Grammar schools in Northern Ireland
Every grammar school in Northern Ireland, who each one takes and whether it uses the SEAG transfer test, with links to each school.
The test
SEAG transfer test
60 of the 66 schools below use it: English and maths, two papers on two Saturdays in P7, written and marked by GL Assessment. Some fill only part of their places by the test.
The rest admit without it: some take every ability, and two Dickson Plan colleges admit pupils at 14. Each card says which.
The schools
Antrim Grammar School
Antrim · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Patrick's Grammar School
Armagh · Boys
No entrance test. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
The Royal School
Armagh · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Ballyclare High School
Ballyclare · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Ballymena Academy
Ballymena · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Cambridge House Grammar School
Ballymena · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Louis' Grammar
Ballymena · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Dalriada Grammar
Ballymoney · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Assumption Grammar School
Ballynahinch · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Banbridge Academy
Banbridge · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Bangor Grammar School
Bangor · Boys
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Glenlola Collegiate
Bangor · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Aquinas Grammar School
Belfast · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Belfast Royal Academy
Belfast · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Bloomfield Collegiate School
Belfast · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Campbell College
Belfast · Boys
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Dominican College, Fortwilliam
Belfast · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Grosvenor Grammar School
Belfast · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Hunterhouse College
Belfast · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Methodist College
Belfast · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Our Lady & St Patrick's College
Belfast · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Rathmore Grammar School
Belfast · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Dominic's High School
Belfast · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Malachy's College
Belfast · Boys
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School
Belfast · Boys
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Strathearn School
Belfast · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
The Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Belfast · Boys
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Victoria College
Belfast · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Wellington College
Belfast · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Carrickfergus Grammar School
Carrickfergus · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Coleraine Grammar School
Coleraine · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Loreto College
Coleraine · Boys and girls
No entrance test. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Down High School
Downpatrick · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Lecale Trinity Grammar School
Downpatrick · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, for some places, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Joseph's Grammar School
Dungannon · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, for some places, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Patrick's Academy
Dungannon · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
The Royal School
Dungannon · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, Cooper Crescent
Enniskillen · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Mount Lourdes Grammar School
Enniskillen · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
A plan to end academic selection at this school has been reported in the press. Check the school's admissions criteria for the next intake.
St Michael's College
Enniskillen · Boys
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
A plan to end academic selection at this school has been reported in the press. Check the school's admissions criteria for the next intake.
Sullivan Upper School
Holywood · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Louis Grammar
Kilkeel · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, for some places, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Larne Grammar
Larne · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Limavady Grammar School
Limavady · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Friends' School
Lisburn · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Wallace High School
Lisburn · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Foyle College
Londonderry · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Lumen Christi College, Derry
Londonderry · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Columb's College, Derry
Londonderry · Boys
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Thornhill College, Derry
Londonderry · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Lurgan College
Lurgan · Boys and girls
Dickson Plan entry at 14. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Ronan's College
Lurgan · Boys and girls
No entrance test. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Rainey Endowed Grammar
Magherafelt · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Mary's Grammar
Magherafelt · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar
Newry · Boys
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Our Lady's Grammar School
Newry · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Sacred Heart Grammar School
Newry · Girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
St Colman's College - Newry
Newry · Boys
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Belfast High School
Newtownabbey · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Regent House Grammar
Newtownards · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Christian Brothers Grammar School
Omagh · Boys
SEAG transfer test, for some places, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Loreto Grammar School
Omagh · Girls
SEAG transfer test, for some places, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Omagh Academy Grammar School
Omagh · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Portadown College
Portadown · Boys and girls
Dickson Plan entry at 14. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Dominican College
Portstewart · Boys and girls
No entrance test. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
Strabane Academy, Liskey Road
Strabane · Boys and girls
SEAG transfer test, for some places, written by GL Assessment for SEAG: English and maths. Check this on the school's page; we could not confirm it for this year.
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Questions parents ask
- Which test do grammar schools in Northern Ireland use?
- Most use the SEAG transfer test: English and maths, two papers sat on two Saturdays in P7. It replaced the two separate tests schools used before. A few grammar schools do not select by any test.
- How are places given?
- Each school ranks applicants by SEAG score or band, then uses its own published criteria for ties and for any places it fills without the test. Every school's criteria are on its website.
- What results does SEAG give?
- A standardised age score for English and for maths, a total, and a band from 1 to 6, with Band 1 the highest. The total needed for each band changes a little every year.
- Is there a pass mark?
- No single one. Each school takes children in score or band order until its places are full, so the score needed changes with each school and each year.
School lists from the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools and the Department of Education (Northern Ireland). Postcode areas from postcodes.io (ONS data). All contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Test details come from each school's and council's own pages. We are not connected with any school, council or test writer.