Grade exams - we have now moved to WIDA so below is the structure for the WIDA exams 
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Minimum age to take grade 1 is 7 years old.
Minimum age to take grades 10 and 11 is 18 years old.

Next opportunities to take the Grade Exams with WIDA are: 
2024, December 8th, Neumarkt, Germany - book by November 8th 2024 - Grades 1 to 7
2024, December 14th, Monastereevin GFC, Co. Kildare, Ireland - book by November 14th - Grades 1 to 7
2025, May 17th to 18th, Monasterevin GFC, Co. Kildare, Ireland - book by February 28th 2025 - Grades 8 to 11


Grade 1 
Weighting: dances 70%, questions 30%.     Award is pass/fail.    There is one examiner.

Dance	#bars	General questions
Beg Reel	32 bars	the name of the capital of Republic of Ireland; and
Beg Light Jig	32 bars	the name of the capital of Northern Ireland;
Walls of Limerick		how to count from one to ten in Irish

Grade 2
Weighting: dances 70%, questions 30%.    Award is pass/fail.   There is one examiner.

Dance	#bars	General questions	Irish questions
Beg Single Jig	32 bars	Who is the patron saint of Ireland?	Welcome
Beg Slip Jig	32 bars	Name the female saint whose feast day is celebrated on 1st February?	Well done/good
Fairy Reel		What is the official emblem of Ireland?

Grade 3 
Weighting: dances 70%, questions 30%.    Award is pass/fail.   There is one examiner.

Dance	#bars	General questions	Irish questions
Beg Heavy Jig	32 bars	How many counties in the Republic of Ireland?	Hello
Beg/Trad Hornpipe	32 bars	Name any six counties?	Goodbye
Trad Paddy's Day		How many counties in Northern Ireland?	Please
Bonfire Dance		Name any two counties?	Thank you
Harvest Time Jig		Name the four provinces in Ireland.

Grade 4 
Weighting: dances 76%, questions 24%.    There is one examiner.
Certificate awarded: 70-79% Award, 80-89% Merit, 90-100% Distinction.

Dance	#bars	General questions	Irish questions
Primary Reel	32 bars	Who was the first High King at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014?	Reel
Primary Hornpipe	32 bars	What was the ancient capital of Ireland called?	Jig
Trad Blackbird		Name the current President and Prime Minister of Ireland.	Hornpipe
Siege of Carrick		How do you say President in Irish?
Sweets of May		How do you say Prime Minister in Irish?

Grade 5
Weighting: dances 75%, questions 25%.   There is one examiner.
Certificate awarded: 70-79% Award, 80-89% Merit, 90-100% Distinction.

Dance	#bars	General questions	Irish questions	Written papers
Primary Slip Jig	32 bars	Know where in Ireland the ship ‘The Titanic’ was built:	Heavy Jig	Written music to identify:
Primary Heavy Jig	32 bars	Name two sports native to Ireland:	Slip Jig	Reel, Slip Jig,
Trad Jockey to the Fair		Identify the following tunes (verbal test)	Single Jig	Heavy Jig, Hornpipe,
An Rince Mór			Numbers 11-20	Blackbird,
An Rince Fada				Jockey to the Fair

Grade 6 
Weighting: dances 80%, questions 20%.   There is one examiner.
Certificate awarded: 70-79% Award, 80-89% Merit, 90-100% Distinction.

Dance	#bars	General questions	Irish questions
Intermediate Reel	32 bars	Who was the first president of Republic of Ireland?	Beginner
Intermediate Hornpipe	32 bars	Who was the first female president of Republic of Ireland?	Primary
Trad Job of Journey Work		What is the name of the Irish parliament?	Intermediate
Siege of Ennis		What was the period of the Great Famine?	Open
4 Hand Reel		Name four Irish brand names.

Grade 7 
Weighting: dances 80%, questions 20%.   There is one examiner.
Certificate awarded: 70-79% Award, 80-89% Merit, 90-100% Distinction.

Dance	#bars	General questions	Irish questions
Intermediate Slip Jig	32 bars	Name the building where the Dáil Eireann meets?	Congratulations
Intermediate Heavy Jig	32 bars	In which year was the Proclamation of Irish Independence read?	Friends
Trad Garden of Daisies		Name one of the seven signatories of the Proclamation of Independence?	Quiet
Trad Kind of the Fairies		What is the highest geographical point in Ireland?	Pronounce and write the Irish for Dublin, Belfast, Galway and Cork.
Humours of Bandon		What is the longest river in Ireland?
Haymakers Jig

Grade 8 
 There are three examiners.
Certificate awarded: 70-79% Award, 80-89% Merit, 90-100% Distinction.

Dance	#bars	General questions	Irish questions	Written papers
Open Reel	32 bars	Who was the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in the GPO?	What is your name?	Written céilí on:
Open Hornpipe	32 bars	Where was the headquarters of the Easter Rising?	…. is my name.	Walls of Limerick
Trad White Blanket		Name two famous Irish authors.		Fairy Reel
Trad 3 Sea Captains		Name two famous Irish poets.		Bonfire Dance
High Cauled Cap		Name two famous traditional Irish musicians/bands.		Harvest Time Jig
Morris Reel		What did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland?		Siege of Carrick
		What is the legend of St. Bridget?		Sweets of May
		What is the symbol of St. Bridget?		An Rince Mor

Grade 9 
There are three examiners.
Certificate awarded: 70-79% Award, 80-89% Merit, 90-100% Distinction.

Dance	#bars	General questions	Written papers
Open Slip Jig	32 bars	TCRG =	Written céilí on:
Open Heavy Jig	32 bars	What is the Irish for adjudicator?	Rince Fada, Siege of Ennis,
Trad The Hunt		What is the Irish for teacher?	4 Hand Reel,
Modern Hornpipe Set		What is the meaning of ‘céilí’?	Humours of Bandon
Modern Jig Set		Where and in what year was the first ‘feis’ held in Ireland?	Haymaker's Jig
8 Hand Reel			High Cauled Cap
Waves of Tory		Name 10 countries in which WIDA is active and their capital cities.	Morris Reel
Haste to the Wedding			Eight Hand Reel
			Waves of Tory
			Haste to the Wedding

Grade 10
There are three examiners.
TMRF awarded: 70-79% Award, 80-89% Merit, 90-100% Distinction.  

Dance	#bars	Written papers
1. Bridge of Athlone		Written paper on all 31 céilí dances
2. Antrim Reel
3. Glencar Reel	Dance two
4. The Three Tunes	Teach two
5. The Tara Reel	Selected by examiners
6. St. Patricks Day
7. Trip to the Cottage
8. Duke Reel
9. Rakes of Mallow
10. Lannigans Ball
11. Cross Reel
12. Gates of Derry
13. Eight Hand Jig
14. 16 Hand Reel

Grade 11 
There are three examiners.
TCRG awarded: 70-79% Award, 80-89% Merit, 90-100% Distinction.

Dance	#bars	Written papers
Reel		Written paper - identify 20 tunes
Light Jig
Slip Jig	Teach
Single Jig	2 light and 2 heavy steps
Treble Jig	Examiner will choose - level and dances
Hornpipe		Written paper - 20 questions on WIDA rules
3 Modern Jig sets	Dance 1 jig and 1 hp chosen by examiner
3 Modern Hp sets

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Link for more info on WIDA Grade Exams
Link to register for Grade Exam(s) with WIDA
Link to the exam schedule for when/where you can take the Grade exams
Link to Exam FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)