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St Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School, Belfast

St Mary's grammar, Belfast scraps transfer test for 2021/22

17th Mar 2021

St Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School, Belfast will not use the PPTC's Entrance Assessment (GL) results to select pupils for 2022 the BBC has reported.

St Mary's has become the first grammar school to decide not to use transfer tests for a second year.

PPTC consider radical change to Autumn 2021 test

3rd Mar 2021

The PPTC have asked schools who use their test to consider "radical change" to the GL tests in the autumn BBC News NI has reported.

A discussion paper from PPTC has asked schools to consider whether to use verbal reasoning tests to decide which pupils to admit in 2022.
Due to the pandemic disruption, they are being suggested as an option instead of tests in English and Maths.
But it will be up to individual schools and the PPTC steering group to decide.

Transfer tests cancelled due to Covid-19 surge

13th Jan 2021

Both the AQE & the PPTC (GL) transfer tests have been cancelled due to covid-19.

Initially both tests were moved from November 2020 to January 2021, however due to a surge in covid-19 the rescheduled AQE & GL tests were both cancelled on the 5th January.

Transfer tests postponed until January 2021

2nd Sep 2020

Both the AQE & the PPTC have agreed to hold this year's transfer tests in January 2021 the BBC has reported.
Although all of the new dates have yet to be confirmed the suggested date for the first test is Saturday 9 January, the High Court heard.

Two Derry grammar schools also abandon transfer test for 1 year

10th Jun 2020

Two Catholic grammar schools in Derry have become the latest to abandon the use of transfer tests results to select pupils for 2021 the BBC has reported.
St Columb's College and Thornhill College said they had made the move for one year only.
Both schools who would normally use results from the PPTC's GL Assessment.

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