PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS: May 2025 Certified Public Accountants Licensure Exam (CPALE)

June 3, 2025

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 3,156 out of 9,533 passed the Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants given by the Board of Accountancy in N. C. R., Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last May 2025.

The members of the Board of Accountancy who gave the licensure examination are Hon. Noe G. Quiñanola, Chairman; Hon. Samuel B. Padilla, Vice Chairman; Hon. Gloria T. Baysa, Hon. Thelma S. Ciudadano, Hon. Gervacio I. Piator and Hon. Maria Teresita Z. Dimaculangan, Members.

Summary of Results:

Main Page: May 2025 CPALE Results
Alphabetical List: A-C Passers | D-F Passers | G-I Passers | J-L Passers l M-O Passers | P-R Passers | S-U Passers | V-Z Passers
Topnotchers: May 2025 CPALE Top 10 Passers
Performance of Schools: May 2025 CPALE Top Schools
Verification of Ratings: May 2025 CPALE Ratings
Oath-Taking Schedule: For Newly Certified Public Accountants

Top Performing Schools
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS LICENSURE EXAM (CPALE)
Held on April 25, 26 & 27, 2025
Released on June 3, 2025

Performance of Schools
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS LICENSURE EXAM (CPALE)
Held on April 25, 26 & 27, 2025
Released on June 2-3, 2025

Schedule of Initial Registration

The schedule of Online Registration of new passers/successful examinees for the issuance of their licenses will be held on the following dates:

Starting July 9, 2025, registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be done on-line. Please go to www.prc.gov.ph and follow instructions for initial registration.

Initial registrants are advised to register online via PRC’s Official Website and follow the steps in online registration. Here are the registration requirements:

Notice of Admission/NOA (for identification purposes only)
Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
Two (2) pieces of passport-sized ID photos in white background and with complete name tag
Two (2) sets of documentary stamp
One (1) piece short brown envelope

Verification of Ratings

The verification of ratings for the May 2025 Certified Public Accountants Licensure Exam (CPALE) will be available online a few working days after the posting of results.

All successful examinees can refer to PRC’s Official Website to know check their respective board exam ratings/scores.

As posted, a passer shall only provide the exam name, the date of examination, the application number, first name and last name and the birth-date.

Oath-Taking Ceremonies

The COVID-19 pandemic is over and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has already started conducting face-to-face oath-taking for new professionals.

All successful examinees interested in attending the face-to-face mass oath-taking shall register no later than 12:00 NN of the day before the date of the oath-taking at http://online.prc.gov.ph to confirm their attendance. The exact date, of whether the oath-taking will be conducted face-to-face or virtual, will be provided here once announced.

Inductees are advised to register and confirm their attendance in the regions where they took their licensure examination and intend to register as professionals.

Meanwhile, those who will not be able to attend the scheduled face-to-face mass oath-taking may attend the online oath-taking or request for a special oath-taking.

Exam Coverage

The May 2025 Certified Public Accountants Licensure Exam (CPALE) covered the following topics:

Management Services
Auditing
Taxation
Regulatory Framework for Business Transactions
Financial Accounting and Reporting
Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting

Exam Statistics & Passing Rate

Exam Date	No. of Examinees	No. of Passers	Passing Rate
December 2024	10,136	3,058	30.17%
May 2024	10,421	3155	30.28%
Sept-Oct 2023	8,734	2,740	31.37%
May 2023	7,376	2,239	30.36%
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%

PRC Regional Offices Directory

If you have concerns and you need help from the Professional Regulation Commission, please refer to this directory to check their office address, contact number and email address: PRC Official Directory

LERIS Account Assistance

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