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Date:13 February 2025

 

ABRSM System Maintenance Update

 

ABRSM announced that system maintenance will be conducted from 2:00pm to 4:30pm (HKT) on 19 February 2025. During the maintenance, the ABRSM online services and digital exams will NOT be available. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

 

Date:12 December 2024

 

New ARSM, LRSM and FRSM Diploma Exams in Music Directing

 

From April 2025, New ARSM, LRSM and FRSM Diploma Exams in Music Directing will be available for booking through the ABRSM online booking service. They are digital exams and can be taken at any time of the year. For more details, please visit ABRSM website.

 

Date:13 February 2025

 

Updates on the ABRSM Paper Certificates

 

Please refer to the table below for the paper certificates dispatch schedule:

Exam

Exam Month

Dispatch Schedule

Face-to-face ARSM Music Performance July and August 2024
Dispatched on 18 October 2024
Digital Diplomas August and September 2024 Dispatched on 26 November 2024
Digital Diplomas October 2024 Dispatched on 15 January 2025
Digital Diplomas November 2024 Dispatched on 13 February 2025

 

Date:25 October 2024

 

Certificates for Face-to-face Diploma Exams (March-April 2024)

 

The certificates for successful candidates of Face-to-Face Diploma Exams (March-April 2024) were sent to the applicants by registered post on 24 October 2024. Applicants who have not received the certificates by mid of November 2024, please contact the HKEAA (ie@hkeaa.edu.hk).

 

Date:17 October 2024

 

New ARSM, LRSM Diploma Exams in Music Teaching and FRSM Diploma Exams in Music Education

 

From 31 October 2024, New ARSM, LRSM Diploma Exams in Music Teaching and FRSM Diploma Exams in Music Education will be available for booking through the ABRSM online booking service. They are digital exams and can be taken at any time of the year. For more details, please visit ABRSM website.

 

Date:26 July 2024

 

New Way to Access Audio Recordings

 

ABRSM is closing their audio download portal on 20 November 2024 and audio recordings will be available via streaming services. For more information, please visit ABRSM website.

 

Date:9 January 2025

 

Extension of Special Arrangement for Refunds

 

ABRSM has further extended the special arrangement for refunds until 31 August 2025 but such arrangement does not apply to digital exams. Please visit this page for more details.

 

Date:17 May 2024

 

Digital Certificates – Diploma Exams

 

ABRSM is introducing digital certificates and going to charge a fee if a paper certificate is requested. But this fee will not apply to Diploma Exams. Candidates who completed and passed the previous Diploma Exams in 2024 will receive a paper certificate through their applicants as usual. No additional fee is required. Mark form and digital certificates for ARSM Music Performance and new digital LRSM and FRSM Diploma Exams will be available for download in the ABRSM accounts and paper certificates will be posted to applicants for candidates who have passed the examinations at no additional charge. Please visit ABRSM website for more information.

 

Date:25 April 2024

 

New LRSM and FRSM Diploma Exams in Music Performance

 

From 25 April 2024, New LRSM and FRSM Diploma Exams in Music Performance will be available for booking through the ABRSM online booking service. They are digital exams and can be taken at any time of the year. For more details, please visit ABRSM website.

 

 

Date:25 November 2022

 

Diploma Withdrawal Information

 

ABRSM is creating new higher-level qualifications to replace the previous DipABRSM, LRSM and FRSM diplomas. Click here to visit ABRSM website to see the deadlines for taking these diploma exams or retaking a failed section.


 

Introduction
The HKEAA administers the Diploma Exams of ABRSM. ABRSM exams are the most popular music examinations in Hong Kong.

 

 

Examination Registration & Payment
Applicants should register for the examinations and complete the payment through the ABRSM online booking service. For more details, please visit ABRSM website https://www.abrsm.org/en-hk.

 

 

Available Subjects
Available Subjects for ARSM, New LRSM and FRSM in Music Performance
Piano Harpsichord Organ
Violin Viola Cello
Double Bass Guitar Harp
Recorder Flute Oboe
Clarinet Bassoon Saxophone
Horn Trumpet Cornet
Flugelhorn E Flat Horn Trombone
Bass Trombone Baritone Euphonium
Tuba Percussion Singing
Singing for Musical Theatre (ARSM only) Harp (Pedal) (ARSM only)

 

Available Subjects for New ARSM, LRSM in Music Teaching and FRSM in Music Education

The New ARSM, LRSM Diplomas in Music Teaching and FRSM Diploma in Music Education are available for any instrument.

 

 

Examinations & Registration Timetable
Existing and Unchanged Diploma
Examinations Registration Dates
(Through ABRSM online booking service only)

ARSM in Music Performance
(Digital Assessment)

Anytime

ARSM in Music Performance
(Face-to-face Assessment)

Please visit here for examination and registration dates.

