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Examinations & Presentations

Examinations are held in middle of June for the Graded Exams and end of May for the Vocational Graded Exams. The Grade 8 Award is usually held in February. The children are prepared to take the following examinations/presentations if they wish:

Graded Examinations in Dance and Presentation classes

• Pre-primary in Dance Class Award
  
• Primary in Dance
  
• Grade 1 – 8 Award
  
  

The Vocational Graded Examinations

• Intermediate Foundation
  
• Intermediate
  
• Advance Foundation
  
• Advance 1
  
• Advance 2
  
  

Accreditation of Graded Examinations

The Royal Academy of Dance is an awarding body accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) in England, the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (ACCAC) and, in Northern Ireland, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).

QCA, ACCAC and CCEA have accredited the Academy’s Graded and Vocational Graded Examinations. This accreditation places the Academy’s qualifications in the National Qualifications Framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This Framework establishes a map of approved General, Vocational and Occupational qualifications in all fields of study. It places dance examinations within the context of other qualifications, and recognizes equivalence in the levels of knowledge, skills and understanding required for their attainment. It does not, however, mean that dance examinations will be regarded as interchangeable with the corresponding national school examinations.