MANILA, Philippines – The Bar Exam Results 2024, including the list of passers and top examinees to over 10,000 aspiring lawyers, are expected to be released by the Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC) in December 2024, according to Associate Justice Lopez.
Initially, there were 12,246 registered takers, but on the first day of exams, only 10,502 showed up to take the bar exams. On the second day, it dropped to 10,493.
The 2024 bar examinations were held on September 8, 11, and 15, 2024, and are headed by the Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez, Chairperson of the 2024 Bar Examinations Committee.
Bar Exam Results 2024 Summary
- A-G Passers: September 2024 Bar Exam Results
- H-Q Passers: September 2024 Bar Exam Results
- R-Z Passers: September 2024 Bar Exam Results
- List of Topnotchers in the September 2024 Bar Exam
- Top Law Schools: Bar Exam Results 2024
2024 Bar Exams List of Passers
List of Successful Examinees in the September 2024 Bar Exams
Held on September 8, 11 & 15, 2024
Released date: Expected on December 2024 (after the special En Banc session)
Passing Rate: TBA
Updates
September 18, 2024: As per the Bar 2024 Chairperson, the 2024 Bar Exam results are intended to be released in December 2024, while the oath-taking is scheduled on January 24, 2025.
Tentatively, we are intending to release it in December, but the oath-taking is already scheduled on January 24, 2025
Release of Results
Referring to the previous releases of bar exam results, it is expected to be released by November to December 2024, 2-3 months after the exams. The exact and official date will be posted here once the Supreme Court Public Information Office posted the date.
Before officially posting results, SC is conducting a special en banc session to decode the bar exam results. This is the process of opening the sealed envelopes with the names of passers.
The list of passers will also be posted on the SC’s official website and flashed via widescreen at the Supreme Court’s front yard. You may also refer to this article, as we will post the names of successful examinees.
Testing Venues
The simultaneous digital and regionalized bar exams were administered at thirteen (13) local testing centers in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
| Bar 2024 Testing Centers |
|---|
| Visayas University of the Philippines – Diliman University of Santo Tomas San Beda University Manila Adventist College University of the Philippines – Bonifacio Global City San Beda College of Alabang Saint Louis University University of Nueva Caceres |
| Visayas University of San Jose – Recoletos University of San Carlos Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation |
| Mindanao Ateneo de Davao University Xavier University |
SC conducted the exams through Examplify, a secure examination delivery program in which examinees will use their devices in their preferred venue, monitored by in-person proctors and closed-circuit television cameras in exam rooms.
How many examinees took the Bar Exams 2024?
As per SC, 12,246 aspiring lawyers are expected to take the exams, 5,234 are first-timers, and the rest are re-takers. Below is the turnout of examinees in the 3-day grueling exams:
- First Day: 10,502
- Second Day: 10,493
- Third-Day: 10,490
Coverage of Bar Exams
The September 2024 licensure exams for aspiring lawyers covered core bar subjects and their respective weights.
- Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics with Practical Exercises (25%)
- Commercial and Taxation Laws (20%)
- Civil Law (20%)
- Political and Public International Law (15%)
- Labor Law and Social Legislation (10%)
- Criminal Law (10%)
Questions in Bar Exams 2024
Here is the list of questions in the recently concluded Bar exams.
Passing Percentage of Bar Exams 2024
To pass the Bar exams, an examinee must have a general average of 75% and no grade lower than 50% in any subject. While this is typical, SC En Banc may also adjust and lower the passing percentage.
In 2012, the passing percentage was lowered to 70%, while in the 2013 and 2014 bar exams, it was likewise reduced to 73%.
Previous Bar Exams
The Bar Exam is one of the highly anticipated licensure exams conducted yearly by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
During the September 2023 bar exams, 3,812 out of 10,387 (36.77%) examinees passed. Ephraim Porciuncula Bie from the University of Santo Tomas ranked first in the exams, with 89.2625%, followed by Mark Josel Padua Vivit from Ateneo de Manila University, having 89.1250%.
Here is the summary of results in previous years.
| Year | No. of Examinees | No. of Passers | Passing Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10,387 | 3,812 | 36.77% |
| 2022 | 9,183 | 3,992 | 43.47% |
| 2020-2021 | 11,402 | 8,241 | 72.28% |
| 2019 | 7,685 | 2,103 | 27.36% |
| 2018 | 8,158 | 1,800 | 22.07% |
| 2017 | 6,748 | 1,724 | 25.55% |
| 2016 | 6344 | 3747 | 59.06% |
| 2015 | 6,605 | 1,731 | 26.21% |
| 2014 | 5,984 | 1,126 | 18.82% |
| 2013 | 5,292 | 1,174 | 22.18% |
| 2012 | 5,343 | 949 | 17.76% |
| 2011 | 5,987 | 1,913 | 31.95% |
| 2010 | 4,847 | 982 | 20.26% |
About Bar Exams
The Philippine Bar examination is an annual licensure exam conducted by the Supreme Court of the Philippines through the SC’s Bar Exam Committee. This is the only licensure exam for professionals not regulated by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
The September 2024 Bar exams are the 122nd licensure exams for all aspiring lawyers.
Candidates who have failed three times in the bar exam are not permitted to retake it unless they re-enroll, pass the regular fourth-year review classes, and attend a pre-bar review course in an approved school.
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