Post Primary Transfer

SEAG Key Dates

Registration Opens: 19th May 2025

Registration closes: 19th September 2025

Assessment Paper 1: 15th November 2025

Assessment Paper 2: 22nd November 2025

Results Issued: January 2026

School Transfer Information

Please click on the link below to view the guidance booklet provided by the Department of Education about the process for pupils transferring from primary school to the post primary sector in August 2024.

Guidance: Advice for P6 parents on Post Primary admissions (2025)

Guidance on registering for an EA connect Account (including video)

SEAG NI Test Specification

SEAG NI Test Format

Key Dates for pupils transferring to Year 8 in 2025.

Date	Activity
5th December 2024	Admissions criteria for Post Primary Schools published on the EA website.
28th January 2025 (12 Noon)	EA Connect opens for online applications for Post Primary.
20th February 2025 (12 Noon)	EA Connect closes for online applications for Post Primary.
25th February 2025	Final date for documents to be submitted in support of applications.
10th May 2025	Parents/carers will receive application outcome via email (where one is held) or by letter.

APPLYING FOR A YEAR 8 PLACE

EA Admissions Guidance

For more information about how to apply for a Year 8 place refer to the Education Authority's website.

www.eani.org.uk

To apply for a Year 8 place parents/carers must create an EA Connect account.

EA Connect Guidance

ADMISSIONS' CRITERIA FOR POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS

The admissions' criteria for schools can be viewed by clicking on the link below. Type in the search bar the name of the school information is required for.

https://www.eani.org.uk/parents/admissions/search-admissions-criteria

Abbey Community School

Antrim Grammar School

Ballyclare High School

Ballyclare Secondary School

Belfast Boys' Model

Belfast Girls' Model

Belfast High School

Belfast Royal Academy

Carrickfergus Academy

Carrickfergus Grammar School

Hazelwood Integrated College