This information below forms part of the key information that you will likely use to assess the general likelihood of your child securing a place in your chosen grammar school. But only use this information as a guide as it is subject to change, year on year and nothing is guaranteed.
Comparing AQE, GL and SEAG
Below you will find previous years details and the table below was provided by SEAG (2024) and offers an approximate comparison of the old AQE score and GL score, grade and cohort percentile against the new SEAG Total Standardised Age Score (TSAS). Again use this as a guide only.
Should you find any errors, please let me know by filling in this quick form -> here.
Due to Covid September 2021 admissions are not available as the test didn’t take place in November 2020).
The Transfer Tutor App & Social Media
The Transfer Tutor App is a web-based app for children doing the transfer test and it offers questions in line with the SEAG Specification covering English and Maths (with lots of great features), so it is perfect for the child in preparing for the test. You can check it out here with all the latest special offers. Check Out The Transfer Tutor.
In addition, I create a number of blogs to directly help parents navigate the transfer process throughout the year and so if you don’t follow on social media already, you might find that a good thing to do. Simply click on Facebook or Instagram to be taken to that Page, or find me on TikTok. Customers of The Transfer Tutor App will also benefit of Customer-Only Zoom calls throughout the year to guide them through complex topics e.g. SEAG Scoring, so it worth considering the App if you feel you would benefit from enhanced parental support.
All Grammar Schools – Alphabetical Order
Abbey Christian Brother’s Grammar School (Boys / Newry)
2025 Information – Unknown / Pending
2025 Admission Number – 125
2025 Total Applications – 165
2025 Total Admissions – 128* (including SEN & Appeals)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG Band 5
Previous Years With GL
Lowest Grade 2022 – Academic Selection Not Used
Lowest Grade 2020 – B1
Lowest Grade 2019 – B1
Lowest Grade 2018 – B1
Lowest Grade 2017 – C1
Lowest Grade 2016 – B1
Lowest Grade 2015 – B1
Lowest Grade 2014 – B1
Antrim Grammar (Antrim)
2025 Lowest Score – SEAG TSAS 189
2025 Admission Number – 115* (includes temporary variation)
2025 Total Applications – 148
2025 Total Admissions – 115
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 192
Previous Years With AQE & GL
Lowest Score 2023 – AQE 100,
Lowest Score 2022 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score 2020 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score 2019 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score 2018 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score 2017 – AQE 99-102
Lowest Score 2016 – AQE 94-98
Lowest Score / Grade 2015 – AQE 89, GL 31
Lowest Score / Grade 2014 – AQE 89, no GL
Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School (Belfast)
2025 Lowest Band – SEAG Band 1 (>207 TSAS)
Statement from Aquinas Grammar:
There were more applications in Band 1 than places so this is where the tie-break happened and they allocated places in accordance with their admission criteria.
-Criterion 2a (Siblings) – 64 places (leaving 66 places)
-Criterion 2b (Eldest) – 94 applicants to further sub-criteria
-Criterion 2c (Feeder Primary) – 85 applicants met this criteria
-Criterion 2d (‘A Child Looked After‘) – no applicants
-Criterion 2e (Free School Meals) – 4 places (leaving 62 places)
At this point, the remaining 81 applicants were ranked in order of descending TSAS (Criterion 2f) for the final 62 places and there were two students on the same SAS for the 62th place so Criterion 2g (Random Number) was used for the last place.
2025 Admission Number – 130
2025 Total Applications – 237
2025 Total Admissions – 141**
**Includes pupils placed in Aquinas through Education Authority Special Needs or Appeal or Exceptional Circumstances Body.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – SEAG Band 1
Previous Years With GL
Lowest Grade 2023 – B1
Lowest Grade 2022 – A
Lowest Grade 2020 – A
Lowest Grade 2019 – A
Lowest Grade 2018 – A
Lowest Grade 2017 – A
Lowest Grade 2016 – A
Lowest Grade 2015 – A
Lowest Grade 2014 – A
Assumption Grammar School (Ballynahinch)
2025 Lowest Band 2024 – SEAG Band 3
Statement from Assumption Grammar School:
After consideration of Special Circumstances and Special Provision, all applicants achieving Band 1, Band 2 and Band 3 were accepted. No other applicants were accepted
2025 Admission Number – 130
2025 Total Applications – 177
2025 Total Admissions – 136**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – SEAG Band 4
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2023 – B1
Lowest Grade 2022 – C2
Lowest Grade 2020 – B2
Lowest Grade 2019 – B2
Lowest Grade 2018 – B2
Lowest Grade 2017 – C1
Lowest Grade 2016 – B2
Lowest Grade 2015 – B2
Lowest Grade 2014 – C2
Ballyclare High School (Ballyclare)
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 181*
*As advised by parent who requested this information directly from the school.
2025 Admission Number – 186
2025 Total Applications – 210
2025 Total Admissions – 189**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 184* (advised by parent as school did not release an official Year 8 Oversubscription Statement)
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2020 – AQE 90
Lowest Score 2019 – AQE 90
Lowest Score 2018 – AQE 89
Lowest Score 2017 – AQE 54
Lowest Score 2016- AQE 97
Lowest Score 2015 – AQE 98
Lowest Score 2014 – AQE 96
Ballymena Academy (Ballymena)
Lowest Score 2025 – SEAG TSAS 181
2025 Admission Number – 176
2025 Total Applications – 190
2025 Total Admissions – 176**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 181
Previous Years With AQE
Lowest Score 2022 – 78
Lowest Score 2020 – unknown
Lowest Score 2019 – 95
Lowest Score 2018 – 95
Lowest Score 2017 – 81
Lowest Score 2016 – 94
Lowest Score 2015 – unknown
Lowest Score 2014 – unknown
Banbridge Academy (Banbridge)
2025 Lowest Score – SEAG TSAS 204
Statement from Banbridge Academy School:
After consideration of the Special Circumstances and Special Provisions cases, those pupils who achieved a score of 205 and higher were selected. Those pupils who achieved a score of 204 were tied for the last remaining places and the Admissions Criteria were applied as follows:
*Criterion 1.2: 188 pupils (205 and higher) selected and 6 further pupils (204) tied
*Criterion 1.3(i): 5 of the 6 pupils tied (1 offered a place)
*Criterion 1.3(ii): 5 of the 5 pupils tied
*Criterion 1.3(iii): 4 pupils of the 5 were selected
2025 Admission Number – 192
2025 Total Applications – 250
2025 Total Admissions – 194**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 201
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – AQE 100
Lowest Score 2020 – AQE 104
Lowest Score 2019 – AQE 99
Lowest Score 2018 – AQE 101
Lowest Score 2017 – AQE 99
Lowest Score 2016 – AQE 102
Lowest Score 2015 – AQE 102
Lowest Score 2014 – AQE 99
Bangor Grammar (Bangor)
2025 Lowest Score – SEAG TSAS 185
Statement from Bangor Grammar School:
“The 135 places were allocated in accordance with the rank order of Total Standardised Age Score (TSAS) achieved in the SEAG entrance assessments.
