RESULTS: September 2024 Bar Exam Live Updates

Author: Admin Published: December 13, 2024 2 comments

2024 BAR EXAM RESULTS – The Supreme Court of the Philippines releases the 2024 Bar Exam Results on December 13, 2024 after the SC’s en banc session.

SC announced that 3,962 examinees (37.84%) successfully passed the 2024 Bar Exams. The passing grade for this year is 74.00%.

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

Here are the real-time updates in the release of the 2024 Bar exam results:

Updates

December 13, 2024, 1:30 P.M.: Bar Exam Results 2024 are out!

December 13, 2024, 10:52 A.M.: Same with previous years’ releases of Bar Exam results, this year’s results will also display the rating/percentage of the topnotchers.

December 13, 2024, 10:08 A.M.: The YouTube livestream link for the 2024 Bar Exam results and list of passers is now available. The livestream will start at 12:00 noon today.

December 13, 2024, 10:00 A.M.: The SC’s courtyard is ready for the results of the 2024 Bar Exams.

December 9, 2024: SC said that under the Data Privacy Act, the scores of the bar exam takers should not be disclosed without the prior consent of the examinees. To quote,

The Supreme Court (SC) held that the Bar examination scores of individual Bar takers are sensitive personal information under the Data Privacy Act. Thus, they cannot be disclosed without the prior consent of the examinees.
Under the Guidelines, the SC may approve requests from law schools for Bar exam scores, as long as these scores are aggregated, averaged, or anonymized and do not identify any individual Bar exam taker. Requests from law schools must be signed by the dean or an equivalent official, and must state a legitimate purpose, such as reviewing and improving law degree programs and performance on future Bar exams.

November 27, 2024: In an official notice issued on November 27, SC said that the results will be released on December 13, 2024. To quote,

The results of the 2024 Bar Examinations will be released on December 13, 2024 at the Courtyard of the Supreme Court Main Building, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila (SC Courtyard). The results will be displayed on the LED Walls inside the SC Courtyard and uploaded to the Supreme Court’s official website and social media pages.

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.

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%)

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