Making your list
Choosing schools
Applications, criteria and the order of preferences.
What matters now
- Read each school's admissions criteria before you list it.
- List at least four schools, including at least one non-grammar.
- Apply by 12 noon on Wednesday 3 March 2027.
The questions for this stage
- How do I apply for a post-primary school in Northern Ireland?
- How many schools can I list on the application, and does the order matter?
- Which grammar schools use SEAG results?
- What are admissions criteria, and how do tie-breakers work?
- What does my child's result mean for which school they can get into?
- What happens after SEAG results?
Results & schools
Check your child's result
Type the numbers from the Statement of Outcomes and see what they mean, school by school.