Entry Requirements

For Demonstration Classes, the following target ages apply:

Levels	Target age
Demonstration Class Level 1	2.5 years to 3.5 years
Demonstration Class Level 2	3.5 years to 5 years

For reasons of safe dance practice, candidates’ age must meet the minimum age requirement for RAD examination. The RAD policy on minimum age is as follows:

• For General/ Vocational Graded Examinations that take place between May and June in Hong Kong, all candidates MUST have reached the minimum age by 31 December in the year which they take the examination.
• For General/ Vocational Graded Examinations that take place between October and November in Hong Kong, all candidates MUST have reached the minimum age by 31 December in the year in which they take the examination.

Examination	Levels	Age requirements
General Graded Examinations	Pre-Primary in Dance	5 years and over
	Primary in Dance	6 years and over
	Grades 1 – 5	7 years and over
	Grades 6 – 8	11 years and over
Discovering Repertoire	Level 2 – 4	12 years and over

Examination	Levels	Age requirements
Vocational Graded Examinations	Intermediate Foundation (optional)	11 years and over
	Intermediate	12 years and over
	Advanced Foundation (optional)	13 years and over
	Advanced 1	14 years and over
	Advanced 2	15 years and over
	Solo Seal	15 years and over

Examination and Registration Timetable

The RAD examinations take place twice annually. All Grades Examinations except Solo Seal held in Approved Examination Centres (AEC) are referred as ‘AEC Session’. All Grades Examinations held in RAD Approved Venues (RAV) are referred as ‘RAV Session’.

All entries must be submitted via RAD Online Exam Entries. Please see the school registration instructions in the Application Guidelines for RAD Online Exam Entries which are available in the Members’ Area.

Candidates can ONLY be entered by RAD Registered Teachers or by the Principals or Administrators of RAD Registered Schools which employ or contract RAD Registered Teachers. NO private candidates are allowed to enter themselves.

Registration for the examinations in May to June takes place in December while that for the examinations between October and November takes place in June.

The examination and registration schedule in the year 2025 is as follows:

Examination session	Examination format	Examination period	Registration period
May – Jun 2025	Filmed Examination at AEC / Live Examination at AEC / Live Examination at RAV	1 May – 12 Jun 2025	9 Dec 2024 – 6 Jan 2025