Northern Ireland Transfer Test News

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.

Registration for the 2015 GL Assessment opens today

18th May 2015

Application 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 applications is 2pm on Friday the 25th of September 2015.

Registration for the 2015 AQE Common Entrance Assessment now open

5th May 2015

Application forms are now available for parents to register their child for the AQE's Common Entrance Assessment (CEA).

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. Photocopies/black & white printed forms are perfectly acceptable.

The closing date for applications is Friday the 11th of September 2015.

AQE announce 2015/16 dates

13th Mar 2015

The AQE have announced their dates for the 2015/16 cycle.

Registration opens on Tuesday the 5th of May 2015 and closes on Friday the 11th of September 2015. Registration forms will be made available from the 1st of May 2015.
The 3 assessments will take place on Saturday the 7th, 21st and 28th of November 2015. Results will be posted to arrive on Saturday 30th January 2016.

2014 Intake Stats

7th Jan 2015

The 2014 intake information for Northern Ireland Grammar Schools requiring either the AQE or the GL Assessment have been added to our Schools Intake Information page.

The stats include the highest & lowest grades/scores accepted to gain entry into Grammar Schools in 2014 as well as the total number of children that applied for each school, how many were their 1st preference school and how many were accepted.

Peter Robinson supports single Transfer Test

6th Nov 2014

Peter Robinson has promised his support for efforts to bring about a single transfer test next year the Belfast Telegraph has reported.

Speaking yesterday, Mr Robinson predicted that academic selection was here to stay but a single test should replace the current two.

Mr Robinson's party is committed to selection. He lambasted the Department of Education, which has had three Sinn Fein ministers since it was set up in 1999, for failing to accommodate the wishes of the grammar schools.

2 Omagh Catholic grammar schools in bid to end academic selection

13th Jun 2014

Christian Brothers' School, Omagh and Loreto Grammar, Omagh have jointly announced that they aim to either phase out or end academic selection after a period of consultation with people in the local area, the BBC and the