3 applicants were considered under the tiebreaker. A numbered identical disc representing each child’s name was placed in a “hat”, and an independent person blindly withdrew the required number of discs from the “hat”, under the observation of a second independent person and a school representative. 1 place was allocated, and a waiting list formed according to the order in which the discs are withdrawn.
34 applicants were not selected for admission.”
2025 Admission Number – 135
2025 Total Applications – 169
2025 Total Admissions – 142**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 181
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – AQE 94
Lowest Score 2020 – AQE 99
Lowest Score 2019 – AQE 102
Lowest Score 2018 – AQE 97
Lowest Score 2017 – AQE 100
Lowest Grade 2016 – AQE 102
Lowest Grade 2015 – AQE 98
Lowest Grade 2014 – AQE 101
Belfast High School (Belfast)
Lowest Score 2025 – SEAG TSAS 206
2025 Admission Number – 139 (including a temporary variation of 3 pupils)
2025 Total Applications – 209
2025 Total Admissions – 144*
*Includes children who were admitted to the School with a statement of special educational needs and/or children admitted following a successful EA independent tribunal appeal.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 206
Previous Years With AQE
Lowest Score 2023 – AQE 101
Lowest Score 2022 – 97
Lowest Score 2020 – 102
Lowest Score 2019 – 99
Lowest Score 2018 – 101
Lowest Score 2017 – 99
Lowest Score 2016 – 101
Lowest Grade 2015 – 95
Lowest Grade 2014 – 99
Belfast Royal Academy (Belfast)
2025 Lowest Score – SEAG TSAS 201
Statement from Belfast Royal Academy:
“The school ranks all applications in terms of SEAG Total Standardised Age Score (TSAS) and admits in accordance with rank order of the score. The lowest score was 201 and there were more people with this score than there were places available so the sub-criteria was applied and an applicant with a sibling was admitted.”
2025 Admission Number – 200
2025 Total Applications – 289
2025 Total Admissions – 203
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 198
Previous Years With AQE
Lowest Score 2023 – 98
Lowest Score 2020 – 100
Lowest Score 2019 – 102
Lowest Score 2018 – 100
Lowest Score 2017 – 99
Lowest Score 2016 – 97
Lowest Grade 2015 – 97
Lowest Grade 2014 – 99
Bloomfield Collegiate (Belfast)
2025 Lowest Score – SEAG TSAS 185
Statement from Bloomfield Collegiate School:
“After consideration of Special Circumstances and Special Provisions, Criterion 2.1 was applied. Following application of Criterion 2.1, 106 applicants scoring 186 and above were selected for admission. A number of applicants scored 185.
To resolve the tie-break for the last places, Criteria 2.3 (i-iv) were applied and four further applicants with a score of 185 were admitted.”
2025 Admission Number – 110
2025 Total Applications – 194
2025 Total Admissions – 115*
*Includes statemented pupils, those admitted under appeal, or at the direction of the `Exceptional Circumstances Body’
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 168
Previous Years With AQE
Lowest Score 2022 – 92
Lowest Score 2020 – 92
Lowest Score 2019 – 92
Lowest Score 2018 – 92
Lowest Score 2017 – 90
Lowest Score 2016 – 85
Lowest Grade 2015 – 90
Lowest Grade 2014 – 91
Cambridge House Grammar (Ballymena)
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 175*
* Lowest score indicated by a parent as the school did not produce a Yr8 Oversubscription Statement.
2025 Admission Number – 140
2025 Total Applications – 174
2025 Total Admissions – 142**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 175
Previous Years with AQE
Lowest Score 2022 – 90
Lowest Score 2020 – 90
Lowest Score 2019 – 90
Lowest Score 2018 – 86
Lowest Score 2017 – 85
Lowest Score 2016 – 87
Lowest Score 2015 – 85
Lowest Score 2014 – 84
Campbell College (Belfast)
2025 Lowest Score From Criterion 1 – SEAG TSAS 186
2025 Lowest Score From Criterion 2 (Pool) – SEAG TSAS 172
Detailed breakdown offered by the school which included, in summary:
First 91 places offered in TSAS Score descending order and remaining 72 places allocated to range of sub-criteria including boarding pupils, children at Campbell Junior School, siblings, siblings at Strathearn or Bloomfield etc. Check the Admission Criteria for more details on Campbell College’s specific criteria.
2025 Admission Number – 130
2025 Total Applications – 145
2025 Total Admissions – 137*
*Includes statemented pupils, those admitted under appeal or at the direction of the ‘Exceptional Circumstances Body’
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 173
Previous Years With AQE & GL
Lowest Score / Cohort 2022 – Band IV: AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39
Lowest Score / Cohort 2020 – Band IV: AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39
Lowest Score / Grade 2019 – AQE 93, GL C1 (Band 5)
Lowest Score / Grade 2018 – AQE 94, GL C1
Lowest Score / Grade 2017 – AQE 94, GL C1
Lowest Score / Grade 2016 – AQE 88, GL C1
Lowest Score 2015 – AQE 89
Lowest Score 2014 – AQE 84
Carrickfergus Grammar (Carrickfergus)
Lowest Score 2025 – SEAG TSAS 186*
*As advised by a parent who requested this information as the school did not issue a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription.
2025 Admission Number – 116
2025 Total Applications – 151
2025 Total Admissions – 118
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 186*
*186 was advised by a parent as a Yr8 Oversubscription Statement was not issued by the school.
