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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