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Proposal to create a single transfer test

27th Feb 2017

The Association of Quality Education (AQE) and the Post-Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC) have issued a joint statement announcing that they want to produce a single transfer test, the BBC have reported.

The statement said "We believe this to be in the best interest of pupils, parents and schools," and that that their aim was to have a common test in place by November 2019.

2016 Intake Stats

28th Jan 2017

The 2016 intake information for Northern Ireland Grammar Schools requiring either the AQE or the GL Assessment have been published by the Belfast Telegraph. They have also been added to our Schools Intake Information page.

The stats include the highest & lowest grades or scores accepted to gain entry into Grammar Schools in 2016 as well as the total number of children that applied and were accepted.

Education Minister not planning on re-introducing state transfer test

12th Oct 2016

Education minister Peter Weir has said he is not going to waste his time striving for an unachievable political deal that would bring back a state selection test, the Belfast Telegraph and ITV News have reported.

Education minister announces U-turn on transfer test preparation

Education minister announces U-turn on transfer test preparation in primary schools

7th Sep 2016

As reported by the BBC and the Belfast Telegraph, primary schools are now free to prepare pupils for the unregulated transfer tests after Education Minister Peter Weir reversed a long-standing departmental policy.

AQE says single test 'would take three years to develop'.

3rd Jun 2016

The chief executive of the Association of Quality Education (AQE) has said a single transfer test will not be possible for "at least three years" the BBC have reported.

Education Minister Peter Weir

New Education Minister Peter Weir says Academic Selection is here to stay

27th May 2016

The DUP’s new Education Minister Peter Weir has told the News Letter he will look at ways to make the use of academic selection across Northern Ireland easier for pupils, parents and schools.

PPTC GL Assessment

Registration for the 2016 GL Assessment opens today

16th May 2016

Registration forms are now available for parents to register their child for the PPTC's GL Assessment.

Registration Packs are available from PPTC Assessment Centres or their websites, the PPTC website, or links are on our PPTC (GL Assessment) page.

The closing date for registration is 2pm on Friday the 23rd of September 2016.

AQE

Registration for the AQE's 2016 Common Entrance Assessment now open

3rd May 2016

Registration for the AQE's Common Entrance Assessment (CEA) opens today.
If you wish for your child to sit the AQE's Common Entrance Assessment (CEA) you must register them before the closing date using a 2016-17 AQE Registration Form.

You can download the Registration Form from the AQE website, from an AQE Grammar School or from the AQE Office. Some Primary Schools may also be able to give you a form.

2015 Intake Stats

26th Jan 2016

The 2015 intake information for Northern Ireland Grammar Schools requiring either the AQE or the GL Assessment have been published by the Belfast Telegraph. They have also been added to our Schools Intake Information page.

Report recommends end of academic selection

8th Dec 2015

A report into the effects of deprivation on educational achievement has recommended the end of the current system of academic selection in Northern Ireland the BBC has reported.

The report - Investigating Links in Achievement and Deprivation (Iliad) - was commissioned by the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister.
The report has yet to be published, however a draft copy has been seen by the BBC.

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