Previous Years With AQE
Lowest Score 2023 – 93
Lowest Score 2022 – 86
Lowest Score 2020 – 90
Lowest Score 2019 – 90
Lowest Score 2018 – 96
Lowest Score 2017 – 95
Lowest Score 2016 – 97
Lowest Grade 2015 – 80
Lowest Grade 2014 – 94
Christian Brothers’ Grammar School (Omagh)
2025 Lowest SEAG Score – Unknown
2025 Admission Number – 135
2025 Total Applications – 112
2025 Total Admissions – 122**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – Unknown
Previous Years With GL
Lowest Grade 2024 – unknown
Lowest Grade 2022 – unknown
Lowest Grade 2020 – unknown
Lowest Grade 2019 – C2
Lowest Grade 2018 – D
Lowest Grade 2017 – C2
Lowest Grade 2016 – D
Lowest Grade 2015 – C1
Lowest Grade 2014 – D
Coleraine Grammar School (Coleraine)
2025 Lowest SEAG Score – 182
Statement from Coleraine Grammar School:
” After consideration of claims for Special Circumstances (SC) and Special Provision (SP) and determining any appropriate SEAG scores for SC and SP pupils, 156 places in Year 8 were allocated to pupils on the basis of rank order of their respective SEAG scores. If several pupils were eligible for the final place because they have equal scores, the place was allocated by applying progressively the tie-breaker criteria which were applied to each child solely on the basis of the information provided on or uploaded to the Application Form/Transfer Form”
2025 Admission Number – 156
2025 Total Applications – 170
2025 Total Admissions – 159**
** The Total Admissions figure for 2025/26 includes children who were admitted to the school with a statement of special educational needs, or who gained a place on appeal or who gained a place by temporary variation.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 182
Previous Years with AQE
Lowest Score 2022 – 86
Lowest Score 2020 – 91
Lowest Score 2019 – 90
Lowest Score 2018 – 90
Lowest Score 2017 – 86
Lowest Score 2016 – 94
Lowest Grade 2015 – 92
Lowest Grade 2014 – 94
Dalriada School (Ballymoney)
2025 Lowest SEAG Score – Information Pending
* As advised by parent who requested this information as the school did not issue a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription.
2025 Admission Number – 125
2025 Total Applications – 162
2025 Total Admssions – 133*
*125 Admission Number + children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 190*
*190 was advised by a parent as a Yr8 Oversubscription Statement was not issued by the school.
Previous Years With AQE
Lowest Score 2022 – 101
Lowest Score 2020 – 100
Lowest Score 2019 – 103
Lowest Score 2018 – 103
Lowest Score 2017 – 104
Lowest Score 2016 – 105
Lowest Grade 2015 – 101
Lowest Grade 2014 – 103
Down High School (Downpatrick)
2025 Lowest SEAG Score – 192
Statement from Down High School:
“The cut off score was 192 and there were no two applicants with this score for final place so there was no tie breaker criteria required.“
2025 Admission Number – 128
2025 Total Applications – 143
2025 Total Admissions – 133**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 201
Previous Years With GL
Lowest Score 2023 – 98-99
Lowest Score 2022 – 94
Lowest Score 2020 – 94
Lowest Score 2019 – 99
Lowest Score 2018 – 97
Lowest Score 2017 – 77
Lowest Score 2016 – 100
Lowest Grade 2015 – 98
Lowest Grade 2014 – 101
Dominican College (Belfast)
2025 Lowest SEAG Band – Band 5*
*As advised by parent who requested this information as the school did not issue a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription.
2025 Admissions Number – 150
2025 Total Applications – 171
2025 Total Admissions – 154*
*includes children who were admitted to the School with a statement of special educational needs and children admitted on appeal.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – SEAG Band 5*
*Band 5 was advised by a parent as a Yr8 Oversubscription Statement was not issued by the school.
Previous Years With GL
Lowest Grade – C2
Lowest Grade 2022 – Unknown
Lowest Grade 2020 – Unknown
Lowest Grade 2019 – C1
Lowest Grade 2018 – C1
Lowest Grade 2017 – C2
Lowest Grade 2016 – C2
Lowest Grade 2015 – C1
Lowest Grade 2014 – C2
Dominican College (Portstewart)
Academic Selection has not been used so there is no ‘Lowest Score’.
2025 Admissions Number – 101
2025 Total Applications – 138
2025 Total Admissions – 105*
*The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – Academic selection not used
Previous Years With GL
Lowest Grade 2022 – Academic selection not used
Lowest Grade 2020 – Academic selection not used
Lowest Grade 2019 – C1
Lowest Grade 2018 – C1
Lowest Grade 2017 – C2
Lowest Grade 2016 – C1
Lowest Grade 2015 – C2
Lowest Grade 2014 – C1
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School (Enniskillen)
2025 Lowest SEAG Score – Unknown
2025 Admissions Number – 131
2025 Total Applications – 136
2025 Total Admissions – 135
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 TSAS – Unknown
Previous Years AQE
Lowest Score 2022 – Unknown
Lowest Score 2020 – Unknown
Lowest Score 2019 – 86
Lowest Score 2018 – 93
Lowest Score 2017 – 95
Lowest Score 2016 – 94
Lowest Grade 2015 – Collegiate AQE 63, Portora GL 214
Lowest Grade 2014 – Collegiate AQE 98, Portora GL 206
Foyle College (Derry / Londonderry)
2025 Lowest SEAG Score – 197*
*As advised by parent who requested this information as the school did not issue a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription.
2025 Admissions Number – 126
2025 Total Applications – 206
2025 Total Admissions – 137*
*Includes children with a Statement of Educational Needs and those admitted under the appeals process.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 182*
*182 was advised by a parent as a Yr8 Oversubscription Statement was not issued by the school.
Previous Years With AQE
Lowest Score 2022 – 97
Lowest Score 2020 – 95
Lowest Score 2019 – 94
Lowest Score 2018 – 92
Lowest Score 2017 – 88
Lowest Score 2016 – 86
Lowest Grade 2015 – 83
Lowest Grade 2014 – 77
Friends School (Lisburn)
2025 Lowest Friends Group – SEAG TSAS 214 – 216
Details on Oversubscription:
Friends School was oversubscribed in Group 23 (SEAG scores of 214-216), at which point sub-criteria were applied. Following this, all pupils up to and including those who met Criterion 23C (brother or sister currently at the school) were admitted.
2025 Admissions Number – 165
2025 Total Applications – 324
2025 Total Admissions – 175*
*The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of SEN
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – Friends Group 11: TSAS 206-212
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2023 – Band 106 – 110 (sibling criteria)
Lowest Score 2022 – 106 (Band 5 106-110)
Lowest Score 2020 – 106 (Band 5 106-110)
Lowest Score 2019 – 106
Lowest Score 2018 – 106
Lowest Score 2017 – 106
Lowest Score 2016 – 106
Lowest Grade 2015 – 106
Lowest Grade 2014 – 106
Glenlola Collegiate (Bangor)
2025 Lowest SEAG TSAS – 170*
*As advised by parent who requested this information.
