11 Plus Results Northern Ireland. The split was an unforeseen result of plans to scrap the official 11-plus that were first put in motion by Sinn Feins Martin McGuinness almost 20 years ago. More than 15000 children across Northern Ireland made history today when they received results from the last ever 11-plus tests.
Northern Ireland grammar schools 11-plus intake. The eleven-plus was once used throughout England and Wales but is now only. More than 15000 children across Northern Ireland made history today when they received results from the last ever 11-plus tests.
The eleven-plus 11-plus is an examination administered to some students in England and Northern Ireland in their last year of primary education which governs admission to grammar schools and other secondary schools which use academic selectionThe name derives from the age group for secondary entry.
Years ago almost all children in England Wales and Northern Ireland sat the 11-Plus test - some mums and dads will probably remember doing it. In Northern Ireland the 1947 Education Act led to more grammar schools being built and these have remained in place until 2008 when the the 11 exam was phased out. The trend is the same in Northern Irelands two universities Queens and Ulster University. The 11-plus transfer test between primary and secondary school began in Northern Ireland in 1947.