The results for the first-ever digital 2020-2021 Bar Examinations were released on Tuesday, April 12. The 2020-2021 Bar Examinations opened to a high number of examinees, as they catered to two batches of law graduates. Based on previous news, the 2020 Bar Examinations were canceled due to the pandemic; and were therefore held alongside the 2021 Bar Examinations.

According to the Supreme Court (SC), out of 11,402 takers, 8,241 examinees passed. This examination was hence dubbed as the "Biggest Bar Ever" after accumulating a total passing rate of 72.28%.

However, contrary to the traditional list of results of the Bar Examinations, the results this year did not feature the Top 10 Bar Topnotchers. The Bar Examinations Committee Chair, Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, said that this decision was done to avoid the idea of competition among the bar examination takers. The results were instead shown in alphabetical order, but were still categorized into two: the list of successful examinees with exemplary performance (85% to 90% grades), and the list of successful examinees with excellent performance (over 90% grades). Out of 8,241 that passed, 761 exhibited exemplary performance (9.23%), while 14 exhibited excellent performance (0.17%).

Nevertheless, the SC recognized the performance of the Philippine law schools' first-time takers passing rate, and ranked them into 4 groups.

Group 1: Law Schools with More than 100 Candidates

1. Ateneo de Manila University (99.6429%)

2. University of the Philippines - Diliman (98.8406%)

3. San Beda University (98.1061%)

4. University of San Carlos (98.0000%)

5. University of Santo Tomas - Manila (93.0556%)

Group 2: Law Schools with 51 to 100 Candidates

1. Saint Louis University (98.6667%)

2. University of Cebu (97.4026%)

3. Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan (96.9388%)

4. Ateneo de Davao University (96.4912%)

5. Lyceum of the Philippines University (94.3396%)

Group 3: Law Schools with 11 to 50 Candidates (all are ranked 1, and are listed in alphabetical order)

1. Ateneo de Naga University (100.0000%)

2. Bulacan State University (100.0000%)

3. Jose Maria College (100.0000%)

4. Mariano Marcos State University (100.0000%)

5. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (100.0000%)

6. Silliman University (100.0000%)

7. University of Asia and the Pacific (100.0000%)

Group 4: Law Schools with 10 or Fewer Candidates (all are ranked 1, and are listed in alphabetical order)

1. Abra Valley Colleges (100.0000%)

2. Batangas State University (100.0000%)

3. Rizal Memorial Colleges (100.0000%)

4. Tabaco College (100.0000%)

5. University of Makati (100.0000%)

6. Western Leyte College (100.0000%)

The SC also announced the ranking of law schools with more than 100 candidates (both first-time takers and non-first-time takers):

1. Ateneo de Manila University (99.4236%)

2. University of the Philippines - Diliman (98.1530%)

3. San Beda University (97.4684%)

4. University of San Carlos (95.8848%)

5. Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan (93.7008%)

Aside from these rankings, the SC acknowledged the law schools with the most number of exemplary passers. The ranking of these schools were also grouped according to the aforementioned categories.

For law schools with more than 100 candidates, the Top 5 Performing Schools and their number of exemplary passers are:

1. University of the Philippines - Diliman (147)

2. Ateneo de Manila University (100)

3. San Beda University (94)

4. University of San Carlos (57)

5. Arellano University (39)

The SC also named the law schools with the most number of excellent passers. First in ranking is the University of the Philippines - Diliman with 4 excellent passers; coming in second are the Ateneo de Manila University and the University of San Carlos with 2 passers each; and, ranking third with 1 passer each are Arellano University, the Ateneo de Davao University, Far Eastern University, San Beda University, the University of Cebu, and the University of the Cordilleras.

The oath taking of the successful bar examinees will be held on May 2 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Peer congratulates all bar passers for the 2020-2021 Bar Examinations! It is indeed true what Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said: "You showed courage. You showed resilience. You proved that you can persevere.

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