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Transfer 2010

The 2010 Saint Andrews Agreement outlines the conditions under which academic selection can be applied in Northern Ireland schools. Without cross-party support, current regulations allow for academic selection in admissions criteria. As the Minister of Education has yet to finalize proposals, the system remains unregulated. Draft guidance has been issued for the Transfer process, and schools like Down High School are operating academic selection via the Common Entrance Assessment (CEA). Important dates, registration details, and accommodations for students are also discussed.

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Transfer 2010

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  1. Transfer 2010

  2. Saint Andrews Agreement • For a ban on academic selection to come into force there would have to be cross-party agreement at the Assembly. • There has been no cross-party agreement and therefore it remains lawful to include academic selection within admissions criteria.

  3. Unregulated System • Since the Minister of Education has not put forward proposals on which the Executive can agree we now have an unregulated system.

  4. DENI Guidance • The Minister of Education has issued Draft Guidance to schools on Transfer in 2010. • Boards of Governors are required to give due regard to the Guidance but they can decide not to follow the Guidance.

  5. Guidance in Draft • At present we have only seen the draft version of the Guidance which has been issued for a consultation to which we have responded. • The final version of the Guidance may not be issued until the summer or later. • Final decisions about admission criteria can only be made after Board of Governors have considered the final version of Guidance.

  6. Down High School • Having given due regard to the draft Guidance the Board of Governors have decided to: • operate academic selection; • use the Common Entrance Assessment (CEA) produced by the AQE.

  7. CEA • based on the NI (revised) curriculum • English & Maths only (no Science) • three 1 hour papers • best 2 scores to count • pupils may sit 2 or 3 papers • available in English or Irish language

  8. Dates • November 14th • November 28th • December 5th • October 17th (Familiarisation Morning)

  9. Location • The CEA may be sat in any one of the schools listed on the registration form. • CEA does not need to be sat at a school to which the pupil will apply for admission. • 3 locations can be nominated in order of preference.

  10. Cost • £35 (regardless of number of tests sat) • waived if child receives Free School Meals

  11. AQE • The Association for Quality Education is responsible for setting and marking the tests as well as the registration process. • For more information about the AQE and the tests please visit the website. • www.aqe.org.uk

  12. Registration • May 18th to September 18th • guidance notes provided with forms • forms can be downloaded from AQE website and from our website • forms available as you leave this morning

  13. Registration Form • to be returned to AQE • submit with 3 passport photographs and a copy of birth certificate • payment by cheque, postal order or bankers’ draft or ELB letter confirming receipt of free school meals

  14. Access Arrangements • indicate on the registration form if child will need access arrangements to sit the CEA • AQE will send out Access Application Form • AQE Access Panel will indicate to parents and the grammar school the arrangements to be made • school will make these arrangements

  15. Arrangements at • Down High School

  16. Special Circumstances • Boards of Governors will continue to consider evidence of how special circumstances affected performance.

  17. Special Provision • in some exceptional cases pupils may not be able to sit the test • in past Board of Governors have considered reports produced by ELB psychologists • no indication that this will change

  18. Statemented Children • at present statemented children are outside the transfer process and are not included in admissions numbers • placed in an appropriate school by the ELB • no indication that this will change

  19. You will be sent • name of assessment centre • child’s assessment number • information about the tests • details of familiarisation day

  20. Marking • marked by a panel of AQE markers • overseen by a chief examiner • scores are adjusted to take age into account

  21. Results • sent to parents and to schools • Saturday 6th February • score out of 100 to 2 decimal places • parents may apply for a re-mark

  22. Admissions Criteria • final decisions after consideration of final version of DENI Guidance • published by ELBs as normal • Open Evening will also take place as normal

  23. Down High School • Down High School Board of Governors have considered the Draft Guidance • not possible to make a final decision at present • currently it is their intention to use rank order in the CEA as the first criterion for all 128 places

  24. Transfer Form • completed by parents • meetings with Primary School Principals held in February • forms sent to ELB / ESA • centralised admission procedure as at present

  25. Completion of Process • schools apply their admissions criteria • parents informed by ESA of allocated school • normal appeals procedure operates

  26. Useful Websites www.downhighschool.org.uk www.aqe.org.uk www.deni.gov.uk

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