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St Malachy's College: SEAG and admissions facts
Belfast. 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) | 170 | St Malachy's College Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Pupils in the whole school (enrolment number) | Not published | Not in the school's 2026-27 documents (looked 3 November 2026) |
| Uses the SEAG result to give places | Yes | St Malachy's College Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places are given in order of | SEAG band, then the school's criteria | St Malachy's College Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| How places are given, in the school's words | "A Pupils who have been awarded a Band 1 Grade in the SEAG Entrance Assessment ... B ... Band 2 Grade" | St Malachy's College Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Applications considered, 2026 | Not published | Not in the school's 2026-27 documents (looked 3 November 2026) |
| Places available, 2026 | Not published | Not in the school's 2026-27 documents (looked 3 November 2026) |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2026 | Not published | Not in the school's 2026-27 documents (looked 3 November 2026) |
| When applicants are tied, in the school's words | "In the event of oversubscription at the last criterion, selection for all places remaining in this category will be on basis of an alphabetical order which has been determined randomly ... The order is set out below: I, H, F, B, R, Z, K, Y, G, M, N, E, C, U, A, L, X, P, Q, V, W, J, T, O, D, S" ... "Should there be over-subscription at the last criterion then other applicants will be selected on the basis of age with the oldest being selected first" | St Malachy's College 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) |
| Pupils in the whole school (enrolment number) | 1,165 | St Malachy's College Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
Read St Malachy's College'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.
More on how schools use SEAG results:
- What is a band, and is Band 1 good?
- Admissions criteria and tie-breakers
- How many schools can I list?
Last checked: 4 November 2026 by Sam.