Year 8 Admissions
INFORMATION RELATING TO TRANSFER
Strabane Academy is a controlled Grammar School which is made up of pupils from all backgrounds, regardless of religion, race, or social status. We are proud of the high level of integration which is evident through the diversity of our pupils and seek to be inclusive in all of our activities. Our caring ethos, pastoral activities and induction programme provide excellent support and help lay the foundations for future success and happiness.
As an all ability school, we admit pupils who will achieve a very high level of academic success in GCSE’s and at A level and we also admit pupils whose talents are less academic and who will follow a more vocational pathway in their education. When compared to other Grammar Schools this makes us very unique and great care should therefore be taken when comparing like for like exam result.
Each year we are able to track how the pupils who sat the Transfer Test have performed in their GCSE’s and it is both pleasing and reassuring to note that each year their results have been above the Northern Ireland average for Grammar schools.
To further the all ability, aim of the school and to ensure that each year group caters for students of all abilities including the most academically able, Strabane Academy will use The Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group (SEAG) . The role of SEAG is to provide an Entrance Assessment with standardised outcomes (results) for pupils who will be transferring from primary school and who may wish to transfer using our Academic admissions criteria.
Visit https://seagni.co.uk/
For full admissions policy, click here.
SEAG Outcomes, click here
SEAG Re-marks, click here
2023/24 dates are:
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May 2023 – Registration opens
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September 2023 – Registration closes
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November 2023 – Familiarisation evening
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11th November 2023 – Assessment 1
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25th November 2023 – Assessment 2
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January 2024 – Visits to primary schools
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January 2024 – Publication of results
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February 2024 – Completion of transfer forms
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May 2024 – Parents receive notification from the Education Authority of school child has been allocated to
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Year 8 – Entry September 2024
Please note, the Admissions criteria for Year 8 entry in September 2024 will be published later in the Autumn term.
Year 8 Admission Criteria - key dates
Admissions Criteria will be published by 11th January 2024 and on our website.
Special Circumstances and Special Provisions guidelines for Parents/Guardians and relevant forms available here from Monday 27 November (please note that these should not be submitted to individual schools but uploaded via the EA portal).
. Hyperlink to Guidance for Special Circumstances
. Hyperlink to Guidance for Special Provisions
EA portal will be open from 30th January until 22nd February 2024.