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When is the SEAG test this year?
Answered by Sam Stirling, former P7 teacher · Last checked: 2 November 2026
The short answer
For children in P7 now, Paper 1 is on Saturday 14 November 2026 and Paper 2 is on Saturday 21 November 2026. SEAG keeps Saturday 28 November 2026 as a back-up date, used only if a test day is postponed across the whole of Northern Ireland.
The dates, from SEAG
- Paper 1: Saturday 14 November 2026
- Paper 2: Saturday 21 November 2026
- Back-up date, only if a test day is postponed across all of Northern Ireland: Saturday 28 November 2026
- Results online: Saturday 23 January 2027
- Re-mark requests: Monday 25 January 2027 to Wednesday 3 February 2027
Children sit both papers at their assessment centre (the SEAG grammar school where they sit the test), which their parent chose when registering.
Children in P6 now
They sit the test in November 2027. SEAG puts each year's dates on its Key Dates page.
Last checked: 2 November 2026 by Sam. The official facts on this page come from:
- SEAG Key Dates (read 27 October 2026)
- SEAG Get Answers (FAQs): contingency date (read 27 October 2026)
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