After your exam

From January 2022, the attainment bands for RAD exams will be as follows:

Certificates

Certificates are fraud-proof and have a number of security features:

• Secure parchment paper
• Micro-numismatics (e.g. RAD Crest)
• Advanced holograms (e.g. RAD Crest or Logo)
• Specialist reactive inks
• Advanced security numbering
• Website document validation
• Controlled secure papers and toners

Here are examples of the RAD Main Certificate and Results Form.

Medals and bars

Successful candidates will also receive:

• Class awards – medal
• Grades 1–8 exam – medal
• Solo performance awards – bar

Gold, silver or bronze medals are awarded depending on the result of distinction, merit or pass.

Please see policy and procedures for issuing results and certificates for more information.

Please note: We only provide medals for exams taken after 2011 for Pre-Primary in Dance class awards and Primary in Dance class awards/exams, and after 2013 for Grade 1-8 exams and Grades 1 – 5 class awards. We do not provide replacement medals for any exam or award prior to these dates.

If you lose or damage your certificate, medal, or result form, we may be able to provide a replacement.

Certificates and result forms

For exams taken in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA, please contact your national RAD Office.

For all other countries, the information below applies:

For exams taken before 2003, we cannot replace a certificate but can provide an extract from the Register of Examinations.

For exams taken after September 2003, we can provide a replacement result form and certificate.

Both these services carry a £22 charge. For multiple replacements, contact the Examinations Results Officer for the total cost.

If the replacement is being requested due to an error by the RAD then there will be no charge.

Medals and bars

Replacements are available for lost or damaged medals and bars at a cost of £12 each.

You will need to give the candidate’s name, ID number or date of birth, and the level of replacement required.

To request replacement certificates or medals, please complete the form below.

We value your feedback and your comments are important in helping us review and improve our services.

If you have general feedback regarding the RAD Examinations offer we appreciate your time in completing our survey:

Teacher Feedback survey

Please complete the survey.

This feedback is regularly reviewed.

If you have an enquiry please contact your local office, or exams@rad.org.uk, or send complaints to examscustomerservices@rad.org.uk.

Teachers, candidates, or parents/guardians can request a result enquiry report for RAD exams. This includes a clerical check and a written report with the examiner’s encouraging and constructive comments on the results awarded. For this service, a fee of £40 (or equivalent) per candidate will be charged.

Teachers, candidates, or parents/guardians can also lodge a complaint about any examination procedures and processes.

These services take up to 40 working days to process, and the result enquiry application or the complaint needs to be made within 10 working days of the result being received. Result enquiries and complaints made after this time will not normally be accepted. All enquiries and complaints will be investigated thoroughly.

• To request a result enquiry complete this Result Enquiry Application Form.
• To lodge a complaint, please contact the Examinations Customer Service via examscustomerservices@rad.org.uk
• For more information regarding this service, please consult the Complaints, Enquiries about results and Appeals policy.

Graded and vocational graded examinations and solo performance awards are awarded as qualifications accredited on the frameworks outlined below.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

We are recognised to award qualifications on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) in England by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), in Wales by Qualifications Wales, and in Northern Ireland by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).

The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) provides a single, simple system for cataloguing all regulated qualifications.

• Information about the RQF
• Search for the RAD’s qualifications on the Register of Regulated Qualifications

We are also recognised to award qualifications on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF), by SQA Accreditation, a part of the Scottish Qualifications Authority.

• Information about the SCQF

Recognition outside the United Kingdom

Information about accreditation of qualifications outside the UK can be obtained from RAD national offices.

For more information about recognition and accreditation, please contact the Examinations Department exams@rad.org.uk

• Statement on Endorsement of Resources

Graded exams

RAD exams are part of an internationally acknowledged system of assessments, drawing on the research and academic practices of twenty awarding organisations. These promote progressive mastery in music, dance, drama and musical theatre. For more information about how graded exams contribute to the development of performing artists of all ages and abilities, please see www.gradedexams.com

A ‘special consideration’ is a post-exam adjustment to the mark for a candidate who was prepared for and present, but who may have been disadvantaged by adverse circumstances that arose immediately before or at the time of the exam.

Special consideration cannot give the candidate an unfair advantage, nor must it cause misunderstanding about a candidate’s achievements. Exams and assessments are a measure of what a candidate can do at one moment in time and therefore, only minor adjustments can be made to the mark, to protect the integrity of the award.

