Exam Dates & Fees
RIAM Exam Sessions 2022
Spring 2022 Exams (completed)
Summer 2022 Exams - Live Sessions
- Thursday 21 April - Saturday 4 June 2022
Summer 2022 Exams - Upload Timeframes for Digital Recorded Exams)
- 3 May (9am) - 6 May (12 noon)
- 30 May (9am) - 3 June (12 noon)
Online Written Exams
Music Theory - Saturday 14 May 2022
Speech Senior Certificate (online written paper) - Saturday 14 May 2022
Other 2022 Exam Dates
Application Closing Dates
Winter 2022:
- 3 October 2022 (Live exams)
- 3 October 2022 (Theory)
- 2 November 2022 (Digital recorded exams)
Exam Sessions (upload timeframes for digital recorded exams)
Winter 2022 (Digital recorded submissions only)
- 7 November (9am) - 11 November (12 noon)
- 21 November (9am) - 25 November (12 noon)
Exam Sessions (live sessions)
- Winter 2022: Tuesday 1 November - Saturday 3 December 2022
Online Written Exams
Music Theory
- Saturday 12 November 2022
Speech Senior Certificate (online written paper):
- Saturday 12 November 2022
Bank Holidays
- March: Thursday 17 March 2022
- April/Easter: Monday 18 April 2022
- May: Monday 2 May 2022
- June: Monday 6 June 2022
- October: Monday 31 October 2022
Entry fees
Subject/Level |
Price |
| Instruments, Singing, Duets & Speech and Drama Subjects | |
| Early Learning Grade | €15.30 |
| Kindergarten, Elementary, Preliminary, Primary & Preparatory Grades | €31.60 |
| Grade I | €48.30 |
| Sub-Junior Grade | €48.30 |
| Grade II | €57.50 |
| Grade III | €63.50 |
| Junior Grade | €63.50 |
| Grade IV & Grade V | €72.20 |
| Middle & Senior Grades | €72.20 |
| Grade VI | €84.50 |
| Grade VII | €88.00 |
| Grade VIII | €96.00 |
| Senior Certificate Grade | €134.50 |
| Recital Certificate Programme | |
| Junior | €54.60 |
| Intermediate | €66.50 |
| Advanced | €83.00 |
| Stage School Performance, Oral Communication and Performance & Interview Techniques | |
| Junior Grade | €45.90 |
| Intermediate Grade | €58.00 |
| Senior Grade | €58.00 |
| Advanced Grade | €71.00 |
| Creative Performance | |
| Introductory Grade | €31.50 |
| Preparatory Grade | €36.50 |
| Junior Grade | €45.90 |
| Intermediate Grade | €58.30 |
| Transition Grade | €58.30 |
| Senior Grade | €58.30 |
| English as a Second Language | |
| Preliminary Grade | €36.50 |
| Intermediate Grade | €58.30 |
| Senior Grade | €58.30 |
| Speech & Drama Senior Certificate Written Paper | |
| Senior Certificate Grade | €62.00 |
| Groups & Ensembles | |
| Ensemble | €76.85 |
| Orchestra | €76.85 |
| Class/Choral Singing | €76.85 |
| Group Drama | €76.85 |
| Choric Verse-Speaking | €76.85 |
| Cór-Reacaireacht | €76.85 |
| RIAM CARA Music Awards | |
| Céim 1, Céim 2 & Céim 3 | €15.30 |
| RIAM CARA Drama/Communication Awards | |
| Drama Groups - Taisteal 1, Taisteal 2 & Taisteal 3 | €76.10 |
| Transition Year Communication Award | €15.90 |
| Theory & Harmony Examinations | |
| Preparatory Grade | €23.00 |
| Grades I & II | €28.50 |
| Grades III, IV & V | €35.50 |
| Grades VI, VII & VIII | €55.00 |
| Senior Certificate Grade | €66.00 |
| DipRiam Diploma | |
| DipRiam Diploma | €375.00 |