PPTC GL Assessment - The Transfer Test

The list of schools below accept GL scores as part of their admission criteria. Not all of the schools listed are PPTC Assessment Centres as well. Skiptomaincontent PPTCGLAssessment PPTC ThePostPrimaryTransferConsortiumLtd(PPTC)isanotforprofit,privatelimitedcompanymadeupofagroupofschoolswhichnormallyuseacademicselectionwithintheiryear8AdmissionsCriteria.ThePPTCincludesCatholicgrammarschools,Non-denominationalgrammarschoolsandIntegratedschoolsinitsmembership. ContactPPTC ThePPTCdoesnothaveacentraloffice,emailortelephonenumber. YourpointofcontactforeverythingrelatingtotheGListheAssessmentOfficeratanyofyourlocalGLgrammarschools(PPTCAssessmentCentres).OrifyouhaveregisteredyourchildfortheGLthenyoushouldcontacttheAssessmentCentrewhereyousubmittedtheregistrationformto,ortheAssessmentCentrewhereyourchildwillsitorsattheGL. Youshouldbeabletogetacontactemailaddressand/ortelephonenumberfromtheschool'swebsite.  2022EntranceAssessment(GL) ThePPTCEntranceAssessmentiscommonlyreferredtoastheGL,GLTestorGLAssessment. Theassessmentconsistsof2standardisedpapersandaremultiplechoiceinformat. TheMathsPaperhas45Questionsandlasts45minutes. TheEnglishPaperhas50Questionsandlasts50minutes. Therewillbeashortpracticesessionbeforeeachofthepapersand,betweenthepapers,thechildrenwillhavetimeforasnackandatoiletbreak. Thechildrenwillrecordtheiranswersonaseparatecomputermarkedanswersheet. TheEntranceAssessmentwillbesetandmarkedindependentlybyGLAssessment. TheaspectsofEnglishandMathematicscoveredbytheEntranceAssessmentareconsistentwiththelegalrequirementsoftheNorthernIrelandKeyStage2curriculum. The2022-23Format&SpecificationfortheNovember2022GLEntranceAssessment. Keydates(2022/23) Wednesday4thMay2022:RegistrationOpens Friday23rdSeptember2022:RegistrationCloses(2.00pm) Saturday12thNovember2022:TheAssessment Saturday10thDecember2022:SupplementaryAssessment January/February2023:Results(tobeconfirmed) MoreKeyDates  2022/23PPTC(GL)RegistrationPack The2022-23RegistrationPack,whichincludestheEntranceAssessmentRegistrationFormwillbeavailabletodownloadfromthePPTCwebsitewhenregistrationopens,onWednesday4thMay2022. GL(MultipleChoice)PracticePapers TopurchaseourGL(MultipleChoice)stylepracticepaperspleasevisitourshoppage. PPTC/GLAssessmentSchools ThelistofschoolsbelowacceptGLscoresaspartoftheiradmissioncriteria. NotalloftheschoolslistedarePPTCAssessmentCentresaswell.PleasecheckthePPTCwebsiteforalistofPPTCAssessmentCentres. AbbeyChristianBrothers’GrammarSchool,Newry AntrimGrammarSchool AquinasGrammar AssumptionGrammar,Ballynahinch CampbellCollege ChristianBrothersGrammarSchool,Omagh DominicanCollege,Belfast DominicanCollege,Portstewart HunterhouseCollege LaganCollege,Belfast LoretoGrammarSchool,Omagh LumenChristiCollege MountLourdesGrammarSchool,Enniskillen OurLadyandSt.Patrick'sCollege,Knock OurLady'sGrammarSchool,Newry RaineyEndowed RathmoreGrammarSchool,Belfast RoyalBelfastAcademicalInstitution(Inst) SacredHeartGrammarSchool,Newry SlemishCollege,Ballymena St.Colman'sCollege,Newry St.Columb'sCollege,Derry St.Dominic's,Belfast St.Joseph'sGrammarSchool,Donaghmore St.LouisGrammarSchool,Ballymena St.LouisGrammarSchool,Kilkeel St.Malachy'sCollege,Belfast St.Mary'sChristianBrothers'GrammarSchool,Belfast St.Mary'sGrammarSchool,Magherafelt St.Michael'sCollege,Enniskillen St.Patrick'sAcademy,Dungannon St.Patrick'sGrammarSchool,Downpatrick ThornhillCollege,Derry VictoriaCollege WallaceHighSchool WellingtonCollegeBelfast