What AQE scores do schools require for admission?

What you need to score in the AQE to guarantee entry is impossible to state – even the schools don’t know until the results are in. That said, previous years can give some indication.

Points to note…

1
Not all applicants on this score may have secured entry – secondary criteria may have been applied to separate candidates with level scores. Refer to an individual school’s entry policy for these criteria.
2
Some AQE schools only academically select on part of their intake, with a certain percentage of the intake coming from separate criteria, such as proximity to the school. If you are interested in attending Sullivan Upper; Royal School, Dungannon; Royal School, Armagh; Carrickfergus Grammar; Wallace High School or Strabane Academy then refer to the schools’ own criteria for further information.
3
Lowest admitted scores can, and do, change from year to year.
4
These do not include candidates who were admitted under special circumstances.
5
These are part rumour, part borrowed (from the Belfast Telegraph – thanks). Although we do believe them to be accurate, TransferReady cannot absolutely guarantee them. We do hope that they help you plan your next move, though.

 

 

AQE School Sept 2011 Sept 2012 Sept 2013 Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Sept 2016 Sept 2017 Sept 2018 Sept 2019
Antrim Grammar School 97 95 92 89 89(AQE)
31(PPTC)
99(AQE)
40(PPTC)
99-102(AQE) 94-98(AQE) 94-98(AQE)
Ballyclare High School   94 95 96 98 97 54 89 90
Banbridge Academy 95 92 102 99 102 102 99 101 99
Bangor Grammar School 91 92 96 101 98 102 100 97 102
Belfast High School 99 94 99 99 95 101 99 101 99
Belfast Royal Academy 97 94 99 99 97 97 99 100 102
Bloomfield Collegiate 94 88 85 91 90 85 90 92 92
Cambridge House 88 78 66 84 85 87 85 86 90
Campbell College 86 63 89 84 89(AQE)
30-39(PPTC)
88(AQE) 94(AQE)
C1(PPTC)
93(AQE)
C1(PPTC)
93(AQE)
C1(PPTC)
Carrickfergus Grammar 97 97 95 94 80 97 95 96 93
Coleraine Academical Institution and Coleraine High School merged in September 2015 to form Coleraine Grammar School
Coleraine Grammar School 92 94 86 90 90
Dalriada School 94 101 100 103 101 105 104 103 102
Down High School 93 98 95 101 98 100 77 97 99
Collegiate Grammar, Enniskillen and Portora Royal School merged in September 2016 to form Enniskillen Royal Grammar School
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School 95 93 86
Foyle College 55 75 84 77 83 86 88 92 94
Friends’ School Lisburn 101 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106
Glenlola Collegiate 96 90 90 90 91 80 85 90 90
Grosvenor Grammar 104 103 103 104 76 101 102 102 103
Hunterhouse College 93 93 87 88 88(AQE)
26(PPTC)
88 (AQE)
20(PPTC)
88 (AQE)
20(PPTC)
94 (AQE)
31(PPTC)
95-98(AQE)
30+(PPTC)
Larne Grammar School 86 88 89 90 86 92 93 92 94
Limavady Grammar School 59 78 74 87 86 86 88 92 89
Methodist College Belfast 97 95 100 95 100 100 95 95 100
Omagh Academy 84 80 84 90 63 89 81 83 78
Regent House School 100 95 96 98 94 99 97 99 100
RBAI  – 88 92 91 94 94 93 94 94
Royal School Armagh 87 96 96 94 99 102 92 98 101
Royal School Dungannon 88 73 90 72 92 91 81 82 85
Strabane Academy   33 80 84 84 82 74 61 67
Strathearn School 94 100 95 98 104 102 96-102 100 100
Sullivan Upper School 100 102 102 100 102 98 99 103 96
Victoria College 91 91 88 94 99(AQE)
40(PPTC)
94-98(AQE)
30-39(PPTC)
94-98(AQE)
30-39(PPTC)
94(AQE)
C1(PPTC)
99+(AQE)
40+(PPTC)
Wallace High School   101-105 101-105 101-105 101-105 101-105 101-105 101 101
Wellington College Belfast 94 94-98 94-98 94-98 99-102(AQE)
40-49(PPTC)
99-102(AQE)
40-49(PPTC)
88(AQE)
C1(PPTC)
99-102(AQE)
40-49(PPTC)
99-102(AQE)
40-49(PPTC)