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Transfer test results to be issued to thousands of pupils in Northern Ireland this weekend

The tests are run by the Schools Entrance Assessment Group (SEAG)

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SEAG test results will be issued to pupils on Saturday (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Transfer test results will be issued to thousands of pupils across Northern Ireland on Saturday.

This year marks the second results under the common transfer test run by the Schools Entrance Assessment Group (SEAG).

The two tests took place in November with the results used by more than 60 schools to select their incoming cohort of Year 8 students.

Results can be accessed online through a SEAG account, where a ‘statement of outcomes’ can be viewed.

A statement on the SEAG website said: “On Saturday 25th January 2025 parents/guardians will be able to see the SEAG outcomes for their child(ren) by logging on the their dashboard.

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“SEAG aims to have results available by 8am.”

However, children will not find out what schools they will attend until May.



The SEAG exams replaced the separate tests run by AQE and PPTC, which were held for the last time in 2022 and marked the biggest shake-up to the system since the 11-plus was scrapped in 2008.

Both test papers included questions on English and maths, with an option for pupils to be assessed on Irish rather than English.

The results will be used by 63 schools in Northern Ireland - the vast majority of them grammars - to decide which pupils to admit, paving the way for children to move from primary to post-primary.