The NATD will be held in April and October. Details regarding the examination will be announced approximately three months before the scheduled examination date.
In 2025, the examination dates and registration deadline are as follows:
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April Session
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26 - 27 April 2025 |
22 January (08:30) - 25 February 2025 (17:30) |
October Session |
25 - 26 October 2025 |
21 July (08:30) - 21 August 2025 (17:30) |
Applicants will be asked to indicate their preference on the date(s) of examination at the time of online registration. Preferences submitted are for reference only. No special request on specific examination date and time will be entertained.
The examination date and time are subject to the availability of the examiner and total nubmer of candidates. Applicants must:
- forewarn parents and candidates that the examinations may require release from school or other activities.
- forewarn parents and candidates that the date(s) within the examination period should be reserved to avoid clashing with other activities.
- forewarn parents and candidates that there is no guarantee to meet their examination date(s) preference. The HKBDC reserves the right to allocate another examination date and time without prior notice.
The examination period may be extended due to the availability of the examiner and the total number of candidates. The HKEAA will inform the applicants by email and announce at HKEAA website if the examination period is revised.
The allocated examination date and time will be shown on the admission forms, which will be sent to applicants by email at least 14 days before the examination session. Enquiries by other means will not be entertained.
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Examinations entries must be presented by members of HKBDC. No individual candidates are allowed to submit entries themselves.
The HKEAA will email examination information to all eligible teachers approved by the HKBDC before the registration starts.
All entries must be submitted via online registration at https://mip.hkeaa.edu.hk/mip/NATDAPR. Registration by post or in person will not be accepted.
Examination fees can be settled by credit cards, FPS, Alipay HK and WeChat Pay via online registration system. No crossed cheque will be accepted. The entries will not be accepted if the payment is not completed online.
Not submitted or unpaid entries will be considered as incomplete entries and will not be handled.
Under no circumstances will paid examination fees be returned, transferred or retained for another examination or candidate.
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The HKEAA will send admission forms to applicants by email at least 14 days before the examination session. No reissue of admission forms will be accepted after the examination.
Candidates should attend the examination according to the date, time and venue stated on the admission forms. Applicants and candidates should read the ‘Important Notes to Candidates’ attached to admission forms before the examination.
No alteration to the subject or grade of the examination is allowed once online registration is completed. If, under special circumstances, applicants wish to apply for changing the subject or grade of examination, the application must be submitted to HKEAA via email no later than 5:30pm on 17 April 2025. A supplementary fee of HK$340 per candidate will be charged. No change of subject or grade will be accepted after the deadline. Candidates must continue the scheduled examination as printed on the admission form even if the wrong subject or grade is registered.
No alteration to the examination schedule or grouping of candidate is allowed once admission forms are issued. Applicants may apply for rescheduling for their candidate if one of these situations apply and the required proof can be provided:
- Medical grounds
- Clash with another public examination
- Clash with internal school activities or examinations
- Emigration or departure for studying aboard
Application of rescheduling with other reasons or without the required proof will not be handled. Applicants may instead submit swapping application for their candidates taking the same subject and grade.
Applications of rescheduling and swapping must be submitted to HKEAA via specific online form no later than 5:30pm on 17 April 2025. No application will be accepted after the deadline. Applications are reviewed based on the examiners’ work schedule and the availability of examination venues. There is no guarantee that all applications will be approved and the review result is final. Successful application will be charged at HK$371 per candidate.
No alteration to the examination schedule or grouping of candidates is allowed once admission forms are issued. Application for swapping of the examination time with another candidate will normally be accepted provided that the applicants are able to find another candidate taking the same subject and grade to swap the examination time. The application must be submitted to HKEAA via specific online form no later than 5:30pm on 17 April 2025. Swapping the examination time must be applied in pairs. No application for swapping will be accepted after the deadline. Approved swapping will be charged at HK$69 per candidate.
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Applicants would be informed to collect candidates' mark sheets three months after the examination. Candidates should keep mark sheets in safe custody as no replacement for mark sheets can be arranged.
Candidates who passed the examination would be awarded a certificate issued by the NATD. Applicants would be informed to collect them around three months after the examinations.
Candidates who passed the examination would be awarded a medal, badge or trophy subject to the examination grade and subject. Applicants would be informed to collect them around three months after the examinations.
Mark sheets and certificates that are not collected from HKEAA five months from the issuing date would be returned to the Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council (HKBDC) without further notice.
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Personal data of applicants / candidates are used by the HKEAA and NATD (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 organizations 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 candidates.*
The HKEAA and the Examination Board may also transfer the personal data of candidates between them and to third parties for use for the above purposes or other directly related purposes, whether in or outside Hong Kong, including government/public organisations, 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 candidates' personal data/correspondence/other information received by the HKEAA may be referred 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, candidates should approach the Examination Board direct for their personal data/information handling policies if necessary.
Neither NATD nor the HKEAA shall be responsible for any non-performance of duties where such non-performance has been caused by an act of God, labour strike, natural disaster, governmental action or intervention, or any other cause not reasonably foreseeable and beyond the reasonable control of NATD or the HKEAA. The HKEAA, including their contractors and subcontractors, shall not be liable to anyone claiming for any damages which are caused by, arising from or otherwise related to the failure of staff members, examination personnel or the examination centres to comply with the examination regulations, policies or procedures. All fees paid are not refundable and not transferable from one examination to another or from one candidate to another or for any other purposes.
*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 Registration Office
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