2025 Admissions Number – 157
2025 Total Applications – 185
2025 Total Admissions – 158*
* The Total Admissions for year 2026/2027 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 158* (Note – this was advised by a parent as the school did not release a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription)
Previous Years With AQE
Lowest Score 2022 – Unknown
Lowest Score 2020 – 86
Lowest Score 2019 – 90
Lowest Score 2018 – 90
Lowest Score 2017 – 85
Lowest Score 2016 – 80
Lowest Grade 2015 – 91
Lowest Grade 2014 – 90
Grosvenor Grammar (Belfast)
2025 Lowest SEAG TSAS – 205
Details on Oversubscription:
The Board of Governors will use the TSAS as awarded by SEAG and places will be allocated in strict rank order of the scores, starting with the highest score and working in descending rank order, up to the Admissions Number.
* 171 applicants with scores ranging from 206 – 274 were selected for admission.
* 5 applicants had a score of 205 for 4 places so Criterion 2.3.1 was used to reach the admission number.
2025 Admissions Number – 175
2025 Total Applications – 272
2025 Total Admissions – 177**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School).
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 195
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – 97
Lowest Score 2020 – 103
Lowest Score 2019 – 103
Lowest Score 2018 – 102
Lowest Score 2017 – 102
Hunterhouse College (Belfast)
2025 Lowest SEAG TSAS – 176
Details on Oversubscription:
-7 applicants with 176 tied for the remaining 4 places so the published sub-criteria was used to allocate places
2.3(i) Sibling enrolled or accepted – 2 selected
2.3(ii) ‘Child of the family’ at Hunterhouse – none selected
2.3(iii) Eldest girl – 3 applicants met this criteria (for 2 places)
Leaving 3 pupils for 2 remaining place and this tie-break was resolved with computer random number selection. 2 further applicants accepted
2025 Admissions Number – 100
2025 Total Applications – 132
2025 Total Admissions – 105**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School).
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 180
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – Band 5 (AQE 88-93 and GL Cohort 20-29)
Lowest Score 2020 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score / GL Cohort 2019 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98, GL 30-39)
Lowest Score 2018 – AQE 94, GL Cohort 31
Lowest Score 2017 – AQE 88, GL 20
Lowest Score 2016 – AQE 88, GL 20
Lowest Score 2015 – AQE 88, GL 26
Lowest Score 2014 – AQE 88, no GL
Lagan College – Grammar Stream (Belfast)
2025 Lowest SEAG TSAS – 199
This lowest score was applied to offer places into the grammar stream only which accounts for 35% of the school’s intake. A further 65% enter the school via the all-ability route, which has no link to the SEAG assessment result.
Details on Oversubscription:
At SEAG TSAS 199 there were more applicants than places available, so the school’s admission criteria was applied to admit the final students and the final criterion used was Integrated Primary.
2025 Applications Considered:
Total number of applications considered: 345
Number of applications with SEAG Result: 246
2025 Number of Places Available:
Approved by DENI as bilateral integrated – 220 places
For higher / grammar stream – 77 places
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 197 (Grammar stream only)
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2023 – Lagan’s Band 4 (AQE 99-102 or GL 40-49 Cohort Percentile)
Lowest Score 2022 – Academic selection was not used.
Lowest Score 2020 – AQE 99-102 (Band 3), GL Percentile 40-49 (Band 3)
Lowest Score 2019 – AQE 99-102 (Band 3), GL Percentile 40-49 (Band 3)
Lowest Score 2018 – AQE 99-102 (Band 3), GL Percentile 40-49
Lowest Score 2017 – AQE 94, GL 33
Lowest Score 2015 – AQE 99, GL 40 (and 35% admitted via non-ability route)
Lowest Score 2014 – Not available
Larne Grammar (Larne)
2025 Lowest SEAG TSAS – 181*
*As advised by parent who requested this information as the school did not issue a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription.
2025 Admissions Number – 110
2025 Total Applications – 131
2025 Total Admissions – 112**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School).
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 179* (advised by parent as school did not release a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription)
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – Unknown
Lowest Score 2020 – Unknown
Lowest Score 2019 – 94
Lowest Score 2018 – 92
Lowest Score 2017 – 93
Lowest Score 2016 – 92
Lowest Grade 2015 – 86
Lowest Grade 2014 – 90
Limavady Grammar (Limavady)
2025 Lowest SEAG TSAS – Unknown / Pending
2025 Admissions Number – 130
2025 Total Applications – 140
2025 Total Admissions – 135**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School).
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 182* (advised by parent as school did not release a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription)
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – 83
Lowest Score 2020 – 89
Lowest Score 2019 – 89
Lowest Score 2018 – 92
Lowest Score 2017 – 88
Lowest Score 2016 – 86
Lowest Grade 2015 – 86
Loreto Grammar School (Omagh)
There are two routes to enter the school. Route 1 for a maximum of 62 places and this will use the SEAG Test result and Route 2 which is non-academic selection and this will apply to the remaining places being a minimum of 62 places. Read the school’s admission criteria for further details.
2025 Lowest SEAG TSAS – Unknown / Pending
2025 Admissions Number – 125
2025 Total Applications – 141
2025 Total Admissions – 132**
**The Total Admissions for 2025/26 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those with a statement of special educational needs.
Previous Years With SEAG (for the 62/63 places only)
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS Unknown
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – Unknown
Lowest Score 2020 – Unknown
Lowest Score 2019 – 233
Lowest Score 2018 – 228
Lowest Score 2017 – 222
Lowest Score 2016 – 221
Lowest Score 2015 – 216
Lowest Score 2014 – 217
Lumen Christi College (Derry / Londonderry)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – 197
*As advised by parent who requested this information as the school did not issue a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription.
2025 Admissions Number – 120
2025 Total Applications – 157
2025 Total Admissions – 124**
**The Total Admissions for 2025/26 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those with a statement of special educational needs.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 211
Previous Years With GL Result
Lowest Score 2022 – 237
Lowest Score 2020 – 234
Lowest Score 2019 – 242
Lowest Score 2018 – 248
Lowest Score 2017 – 246
Lowest Score 2016 – 244
Lowest Score 2015 – 245
Lowest Score 2014 – 250
Methodist College (Belfast)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS 212
2025 Lowest Score For Pool: SEAG TSAS 202
Details on Oversubscription:
202 applications were admitted in rank order of SEAG score. This left a remaining 38 places to be filled from the pool.
Pool Criteria Applied: Lowest score in sub-criteria 2.1i-2.1v was 202. Lowest score in sub-criteria 2.2i was 207.
