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  2. Education in Northern Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The Education Act (Northern Ireland) 1947 introduced a school system which included a government-run eleven-plus post-primary transfer test as an entrance exam for grammar schools; this had previously been introduced in England and Wales in 1944. The test, a form of academic selection, was retained in Northern Ireland whereas England and Wales ...

  3. List of grammar schools in Northern Ireland - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of all 65 grammar schools operating in Northern Ireland. Name ... schools where all entrants are accepted based on academic performance. ...

  4. Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Knock - Wikipedia

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    In 2023 the college was recorded as being the 3rd best post-primary school in The Sunday Times. [6] In 2018, it had been ranked joint first in Northern Ireland for its GCSE performance with 100% of its entrants receiving five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and maths. [7]

  5. Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College - Wikipedia

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    The school dates from 2001 when the non-selective Bangor Girls High School and the non-selective Gransha Boys' High school merged. In a 2019 Belfast Telegraph survey of GCSE performance of every post-primary school that undertakes the examinations in Northern Ireland it ranked 156 out of 186. [3]

  6. St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena - Wikipedia

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    In 2019 it was ranked First among secondary schools in Northern Ireland in terms of its A-level performance for the 2017/18 academic year. A total of 95.4% of its students entered for A-Levels achieved a grade of A* – C. [7]

  7. Department of Education (Northern Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    The department's overall vision is "to ensure that every learner fulfils her or his potential at each stage of development". Its key stated priorities are: raising Standards for all; closing the performance gap, increasing access and equality; developing the education workforce; improving the "learning environment"; and transforming education management.

  8. Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School - Wikipedia

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    In 2019 the school was ranked 11th out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland with 88.4% of its A-level students who entered the exams in 2017/18 being awarded three A*-C grades. [ 4 ] In 2022 the school was ranked 2nd out of the top 10 performing schools in Northern Ireland and ranked 35th state and independent school in England, Wales ...

  9. St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls - Wikipedia

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    St. Dominic's has topped the A-Level league table of schools in Northern Ireland with over 95% of entrants receiving 3 or more A-levels at Grades A* to C. In 2019, the school was placed 2nd out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland in its A-Level performance with 94.5% entrants in the 2017–18 academic year receiving this level. [3]