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Dalriada School: SEAG and admissions facts
Ballymoney. Figures for Year 8 entry in September 2026, from the school's own admissions documents.
| Fact | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Year 8 places, September 2026 (admissions number) | 125 | Dalriada School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Pupils in the whole school (enrolment number) | 892 | Dalriada School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Uses the SEAG result to give places | Yes | Dalriada School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places are given in order of | SEAG score | Dalriada School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| How places are given, in the school's words | "Academic ability is indicated only by the result awarded in the SEAG Entrance Assessment. Children will be admitted in rank order according to their total standardised age score result with higher scores preceding lower scores." | Dalriada School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Applications considered, 2026 | 143 | Dalriada School - Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places available, 2026 | 125 | Dalriada School - Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2026 | Not published | Dalriada School - Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Scores in the 2026 statement, in its words | "125 (128 following a TV request)" ... "The applicant in 124th place had a score of 195" ... "4 pupils attaining the next lowest score" | Dalriada School - Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| When applicants are tied, in the school's words | "Where it is necessary to distinguish between children who have been awarded the same score in the SEAG Entrance Assessment the criteria 2-5 will be used." ... "The age of the child, preference being given to an older child." | Dalriada School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2025 | Not published by the school | Looked on EA and the school's website, nothing found (3 November 2026) |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2024 | Not published by the school | Looked on EA and the school's website, nothing found (3 November 2026) |
Read Dalriada School's admissions criteria for 2026-27
Every figure on this page comes from the school's own published admissions documents, linked beside it with the date it was read. Where a figure isn't published, the page says so.
These figures are for Year 8 entry in September 2026. Schools can change their criteria each year, and the 2027-28 criteria are published in December. Always read a school's own criteria before you list it.
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Last checked: 4 November 2026 by Sam.