The following are interesting facts about the recent examination:

• This is the first time the exam (ITC) assessed the new SAICA Competency Framework.
• Only 21 (0,7%) of the 3 117 candidates who wrote the exam passed with honours.
• Two candidates from UP (Tanita Buck and Stefan Nothnagel) passed the exam with honours.
• The national pass rate among all first-time writers in 2013 was 86%.
• UP achieved a first-time pass rate of 95% for the fourth time in five years, whilst at the same time posting a 19% growth in the number of candidates who wrote the exam from 2012 to 2013.
• A total of 193 out of UP’s 203 first-time candidates passed.
• For the first time in the history of CA education at UP, the university enabled more than 200 candidates to write the 2013 ITC, whilst at the same time keeping its pass rate consistently at the 95% level.
• Since 2010, when 121 candidates were eligible to write the ITC (then QE 1), UP experienced growth of 68 percentage points in the number of candidates eligible to write the ITC.
• UP achieved a pass rate of 94% for African candidates in 2013, while Thuthuka candidates achieved a pass rate of 92%.
• All 13 academic trainees at UP passed the exam.
• Taking into account first-time candidates and other candidates, 203 out of 213 (95%) passed the 2013 ITC– the second highest pass percentage in SA.
• The departments of Auditing, Financial Accounting, Financial Management and Taxation proudly contribute to CA education at UP.

The following table provides an overview of the performance and number of UP candidates over the past years:

The Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and the staff members of the departments of Auditing, Financial Accounting, Financial Management and Taxation, wish to congratulate the UP candidates with their sterling results in this challenging professional exam. Our best wishes accompany you into a bright and rewarding future!