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Welcome to

Transfer Information Evening

Enniskillen Royal Grammar School

30 May 2018

• Academically selective, co- educational voluntary grammar

school

• Non-denominational voluntary grammar school
• Centre of excellence

• Centre of excellence
• Pupils are challenged AND supported
• Staff committed to highest standards in curricular and extra-

curricular learning experiences

• Strong links with our partners in the local and wider

community

• Perstare et Praestare ‘Persevere and Excel’
• Strong working relationships at all levels
• Excellence in teaching and learning, pastoral care and extra-

curricular activities

• Enniskillen Royal Grammar School-Cooper Crescent and

Lough Shore Sites

• September 2018-Years 8 to 10 and Year 14-Cooper Crescent

Site and Years 11, 12 and 13 –Lough Shore Site

• Plan for September 2019- Year 8 on Cooper Crescent Site
• Autumn 2018-tests will be hosted on both sites

• Common Entrance test for AQE
• This test is based on the English and Mathematics aspects of

the Northern Ireland primary school curriculum

• There is no Science component

• AQE tests-team of revisers who are experienced teaching

professionals at primary level

• International standards of validity
• Sample paper and past papers are available from

www.aqe.org.uk

• Common Entrance Assessment
• Three one hour papers
• Saturday 10 November 2018
• Saturday 24 November 2018
• Saturday 1 December 2018

• Best scores from two papers will count
• Pupils can choose to sit only two papers if so desired
• Pupils will sit the tests in an AQE school such as Enniskillen

Royal Grammar School

• Cost £50 –administrative costs for AQE
• No charge for pupils on Free School Meals

• Action Timeline
• 2 May 2018-Registration for the tests opened
• Forms available tonight, from school, AQE office and primary

schools

• Help available completing form if required
• Return to AQE by Friday 7 September 2018

• Registration form
• Section A-your child’s name and address and primary school

details

• Copy of birth certificate
• Section B-Access arrangements required?
• Examples may include dyslexia, visual impairment, medical

condition, physical disability, first language other than English

• r Irish

• Registration form
• If Access arrangements are required tick Box B
• Complete form ACC/18 (downloadable from website or

available this evening)

• Evidence required and panel will decide
• Requests will be dealt with centrally by AQE in advance of the

tests

• Registration form
• Section C –parental details
• Section D-preferred location
• Section E-Payment
• Section F –if you require an Irish Language version of the test
• Section G-signature and tick to allow school to receive results
• Attach 2 passport photos/payment details/confirmation of FSM

• Action Timeline-Return of form to AQE by 7 September 2018-

early return advised

• Information sent to parents –Assessment Centre and

Assessment Number

• Orientation morning in October-details to follow

• Orientation morning
• Opportunity for your son/daughter to familiarise themselves

with the test environment

• Rooms
• Groupings by primary school and area
• Experienced invigilators
• Information for parents also

• Special Circumstances
• Applications made subsequent to the tests relating to special

circumstances such as illness, bereavement

• Attach Special Circumstances form to the Transfer Form

• AQE results
• Results reported as scores not grades
• No comparison with previous transfer test grades
• Mean score of 100-very creditable score

• Action Timeline
• Robust marking system
• Results will be sent as age adjusted scores to parents and

schools on Saturday 26 January 2019

• Parents may request remarks

• Action Timeline
• Open evenings
• Submission of Transfer Form to Education Authority, Western

Region

• Post-primary schools apply their admission criteria to

applications

• Action Timeline
• Issue of Admissions letters
• Appeals process
• Special Provision

Useful contacts/addresses

• www.aqe.org.uk
• AQE Office-Unit 3, Weavers Court Business Park, Belfast,

BT 12 5GH Tel: 028 90224002

• Enniskillen Royal Grammar School

Cooper Crescent Site Loughshore Site Enniskillen Enniskillen BT 74 6DQ BT 74 5HD 028 66322165 028 66322658 www.enniskillenroyalgs.com