ABRSM Practical Examinations

April-June 2019

ABRSM PRACTICAL EXAMINATION REGISTRATION FORM

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

1. Candidate must submit the following:
 ABRSM Practical Registration Form
 Collecting Child from Examination Venue Form with authorized person’s copy of valid id
 Registration fees
 Photocopy of the Grade 5 theory result, if you are registering for practical Grade 6 and
above

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Thursday, 24 January 2019

Kindly visit www.britishcouncil.com.kw for our office opening hours

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND SPECIAL NEEDS

Special arrangements are made to allow candidates with substantial and long-term disabilities to gain
access to the examination venues, demonstrating their attainment in the best possible examination
conditions. Any special arrangements like needs in terms of physical access to the exam room; extra
time; alternative tests; alternative formats; visual aids; communication aids etc must be notified to the
British Council team during registration. For more information kindly contact the customer services
team. A health form (available from our customer services desk) and a covering letter explaining the
details of the access arrangement requirements with the supporting recent medical evidence should
be submitted by Thursday, 24 January 2019.

TIMETABLE
Once we receive the practical examination schedule from ABRSM:
 Candidates registered directly with British Council will receive an email notification with the
exam schedule details
 An email notification with the exam schedule details will be sent to the music teachers who will
in turn forward the same to their respective candidates

EXAMINATION RESULTS AND COLLECTION OF CERTIFICATES

 Certificates will be ready for collection 2 months from the date of exams.
An email notification intimating the above will be sent out to candidates and teachers closer to
the deadline dates.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
 For further information and past papers, please access the ABRSM website:
https://kw.abrsm.org/en/exam-support/

1
 ABRSM Practical Examinations
April-June 2019

• Please ensure that the information provided is accurate and all necessary documents are
attached to this form in order to prevent any delay in processing your application.
• Please write your full name in CAPITAL LETTERS as mentioned in your passport/national ID.
• Fields proceeded with an asterisk * are mandatory.
• Please leave blanks to indicate spaces in your name.

Name in capital letters*

Date of Birth* Gender* ID Type* ID Valid until*

DD MM YYYY O Male O Passport DD MM YYYY

O Female O Civil ID

Civil ID / Passport Number

This ID MUST be brought to the examination venue.
All candidates must attach a copy of their valid Passport or Kuwaiti Civil ID.

Contact details (Please use numbers that are attended at all times)

Telephone

Mobile

Email

Country of origin

Do you have any special needs due to ill health/medical

conditions? YES NO

If yes, please specify your requirements in the Health Form (please check with our Customer Services staff). You must
attach recent medical evidence with the form by 24 January 2019. All special needs requests are subject to approval
from ABRSM.

2
 ABRSM Practical Examinations
April-June 2019

FEE INFORMATION

Grade Instrument Total KD Tick as appropriate

Prep Test KWD 37.500
Grade 1 KWD 42.500
Grade 2 KWD 46.250
Grade 3 KWD 50.000
Grade 4 KWD 51.250
Grade 5 KWD 60.000
Grade 6 KWD 63.750
Grade 7 KWD 70.000
Grade 8 KWD 83.750
LRSM KWD 477.500

Performance Assessment KWD 60.000

Ensemble: Primary KWD 70.000

Ensemble: Intermediate KWD 83.750

Ensemble: Advanced KWD 121.250

Diploma KWD 161.250

ARSM KWD 121.250

*If you are registering for more than one instrument/grade, please tick the relevant boxes in the
same application form and pay the respective fees.

(Please attach a copy of your Grade 5 theory result, if you are registering for Practical Grade 6 and
above.)

CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY:

Please see the exam refund policy attached at the back ( page 6).

For Office Use Only

CS staff initials Date / / Total amount paid KD

M/127/007/03
WBS

CHILD PROTECTION
The British Council recognises that we have a fundamental duty of care towards all of the children we
engage with, including a duty to protect them from abuse. We achieve this through compliance with
UK child protection laws and relevant laws in each of the countries we operate in, as well as by
adherence to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1989.

Parents/legal guardians of candidates are responsible for dropping their children to the exam
3
 ABRSM Practical Examinations
April-June 2019

venue at the reporting time and collecting them at the end of the exam.

DISCLAIMER
The British Council prides itself on providing quality service and will take all reasonable steps to make
sure that the examinations take place on time and are properly conducted. To help us to do this,
please ensure that you are familiar with the arrangements and any relevant regulations concerning
your examination. The British Council cannot, however be held responsible for events or
circumstances, which are outside its control or for any error, fault or omission by an examining board
or any other third party.

DECLARATION BY CANDIDATE:
 I certify that the information on this form is complete and accurate to the best of my
knowledge and that I have referred to the syllabus specifications to ensure that I am
registering for the correct subject.
 I understand that British Council is not responsible for any clash between ABRSM exam dates
and school examination dates/school working hours.
 I have read and understood the Exam refund policy (July 2018)

DATA PROTECTION FAIR COLLECTION NOTICE

Under the terms of the United Kingdom’s Data Protection Act - 1988, the British Council is required by
law to manage any personal information you give us about yourself or your child securely and only for
the purposes we have specified below:
 To maintain academic and educational records of our customers.
 To maintain accurate financial records.
 To register our customers.
 To be able to cater for any special needs our customer may have.
 To provide academic records for our candidate’ sponsors where applicable.
 To distribute information to customers.
 We may want to use your information to send you details of British Council activities, services
and events (including social events) which you might find of interest.

