AQE Exam Results

Confused-dad_2

rolo1 wrote: »

Sorry should have said that 95 is comparative to a B2 (nudging towards strong B2). Again I would add that these are AQE comparative guides and I guess AQE will be vearing on the side of caution. So I think a lot of parents could be plesently surprised come May. One thing for sure is that if you don't apply you won't get in..... The clearing system can work it all out, so don't be to influenced by Primary Heads, because they are in the same position as us, trying to equate what a score actually means.

Thanks for that.

susiesus

ni-mum wrote: »

I wonder if there were many who didn't support their pupils at all. Most I know of did a lot to prepare the children.

Living in a rural area we only have one Grammar to 'choose' from, reinforcing the pass/fail belief even further, my sons school decided to wash their hands of the whole business. The children had no support, classes or as much as a 'well done for trying'. It's been the most awful time but thankfully my son isn't too bothered, reading the posts it actually seems a lot more stressful in Belfast!

Confused-dad_2

I foolishly thought that getting the results would be the end of the confusion and hassle but it looks like this is only the start!!:eek:

vido

First of all could I just say a big thank you to Katrina and all her SF buddies for totally destroying a well-proven education system which was the envy of most of Western Europe.

I took the scores below from this BBC newsline article:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8501534.stm
Common Entrance Assessments
A = 113+
A and top B1 = 106 - 112 (inclusive)
B1 and top B2 = 98 -105 (inclusive)
B2 and top C = 88 -97 (inclusive)

Anyone fancy putting a spreadsheet together where scores and first choice schools could be posted so that all parents and pupils could get an idea of the demand for places at each school?

bigbiff

My daughter was the only child in her school to sit these tests. She done exceptionally well in the practice papers which her p7 teacher provided for her all through the year just getting one or two wrong at the end but nerves must have got the better of her as her score was 98. She is hoping for a place at B.R.A I hope this is enough. Her older sister goes to the model and loves it but her talet would be lost at this school I hope for her sake she makes it :mad:

Ex-Spendaholic

For those of you interested in BRA it may be worth contacting the school. The AQE office is actually within their building so they may have a bit more insight into things.

VanJ

bangor_dad wrote: »

Ok, so start position is last year there were about 23,000 P7 kids, of these about 15,000 sat the 11+. An A grade was awarded to the top 25% aff all P7s (NOT 25% of those that sat the test). So about 37% of those sitting the tests got an A grade and about another 7.5% of those sitting the tests got a B1.
Now this year about 7,000 sat AQE and about 6,700 sat the GL tests (some will have sat both but probably not many), so roughly 13,700 sat tests this year compared to 15,000 last year which sounds reasonable.
If P7 population is roughly the same as last year then 25% of 23,000
is 5,750, so to have the equivalent of an A you would need to be in the top 5,750 (across AQE &GL tests) this is equivalent to the top 42% of those sitting the tests. The next 8% is equivalent to a B1. So A & B1 takes up the top 50%.
This all stacks up with the fact that there are 4,600 places at the grammar schools which are using AQE equivalent to 65% of the number of kids who sat the test. There are lots of grammar schools taking B2s & Cs which expalins the gap between 65% and 50% redferred to above.

This makes much more sense, myself and others parents have been trying to work out the scores. Thanks you Bangor Dad.

Ex-Spendaholic

Interesting to note that the AQE phone number has been engaged all day. :mad:

Belfast_Mum_2

To follow on from number of grammar school places available, if there are 20% (1400) kids in each AQE band, the grammar schools will have to take all of the first three bands. This will still only be 4200 kids for approx 4600 available places.

ni-mum

Belfast_Mum wrote: »

To follow on from number of grammar school places available, if there are 20% (1400) kids in each AQE band, the grammar schools will have to take all of the first three bands. This will still only be 4200 kids for approx 4600 available places.

Do you know how are those places broken down between boys and girls?