resources / 77.4%
DFS*Drafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) / 84.5%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) / 71.8%
DFSHDrafting financial statements (NHS) / 66.7%
BTC*Preparing business taxation computations / 68.2%
PTC*Preparing personal taxation computations / 69.7%

*indicates that these are the papers that also form part of the Diploma pathway, diploma level

AAT Payroll Administration Qualification

DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay / 74.4%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures / 80.9%

December 2005

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's overall final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Diploma pathway: Certificate level

IACIntroductory accounting / 89.5%

NVQ/SVQ pathway: Foundation, level 2

PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance / 83.7%
Diploma pathway: Advanced Certificate level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Intermediate, level 3
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts / 68.6%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues / 77.3%
Diploma pathway: Diploma level and
NVQ/SVQ pathway: Technician, level 4
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value / 68.9%
PCRPlanning and control of resources / 64.9%
DFS*Drafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) / 71.2%
DFSCDrafting financial statements (central government) / 80.0%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) / 68.0%
BTC*Preparing business taxation computations / 73.6%
PTC*Preparing personal taxation computations / 77.6%

*indicates that these are the papers that also form part of the Diploma pathway, diploma level

AAT Payroll Administration Qualification

DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay / 83.1%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures / 91.9%

June 2005

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Foundation NVQ/SVQ level 2

PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance / 91.8%

Intermediate NVQ/SVQ level 3

FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts / 65.7%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues / 80.9%

Technician NVQ/SVQ level 4

PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value / 68.7%
PCRPlanning and control of resources / 68.0%
DFSDrafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) / 59.7%
DFSCDrafting financial statements (central government) / 72.2%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) / 72.0%
BTCPreparing business taxation computations / 82.4%
PTCPreparing personal taxation computations / 76.0%

Payroll Administration

DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay / 82.4%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures / 79.3%

December 2004

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Foundation NVQ/SVQ level 2

ITBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance (2000 standards) / 73.7%
PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance (2003 standards) / 84.0%

Intermediate NVQ/SVQ level 3

MFRMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts (1998 standards) / 45.7%
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts (2003 standards) / 61.6%
RCIRecording cost information (1998 standards) / 61.4%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues (2003 standards) / 72.7%

Technician NVQ/SVQ level 4

MCVManagement of cost and enhancement of value (1998 standards) / 60.7%
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value (2003 standards) / 73.1%
PARPlanning and allocation of resources (1998 standards) / 46.2%
PCRPlanning and control of resources (2003 standards) / 69.2%
DFDrafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) (1998 standards) / 46.0%
DFSDrafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) (2003 standards) / 70.2%
DFCDrafting financial statements (central government) (1998 standards) / 50.0%
DFLDrafting financial statements (local government) (1998 standards) / 50.0%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) (2003 standards) / 31.6%
BTCPreparing business taxation computations (2003 standards) / 72.8%
PTCPreparing personal taxation computations (2003 standards) / 82.3%

Payroll Administration

DAPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determine individual & aggregate payments (1999 standards) / 33.3%
DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay (2003 standards) / 81.6%
YEPNVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures (1999 standards) / 100%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures (2003 standards) / 73.8%
June 2004

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Foundation NVQ/SVQ level 2

ITBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance (2000 standards) / 73.7%
PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance (2003 standards) / 89.7%

Intermediate NVQ/SVQ level 3

MFRMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts (1998 standards) / 44.9%
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts (2003 standards) / 65.7%
RCIRecording cost information (1998 standards) / 65.3%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues (2003 standards) / 79.9%

Technician NVQ/SVQ level 4

MCVManagement of cost and enhancement of value (1998 standards) / 58.1%
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value (2003 standards) / 72.7%
PARPlanning and allocation of resources (1998 standards) / 49.6%
PCRPlanning and control of resources (2003 standards) / 71.9%
DFDrafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) (1998 standards) / 54.7%
DFSDrafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) (2003 standards) / 77.5%
DFCDrafting financial statements (central government) (1998 standards) / 66.7%
DFSCDrafting financial statements (central government) (2003 standards) / 63.6%
DFLDrafting financial statements (local government) (1998 standards) / 35.3%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) (2003 standards) / 74.1%
DFLDrafting financial statements (NHS) (1998 standards) / 50.0%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (NHS) (2003 standards) / 40.0%
BTCPreparing business taxation computations (2003 standards) / 79.1%
PTCPreparing personal taxation computations (2003 standards) / 66.1%

Payroll Administration

DAPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determine individual & aggregate payments (1999 standards) / 50.0%
DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay (2003 standards) / 83.1%
YEPNVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures (1999 standards) / 66.7%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures (2003 standards) / 79.2%

December 2003

Worldwide Success Rates

Detailed below are AAT's final success rates.

AAT Accounting Qualification

Foundation NVQ/SVQ level 2

ITBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance (2000 standards) / 78.1%
PLBPrepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance (2003 standards) / 82.3%

Intermediate NVQ/SVQ level 3

MFRMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts (1998 standards) / 56.1%
FRAMaintaining financial records and preparing accounts (2003 standards) / 61.7%
RCIRecording cost information (1998 standards) / 71.9%
ECRRecording and evaluating costs and revenues (2003 standards) / 69.9%

Technician NVQ/SVQ level 4

MCVManagement of cost and enhancement of value (1998 standards) / 47.0%
PEVManagement of performance & enhancement of value (2003 standards) / 68.1%
PARPlanning and allocation of resources (1998 standards) / 57.7%
PCRPlanning and control of resources (2003 standards) / 78.4%
DFDrafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) (1998 standards) / 71.6%
DFSDrafting financial statements (accounting practice, industry & commerce) (2003 standards) / 69.3%
DFCDrafting financial statements (central government) (1998 standards) / 44.4%
DFSCDrafting financial statements (central government) (2003 standards) / n/a
DFLDrafting financial statements (local government) (1998 standards) / 47.6%
DFSLDrafting Financial statements (local government) (2003 standards) / 50.0%
BTCPreparing business taxation computations (2003 standards) / 69.5%
PTCPreparing personal taxation computations (2003 standards) / 69.9%

Payroll Administration

DAPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determine individual & aggregate payments (1999 standards) / 55.5%
DNPNVQ/SVQ level 2 - Determining net pay (2003 standards) / 74.6%
YEPNVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures (1999 standards) / 47.6%
CYENVQ/SVQ level 3 - Complete year end procedures (2003 standards) / 83.7%

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