 

New Diplomas
Examinations Registration Dates
(Through ABRSM online booking service only)

LRSM and FRSM in Music Performance
(Digital Assessment)

Anytime from 25 April 2024

ARSM, LRSM in Music Teaching and
FRSM in Music Education
(Digital Assessment)

Anytime from 31 October 2024

ARSM, LRSM and FRSM in Music Directing
(Digital Assessment)

Anytime from April 2025

 

Examination Fees
New Diploma Examination Fees 2025
 
ARSM
(@ HK$)
LRSM
(@ HK$)
FRSM
(@ HK$)
 Face-to-face Assessment 5,320
(Music Performance only)
NA NA
 Digital Assessment
(Music Performance)
 3,200  4,020  6,120
 Digital Assessment
(Music Teaching/Education, Music Directing)
 3,200  4,782  7,173

International Transaction Fees

Examination booking and cancellation payments made through ABRSM online service are international transactions. Your bank, card issuer or PayPal may charge you for processing these transactions. These additional charges and any foreign exchange rate applied to the transaction are made by your bank, card issuer or PayPal and not by ABRSM. Charges will vary, depending on the payment method and the bank or institution you use to make the payment. Please refer to your bank, card issuer or PayPal for information about international transaction fees.


 

Prerequisites
Please refer to the links below for the prerequisites:

Prerequisites for ARSM Diploma Exams in Music Performance

Prerequisites for New LRSM and FRSM Diploma Exams in Music Performance

Prerequisites for New ARSM, LRSM in Music Teaching and FRSM in Music Education

Prerequisites for New ARSM, LRSM and FRSM in Music Directing

 

 

Admission Forms, Results & Certificates
Admission Forms
  • For all Diploma Exams, no admission forms are required.
  • For face-to-face ARSM Diploma Exams in Music Performance, "Notes to Applicants and Candidates" will be emailed by the HKEAA to the applicants 2 weeks before the first date of the exam session. The notes can also be downloaded from here.

Results and Certificates

For the previous Diploma Exams, it may take a minimum of three months for the examination results to reach the applicants. Examination results and certificates will be sent to applicants when they are ready, and the HKEAA will announce the posting of examination results and certificates via this webpage. Applicants should inform the HKEAA in writing if there are changes to the contact details.

For the new Diploma Exams (including ARSM Music Performance Exams), candidates will receive a digital certificate and a paper certificate will be sent to the applicants automatically at no additional charge. It may take a minimum of three months for the certificates to reach the applicants. The HKEAA will announce the posting of examination results via this webpage.

*Applicants who have not received their candidates’ certificates should contact the HKEAA within five months after the issue of certificates. Otherwise, the certificates will be regarded as successfully received by the applicants. Uncollected certificates will be destroyed five months after the issue of certificates. After that, requests for uncollected certificate will be regarded as applications for replacement of certificates and supplementary fees will be levied.

Exam delivery concerns must be submitted to ARBSM within one week of exam date. Result review must be submitted to ABRSM within 3 weeks of release of result. For details, please visit https://www.abrsm.org/en-hk/about-our-exams/results-and-certificates/appeals-and-feedback.

     

     

    Certificate Reprint Service

    Upon the introduction of digital certificates on 23 May 2024, applicants or candidates can requests a reprint of certificate in their ABRSM accounts with a payment of HK$198. If the examination record cannot be found in your ABRSM account and a reprint order cannot be placed, please send the below information to ABRSM in the UK at certificatereprints@abrsm.ac.uk for further assistance.

    Applicant Name

    Applicant Contact ID

    Candidate Name

    Candidate Contact ID

    Exam Type e.g. Music Theory, Practical Grade, Performance Grade, Diploma

    Grade & Instrument/Subject

    Exam Date

     

     

    Examination Regulations & Syllabuses

    Applicants and candidates should observe the most updated information and regulations on ABRSM’s website:
    https://www.abrsm.org/en-hk/about-our-exams/exam-regulations

    Diploma Examination Syllabuses are available from the ABRSM website:
    https://www.abrsm.org/en-hk/about-our-exams/syllabuses

     

     

    Data Privacy
    Personal data of applicants/candidates are used by the HKEAA and ABRSM (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 HKEAA and the Examination Board 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:
    • Assisting tertiary institutions and other government/public organisations in their admission processes;
    • Assisting tertiary institutions and other government/public organisations in respect of their requests for information in granting scholarships;
    • 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;
    • Certifying candidates’ examination results in response to legitimate requests;
    • Processing any refund or payment in relation to the examination;
    • Conducting educational research and analysis in an anonymous format in which the identities of candidates are not traceable; and
    • 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 applicants/candidates. *

    The HKEAA and the Examination Board may also transfer the personal data of applicants/candidates between them and to third parties for use for the above purpose or other directly related purposes, whether in or outside Hong Kong, including government/public organizations, regulatory bodies, schools and educational institutions, banks (for processing refund or payment), and service providers/personnel 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, verification of identity, 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 HKEAA. Please also note that applicants’/candidates’ personal data/correspondence/other information received by the HKEAA may be transferred to the Examination Board concerned for delivery of examination and assessment services and for any of the abovementioned purposes or other directly related purposes. In general, upon completion of an examination or examination series and all the connecting examination services, the HKEAA 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 Authority.

     

     

    Contacts
    ABRSM
    Tel : +44 (0) 20 7636 5400
    Website : https://www.abrsm.org/en-hk
    E-mail : diplomas@abrsm.ac.uk
    Address: 4 London Wall Place
    London EC2Y 5AU
    UK

     

    Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
    International and Professional Examinations Division
    Contact Information: www.hkeaa.edu.hk/en/ipe/contact_us/