The Wizarding Examinations Authority is the department that designs and tests the Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations and the Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test examinations. With a heavy work load, the examination team spends half of the year designing and re-drafting their examination for the year, and ensuring that the examination is equal in value to that of other neighbouring schools such as and . Each year, a team of examiners is sent to to spend two weeks at the castle and conduct the examinations as per protocol.