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SRA  \nOverview – SQE2 first sitting (April 2022)  \n• Written assessments taken in 86 test centres across 24 countries – 12 written assessments (stations)  \n• Oral assessments taken in 4 centres in England and Wales – 4 oral assessments (stations)  \n• Oral assessments taken on 4 different days – 4 ‘runs’ -using different tasks with pass marks set for each run so that candidates on different days were not advantaged/disadvantaged  \nOverview – SQE2 first sitting April 2022  \n• 726 candidates received results on 25 August 2022  \n• 390 candidates will qualify under the transitional arrangements and so did not take SQE1 (LPC and QLTS MCT candidates)  \n• All other candidates had to pass SQE1 before sitting SQE2  \n• Indications that this first cohort was atypical  \n• 22 apprentices took the assessment  \nOutcomes  \n• Overall pass rate 77%(53% pass rate for November 2021 SQE1)  \n• Higher a candidate’s degree classification, the better they performed  \n• Higher a candidate’s SQE1 mark, the better they performed  \nOutcomes  \n• Those that had done some qualifying work experience performed better than those who told us they hadn’t  \n• Candidates performed better in advocacy, interview/attendance note and legal research tasks than in legal drafting, legal writing and case and matter analysis  \nDemographics  \n• 79% of females and 75% males passed  \n• 92% of candidates who told us they had a disability passed  \n• Apprentices had a very high pass rate  \nDemographics  \n• Overall pass rates varied by ethnicity:  \n– 72% Asian/British Asian candidates  \n– 53% Black/Black British candidates  \n– 55% candidates who declared ‘other’  \n– 76% candidates who preferred not to say  \n– 92% mixed/multiple ethnic groups candidates  \n– 85% white candidates  \n• There is no evidence that the questions/tasks were biased  \nSQE1 – July results and next steps  \n• July 2022 results published 5 October-53% pass rate  \n• Candidates affected by disruption at one centre  \n• January 2023 booking window open until 19 December  \n• Higher than expected demand for seats  \n• Additional capacity arranged to accommodate candidates  \nOverview of SQE2 exams April 2022  \nGeoff Coombe, SQE Independent Reviewer","cbCaieRTdVw76T8f","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieRTdVw76T8f","pdf",376940,21,"English","# Overview – SQE2 first sitting (April 2022)\n## Outcomes\n## Demographics\n## SQE1 – July results and next steps","[{\"question\":\"What did the SQE2 first sitting (April 2022) include?\",\"answer\":\"It included 12 written assessments (stations) across 86 test centres in 24 countries, plus four oral assessment stations in four centres in England and Wales.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the headline outcomes and pass-rate results?\",\"answer\":\"The overall pass rate was 77%. 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