Stephen is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) gaining his qualification in 2016. Stephen was placed in Joint 2 nd place in Ireland and 13 th place Worldwide in ACCA ATX (Formerly P6) out of 8,367 students worldwide. As an experienced tax practitioner and advisor in financial management, Stephen has a unique style bringing practical real-life examples and down to earth illustrations to the students lecturing experience with an ability to simplify complex concepts.
Stephen has achieved remarkable lecturing success in recent times with many first in Ireland student placings (see below) in ACCA Financial Management, Taxation and Advanced Taxation. His ACCA pass rates are greater than 75% on an accumulative basis and he is widely regarded in the ACCA constituency.
By being part of PAT Business School platinum provider, he debriefs the ACCA taxation exam papers and aids the ACCA Examination team in the quality assurance process before solution publications. He is a former programme course director at International College Dublin, and he designs his own bespoke ACCA student friendly lecturing materials to ensure students success.
In addition, he holds a BSc. in Applied Sciences and an M.Phil in Applied Sciences from the Technical University of Dublin.
Recent Prize winners:
December 2023: First in Ireland ACCA TX.
June 2023: First in Ireland ACCA ATX & First in Ukraine ACCA TX
March 2023: First in Ireland ACCA FM
Dec 2022: First in Ireland ACCA TX
Sep 2022: First in Ireland ACCA FM* *2 students
June 2022: First in Ireland ACCA FM
ACCA MA | TX | ATX | FM
4+ Years Lecturing
MSc Applied Physics (TUD)
“Tax is my first subject with ACCA. Its been a long time since I have studied and I wanted to make sure I had the right fit with the college. I found PAT Business School to be very helpful and encouraging. Nothing was ever to much.
A big thank you to Stephen Fennel, his lectures, pocket notes, revision material, his guidance on what we needed to pass the exam. Its no surprise that everyone in the class passed. His detailed feedback after tests/mocks. The numerous of practice questions made sure we were more than prepared going into the exam. I will continue my Acca journey with PAT Business School.”
Karen Bercia – ACCA TX June 2023
“I attended PAT ACCA ATX with Stephen for the December 2022 sitting. To date it has been the most structured ACCA course I have sat. His attention to detail is amazing, from his notes, solutions and feedback was top class. Stephen really prepared me so well for ATX. I passed ATX first time with Stephen with a grade of 61%. His tips were spot on, anything he told us that was due to come up did in fact come up. If you are looking to pass ATX look no further than PAT and Stephen. Thanks Again.”
Martin Ward – ACCA ATX December 2022
“I would just like to take the opportunity to thank all of the staff at PAT for developing such a fantastic website for ACCA students to excel in their exams and careers.
I recently sat my ATX exam in December 2022 with the help of your own Stephen Fennell. I could not say enough about Stephen. He is so attentive to his class, with very user friendly notes up on moodle which coincide with a multitude of both learning to exam standard questions.Stephen gave us an endless amount of his time both on and off screen. He was always only an email or a text away with solid advice, no matter what the query.
I am delighted with my pass result of 74% and could not have done it without Stephen. I will be highly recommending Stephen and PAT for any students I meet in the future who are looking to succeed in ATX for any other exam.”
Conor Cullinane – ACCA ATX December 2022
“I’d just like to send on some positive feedback about my experience with the school and Stephen Fennell as a lecturer.
Tax was my first exam after the CBE’s and I was very anxious as I didn’t know what to expect.
However, I was more than prepared going into my exam because of Steven as a lecturer. I’m not sure I would have scored so high if he didn’t make the lectures so fun, interesting and exam focused.
My dad was even listening into some lectures and said he would have stayed in school if all teachers /lecturers were like Steven!
I passed this morning with an 82% pass rate after scoring a 53% in the mock. Steven is to thank for the huge jump in rating.”
Danielle O’Leary – ATX December 2022
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at PAT and particularly Stephen Fennell for all the help and support during my ATX studying. Stephen is an incredible lecturer, very enthusiastic and committed to his job. I enjoyed all the lectures thoroughly, as they were very well organised and structured with the main focus on the application of well delivered knowledge. I was a bit struggling from the beginning, however, Stephen was very supportive and encouraging through all the studies. Stephen provided excellent studying material, notes. Additional classes and motivational mock exam feedback were a great help! I would highly recommend Stephen Fennell for the Irish Advanced Taxation module and PAT for anyone who is considering an ACCA journey.”
