Reports on examinations set out examiners' analyses and comments on candidates' performance. They aim to help 'unsuccessful candidates to identify those areas in which they lost marks and need to improve their knowledge and/or presentation; tutors in preparing candidates for the Institute's examinations; and future candidates by providing a commentary for them to use when working from past papers.'
Over the years, these reports have been issued under a number of different titles (including 'Examiners’ comments' and 'Examiners’ commentary') and have sometimes been combined with mark plans and/or illustrative scripts.
This page presents an overview of the historical reports on examinations held in the ICAEW Library collection. A complete listing of the Library & Information Service's holdings of reports on ICAEW examination papers is also available via our online catalogue.
Mark plans and examiners' commentaries for some recent examinations can be accessed online, in the exam resources section of the website.
Library holdings of reports on examinations
Pre-1972
1972-1975
| PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION | INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION | FINAL EXAMINATION |
|---|---|---|
| No holdings. The Preliminary examination was not held after November 1963. | View our holdings of Reports of the examination committee on the intermediate examination, 1973-1975 | View our holdings of Reports of the examination committee on the final part I and part II examinations, 1972-1974 |
1974-1993
| FOUNDATION EXAMINATION | PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION I (KNOWN AS PE I) | PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION II (KNOWN AS PE II) |
|---|---|---|
|
The Library does not hold any reports for the Foundation examination after 1977. |
View our holdings of Report of the Examination Committee on the foundation examination and the professional examination I, 1974-1977 |
View our holdings of Professional examination 2- the examiners' report, July 1975-December 1993 |
1993-1998
| INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION | FINAL EXAMINATION |
|---|---|
| View our holdings of Intermediate examination- the examiners' report, May 1993-May 1998 | View our holdings of Final examination- the examiners' report, July 1994-November 1998 |
1998-2001
| TECHNICAL CORE 1 (KNOWN AS TC1) | TECHNICAL CORE 2 (KNOWN AS TC2) | FINAL ADMITTING EXAMINATION (KNOWN AS FAE) |
|---|---|---|
| View our holdings of Technical Core 1 examination- the examiners' report, September 1998-June 2001 | View our holdings of TC2/FAE examination- the examiners' report, July 1999-July 2003 | View our holdings of TC2/FAE examination- the examiners' report, July 1999-July 2003 |
2000-2008
| PROFESSIONAL STAGE | ADVANCED STAGE EXAMINATION |
|---|---|
| View our holdings of Professional stage examination paper and examiners' report, December 2000 - June 2008 | View our holdings of the Advanced stage examination paper and examiners' report 2001-2008 The Advanced stage examination was comprised of three parts: TATC 1, TATC 2 and the Advanced Case Study. |
2007-2015
| PROFESSIONAL STAGE | ADVANCED STAGE |
|---|---|
| View our holdings of the Professional stage examination paper and examiners' report, 2007-2014 | View our holdings of the Advanced stage examination paper and examiners' report, 2008-2015 The Advanced stage consisted of two technical papers and a case study. |
2013-
The latest evolution of the ACA was introduced in July 2013. The evolved ACA ran in parallel with the previous ACA between 2013 and 2014/15.
A full list of key dates for the ACA evolution is available (page 24).
| CERTIFICATE LEVEL | PROFESSIONAL LEVEL | ADVANCED LEVEL |
|---|---|---|
| No holdings. | View our holdings of the Professional level examination paper and examiners' report, 2013- | View our holdings of the Advanced level examination paper and examiners' report, 2014- |
Related resources
Information on how to access other related materials can be found elsewhere in our guide to historical examination materials, including on the following pages:
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