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Victoria College Belfast: 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) | 135 | Victoria College Belfast Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Pupils in the whole school (enrolment number) | 900 | Victoria College Belfast Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Uses the SEAG result to give places | Yes | Victoria College Belfast Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places are given in order of | SEAG score | Victoria College Belfast Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Applications considered, 2026 | 201 | Victoria College Belfast Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places available, 2026 | 135 | Victoria College Belfast Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2026 | Not published | Not in the school's 2026-27 documents (looked 3 November 2026) |
| Scores in the 2026 statement, in its words | "admitted ... with a range of scores from 256 to 178, with the pool covering scores 171 to 177." | Victoria College Belfast Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 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) |
| How places are given, in the school's words | "The first 120 places from the admissions total of 135 will be allocated to those children who have applied and provided a SEAG Total Standardised Age Score ... on the basis of the rank order of their respective scores with those achieving higher scores being allocated places before those achieving lower scores." | Victoria College Belfast Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| When applicants are tied, in the school's words | "Tie-Breaker: Where two or more children meet the requirement for a remaining place, children will be ranked for acceptance on the basis of a computer-based process which will make use of the names as entered on the Application Form. ... Candidates with the lowest ranking numbers will be given places up to the number of places available." | Victoria College Belfast Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
Read Victoria College Belfast'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.