NEW College students have achieved a 100 per cent pass rate in professional accounting exams.

Professional Studies students who sat the Association of Accountants (ACCA) exams thrashed the national average pass rate of 57 per cent with their outstanding results.

The Peakman Street college has also received a letter of commendation from the awarding body for excellent results in the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) exams.

A pass rate of more than 82 per cent was recorded across the foundation, intermediate and technicians levels, compared with the national average of 69 per cent.