Transfer test: Five Catholic grammar schools scrap academic selection

Five Catholic grammar colleges comprise acknowledged they is no longer going to exercise transfer tests to make a desire pupils for 2021.

The colleges in County Down acknowledged they had made the transfer “in gentle of the present instances”.

None of the 5 colleges will exercise the transfer take a look at walk by the Post-Most vital Switch Consortium (PPTC) jam by GL Review this yr this implies that.

The head of the Catholic Church in Eire had beforehand instructed Catholic grammars to no longer make exercise of the take a look at in 2020.

Abbey Christian Brothers’ Grammar College, Our Lady’s Grammar College, Sacred Coronary heart Grammar College, and St Colman’s College which would possibly perhaps perhaps be all in Newry, and St Louis Grammar College, in Kilkeel, announced the transfer in a letter to fogeys.

‘Disruption’

Within the joint letter, they acknowledged they’d belief in regards to the impact of faculty closures due to coronavirus pandemic on the native community.

They added that they recognised “there has been disruption to the studying of pupils since March 2020, including that of P6 pupils, and jam that there’ll likely be further disruption all around the 2020-21 tutorial yr”.

“Which means, none of the 5 colleges will exercise outcomes from GL Entrance Review as half of their admissions criteria for the tutorial yr 2021-22.”

Pupils making exercise of to these colleges is perchance no longer required to manufacture a GL Entrance Review result.

The 5 colleges acknowledged the transfer change into once for one yr fair for pupils because of sit down the transfer tests in December 2020 and enter the colleges in September 2021.

They added that the resolution change into once made after “cautious consideration” and is “specific and particular to this neighborhood of 5 colleges”.

“Every college remains committed to its have ethos and tutorial center of attention on top quality instructing and studying.

“It’s hoped that this resolution will provide readability within the native command for P6 pupils and their fogeys or carers.”

Over 20 varied Catholic grammar colleges who exercise the transfer tests walk by the PPTC comprise yet to say within the event that they’ll also change their admissions procedure for 2021.

Around 30 varied grammar colleges in Northern Eire exercise the transfer take a look at jam by AQE to confess pupils.