Organising exams with the Irish Board is easy …
- You prepare your students in accordance with the syllabus/ grades of your choice (we can give you guidance on age groups and suitable pieces, if you want).
- Book your exams through our online entry system no later than six weeks before the date on which you would like the examination to take place.
- We will send a booking confirmation email, and an “Exam Timetable” will also be included.
- The “Exam Timetable” is to be completed with a list of your student’s names and exam levels/grades, no later than three weeks before the exam(s).
- We will send a further email with the details of the Irish Board examiner due to attend your centre.
- Report cards will be sent out approximately four weeks before the exam(s). You should complete your student’s name, grade/level and date prior to the exam day.
- Each candidate will bring their report card into the examination room and hand it to the examiner.
- On the day, the examiner will provide talk /improvisation topics if necessary.
- The examiner will hear the candidate’s pieces, write up their report card and award a grading band.
- When all the candidates have been examined, the examiner will give you the written up report cards.
- Within a reasonable period of time (usually within a month), we will send you an Irish Board Certificate for each candidate who received Pass or above. The certificates will be accompanied by the corresponding medals awarded by the examiner.
- We will also send you Acting Medals for each candidate in the Acting Performance and Musical Theatre solo and duologue examinations achieving Honours or above, and proficiency medals, where awarded.
Please note that you must have at least 20 candidates to be eligible for a face-to-face examination and for Musical Theatre Group exams you must have at least 50 candidates.
If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to contact us and we’ll talk you through the process in detail.