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Key information on applying for the Catholic Grammar Transfer Test(PPTC) & the AQE for State Schools 

Planning for the 2021-22 Entrance Assessment

Catholic grammar:

7 of the Key Decisions

• The PPTCEntrance Assessment will be held on Saturday 13^th November 2021.
• The Assessment will be based on English and Mathematics with Gaeilge versions available as in all past years.
• Both the English and the Mathematics papers will be significantly modified to take account of the disruption to formal education experienced by pupils and the desire of parents and teachers that the Assessment be held in November rather than later in the school year.
• The Entrance Assessment will be held in PPTC Centres- to ensure that all pupils have the same experience, with all appropriate Covid safeguards in place.
• The Entrance Assessment registration period will open on Tuesday 1^stJune 2021
• As far as possible, pupils from the same primary school class bubbles will be registered to sit the Assessment in the same PPTC Centre.
• Specification guides will be available in the week beginning 17^thMay 2021. For English these will set out specific steps that have been taken to reduce the overall demand of the Assessment - for example by reducing the number of comprehension passages from 3 to 2. For Mathematics the specification will show that the overall demand of the Assessment has also been reduced – for example, by limiting the number of topic areas which will be assessed.

The schools which will act as Assessment Centres for the Catholic Grammar 2021-22 Entrance Assessment are:
Antrim Grammar School www.antrimgrammar.org
Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School, Belfast www.aquinasgrammar.com
Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch www.assumptiongrammar.org.uk
Campbell College, Belfast www.campbellcollege.co.uk
Dominican College, Belfast www.dominicancollege.org.uk
Hunterhouse College, Finaghy, Belfast www.hunterhousecollege.org.uk
Loreto Grammar School Omagh www.loretogs.com
Lumen Christi College, Derry www.lumenchristicollege.co.uk
Our Lady and St Patrick's College Knock www.knock.co.uk
Rainey Endowed, Magherafelt www.raineyendowed.com
Rathmore Grammar School, Finaghy, Belfast www.rathmoregrammarschool.org
Slemish College, Ballymena www.slemishcollege.org.uk
St. Dominic's High School, Belfast www.stdominics.org.uk
St Joseph's Grammar School, Donaghmore www.stjosephsdonaghmore.com
St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena www.stlouisgrammar.com
St Malachy's College, Belfast www.stmalachyscollege.com
St Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt www.stmarysmagherafelt.com
St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon www.stpatricksacademy.org.uk
St Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick www.spgs.org.uk
Victoria College, Belfast www.victoriacollege.org.uk
Wellington College, Belfast www.wellingtoncollegebelfast.org

AQE Member Schools

The 34 schools who facilitate the Common Entrance Assessment and use the results from it to select pupils into Year 8 (Form 1) are listed below:

The links will take you to the website of the relevant school where you will find more information about the test procedures and support sessions provided by each school. 

Apply for AQE test NOW 

https://aqe.org.uk/online-application-form-2021/

BELFAST AREA
Belfast Royal Academy
Bloomfield Collegiate
Campbell College
Grosvenor Grammar School
Hunterhouse College
Methodist College
RBAI
Strathearn School
Victoria College
Wellington College

NORTH EAST AREA
Antrim Grammar School
Ballyclare High School
Ballymena Academy
Belfast High School
Cambridge House Grammar School
Carrickfergus Grammar School
Coleraine Grammar School
Dalriada School
Larne Grammar School

SOUTH EAST AREA
Bangor Grammar School
Down High School
Friends’ School Lisburn
Glenlola Collegiate School
Regent House School
Sullivan Upper School
The Wallace High School

SOUTHERN AREA
Banbridge Academy
Royal School, Armagh
Royal School, Dungannon

WESTERN AREA
Foyle College
Limavady Grammar School
Omagh Academy
Strabane Academy
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School