| The centrally managed eleven plus is gone and | | | | the child to sit three exams, the highest two |
| what we have as our replacement is not one but | | | | scores will count towards the final grade. It is not |
| two new sets of entrance exams to keep us on | | | | necessary to sit all three exams, although it would |
| our toes. | | | | make sense as it increases the chances of a |
| With potentially 5 transfer tests for your child to | | | | better average mark. |
| sit depending on which post primary schools they | | | | The PPTC are again testing on English and |
| wish to apply for and two completely different | | | | Mathematics but are using a different style, the |
| exams formats to contend with, it is no wonder | | | | child will be provided with a separate answer |
| that a lot of people wish that the eleven plus and | | | | sheet and the questions will be multiple choice. |
| academic selection stayed as it was. | | | | There will be an English and Mathematics exam |
| The AQE and PPTC are the two bodies who are | | | | held on the same day with a break between the |
| now administering the Northern Ireland Transfer | | | | two. |
| Tests, both have decided to base their exams on | | | | Although both types of entrance tests are based |
| the Literacy and Numeracy aspects of the Key | | | | on the same syllabus it is a lot to ask of a p7 |
| Stage 2 Revised Curriculum. | | | | child to manage them both. What's even more |
| AQE are using the Common Entrance | | | | true though is the stress that the parents are |
| Assessment, an entrance exam in the format of | | | | now under to obtain the right materials for each |
| the old eleven plus with only the English and | | | | exam and to keep on top of the changing face of |
| Mathematics beings assessed. The AQE will allow | | | | academic selection in Northern Ireland. |