Tatiana Shkuratova – ACCA ATX December 2022
“I couldn’t wish for a better ACCA TX lecturer than Stephen. His tailor-made manual, clear explanations and exam focused approach made all the difference and helped me achieve a great result. Just follow his advice and you’ll have a very good chance to pass this exam.
Thanks again Stephen, you are the best!”
Gabor Bihary – ACCA TX December 2022 – 1st in Ireland
“I’m just sending a quick note to say how helpful Stephen Fennell was in my ATX course and for TX in 2021. I passed both exams the first time with plenty of room to spare and it was all down to his material and lectures. All the notes were well put together and he was always available for any questions I had. I failed tax in college so to get 60 in ATX and 71 in TX was fantastic and a testament to how good a lecturer he is.”
Neil Reilly – ACCA ATX December 2022
“It has been a wonderful learning experience with my taxation lecturer Mr Stephen Fennell. He understands exactly how to help students to achieve their full potential, he is super dedicated to teaching, has great patience with all students. His study manual and teaching techniques are exam focused and well-structured that makes tax interesting to learn.
Due to the recent Covid-19 Pandemics, ACCA has cancelled the June exam sittings and my ACCA courses were supposed to be finished by May, I would never expect PAT went extra mile to help all the students, they have rescheduled the courses’ timetables and provided extra lessons ,on top of that Mr Stephen Fennell was always available and welcomed questions no matter how trivial they were.
Mr Stephen Fennell is an awesome tax lecturer, he will help you to achieve your best result! “
Vivienne Liu Dutier, ACCA TX
Lisa O’Brien, ACCA TX
“I heard about PAT from a work colleague and it’s proven to be the best bit of accounting advice that I have ever received. I did the tax course with Stephen and he’s absolutely first class. His commitment to his students and his knowledge of the course is second to none.
Tax is a subject that I previously struggled with. Stephen’s method of teaching the course along with his continuous assessment approach proved to be invaluable. His ability to distill down an enormous subject in bite size pieces of information is remarkable. You won’t find a better tax lecturer.
“Follow the plan, trust in the process, and you’ll be in the best position to pass the exam”, they said – and they were right!”
Cian Holland (Airbus Financial Services), TX Dec 2019
“PAT is delivering the courses at high standards, never failed. A big part of this was the lecturer, Stephen, which was very supportive and exam focused, straight to the point. With all this help I managed to pass the TX exam from the first attempt. Well deserved effort!”
Vladimir Cazacov, ACCA TX
Tax was my first subject with PAT. Stephen was excellent, his simplified notes & sheer dedication to his students was something I hadn’t experienced before through my previous studies. I achieved an excellent result of 84% with PAT.
I have just passed my Tax exam with a grade of 88%. I am absolutely thrilled with my result. I never would have achieved this high grade without Stephen’s help and support. His lectures are well structured and very exam focused which made me feel very prepared and confident going into my exam.
I highly recommend Stephen and PAT and I am looking forward to continuing my ACCA journey with them.
On my ACCA journey I had the pleasure of having Stephen Fennell as a taxation lecturer, he was very supportive and completely approachable. During the course, he provided us with amazing classes, interesting topics with a particular focus on exam materials. He shared his extensive knowledge and provided us with valuable exam techniques. I have no doubt that Stephen Fennell was the key to my success in this exam.
With the help of Stephen, I was able to achieve my highest grade to date with ACCA. Stephen has a very clear plan and great techniques to help guide you through the ACCA TX Course and he provides you with all the essential skills to make sure you get that pass result.
I can’t thank the fantastic lecturers at PAT enough for all their support and guidance throughout the ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business course that I have just completed. They are passionate about helping everyone with great explanations and are always available to provide assistance or answer queries or all sorts.
The exam focussed manuals prepared by PAT lecturers, the excellent structure of the course and great teaching technique prepared us perfectly and made the otherwise tough exam look very easy, this is all reflected by the well above average passing rates constantly achieved by PAT students.
The support team are also fantastic and provide 24/7 assistance with any queries or issues students may have.
Thanks again and I’m looking forward to continue my studies with PAT!
Stephen’s lectures on Taxation (Ireland) are up there as one of the best, if not the best, I’ve had. Along with the practical course materials, responsive support, & the mock exams and tests, it made a course that would have been overwhelming very manageable. Aced it with 86% ,thank you PAT and Stephen
