CAP2 Autumn 2017 - What to expect on results day

CAP2 Autumn 2017 results will be available online from 8am on Friday 10 November 2017.

Staff will be on hand from 8am to 4pm to answer any queries you may have on 01-5233926.

As we have a new website, students are advised before logging into their student portal to read the Step by Step guide which is available online on the CAP2 Exam page and is also included with your results letter.

In order to re-sit your outstanding CAP2 exams in June 2018 you will be required to enrol online through your student portal.  If you are a flexible option student you will need to go onto your Student Portal and enrol for a minimum of two subjects.

If you are in a training contract please contact your training manager who will arrange for you to be enrolled.  Enrolments will be available on your student portal from 8am on Friday 10 November until close of business on Wednesday 20 December.  No late applications will be accepted.

The results letter will be posted to all students on Thursday 9 November, this will include your percentage mark per paper you sat and an overall Pass, Credit or Fail result.

All papers in CAP2 carry 100 marks. 

Strategic Finance and Management Accounting, Financial Reporting and Auditing and Assurance papers include an Interim Assessment and this mark is included in your final result.

Interim Assessment scores can be carried forward to the next sitting if unsuccessful in this exam.

Appeals and information scheme

Under the scheme, a Student whose result falls into the category of CREDIT or FAIL may apply for any of the options listed above. 

Important closing dates:

Next available sitting for CAP2 Summer is 26-29 June 2018.

Appeals and information scheme – close of business Friday 17 November 2017.

FAE examination enrolment details for Summer 2018 

If you are successful

You will be required to enrol on a recognised education course in preparation for your first attempt.  If you are in a training contract please contact your training manager who will arrange for you to be enrolled.  If you are a flexible option student you will need to go onto your Student Portal and enrol on a recognised education course in preparation for your first attempt, this option will be available on your student portal from 8am on Friday 10 November.  Please note that you will need to enrol by Friday 17 November if you are planning to attend the AARFP interim assessment.  Important: Enrolments after this date will not be enrolled on the FAE AARFP interim assessment.  Any queries please contact faeexam@charteredaccountants.ie 

If you are unfortunately unsuccessful

In order to re-sit your outstanding CAP2 exams in June 2018 you will be required to enrol online through your student portal.  If you are a flexible option student you will need to go onto your Student Portal and enrol for a minimum of two subjects.

If you are in a training contract please contact your training manager who will arrange for you to be enrolled.  Enrolments will be available on your student portal from 8am on Friday 10 November until Wednesday 20 December 2017. No late applications will be accepted.

CAP2 Autumn 2017 interim assessments - papers and solutions

CAP2 Autumn interim assessment - pre seen material

Exam enrolment for CAP2

Students on an educational program for CAP2 will automatically be enrolled for their first sitting of the CAP2 exams.

Students needing to repeat an exam at CAP2 will need to enrol on the exam through our website.

Students need to be aware that late exam enrolments are not permitted once the closing date for exam entry has passed.

Reciprocal Exam Enrolment

Students wishing to sit CAP2 Taxation examinations as a reciprocal student will need to request an application form from the Examinations department.

Please click here to contact the CAP2 Exam Executive to request an application form

Assessment at CAP2

Assessment at CAP2 will continue with a blend of interim assessment and traditional examinations.  As in CAP1, an overall mark of 50% will be required to pass each paper (combination of interim assessment and examination).  Candidates are advised to consult the relevant examinations publications for specific regulations governing the operation of interim assessment and examinations.

The examination papers at CAP2 will be of three and a half hours duration and include a compulsory case study element.  All examinations at CAP2, except for Taxation II, will be on a full open book basis (as per table below).

A modular approach is available at CAP2 (whereby students may sit two subjects at a time, rather than take all four subjects together). Please refer to the relevant examinations publications for specific regulations in this regard.

Exam results

The results for the CAP2 exams and interim assessments will be published on the Exam Results page in the Student Centre area.

Recommended downloads: CAP2

Exam and interim assessment: calendar and timetables for CAP2

• Papers 1, 2, 3, 4: Exam duration is three and a half hours per paper.
• In the Tax paper, candidates may choose to sit either the Republic of Ireland (ROI) or the Northern Ireland (NI) version of the paper.

Exam centre

By default, you will be registered at the centre where you attend the course. 

If you wish to change your exam centre, you must do so online before the deadline below.  It is YOUR responsibility as a student to ensure that you have made any changes before this deadline as changes cannot be made once the deadline has passed.

• Deadline for changes: Monday 22 May 2017

Number of attempts

Students may make a maximum of six attempts over three consecutive years.  The first sitting will normally be made at the summer session.  If a student does not present or defers a sitting, this sitting will be classified as a forfeited attempt.

Adjudication of results

1. Candidates are required to pass each subject independently.
2. In order to pass each subject, the candidate must achieve a minimum of 50% or better (based on amalgamation of any applicable interim assessment component and the examination paper)
3. Independent passes in each subject are referred to as credits. Where a candidate obtains a credit in every subject in the combination of subjects sat, his result will be adjudicated as Pass.

Extenuating circumstances affecting exam performance

If there are medical or other extenuating circumstances which you wish to have considered by the Professional Examinations Committee (PEC) at adjudication please complete and return the Medical Special Circumstances Application Form below together with supporting evidence.  This form should only be submitted after an examination session within ten working days of the final exam to the following address:

Chartered Accountants Ireland
Exams Department
47-49 Pearse Street
Dublin 2

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