Reasonable adjustments are intended to address conditions (normally a disability or other medical condition) known about at the time of entry. They involve changes to examination or administrative procedures. Where no such procedural changes are necessary, we will normally inform the examiner so that they are aware of a candidate’s condition.

Award decision

The decision to award special consideration will be based on a number of factors, which will vary for each application. The size of the allowance will depend on the timing, nature and extent of the circumstances. The maximum allowance will be five marks.

Applications for Special Consideration from parents/guardians or candidates must be submitted by the teacher. They can be submitted from the closing date for entry, and up to 5 working days following the exam. Where multiple candidates are affected, please complete one form and attach a list of candidates.

Forms should be submitted by email to exams customer services. Any accompanying information should be attached as a separate document.

Full details can be found in Reasonable adjustments and special considerations policy

• Download the Special Consideration Application Form.
• For more information please see the RAD Examinations Privacy Policy
• Please email the completed form and medical evidence as separate attachments to the Examinations Customer Service Manager.

Graded and vocational graded exams in dance at RQF Level 3 are allocated points on the UCAS tariff.

This means that candidates who have achieved a pass or higher in Grades 6, 7, 8, Intermediate or Advanced Foundation, can use their RAD exam result towards their points tariff when applying to a course at a university or higher education in the UK.

UCAS has allocated the following tariff points to graded dance qualifications offered by the RAD, which are equivalent in level to RQF Level 3. These tariff points will be made available to higher education providers in a UCAS communication scheduled to go out on 5 April. These points are applicable to learners starting higher education in September 2023 and beyond:

Points apply to:

• Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) qualifications awarded from November 2010 onwards (January 2011 in Australia, Canada and South Africa)
• Qualifications accredited by SQA Accreditation awarded from January 2012 onwards, including SCQF qualifications
• earlier qualifications, accredited on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and awarded from 2001-10 with the exception of Intermediate (as this was at Level 2 on the NQF).

When applying to UCAS online, the ‘centre no’ should be listed as ‘0000’.

You should be able to enter your centre name manually (on Education, UCAS). Click the option to add a school/college/centre and then click on ‘Find’. In the pop-up box, state the name of the school and then click on ‘Search’. The name won’t be found and a red link will appear in the pop-up box: ‘My school/centre is not listed here’. You should click on this and this will allow you to add the name of the school on the form.

Personal data of applicants/candidates are used by the RAD Hong Kong and the Examination Board for delivery of examination and assessment services. Whether you provide the requested personal data is voluntary. However, if you fail to provide all the data, or if any of the data are inaccurate or incomplete, the RAD Hong Kong may not be able to accept your entry or provide all or part of the examination and assessment services. The personal data submitted may also be used for:

1. assisting tertiary institutions and other government/public organisations in their admission processes;
2. assisting tertiary institutions and other government/public organisations in respect of their requests for information in granting scholarships;
3. assisting tertiary institutions and other government/public organisations to confirm the candidates’ eligibility for financial assistance or other forms of subsidization, in which case, the necessary personal data of the candidates may have to be disclosed to the concerned organisations for verification;
4. certifying candidates’ examination results in response to legitimate requests;
5. processing any refund or payment in relation to the examination;
6. conducting educational research and analysis in an anonymous format in which the identities of candidates are not traceable; and
7. marketing the services and products of the Examination Board (including examination services, courses, events, publications, and other examination materials or resources) subject to the consent of the candidates.*

The RAD Hong Kong may also transfer the personal data of candidates to third parties for use for the above purposes or other directly related purposes, including government / public organizations, schools and educational institutions, banks (for processing refund or payment), and service providers providing various administrative or technical services to facilitate the delivery of the examination and assessment services including but not limited to data punching, registration process, dispatch of examination documents, and the capture, disposal or other processing of data.

In compliance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, access to all personal data will be made available, on payment of a fee, to anyone who can establish his/her right to be informed of such data as are retained by the RAD Hong Kong. Please also note that applicants’/candidates’ personal data/correspondence/other information received by the RAD Hong Kong may be transferred to the Examination Board concerned for delivery of examination and assessment services and for any of the above mentioned purposes or other directly related purposes. In general, upon completion of an examination or examination series and all the connecting examination services, the RAD Hong Kong will transfer all such data to the Examination Board who will then assume full control of such data. By then, applicants/candidates should approach the Examination Board direct for their personal data/information handling policies if necessary.

*If you have given consent but wish to withdraw your consent for your personal data to be used for this purpose, please send a letter of request to the RAD Hong Kong.