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What happens after SEAG results?
Answered by Sam Stirling, former P7 teacher · Last checked: 2 November 2026
The short answer
You list your school choices on the Education Authority's form in late January and upload the Statement. Each school applies its own rules to everyone who listed it. You hear in May.
More detail
Results come out on a Saturday in late January. The transfer application opens the following week and closes in early March (12 noon, Wednesday 3 March 2027). Each school's admissions criteria, and a short statement of where its line fell last year, are on the Education Authority website and usually on the school's own. Places are announced in May, with appeals later that month.
Talking it through with the school
In my experience, most primary schools hold a P7 parent-teacher meeting after the results, often with the principal sitting in, to talk through which schools to apply to. It really helps when you're deciding.
Last checked: 2 November 2026 by Sam. The official facts on this page come from:
- SEAG Key Dates (read 27 October 2026)
- Education Authority NI: post-primary transfer (read 27 October 2026)
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Type the numbers from the Statement of Outcomes and see what they mean, school by school.