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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


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Welcome to

Transfer Information Evening

Enniskillen Royal Grammar School

30 May 2018

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  • Academically selective, co- educational voluntary grammar

school

  • Non-denominational voluntary grammar school
  • Centre of excellence
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  • 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

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

curricular activities

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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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

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

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

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

circumstances such as illness, bereavement

  • Attach Special Circumstances form to the Transfer Form
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  • AQE results
  • Results reported as scores not grades
  • No comparison with previous transfer test grades
  • Mean score of 100-very creditable score
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  • 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
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  • Action Timeline
  • Open evenings
  • Submission of Transfer Form to Education Authority, Western

Region

  • Post-primary schools apply their admission criteria to

applications

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