2025 Admissions Number – 240
2025 Total Applications – 310
2025 Total Admissions – 248**
**The Total Admissions for 2025/26 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those with a statement of special educational needs.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – Methody Band 14 = TSAS 213-217 (there was no pool in this year)
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – Band: 105 – 109
Lowest Score 2020 – 101
Lowest Score 2019 – 100
Lowest Score 2018 – 95
Lowest Score 2017 – 95
Lowest Score 2016 – 100
Lowest Grade 2015 – 100
Lowest Grade 2014 – 95
Mount Lourdes Grammar School (Enniskillen)
2024 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – Pending/ Unknown
2025 Admissions Number – 96
2025 Total Applications – 120
2025 Total Admissions – 100**
The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – Unknown
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – Unknown
Lowest Grade 2020 – Unknown
Lowest Grade 2019 – C2
Lowest Grade 2018 – B2
Lowest Grade 2017 – B2
Lowest Grade 2016 – C2
Lowest Grade 2015 – B2
Lowest Grade 2014 – C1
Omagh Academy (Omagh)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – Pending/ Unknown
2025 Admissions Number – 96
2025 Total Applications – 111
2025 Total Admissions – 96
*The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – Unknown
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – 74
Lowest Score 2020 – 88
Lowest Score 2019 – 79
Lowest Score 2018 – 83
Lowest Score 2017 – 81
Lowest Score 2016 – 89
Lowest Grade 2015 – 63
Lowest Grade 2014 – 90
Our Lady’s Grammar School (Newry)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – Band 6
2025 Admissions Number – 120
2025 Total Applications – 128
2025 Total Admissions – 123
*The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – there were more places available than initial applicants so technically there was no ‘lowest score’ cut-off this year.
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – Academic selection not used.
Lowest Grade 2020 – C2
Lowest Grade 2019 – B2
Lowest Grade 2018 – D
Lowest Grade 2017 – B1
Lowest Grade 2016 – B1
Lowest Grade 2015 – B1
Lowest Grade 2014 – B1
Our Lady & St Patrick’s College (Knock)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – Band 1
Details on Oversubscription:
There were 225 applicants for Band 1 so the places were allocated in line with sub-criteria:
*H1 83 places to child of the family
*H2 oversubscribed and so places allocated in line with the college’s admissions criteria:
-3 places entitled to FSM (free school meals)
-49 places to ‘nearest Catholic grammar’
-55 places to highest TSAS Score which turned out to be a TSAS of 223*
*Note – this TSAS score is only from all the applicants in this last remaining group (highest TSAS tie-break) and will not include the 83 in H1, the 3 for FSM or the 49 places in the nearest Catholic grammar.
2025 Admissions Number – 190
2025 Total Applications – 265
2025 Total Admissions – 194
* Total Admissions includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school, including those who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs, and those admitted on Appeal and by the Exceptional Circumstances Body. In addition, 1 extra place was allocated under the Temporary Variation process in 2025/2026 academic year.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – Band 1
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2023 – A
Lowest Grade 2022 – B2
Lowest Grade 2020 – B1
Lowest Grade 2019 – A
Lowest Grade 2018 – A
Lowest Grade 2017 – A (234)
Lowest Grade 2016 – A
Lowest Score 2015 – 234
Lowest Score 2014 – 242
Rainey Endowed School (Magherafelt)
2025 Lowest SEAG TSAS – Spaces were not filled in the initial allocation
2025 Admissions Number – 100
2025 Total Applications – 120
2025 Total Admissions – 103
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 192
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – 226
Lowest Score 2020 – 225
Lowest Score 2019 – 228
Lowest Score 2018 – 227
Lowest Score 2017 – 228
Lowest Score 2016 – 226
Lowest Score 2015 – 223
Lowest Score 2014 – 225
Rathmore Grammar School (Belfast)
2025 Lowest Band – SEAG Band 2
Details on Oversubscription:
There were more applications in Band 2 than places so this is where the tie-break happened and they allocated places in accordance with their admission criteria.
– Criterion 1 (Siblings) – 14 admitted
– Criterion 2 (Eldest) – 8 admitted
– Criterion 3 (TSAS Order) – there were 3 applicants with TSA 200 for 1 remaining place, therefore random selection was applied and 1 applicant admitted.
2025 Admissions Number – 180
2025 Total Applications – 213
2025 Total Admissions – 185**
** includes children admitted through the Exceptional Circumstances Body or Admission Appeals Tribunal & children who have a statement of Special Educational Needs
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG Band 2024 – SEAG Band 1
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2023 – A
Lowest Grade 2022 – A
Lowest Grade 2020 – A
Lowest Grade 2019 – A
Lowest Grade 2018 – A
Lowest Grade 2017 – A
Lowest Grade 2016 – A
Lowest Grade 2015 – A
Lowest Grade 2014 – B1
Regent House (Newtownards)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – 193
2025 Admissions Number – 210
2025 Total Applications – 254
2025 Total Admissions – 217**
*The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS.(SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 195
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2023 – 98
Lowest Score 2022 – 100
Lowest Score 2020 – 100
Lowest Score 2019 – 100
Lowest Score 2018 – 99
Lowest Score 2017 – 97
Lowest Score 2016 – 99
Lowest Grade 2015 – 94
Lowest Grade 2014 – 98
Royal Belfast Academical Institution (Belfast)
2025 Lowest SEAG BAND – Band 4
Statement From RBAI School:
“The Royal Belfast Academical Institution has an admission number of 150 and this year received 202 applications. We accepted all of our Band 1-4 applicants taking us to 150.”
2025 Admissions Number – 150
2025 Total Applications – 211
2025 Total Admissions – 160**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025-2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs; and also includes additional places (Appeals Process).
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG Band 5
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2023 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score 2022 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score 2020 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score 2019 – 93
Lowest Score 2018 – 94
Lowest Score 2017 – 93
Lowest Score 2016 – 94
Lowest Grade 2015 – 94
Lowest Grade 2014 – 91
Sacred Heart Grammar (Newry)
2024 Lowest Score SEAG BAND – Band 5 (TSAS 176-184)
Oversubscription Detail:
Girls in Band 1 – 86 applicants offered a place
Girls in Band 2 – 13 applicants offered a place
Girls in Band 3 – 11 applicants offered a place
Girls in Band 4 – 8 applicants offered a place
Girls in Band 5 – 7 applicants for 2 remaining places. Criterion 8(i) – Sibling – 4 met this criterion. Criterion 8 (iii) – Random number on the 4 (sibling) applicants to decide on the final 2 places
2025 Admissions Number – 120
2025 Total Applications – 143
2025 Total Admissions – 121**
**Includes appeals, SEN Provision or temporary variation as directed by Department of Education.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG Band 5 (TSAS 175-184)
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2023 – C2
Lowest Grade 2022 – Academic selection was not used.
Lowest Grade 2020 – B1
Lowest Grade 2019 – C1
Lowest Grade 2018 – C1
Lowest Grade 2017 – A
Lowest Grade 2016 – A
Lowest Grade 2015 – B1
Lowest Grade 2014 – B1
Slemish Integrated College (Ballymena)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – 189 (Grammar Stream Only)
* Grammar intake = 58 places (35%) and All-Ability = 107 places (65%).
