NI Grammar School Admission criteria for
September 2024
Admission criteria for grammar schools in Northern Ireland for entrance in September 2024 will have changed.
The previous Transfer Tests - either the AQE or GL (PPTC) version has been replaced by the SEAG Transfer Test. Almost all grammar schools will be using the results in the SEAG Transfer Tests as one of many criteria used as part of the admissions policy for entry into year 8 (first form).
Grammar School admission criteria can vary greatly from school to school and you should make yourself aware of all the criteria details as they will determine which children will be admitted to this school in September 2024.
Make sure that you provide the school with all the information that they require as the school will use the information that you provide when making their decision about which children are admitted in September 2024.
Grosvenor Grammar School
Grosvenor Grammar School - a brief history.
As the population of Belfast grew after the second World War the Belfast Corporation understood the increase in demand for grammar-school education in the Belfast area and Grosvenor Grammar School was founded in 1945. It was known then as Grosvenor High School. Initially situated in Roden Street off the Grosvenor Road in Belfast it remained there until 1958 when the school moved to east Belfast at Cameronian Drive. In 2010 it moved to Marina Park in East Belfast. In 1993 the school changed its name from Grosvenor High School to Grosvenor Grammar School. The school has a reputation for very high standards of achievement and attracts pupils from greater Belfast and form north and mid Down. Demand for places is always high.
Grosvenor Grammar School uses the new SEAG Single Entrance Transfer Test results as part of its intake criteria into year 8.