MANILA, Philippines – The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) releases the complete results of May 2026 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Exam (CPALE) — including the top performing schools and performance schools — on June 2, 2026, four (4) working days after the last day of the exam.

Top Schools: May 2026 CPALE, Accountancy Board Exam Results

PRC administered the first CPA board exams this year in Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga on May 24, 25, and 26, 2026.

Related CPALE Results

Top Performing Schools
Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination
Held on MAY 24, 2026 & FF. DAYS
Released on JUNE 2, 2026

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Performance of schools in the May 2026 CPA Licensure Examination in alphabetical order as per R.A. 8981 otherwise known as PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Section 7(m):

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Previous Examinations

In the October 2025 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE), Bicol University–Daraga was the lone top-performing school, posting an 84.85% passing rate with 56 passers out of 66 examinees.

In the May 2025 CPALE, the University of the Philippines – Diliman ranked first among top-performing schools with a 100% passing rate, as all 60 examinees successfully passed. Bicol University–Daraga followed in second place with an 88.33% passing rate, or 53 passers out of 60 examinees.

During the December 2024 CPALE, the University of the Philippines – Diliman again led the top-performing schools with a 98.04% passing rate, or 50 passers out of 51 examinees. It was followed by De La Salle University – Manila, which recorded an 80.53% passing rate, with 91 passers out of 113 examinees.

Meanwhile, in the May 2024 and September 2023 CPALE, no schools qualified for the list of top-performing institutions.

Here's summary of CPA top performing schools in the previous years:

EXAM DATE SCHOOL NO. OF EXAMINEES NO. OF PASSERS % PASSED
October 2025 BICOL UNIVERSITY-DARAGA 66 56 84.85
May 2025 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- DILIMAN 60 60 100
December 2024 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- DILIMAN 51 50 98.04
May 2024 NONE QUALIFIED
September 2023 NONE QUALIFIED
May 2023 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- DILIMAN 59 55 93.22
October 2022 NONE QUALIFIED
May 2022 NONE QUALIFIED
December 2021 NONE QUALIFIED
October 2021 NONE QUALIFIED

CPALE Updates

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