Statistics on the 2014 Bar Examinations
(Part 15)
by
Thads Bentulan
The
resolutioners
We call Bracket K to
Bracket L (grade 73.00 to 74.99) as the “Resolutioners.” They passed the bar by
a special resolutio of the Supreme Court. These examinees are proud to belong
to the top 18.82% of those who took the 2014 bar. What a performance.
Bracket
K [74.00 to 74.99]
The next score
bracket is from 74.00 to 74.99. Only 205 persons obtained scores within this
bracket. Cumulatively, only 889 persons obtained a score of 74.00 and above.
The persons in this bracket failed the bar because the original passing grade
is 75.00. However, the Supreme Court ordered the passing grade to be lowered to
73.00, thereby allowing the 205 persons in this bracket to pass. These 889 comprise
the Top 14.86%.
Bracket
L [73.00 to 73.99]
The next score
bracket is from 73.00 to 73.99. Only 237 persons obtained scores within this
bracket. Cumulatively, only 1,126 persons obtained a score of 73.00 and above.
The persons in this bracket also failed the bar because the original passing
grade is 75.00. However, the Supreme Court ordered the passing grade to be
lowered to 73.00, thereby allowing the 237 persons in this bracket to pass.
By lowering the
passing grade from 75.00 to 73.00, the Supreme Court allowed a total of 205 +
237 = 442 failing persons to pass the 2014 Bar or an increase of 65% over the
original number of successful examinees. These 1,126 persons comprise the Top 18.82%,
quite an outstanding performance in any board or exam with around 6,000
examinees.
(End of Part 15)
