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Why does age affect the SEAG score?
Answered by Sam Stirling, former P7 teacher · Last checked: 2 November 2026
The short answer
Some children in a class are nearly a year younger than others. SEAG takes your child's age into account when it works out the score, so a younger child isn't at a disadvantage against an older classmate. It's built in, so there's nothing to apply for.
More detail
SEAG says the scores are standardised to take account of your child's age when they sat the test, as well as how many questions they got right and how hard the paper was. SEAG doesn't publish exactly how it allows for age, or how big the difference is.
Last checked: 2 November 2026 by Sam. The official facts on this page come from:
- SEAG Get Answers (FAQs): scores (read 27 October 2026)
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