Transfer Arrangements 2011

Lagan College is an integrated, all ability school with an annual intake of 200 students. In September 2011 we will be admitting our new Year 8 intake via two entrance routes.

GL Assessment- Higher Ability (Grammar) Route
35% of our Year 8 intake will be admitted via our higher ability route and will have undertaken the GL Assessment only.

Please click on the following link to download all the relevant information with regard to the GL Assessment scheduled for Saturday 20th November at Lagan College.

All documents in a single zip file

Individual documents

• 09587 Access Arrangements Claim Form AA1
• 09611 Access Arrangements Form AA3
• 11294 Timetable 2010
• 11295 GL Assessment Specification 2010
• 11296 Guidance Notes 2010
• 11297 Post Primary Form 2010
• 11298 Access Arrangements Form AA2 2010
• 11299 FAQ 2010
• Policy on Access Arrangements
• Sample Familiarisation English Answer Sheet
• Sample Familiarisation English Test Booklet (Irish)
• Sample Familiarisation English Test Booklet
• Sample Familiarisation Irish Answer Sheet
• Sample Familiarisation Maths Answer Sheet (Irish)
• Sample Familiarisation Maths Answer Sheet
• Sample Familiarisation Maths Test Booklet (Irish)
• Sample Familiarisation Maths Test Booklet
  

The GL Assessment registration opens on Monday 24th May 2010 and closes on Friday 17th September 2010 at 4.00pm.

Please not that late applications will not be accepted.

All Ability Route
The remaining 65% of our Year 8 intake will be admitted via our all ability route. This route does not require any assessment to be undertaken by students.

If we can be of further assistance in relation to the GL Assessment or the entrance criteria and procedure in general, please do not hesitate to contact Miss Roisin Smith the Principal’s Secretary on 028 90405584.

General FAQ

As Lagan College is oversubscribed, is there any point applying, as my child may have very little chance of gaining admission?

Although Lagan College has currently more pupils applying than we are able to take, we will, like all schools, be less heavily over-subscribed in the future due to a downturn in the school age population. Moreover, almost 75% of first preference applicants in 2009 were successful in gaining admission.

My son/daughter attends a controlled/maintained primary school. Will they find it difficult to gain admission, because a large number of successful applicants attend integrated primary schools?

Approximately 25% of applicants to Lagan College are from the integrated primary sector. (Overall, primary and post primary integrated schools account for just 6% of the whole school population). This means that 75% of pupils admitted to Year 8 come from controlled and maintained primary schools and this gives an excellent balance to our Year Group.

My child attends an integrated primary school. Is it true that a significant number of pupils from integrated primary schools are unsuccessful in gaining admission to Lagan College?

In fact, a very small number of applicants from integrated primary schools is unsuccessful in gaining places in Lagan College. In the last five years, the average percentage of applicants from integrated primary schools who were unsuccessful in gaining admission is between 1% and 2%.

Do I need to apply twice to Lagan College, once for the grammar stream entry and once for the all-ability entry?

Any unsuccessful applicants for the grammar stream will automatically be considered for the all-ability entry. Only one application needs to be made. Once an applicant is admitted, progress is regularly reviewed and all pupils have an opportunity to work at a pace which is suited to their ability in different subjects. Applicants are in no way disadvantaged if they do not live close to the school. The College is served by a wide network of 16 school buses and our students say that one of the things they most enjoy about the school is the opportunity to make friends with a range of people from different areas and backgrounds.