Examination Rules – 2005/2008

Examinations

• Teachers must be a financial member of the academy.
• All cheques must be made out to the Australian Academy of Theatrical & Ballet Dancing Inc. Not AAD or AATBD.  Use Full name.
• If you are 45kms from Melb. GPO. A surcharge of $2.00 is to be added to each exam fee.
•  All entries are to be submitted 14 days before the exam date or an examiner will not be appointed.
• Directions for Examination location must be included with entries. Time and Date must also be included.
• Examiners do not mind in what order exams are entered on the day.
• If a student does not attend on examination day, they have 12 months from that date to re enter. After 12 months a new fee will be charged.
• At no time will a refund be given to a student for non attendance.
• There must be a minimum of 20 examinations, for an examiner to be sent. The exams may be mixed.
• Tap and Theatrical are in the same bracket.
• Jazz and Classical Ballet are in the same bracket.
• If you do not have 20 entries, it can be arranged for 2 schools to be examined on the same day. With prior arrangements made with the examination coordinator. (But no trophy will be given)

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Academy Trophies.

• If you have 20 exams in the same bracket on the same day you are eligible for 1 trophy. It then goes on from there.  40 in the same bracket = 2 trophies. etc.
• If you have 19 jazz and 10 tap no trophy is given.   (as neither bracket had 20 entries)
• Academy trophies are given to the highest mark on the day of the examinations. It is the examiners decision.
• All Students must pass the exam before they are eligible for a trophy.
• Examinations cannot be accumulated over a length of time and then cups awarded.
• A student can only be awarded one trophy in each bracket, on day of examination.

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Scholarships.

• For each 10 examinations passed with honours that are marked out of 100 in the same bracket, you receive 1 scholarship. 20 = 2 scholarships etc.
• If 2 or more students have the same mark and only 1 scholarship is to be awarded these students will share the scholarship equally divided.
• Tap & Theatrical exams are from July to July (12 months) awarded at the Annual Convention.
• Jazz & Ballet exams are from October to October (12 months) awarded at the Annual Recital.
• A student can only be awarded 1 scholarship in each bracket.
• The student receives a Certificate, and lessons to the value of $50.00.

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Examination Day.

• Examiners are to be treated with respect, from Teacher and Student.
• Please do not set unrealistic times for students to arrive or leave for their examination.
• No more than 4 students are to be sent into the exam room at the same time. (examiners may decide to alter if deemed necessary)
• Morning tea, & Lunch/Dinner break, must be given to the examiner.
• Teachers are to supply the above refreshments.
• Every 2 hours please allow a small break if required by the examiner.
• If your examinations are a two day event, and require an overnight stay, the teacher is required to supply an evening meal.
• Do not at any stage make the examiner sit and wait for student to arrive. Have your students ready and prepared to enter
• Teachers may not prompt students during an examination.
• Parents are not allowed in examination room.
• The Examiners decision is final.
• If a student wishes to be examined on their own. They must pay a double fee.

• The examiner is there to examine, not to do presentations to students. When an examiner has finished for the day, you will be given your critt’s, certificates, medals & trophies.

The teacher is then left to hand these to the students.

These rules have been approved & passed by the committee of management.
Dated: 2nd October 2005.
Members present: Les Wendorff, Lynn Wendorff, Carole Fleming, Martine Fleming, Deena Peacock,
Susan Evans, Jennie Krolik.

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