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Admission criteria for grammar schools in Northern Ireland for entrance in September 2025 may have changed.
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 that school in September 2025.
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 2025.
Wellington College Belfast
Wellington College Belfast - a brief history.
Wellington College came into being inn 1989 when Annadale Grammar School (boys) and Carolan Grammar School (girls) merged to become a single co-educational school. The school covers a large site at Carolan Road in south Belfast and the school moved there in 2002.
The school is very popular and always heavily oversubscribed – often with two or more pupils applying for each available place in year 8. The school has grown over recent years and now has almost 800 pupils from year 8 to year 14.
Wellington College transfer procedure includes the use of the new SEAG Single Entrance Transfer Test results as part of its intake criteria into year 8.
NI Grammar School Admission criteria for
September 2025
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