BIG DAY. Bar Examination 2020-2021 takers scan the list of passers outside the Supreme Court along Padre Faura Street, Manila on Tuesday (April 12, 2022). A total of 8,241, or 72.28 percent of 11,402 examinees, passed the exam held February 4 and 6, the Supreme Court announced. (PNA photo by Benjamin Pulta) MANILA - A total of 8,241, or 72.28 percent of 11,402 examinees, passed the Bar Examination held in February, the Supreme Court (SC) announced Tuesday. Of those who passed, 14 obtained "excellent" grades (higher than 90 percent), representing 0.17 percent of passers while 761 obtained "exemplary" grades (85 percent to 90 percent), or 9.23 percent. This year's exam was the first in two years since the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the first to be held in various sites, and the first that used digital means, with examinees in 29 local testing centers nationwide bringing their own laptops. There were also two cancellations prior to the February 4 and 6 schedu