Transfer Test AQE 2014-2015

Cherryscone

thestack wrote: »

Cherryscone - try not to worry if you look up the ETI inspection on your local schools you may find local secondary schools equally as good if not better than the local grammar - I did.

I have and they are way near the bottom the only half decent one is 15 miles and not in our catchment area The school my son wants to go to last year lowest score was 103 the year before was 100 and i have heard this year of it being higher ;)

inzane_mummy

Eastbelfast_mum wrote: »

Hi inzane_mummy, is Campbell told you what no. Your son on the waiting list? What do you thing the chance are?

I replied to your PM


I swear I check my phone every 5 mins, ive decided to not fill the form in and send it back to the education authority. I will wait out over the summer for a place if needs to. My son is happy enough to do that


xx

kel5al

hi
I've been reading this thread from November time and never posted, It kept me sane through this whole transfer process. my son got a place in his first choice grammar school but now he saying he would of preferred another school. Can I place his name on a waiting list for another school?

Sugarmummy

Kelsal, you would need to ring up and ask, but he would just be put on a waiting list like everyone else.

kel5al

Thanks, I rang up the school today and they emailed me a form to fill in. Was just wondering if u could definitely accept a place in one school and also be on the waiting list for another?

thestack

Cherryscone wrote: »

I have and they are way near the bottom the only half decent one is 15 miles and not in our catchment area The school my son wants to go to last year lowest score was 103 the year before was 100 and i have heard this year of it being higher ;)[/QUOTE


It's a shame about the secondary schools - I am very grateful I have 2 local secondary schools that are great but the local grammar in a recent inspection received inadequate in standards & achievements so even though my son got 96 we opted for an non selective secondary, it really takes the pressure off. Good luck to anyone going through this again this year & I will keep everything crossed for anyone still trying to get their child placed in a school they are happy with.

Sugarmummy

kel5al wrote: »

Thanks, I rang up the school today and they emailed me a form to fill in. Was just wondering if u could definitely accept a place in one school and also be on the waiting list for another?

yes you can, and definitely accept your child's place because there are children out there that would snap it off you and as there is no guarantee your child would be accepted in the other school either.

m-u-m

hi flymetothemoon
there lowest score taken i was band 4 my son just missed it by 1 mark and i had special circumstances so it mustn't have done him any good. so i,m putting in an appeal
do i have to send in all the relevant info for the school he was accepted into or just wait to see the outcome of the appeal

TutuBelle

Just for info 105 didn't get a place in Wallace. 106 got place in friends. Must have been the same cut off! Delighted dd got her first choice Wallace.

BOBS

Eastbelfast_mum wrote: »

Hi BOBS,That's my situation at the moment.

its unbelievable that they think a child could travel that far to and from school every day !!