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
2025/26 dates are:
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18th May 2026 |
SEAG Registration opens |
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18th September 2026 |
SEAG Registration closes |
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October 2026 (TBC) |
SEAG Familiarisation evening |
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9th October 2026 |
Pupil cards available for parents to download and print |
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14th November 2026 |
SEAG Assessment 1 |
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21st November 2026 |
SEAG Assessment 2 |
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January 2027 |
Visits to primary schools |
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23rd January 2027 |
SEAG Publication of results |
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January 2027 |
EA Connect Opens for online applications |
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February 2027 |
EA Connect closes at 12 noon. |
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February 2027 |
Final date for late applications or change of preference in exceptional circumstance |
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May 2027
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Parents receive notification from the Education Authority of school child has been allocated to |
Year 8 – Entry September 2027
Please note, the Admissions criteria for Year 8 entry in September 2027 will be published during December 2026.
Year 8 Admission Criteria - key dates
Admissions Criteria will be published in December 2026 and will be available on our website.
Special Circumstances and Special Provisions guidelines for Parents/Guardians and relevant forms available here (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 January 2027 until February 2027 (exact dates TBC).