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Welcome to Wellington College

Welcome

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Who are we ?

Open Evenings

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Open Evenings

Thursday 5th January 2017 Monday 9th January 2017 7‐9pm Principal’s Talks 7pm and 8pm Principal s Talks 7pm and 8pm

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Test date Test Date GL‐ 19th November Supplementary Test GL‐ 10th December Parent Information

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• Register between 9.00 and 9.15 at main
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• Admissions card

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• Children of same Primary Schools are together

N l i di Parent Information

• No electronic media
• We supply pencils and rubbers as required
• Tissues and water available
• Issues – emergency contact
• Children Returned via the pupil entrance

Leave Children at the college main entrance Parental Information  Return by 12.30

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GL Timings

• 9.00‐9.30: registration and then go to Assembly

Hall

Parent Information – GL Timings

• 9.30 go to exam hall
• 9.40 instruction given – Practice Questions:

English

• 10.00 Exam Begins – English
• Break C 11.00

GL Timings

• 11.20: return to hall
• 11.30 instruction given – Practice Questions:

Parent Information – GL Timings

11.30 instruction given Practice Questions: Maths

• 11.40 Exam Begins – Maths
• 12.25 Exam Finishes
• 12.35 Children return to pupil entrance

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• SENCO Mrs L Anderson

Parental Information

• Rooms allocated on day of test

Children leave for Examination Hall Children

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Important Dates Parental Information Results should be received on Saturday 28th January 2017 Important Dates Parental Information February 2017 – Interview with the Primary School Principal May 2017 – Schools will issue letters of placement placement

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Special Circumstances Parental Information Anything that affects performance (You will need documentary evidence to support your claim) Entrance Criteria  Pupils are placed in Band according to score Wellington College Belfast Pupils are placed in Band according to score  110 places are issued for Year 8 Oversubscribed criteria are applied whenever we reach 110+ applications

( Sibling / Eldest child / Past pupil / Free School Meals / Distance : Tie breaker)

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Band AQE Standardised Score GLA Cohort Percentile Band I 106 or above 60 or above

Admissions ‐ Bands

Band II 103 ‐ 105 50 ‐ 59 Band III 99 ‐ 102 40 ‐ 49 Band IV 94 ‐ 98 30 ‐ 39 Band V 88 ‐ 93 20 ‐ 29 Band VI 87 or below 19 or below Year Admissions Number Total Applications Total Admissions Lowest Band AQE / GL

Admissions ‐ Patterns

2013/ 14 110 164 110 Band V 2014/ 15 110 227 110 Band IV 2015 / 16 110 203 110 Band IV 2016/ 17 110 233 110 Band IV

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More information available Open Evenings Thursday 5th January 2017 /Monday 9th January 2017

Wellington College Belfast

Thursday 5 January 2017 /Monday 9 January 2017 7‐9pm Principal’s Talks 7pm and 8pm WEBSITE: WellingtonCollege.org.uk ‘engage, empower, educate’