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International and Professional Examinations

Distribution of Examination Entries in 2017/18 and 2018/19
Candidature

120,000 2017/18 2018/19

100,000

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

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Music/Dance/ Professional/ Admission/ Recruitment Language Degree Exams
Art Exams Vocational Matriculation Exams Proficiency
Exams Exams Exams

Category

In collaboration with more than 100 examination in conjunction with the Central Conservatory of
bodies, including colleges, universities, Music and Chinese Folk Dance Graded Test
awarding bodies, professional organisations Centre in December to promote a spectrum of
and governments, the HKEAA administered over singing and dancing examinations, designed to
200 international and professional examinations nurture artistic potentials at an early age.
during the year. The total candidature
of international and professional examinations in
2018/19 was around 288,300, representing a To keep pace with the global trend in using
decrease of around 3.6% compared to the computers in examinations, the HKEAA has
same period last year. However, increases redeveloped its proprietary Computer–based
in entries were recorded in music, recruitment Testing (CBT) system, with enhanced functionality,
and language examinations. security and maintainability. As such, the system
can cater to various international and professional
examinations. Meanwhile, renovation works were
Promoting Examinations and undertaken at some of our assessment centres to
Assessment Services allow both paper-based and computer-based
testings.
In November 2018, we organised a media
briefing jointly with ABRSM to launch the
Associate of the Royal Schools of Music (ARSM)
Diploma, a newly offered qualification in music.
Furthermore, a seminar was held by the HKEAA

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