The CPA Board Exam was conducted on May 21-23, 2023 in different testing centers nationwide including NCR, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.
It was headed by the Board of Accountancy, its Chairman, Noe G. Quiñanola, Vice-Chairman, Samuel B. Padilla, and its members, Thelma S. Ciudadano, Gervacio I. Piator, Maria Teresita Z. Dimaculangan, and Rosalinda D. Evangelista.
The May 2023 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Exam (CPALE) results including the complete list of board passers, top 10 (topnotchers), and performance of schools are expected to be released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Accountancy in 5 working days after the last day of exams.
Accountancy Licensure Exam Results May 2023
PRC announced that 2,239 out of 7,376 (30.36%) successfully passed the May 2023 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Exam (CPALE). “The results of examination with respect to two (2) examinees were withheld pending completion of the remaining subjects in the licensure examination; and two (2) were withheld for validation of submitted documents.”
Here are the May 2023 CPA board exam results as announced by the Professional Regulation Commission:
Roll of Successful Examinees in the
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT LICENSURE EXAMINATION
Held on May 21-23, 2023
Released on May 30, 2023
TOP 10 May 2023 CPA Board Exam Topnotchers
PRC recognizes the top 10 examinees who garnered the highest examination ratings in its administered licensure exams. Shown below is the complete list of May 2023 CPALE top 10 examinees/ topnotchers including the school they’re from and their rating.
Performance of Schools/ Top Performing Schools
Below are the October 2022 Certified Public Accountant licensure exams top-performing schools having 20 or more examinees passed and with at least 80% overall passing percentage; as per Commission Resolution No. 2017-1058 (C) series of 2017, courtesy of PRC.
| Rank | School | Total No. of Examinees | Total No. Passed | Percentage Passed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the Philippines Diliman | 59 | 55 | 93.22% |
The performance of schools for May 2023 CPA licensure exams in alphabetical order as per R.A. 8981, otherwise known as PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Section 7 (m) or “to monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations and publish results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation.”
| Month/Year | Total No. Examinees | Total No. Passers | Passing Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | 6,665 | 1,722 | 25.84% |
| May 2022 | 4,442 | 990 | 22.29% |
| December 2021 | 1,454 | 318 | 21.87% |
| October 2021 | 2,367 | 361 | 15.25% |
| October 2019 | 14,492 | 2,075 | 14.32% |
| May 2019 | 10,319 | 1,699 | 16.46% |
| October 2018 | 14,358 | 3,616 | 25.18% |
| May 2018 | 9,830 | 2,843 | 28.92% |
| October 2017 | 14,816 | 4,511 | 30.45% |
| May 2017 | 9,645 | 3,389 | 35.13% |
| October 2016 | 14,390 | 5,249 | 36.48% |
| May 2016 | 6,925 | 2,967 | 42.84% |
| October 2015 | 13,317 | 5,468 | 41.06% |