2025 Admission Number – 165
2025 Total Applications – 266
2025 Total Admissions – 165
Previous Years With SEAG (Grammar stream only)
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG TSAS 188
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – Band 6 (AQE 88-93 and GL 20-29 Cohort Percentile)
Lowest Grade 2020 – Band 4 (AQE 94-98 and GL 30-39 Cohort Percentile)
Lowest Grade 2019 – Band 4
Lowest Band 2018 – Band 4
Lowest Band 2017 – Band 4
Lowest Grade 2016 – AQE 94-98, GL 30-39
Lowest Grade 2015 – GL C1
Lowest Grade 2014 – GL C1
St Colman’s College (Newry)
2024 Lowest Score SEAG BAND – Band 5 (TSAS 176-184)
2025 Admission Number – 125
2025 Total Applications – 152
2025 Total Admissions – 131**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025-2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs; and also includes additional places (Appeals Process).
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – SEAG Band 5 (TSAS 175-184)
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – Academic selection was not used
Lowest Grade 2020 – C1
Lowest Grade 2019 – C1
Lowest Grade 2018 – C1
Lowest Grade 2017 – C1
Lowest Grade 2016 – A
Lowest Grade 2015 – B1
Lowest Grade 2014 – B1
St Columb’s College (Derry / Londonderry)
St Columb’s were able to accept all applicants so a ‘lowest score’ was not required as a cut-off point.
2025 Admission Number – 220
2025 Total Applications – 156
2025 Total Admissions – 158**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025-2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs; and also includes additional places (Appeals Process).
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest SEAG 2024 – The college was able to accept all applicants.
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – Academic selection not used.
Lowest Grade 2020 – D
Lowest Grade 2019 – D
Lowest Grade 2018 – D
Lowest Grade 2017- D
Lowest Grade 2016 – D
Lowest Grade 2015 – D
Lowest Grade 2014 – C1
St Dominic’s Grammar School For Girls (Belfast)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG BAND – Band 4
Details on Oversubscription:
- 91 places allocated to Band 1 applications (leaving 50 places)
- 35 places allocated to Band 2 applications (leaving 15 places)
- 13 places allocated to Band 3 applications (leaving 2 places)
- 33 applicants with Band 4 but only 2 places. These were allocated to applicants with a sibling (former or current)
2025 Admission Number – 141
2025 Total Applications – 172
2025 Total Admissions – 146**
* Includes Special Educational Needs students.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – SEAG Band 2
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2023 – B1
Lowest Grade 2022 – B2
Lowest Grade 2020 – B1
Lowest Grade 2019 – B1
Lowest Grade 2018 – B1
Lowest Grade 2017 – B1
Lowest Grade 2016 – B1
Lowest Score 2015 – 231
Lowest Score 2014 – 224
St. Joseph’s Convent Grammar School (Donaghmore)
2025 Lowest SEAG Band – Unknown / Pending
2024 Admissions Number: 70* (70 for the main school + 50 IMS places)
2024 Total Applications (All Preferences): 100
2024 Total Admissions: 129**
**includes IMS places, Appeals and Temporary Variations
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – Unknown
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – B1
Lowest Grade 2020 – B1
Lowest Grade 2019 – B1
Lowest Grade 2018 – B1
Lowest Grade 2017 – B1
Lowest Grade 2016 – A
Lowest Grade 2015 – A
Lowest Grade 2014 – B1
St Louis Grammar School (Ballymena)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – 196*
*As advised by parent who requested this information as the school did not issue a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription.
2025 Admissions Number: 139
2025 Total Applications: 220
2025 Total Admissions: 157**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – 196* (advised by a parent who enquired to the school)
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – 230
Lowest Score 2020 – 230
Lowest Score 2019 – 230
Lowest Score 2018 – 225
Lowest Score 2017 – 230
Lowest Score 2016 – 230
Lowest Score 2015 – 226
Lowest Score 2014 – 225
St Louis Grammar School (Kilkeel)
2025 – No Lowest Score Needed – as the number of applications in 2025 was less than approved enrolment so it was possible to admit all applicants in this year.
2025 Admissions No: 130
2025 Total Applications: 120
2025 Total Admissions: 119
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – Lowest score cut-off not required as the school had sufficient capacity to accept all applicants.
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – Academic selection not used.
Lowest Grade 2020 – D
Lowest Grade 2019 – D
Lowest Grade 2018 – D
Lowest Grade 2017 – D
Lowest Grade 2016 – C1
Lowest Grade 2015 – C1
Lowest Grade 2014 – C2
St Malachy’s College (Belfast)
2025 – No Lowest Score Needed – as the number of applications in 2025 was less that the number of approved enrolment it was possible to admit all applicants who applied initially (and the school places quickly filled when other parents realised there were remaining spaces available).
2024 Admissions Number: 170
2024 Total Applications : 180
2024 Total Admissions: 177*
* Includes pupils placed in the College through Education Authority Special Needs or Appeal or Exceptional Circumstances Body.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – Band 3
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2023 – B2
Lowest Grade 2022 – B2
Lowest Grade 2020 – B2
Lowest Grade 2019 – B1
Lowest Grade 2018 – A
Lowest Grade 2017 – B1
Lowest Grade 2016 – C1
Lowest Grade 2015 – B1
Lowest Grade 2014 – B1
St. Mary’s Christian Brother’s Grammar (Boys / Belfast)
2024 Lowest Score SEAG BAND – Pending / Unknown
2024 Admissions No: 175
2024 Total Applications: 204
2024 Total Admissions: 182*
* Includes Special Educational Needs students
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – unknown
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – Academic selection not used.
Lowest Grade 2020 – D
Lowest Grade 2019 – D
Lowest Grade 2018 – C2
Lowest Grade 2017 – D
Lowest Grade 2016 – D
Lowest Grade 2015 – D
Lowest Grade 2014 – D
St Mary’s Grammar School (Magherafelt)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – 200
Details Of Oversubscription:
Applicants were listed in descending TSAS order and the school initially became oversubscribed at TSAS 204 but under temporary variation, DE granted approval for a further 22 additional places. The school then became oversubscribed at TSAS 200 and there were 4 applicants with this score but only 1 space available. 2 of these applicants had a sibling at the school and the tie-break occurred with the eldest child being offered the last remaining place.
