Transfer to Post Primary for P6 Parents

Transfer to Post Primary leaflet for P6 Parents

ADVICE ON THE POST-PRIMARY TRANSFER PROCESS FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN P6

As has been the practice over the last number of years the Department of Education has produced a document providing advice to parents of children in P6 on the post-primary transfer process. The purpose of this document is to ensure that parents receive timely information about the range of issues they need to take into account when making important decisions about the next stage in their child’s education.

Previously a hard copy would have been provided for parents in January of their child’s P6 year however this year the document will be available in electronic form only.

The document is available to download from the Department’s website at the following link:

https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/publications/transfer-process-post-primary-school-advice-parents-children-primary-six

This year there will be a single style entrance examination for those schools who require an entrance assessment as part of their admissions criteria. This is being organised by the Schools' Entrance assessment Group (SEAG). Follow the link below for their FAQs:

https://seagni.co.uk/guidance-for-parents/faqs

All 62 of the schools who previously used AQE or GL have signed up to this new process. There is an admission fee of £20, but those on free school meals are exempt from this. The registration is likely to begin in early May.