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold on you, for which we may charge a fee,
and the right to ask us to correct any inaccuracies in that information.

If you do want to see a copy of your information, please contact the Data Protection Team by e-mail at
dataprotection@britishcouncil.org, or send in your request to, the Data Protection Team, The British
Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN or your local British Council office.

By signing this, you agree to allow the British Council to collect and process this information for
the purpose specified above which may involve the transfer of your data to another British
Council Office or other parties as outlined above.

CANDIDATE
DATE
SIGNATURE

PARENT/GUARDIAN
DATE
SIGNATURE

BY TICKING THIS BOX, YOU AGREE TO RECEIVE FURTHER DETAILS OF THE BRITISH
COUNCIL ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, PROMOTIONS AND EVENTS.
4
 ABRSM Practical Examinations
April-June 2019

COLLECTING CHILDREN FROM EXAMINATIONS VENUE

Dear Parent,

Your child’s safety is our priority, therefore we are pleased to share with you the arrangement for how
children will depart from their examination venue.

Children aged 15-17 can leave the venue alone

Children aged 11-14 can be collected by an AUTHORISED PERSON* or

can leave the venue alone IF parents provide written consent (below)

YES, I give consent for my child to leave the Examination Venue unaccompanied

Children aged 10 or less must always be collected by an AUTHORISED PERSON*

* AUTHORISED PERSONS - Please note the following information carefully:

Authorised Persons can be either adults aged 18 + or siblings aged 14 +

The Authorised Person must bring one of the following ID types (or a clear photocopy):
Civil ID Passport Driver’s license
If coming by car, the Authorised Person must give themselves sufficient time to find a parking space
and be ready to collect on time.
You can tell us more than one name for the Authorised Person if you wish.

Relationship to your
Contact No of the child (mother, Age (if Authorised
Authorised Person Name
authorised person brother, sister, driver Person is a sibling)
etc.)

We appreciate your support to ensure the safety of all children at our examination venues. If you need
to make changes to this information, please let us know at least 3 working days before the
Examination date.

Many thanks
Examinations Department
British Council Kuwait

Child’s name: __________________________ Age on day of exam: _____________________

Parent’s name:_________________________ Practical Grade: __________________

Parent’s signature: ______________________Date: _________________________________

5
 ABRSM Practical Examinations
April-June 2019

Exam Refund Policy

Withdrawals, Non-Attendance and Refunds

1.Consumer and Cancellation Rights

When booking a Music Exam, you are entitled to cancel the Contract within the period of 14 days after the day
on which the Contract is entered into (Cooling-off Period).
If you are due to take the Music Exam before the expiry of the Cooling-Off Period, and then you have
expressly requested that we begin the supply of services (i.e. the provision of the Music Exam) before the
end of the Cooling-Off P e r i o d and acknowledged and agreed that you will lose the right to cancel after the
exam day.

If you cancel your Entry, we will reimburse payments received from you, subject to our statutory right to retain
a portion of the Entry Fee to cover our reasonable costs as follows:

a) We will process any refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case, no later than 28 days after the
day on which we were informed about your decision to cancel the Contract.

b) If you cancel your Entry after the Cooling-Off Period, we will not offer any refund of the Entry Fee for the
Cancelled exam.

Cancellation must be made in writing using the refund form on our website.

2. Withdrawals and Non-Attendance

A candidate who is withdrawn from an exam or who does not attend may be eligible for a partial refund, under
certain circumstances. The candidate may be re-entered at the next exam session, but a new entry and full
payment must be submitted: neither a cancelled entry nor the entry fee already paid can be transferred from
one session to the next.

Illness & Injury

Provided that the withdrawal is notified to British Council in writing as soon as possible and is sent no later
than the day of the exam and is supported by documentary evidence. This should normally be a medical
certificate, although a letter from someone in authority, such as a Head Teacher, confirming the candidate’s
indisposition or injury may also be accepted. Notice given only to an examiner, Local Representative, steward
or invigilator is not sufficient to qualify for a refund, if applicable.

Exceptional personal circumstances

If a candidate is withdrawn due to exceptional personal circumstances, such as bereavement, family crisis, or
personal trauma an application must be made in writing by the applicant no later than the day of the exam with full
details substantiating the request.

Circumstances beyond the candidate’s control

Where a candidate misses a practical exam due to circumstances beyond their control
(such as a major travel incident that causes serious difficulties getting to the exam, or an accident to their
instrument immediately before the exam). In this case a candidate’s practical appointment may be rescheduled
within the current exam session, although this may mean travelling to an alternative venue.

Should rescheduling not be possible and in the case of non-attendance for a Music Theory exam, the applicant
but must notify British Council in writing as soon as possible with full details substantiating the request.