2025 Admissions Number: 153
2025 Total Applications: 246
2025 Total Admissions: 179**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – 190
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – Combined Standardised Age Score (SAS) 226
Lowest Grade 2020 – B2
Lowest Grade 2019 – B2/224
Lowest Grade 2018 – B1
Lowest Grade 2017 – C1
Lowest Grade 2016 – B2
Lowest Score 2015 – 228
Lowest Grade 2014 – B2
St Michael’s College (Enniskillen)
2024 Lowest Score SEAG BAND – Band 6*
*Information offered by a parent who requested the information from the school – but unconfirmed as not from an official source.
2025 Admissions Number: 100
2025 Total Applications: 109
2025 Total Admissions: 105*
* Including Statemented pupils admitted
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – Band 6* (as advised by a parent as the school didn’t produce a Yr8 Statement Of Oversubscription)
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2023 – D
Lowest Grade 2022 – D
Lowest Grade 2020 – D
Lowest Grade 2019 – D
Lowest Grade 2018 – D
Lowest Grade 2017 – D
Lowest Grade 2016 – D
Lowest Score 2015 – 202
Lowest Grade 2014 – B2
St Patrick’s Academy (Dungannon)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – 181
2024 Admissions Number: 189
2024 Total Applications: 212
2024 Total Admissions: 193**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 194
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – 225
Lowest Score 2020 – 225
Lowest Score 2019 – 225
Lowest Score 2018 – 225
Lowest Score 2017 – 230
Lowest Score 2016 – 229
Lowest Score 2015 – 224
Lowest Grade 2014 – D
Strabane Academy (Strabane)
2025 Lowest Score – Not needed as application numbers was slightly lower than admission number so all applicants could be admitted.
* 50% of all pupils (55 pupils) are admitted through Route 1: Academic Based Entry (Grammar Stream) and a further 50% (55 pupils) are admitted via Route 2: All-Ability Based Entry.
2025 Admissions No: 110
2025 Total Applications (All Preferences): 109
2025 Total Admissions: 109**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – Unknown
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – 96
Lowest Score 2020 – 96
Lowest Score 2019 – 95
Lowest Score 2018 – 61
Lowest Score 2017 – 74
Lowest Score 2016 – 82
Lowest Grade 2015 – 98
Lowest Grade 2014 – 101
Strangford College (Bilateral / Newtownards)
2025 Lowest Score For Grammar Stream SEAG TSAS 186
This lowest score was applied to offer places into the grammar stream only which accounts for 35% of the school’s intake. A further 65% enter the school via the all-ability route, which has no link to the SEAG assessment result.
Details on Oversubscription:
There were 88 applications for Stage 1 Grammar Pathway and 46 places available. Cut off occurred at the score of TSAS 186. Out of the 88 applications 42 applications did not receive a place and were considered with Stage 2 (All-Ability Pathway) applications
2025 Admissions Number:
Approved by DENI as bilateral integrated – 130 places
For higher / grammar stream – 46 places
2025 Applications Considered:
Total number of applications considered: 219
Number of applications with SEAG Result: 88
2025 Admissions Numbers
Total Admissions – 147**
Admissions to Grammar Pathway – 46 places
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
There is a limited history of lowest scores captured in previous years and that is likely because the intake was only partially based on the transfer test result. FYI 2016 was the first year that the college accepted the AQE result from some pupils to be considered for school places.
Strathearn School (Girls / Belfast)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – 199
Details on Oversubscription:
As there were more applications than places available the Board of Governors applied the published admissions criteria. This year pupils were admitted into the School with a range of scores from 281- 199. In the ‘pool’ places were allocated down to criterion 4(IV) – girls with the highest score.
2024 Admissions Number: 120
2024 Total Applications: 167
2024 Total Admissions: 123*
*Includes statemented pupils, those admitted under appeal or at the direction of the ‘Exceptional Circumstances Body’
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 193
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2023 – 98
Lowest Score 2022 – 94
Lowest Score 2020 – 100
Lowest Score 2019 – 100
Lowest Score 2018 – 100
Lowest Score 2017 – Band 96 – 102
Lowest Score 2016 – 102
Lowest Score 2015 – 104
Lowest Score 2014 – 98
Sullivan Upper School (Holywood)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS: 212 from Rank Order and >193 from Pool
Details on Oversubscription:
- Admissions Criteria Employed (Rank Order): 122 applications admitted in rank order of SEAG score. 120th place fell on SEAG TSAS 212 score. This left 28 places to be filled from the pool.
- Pool Criteria Employed: 20 applicants met criteria 3.1 (Free School Meals), 3.2 (Sibling) or 3.3 (4-Feeder-Primary). For the remaining 8 places, the tie-breaker went to 3.6.1 (SEAG Score) with the highest scores being selected.
2025 Admissions Number: 150
2025 Total Applications: 175
2025 Total Admissions: 151**
** The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 213 from Rank Order and >198 from Pool
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2023- 107 (from rank order) and 97 (from pool)
Lowest Score 2022 – 109 (from rank order) 105 (from pool)
Lowest Score 2021 – 107 (from rank order) 100 (from pool)
Lowest Score 2019 – 109 (from rank order) 103 (from pool)
Lowest Score 2018 – 106 (from rank order) 99 (from pool)
Lowest Score 2017 – 99
Lowest Score 2016 – 98
Lowest Grade 2015 – 102
The Royal School Armagh
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – 203 (TSAS Rank) and 192 (TSAS Pool)
Details on Oversubscription:
- TSAS Rank (80 Places): SEAG TSAS score of 203 or above was required to secure a place in the top 80 places. The scores accepted this year were in the range 203-281.
- Pool (20 Places): The range of scores within the pool were 192-202 and in this area the selection was based on a tie-break criteria at 5 and above.
2025 Admissions Number: 100
2025 Total Applications: 120
2025 Total Admissions: 102**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 and includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 203 (TSAS Rank)
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2023 – 97
Lowest Score 2022 – 98
Lowest Score 2020 – 100
Lowest Score 2019 – 101
Lowest Score 2018 – 98
Lowest Score 2017 – 92
Lowest Score 2016 – 102
Lowest Grade 2015 – unknown
Lowest Grade 2014 – unknown
The Royal School Dungannon
2024 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – Unknown / Pending
2025 Admissions Number: 100
2025 Total Applications: 108
2025 Total Admissions: 102**
**The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 185
Previous Years
Lowest Score 2022 – 87
Lowest Score 2021 – 87
Lowest Score 2019 – 85
Lowest Score 2018 – 82
Lowest Score 2017 – 81
Lowest Score 2016 – 91
Lowest Grade 2015 – 92
Thornhill College (Derry / Londonderry)
2024 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – Unknown at this stage
However, looking at the figures, it would seem that the school has a large number of places available (200) and therefore it would seem that only between three and six applicants were not successful in being offered a place.
