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Strangford Integrated College: Year 8 entry

250 Abbey Road, Carrowdore, BT22 2GB

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

    SEAG Entrance Assessment (the NI transfer test)

  • Year 8 places

    Not published yet

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadlines

  1. Next: Re-mark requests close

    in about 15 weeks

    Only if you want the test papers marked again

  2. Coming up: Appeal deadline

    in about 30 weeks

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How places are given

Northern Ireland grammar schools give Year 8 places using their own admissions criteria, often in order of transfer test result. Strangford Integrated College's criteria are under Admission rules on this page.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked

Most Northern Ireland schools do not publish how far places reached. Read the school's admissions criteria to see how it ranks applicants, and what transfer test results mean.

At a glance

Strangford Integrated College in brief

Entrance test
SEAG Entrance Assessment (the NI transfer test)
The test children sit to be considered.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in P7 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

SEAG (Schools' Entrance Assessment Group)

3 earlier steps, all doneShow

  1. Done: Test registration opens

  2. Done: Test registration closes

  3. Done: Admission cards sent for the test

  1. Next: Test day

  2. Coming up: Transfer test, paper 1

  3. Coming up: Transfer test, paper 2

  4. Coming up: Results

  5. Coming up: Re-mark requests open

  6. Coming up: Re-mark requests close

    in about 15 weeks

    Only if you want the test papers marked again

  7. Coming up: Appeal deadline

    in about 30 weeks

    Source: nidirect (NI Government), checked

  8. Not published yet: Transfer application deadline (to the Education Authority)

    Not yet published, checked 17 Oct 2026

  9. Not published yet: School place outcomes

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.

  1. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Not published yet: Appeal deadline

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. Not published yet: Transfer application deadline (to the Education Authority)

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

How places are given

Admission rules and catchment
Admission rules not checked yetWe add the school's rules from its determined admission policy.
More detail from our guide

We know how the intake divides between the two pathways, but not yet how each pathway is ranked when it is full. The college's prospectus and its own key-dates document could not be archived, and we found no criteria document we could check. So we cannot yet show an admissions number, tie-breaks, or family rules.

One process is clear from the college's SEAG page. For a child whose test was affected, or who could not sit it: Parents read the SEAG guide and complete an SC form (download on SEAG page). Special Provision for children transferring from outside NI, with more than half their education outside NI, or adversely affected by serious medical/other problems and who have not taken SEAG: SP form submitted to the Admissions Portal with the application; considered by the Admissions Committee for Stage 1 Grammar entry.Strangford Integrated College: Special circumstancesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Strangford Integrated College.The source says: If you wish to register your claim for Special Circumstances, you should read the guide for parents and guardians and then complete an SC form which is available to download below. ... Each application will then be considered by the Admissions Committee for Stage 1 Grammar entry.View the official source

Ask the college for its criteria for September 2027 entry, which should be published before the transfer application opens.

The test

SEAG Entrance Assessment (the NI transfer test)
Test
SEAG Entrance Assessment (the NI transfer test)
Test date, 2027 entry
Saturday 14 November 2026

Strangford is an integrated school, which in Northern Ireland means this: Schools that bring Protestant and Catholic children together with other traditions.Northern Ireland: IntegratedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: These schools invite Protestant and Catholic to come together with other traditions to improve their understanding of one another, their own cultures, religions and values.View the official source Like some other integrated colleges, it is a SEAG member without being a fully selective grammar school.

The college's SEAG page sets out the two routes in: Since September 2024 the College selects 35% of its admission by SEAG test score (Grammar Pathway); All-Ability Pathway applicants do not sit SEAG.Strangford Integrated College: Academic selectionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Strangford Integrated College.The source says: Those applying for the All-Ability Pathway are not required to sit SEAG assessments. [...] From September 2024 Strangford Integrated College will select 35% of admission based on SEAG test score.View the official source

What that means for your P7 child:

  • Hoping for a Grammar Pathway place? Your child needs a SEAG result. The papers are on Saturday 14 November 2026SEAG (Northern Ireland): Paper1Checked 9 Oct 2026 against SEAG (Schools' Entrance Assessment Group).The source says: Saturday, 14th November 2026View the official source and Saturday 21 November 2026SEAG (Northern Ireland): Paper2Checked 9 Oct 2026 against SEAG (Schools' Entrance Assessment Group).The source says: Saturday, 21st November 2026View the official source, and results arrive on Saturday 23 January 2027SEAG (Northern Ireland): OutcomesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against SEAG (Schools' Entrance Assessment Group).The source says: It is planned that SEAG results will be released on Saturday 23rd January 2027.View the official source.
  • Applying for the All-Ability Pathway? No test is needed. All-Ability Pathway applicants are not required to sit SEAG. For the Grammar Pathway, Special Provision covers children who have not taken SEAG (from outside NI, more than half education outside NI, or serious medical/other problems).Strangford Integrated College: Applicants without resultChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Strangford Integrated College.The source says: Those applying for the All-Ability Pathway are not required to sit SEAG assessments. [...] Special provision may be made by the Board of Governors for children who are transferring from schools outside of Northern Ireland or who have received more than half their education outside Northern Ireland or whose educational provision has been adversely impacted by serious medical or other problems and who have not taken the SEAG assessment.View the official source

Strangford is a test centre too. Its warm-up session for this year has already taken place: SEAG Familiarisation Afternoon on Thursday 8 October 2026 (past); the school says a Familiarisation Day is held before the assessments.Strangford Integrated College: Seag familiarisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Strangford Integrated College.The source says: Thu 8 SEAG Familiarisation AfternoonView the official source

Our SEAG transfer test guide and results explained explain the scores.

How the Northern Ireland test works

Open days

Not published yet

We did not find an open evening date for 2027 entry. Check the college website or contact the office.

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

This is general information, not legal advice.

When Strangford cannot offer a place, the EA turns to your next preference. You can also appeal to an independent tribunal set up by the EA. It decides only whether the college applied its criteria correctly. Appeals for 2027 entry close on 4pm, Thursday 20 May 2027Northern Ireland transfer: Appeal deadlineChecked 17 Oct 2026 against nidirect (NI Government).The source says: The deadline for receipt of appeal forms against Year 8 decisions by post-primary schools is Thursday 20 May 2027, no later than 4.00 pm.View the official source.

Official documents and sources

6 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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