primary 6 transfer information session. aqe – association for quality education limited cambridge...
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AQE – Association for Quality Education Limited
Cambridge House & 33 other grammar schools
PPTC – Post-Primary Transfer Consortium
Ballymena Academy, Slemish College & 31 other grammar
schools
AQE – 3 tests (best 2 count)Saturday 8th, 22nd & 29th Nov
at Cambridge House at 10:00 a.m.
Tests are Literacy & Numeracy combined
Last 1 hour each
PPTC– 2 tests both on Saturday 15th Nov (supplementary 6th Dec)at Ballymena Academy or Slemish College
Tests are Literacy & Numeracy separately
Last 50 & 45 mins.
AQE – Registration from 6th May until 11th Sept via Cambridge House, Cambridge House
website, AQE website, Buick Memorial
PPTC – Registration May until Sept (dates to be
confirmed) via schools and school websites
Schools will have information & familiarisation mornings - direct contact from schools and we
will try to give details in Thursday note
Parents will receive up to date information pack
Results will be issued posted on Friday 6th February 2015 – arrive next day as before
Score with additional information
Transfer Interviews for applying for post-primary school place as before
2 weeks commencing Monday 9th February 2015
NEELB sorts places with post-primary schools as before
Instead of previous transfer grade, grammar schools will use entrance exam result to select
before using other criteria.
Schools will issue places at end of May as before and induction process begins
Appeals
Special Circumstances
Preparation
Tutoring?
Buick’s Role
Pupils’ Role
Parents’ Role
NEELB’s Role
Contact Information
AQE - Tel: (028) 90224002Email address: [email protected]
Website – www.aqe.org.uk
Cambridge House Grammar – Tel: (028) 25643151Website – www.cambridgehouse.org.uk
PPTC
Ballymena Academy - Tel: (028) 25652782
Email address: [email protected] Website – www.ballymenaacademy.org.uk
Slemish College – Tel: (028) 25630156
Email address: [email protected] Website – www.slemishcollege.org.uk
Questions