What's in the ACCA Qualification

The ACCA Qualification has 13 exams across three levels: Applied Knowledge (BT, MA, FA), Applied Skills (LW, PM, TX, FR, AA, FM) and Strategic Professional, where you sit SBL and SBR plus two of the four Options (AFM, APM, ATX, AAA). Every exam is marked out of 100 and the pass mark is 50%.

Exam Level Exam style Length Practice
BT Business and Technology Applied Knowledge On-demand, objective test 2 h Practise BT→
MA Management Accounting Applied Knowledge On-demand, objective test 2 h Practise MA→
FA Financial Accounting Applied Knowledge On-demand, objective test 2 h Practise FA→
LW Corporate and Business Law (Global) Applied Skills On-demand, objective test 2 h Coming soon
PM Performance Management Applied Skills Objective test + written 3 h Coming soon
TX Taxation (UK) Applied Skills Objective test + written 3 h Practise TX→
FR Financial Reporting Applied Skills Objective test + written 3 h Practise FR→
AA Audit and Assurance (INT) Applied Skills Objective test + written 3 h Coming soon
FM Financial Management Applied Skills Objective test + written 3 h Coming soon
SBL Strategic Business Leader Strategic Professional Integrated case study 3 h 15 Practise SBL→
SBR Strategic Business Reporting (INT) Strategic Professional Written, case-based 3 h 15 Practise SBR→
AFM Advanced Financial Management Option Written, case-based 3 h 15 Coming soon
APM Advanced Performance Management Option Written, case-based 3 h 15 Practise APM→
ATX Advanced Taxation (UK) Option Written, case-based 3 h 15 Coming soon
AAA Advanced Audit and Assurance (INT) Option Written, case-based 3 h 15 Practise AAA→

Exam facts from the ACCA syllabuses for September 2026 to June 2027. Every exam is 100 marks with a 50% pass mark.

ACCA courses

Each course unlocks every timed practice paper for one ACCA exam, with workings and model answers.

How it works

  1. Pick an exam. Open its course and see the papers it includes.
  2. Sit it like the real exam. A timer runs while you work, and each paper follows the real exam's sections and marks.
  3. See where you stand. Objective-test questions are marked the moment you submit. Written answers are marked by keywords as indicative practice, with a model answer to compare against.

Frequently asked questions

How many ACCA exams are there?

Thirteen: three Applied Knowledge exams (BT, MA, FA), six Applied Skills exams (LW, PM, TX, FR, AA, FM), the two Strategic Professional Essentials (SBL and SBR) and two of the four Strategic Professional Options (AFM, APM, ATX, AAA).

What is the ACCA pass mark?

50% in every exam. Each exam is marked out of 100.

Which ACCA exams are on demand?

BT, MA, FA and LW are 2-hour on-demand computer-based exams made up of objective-test questions. PM, TX, FR, AA and FM last 3 hours and mix objective-test questions with written questions. The Strategic Professional exams last 3 hours 15 minutes and are written, case-based exams.

How are written answers marked?

Objective-test questions are marked instantly. Written answers are marked by keywords as indicative practice, so always compare your answer with the model answer: the score is a guide, not an ACCA marker's mark.

Are these the official ACCA past papers?

No. Gradezup papers are original exam-style practice papers written to the current ACCA syllabuses and modelled on the real exams' format and difficulty. Use them alongside the specimen exams ACCA publishes.

Is the ACCA Qualification changing?

Yes. ACCA is introducing a new qualification structure from 2027. Gradezup papers follow the current syllabuses, which run to the June 2027 exams.

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