2025 Admissions Number: 200
2025 Total Applications: 206
2025 Total Admissions: 203*
* Includes figures exceeding the school’s approved admissions number due to either statemented children or successful appeals.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – As the number of applications in 2024 was less than the number of approved enrolment at this time, it was possible to admit all applicants in 2024.
Previous Years
Lowest Grade 2022 – Academic Selection was not used.
Lowest Grade 2020 – C1
Lowest Grade 2019 – C1
Lowest Grade 2018 – C1
Lowest Grade 2017 – C1
Lowest Grade 2016 – C2
Lowest Grade 2015 – C1
Lowest Grade 2014 – B2
Victoria College (Girls / Belfast)
2025 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – Band 6 (TSAS <176)
Details Of Oversubscription:
All Band 5 and above were admitted and there were a number of applicants in Band 6 at which point the College was oversubscribed. Criteria 2.3 (i-vii) were then applied and 20 further applicants with a Band 6 outcome were admitted for the final places.
2025 Approved Admissions Number: 135
2025 Total Applications (All Preferences): 154
2025 Total Admissions: 135
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Band 2024 – SEAG Band 5 (TSAS 175-184)
Previous Years
Lowest Score / GL Cohort 2023 – Band 6 (AQE <87 and GL Band 5
Lowest Score / GL Cohort 2022 – Band 5 (AQE 88-93 and GL Cohort 20-29)
Lowest Score / GL Cohort 2020 – Band 4 (AQE 93-98, GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score / GL Cohort 2019 – Band 4 (AQE 93-98, GL Cohort 30-39)
Lowest Score / Grade 2018 – Band 4 (AQE 93-98, GL C1)
Lowest Grade 2017 – Band 5
Lowest Band 2016 – Band 4
Lowest Grade 2015 – AQE 99, GL 40
Lowest Grade 2014 – AQE 94, GL D
Wallace High School (Lisburn)
2025 Lowest SEAG TSAS Group Admitted: 203-204
Details on Oversubscription:
The school was oversubscribed in the Wallace SAS Group of children with a SEAG score of 203-204, of which there were 20 children. Within this Group, non-academic criteria were applied and all children who met the non-academic criterion(d)* or above were admitted.
*Note – [criterion (d) = eldest child transferring from a feeder primary school]
2025 Admissions Number: 170
2025 Total Applications: 310
2025 Total Admissions: 182*
*Includes 4 SEN children and 8 additional places granted by DENI under Temporary Variation.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – Wallace Group TSAS 201-202
Previous Years with AQE
Lowest Score 2023 – Band 3 103-105, GL 50-59
Lowest Score 2022 – Band 2 106-110
Lowest Score 2020 – Band 3 103-105
Lowest Score 2019 – 101
Lowest Score 2018 – 101
Lowest Score 2017 – Band 101-105
Lowest Score 2016 – 101-105
Lowest Grade 2015 – 94
Lowest Grade 2014 – 94
Wellington College (Belfast)
2024 Lowest Score SEAG TSAS – 194
Details on Oversubscription:
The college admitted pupils in a rank order of the scores (highest to lowest) until 120 places were filled. The College oversubscribed at a TSAS of 194 with 10 applicants for 9 places so further sub-criteria was applied. 1 place was offered to applicant with a sibling (criterion 1.3) and 8 other places were added to children who were considered eldest/only (criterion 1.4).
2025 Approved Admissions Number: 120
2025 Total Applications (All Preferences): 201
2025 Total Admissions: 129**
*** The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the College including those who have a statement of special educational needs, and those admitted through appeal.
Previous Years With SEAG
Lowest Score 2024 – SEAG TSAS 190
Previous Years
Lowest Scores / Cohort 2023 – Band 4, AQE 94-98 and GL Cohort 30-39
Lowest Score / Cohort 2022 – Band 4 (just 1 place in this band)
Lowest Score / Cohort 2019 – AQE 94-98, GL Cohort 30-39
Lowest Score / Cohort 2018 – AQE 94-98, GL Cohort 30-39
Lowest Score / Grade 2017 – AQE 88, GL C1
Lowest Band 2016 – Band 4
Lowest Score 2015 – AQE 94
Lowest Score 2014 – AQE 94
FREE Form – To Help Organise Your School Choices
Use this form to help you organise your thinking, even before the results come in.
The hope is that this will be able to give you some perspective and clarity, so you can ultimately make the best decisions for your child, with confidence.
The Transfer Tutor Online Quizzes Is The Perfect Revision Tool For The SEAG Test.
The Transfer Tutor App is an online site dedicated to providing fun and interactive quizzes aligned directly to the new SEAG specification. All quizzes are broken down into manageable topics and can be done on any mobile or tablet device, so it’s an great way for kids to learn and prepare for the test.
There are many, great features including (but not limited to):
- Quizzes broken down into specific English and Maths topics, to allow for focused learning and the ability to hone in on areas of weakness.
- Mobile friendly and works on any internet device.
- ‘Hint’ option supports the child’s learning. For example, in question about calculating area of an irregular shape, the hint will say, “Break it into two” – enough to keep the child going but teaching them for future, similar questions.
- The Leaderboard at the end makes the child feel like they’re playing a game and having friendly competition.
- Good use of colour and graphics which makes it exciting.
- Parents receives a progress email at the end to let them know how their child did.
How To Buy
All normal licences are a simple, one-off payment (except the monthly subscription of course) and they can be purchased in confidence through a normal PayPal account or using a normal bank card and the Guest option.
Licences are purchased depending on the length of time required and as additional years are only charged at £15 per year, it’s worth considering a longer licence if you have a younger sibling.
Simply choose the licence you need depending on the length of time you need access, click on the blue box, pay and then you’ll be off within minutes.
For any further questions, please contact me or check out the Frequently Asked Questions page.
One-off, Great Prices
Google Reviews:
Check out the Google Reviews to read what other customers felt about The Transfer Tutor.
Spoiler alert – all the kids (the most important people) and parents love it!
Social Media Links – Keeping Up To Date
Follow or like The Transfer Tutor on your social media channel of choice and ensure you never miss a beat with the whole transfer process, handy tips, advice, special offers and competitions.
Click below for your preferred channel or search for @TransferTutorHQ wherever you are.
Free Facebook Group
You may have read in the reviews about people referring to the Facebook Support Group and this is certainly a great place to keep informed, ask questions, get support and keep up-to-date with anything happening in the transfer space.
It’s free to join but please ensure you have a genuine Facebook profile picture (ghost pictures are not approved as not deemed authentic) and then simply click here and answer the simple questions -> Join Facebook Group.