Overview of AQE Ltd and Common Entrance Assessment in Northern Ireland

AQE Ltd is a company facilitating academic selection for entry into schools in Northern Ireland through a Common Entrance Assessment. The process involves registration, test administration, and result publication. The cost of the test is £60, aimed at covering administrative expenses. Various schools in Belfast, Southern, Western, North Eastern, and South Eastern regions participate in this academic selection. Registration for the assessment runs from May 4th to September 23rd, and applications can be submitted online on the AQE website. Schools do not profit from the tests, and there are exceptions for students entitled to Free School Meals.

• Education
• Common Entrance Assessment
• AQE Ltd
• Northern Ireland
• School Admission

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1. Association for Quality Education Common Entrance Assessment Information Evening W E L C O M E

2. What is AQE Ltd? The AQE was originally set up as a lobby group to argue the case for academic selection to be a criterion for entry to over subscribed schools. Having become a Limited Company, AQE changed into a vehicle to set and administer a test which is used by 34 schools as the basis for ongoing academic selection The Number 1 admission criteria for Foyle College is an AQE Common Entrance Assessment score

3. Belfast Region Belfast Royal Academy Bloomfield Collegiate Campbell College Grosvenor Grammar School Hunterhouse College Methodist College RBAI Strathearn School Victoria College Wellington College Southern Region Banbridge Academy Royal School, Armagh Royal School, Dungannon Western Region Foyle College Limavady Grammar School Omagh Academy Strabane Academy Enniskillen Royal Grammar School North Eastern Region 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 Eastern Region Bangor Grammar School Down High School Friends School Lisburn Glenlola Collegiate Regent House School Sullivan Upper School The Wallace High School

4. What is the AQE? AQE Ltd deals with: the administration of the system from registration to the publication of results the academic accuracy in the setting and marking of the Common Entrance Assessment Cost of the test is 60 This simply covers the administrative costs involved Individual schools make no money from the tests There is no charge for those entitled to Free School Meals

5. The Process Registration Runs from 4th May 23rd September Registration; Online (www.awe.org.uk) Downloadable application form on the AQE website ( www.aqe.org.uk ) DO NOT submit both types of application for one child

7. The Process The registration form allows parents/guardians to apply for special access arrangements indicate the school in which they wish to sit the test indicate if they wish to take the test in Irish Each child must have the following elements submitted as well as the application form for an application to be complete A photograph of the child (use for identification on the mornings of the assessments) A copy of birth certificate or passport (to confirm DoB) The registration fee (or evidence of FSM entitlement)

8. The Process Access Arrangements Apply to those who have Have diagnosed or identified specific significant need which requires reasonable adjustments to sit the Common Entrance Assessment or Do not have English/Irish as a first language and who have spent less that three years in the UK/Ireland before September 2022 Children with a Statement of Educational Need who wish to apply for admission to Grammar School are not required to sit the AQE test

9. The Process Mitigations for Disruption to Education Caused by COVID Pupils will be given an extra 10 minutes to complete each assessment The language within the questions will be made more accessible The length of the English passages will be shortened where appropriate Certain topics will be omitted from the Mathematics questions

10. The Process Important Dates Familiarisation for candidates 19th November Assessment 1 26th November Assessment 2 3rd December Assessment 3 Best 2 assessment scores count Special Circumstances! Special Provision! 4th February Age Standardised Score

11. The Process Following the Results Pupils are admitted to Foyle College using the following criteria: 1. AQE score (as amended under Special Circumstances or allocated under Special Provision) 2. Applicants transferring from the traditional contributory primary schools 3. Applicants with an existing family connection 4. Applicants who are the eldest child in the family 5. Applicants who are entitled to free school meals 6. Other applicants ranked by date of birth eldest first

12. Q U E S T I O N S FosteringOpportunitiesfor YoungLearnerstoExcel