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Regent House School (Newtownards)
Regent House uses SEAG scores in its last published Year 8 criteria and may consider other applicants if places remain.
Grammar or selective school · Newtownards
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Year 8 entry
For September 2027 entry
Regent House’s latest full school criteria found are for September 2026; they use SEAG scores first and consider other applicants if places remain. The school calendar lists SEAG test dates in November 2026, but September 2027 criteria are not yet published. For the 2027 transfer cycle, SEAG registration, including the emergency window, has closed; the Education Authority transfer application is separate.
- Assessment
- Northern Ireland SEAG
- Provider
- GL Assessment
What the assessment covers
- English or gaeilge
- Mathematics
SEAG includes fully and partially selective member schools; this page links only to schools present in the Plusling Index.
Two Dickson Plan senior high schools in the index take pupils at 14+ and are not SEAG Year 8 members.
SEAG membership does not mean every applicant must take the assessment. Check the school’s selective and all-ability routes before choosing preparation or applying.
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The admissions process
- Year 8 is the NI post-primary entry year
- The school’s latest full criteria are for September 2026 and use SEAG scores before other applicants, with remaining places considered under tie-break criteria
- The school calendar lists SEAG assessments on 14 and 21 November 2026; SEAG registration for this cycle closed after the 19–20 October emergency window
- SEAG results are due 23 January 2027; submit the separate EA transfer application under current EA instructions
- Check the school’s next criteria for September 2027 before assuming whether a non-SEAG route or places remain
Read the official details: Admissions information from Regent House School (Newtownards)
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Official links for your shortlist
Use the school’s current admissions information to check which sample papers or familiarisation materials apply to your child’s entry year.
Know what to expect
Follow the school’s assessment guidance.
For families using the selective SEAG route, the official SEAG guide and practice materials cover English (or Gaeilge) and Mathematics. Check Regent House’s next admissions criteria to confirm whether SEAG applies to your child and whether another route is available.
Read the official guidance: Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group · Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group · Regent House School
English
A useful place to start
Read a short passage together. Ask your child to find evidence for an answer and explain unfamiliar words in context.
Build on it with Plusling
Build on that reading with Plusling’s English questions and explanations, then choose a topic to practise again.
Start the 5-question English quizMaths
A useful place to start
Ask your child to explain their method, estimate the answer and check the final calculation. Notice which step needs more practice.
Build on it with Plusling
Use Plusling’s original maths questions and worked explanations to make those next practice sessions count.
Start the 5-question maths quizPrint, practise, build confidence
Printable practice for these subjects
Original Plusling papers with space to work and separate answers and explanations.
English papers
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Maths papers
Explore the papersThese are Plusling skills practice, not official school or test papers.
Keep the practical steps clear
Your application starting points
Use the official links on this page to answer these questions for your child’s entry year.
Check the entry point and eligibility
Confirm the year group, age requirements and any conditions that apply to your child.
Put the right dates in your diary
Note any published registration, assessment, application and offer-response dates that apply to your child’s route. They may be separate steps.
Follow the assessment guidance
Check what the school asks your child to do and whether it recommends any preparation. Use its own instructions and the assessment provider’s advice.
Read the school’s admissions criteria
Check catchment, oversubscription rules and any supplementary form alongside the test registration.
Picture your child’s everyday life here.
An open day is a chance to look beyond the exam. Useful questions to take with you:
- How do you help new pupils settle in and make friends?
- Who can a child turn to when they feel worried or stuck?
- How do you help pupils recover from a setback and discover their strengths?
Know where to focus
Give their preparation a clear direction.
See the topics your child has practised, revisit questions that need another look and choose a focus for the next session. Plusling helps you put your time where it can be useful.
- Topic summaries and practice history
- Choose topics in Focus Practice
- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
Their next step starts here
Give their 11+ preparation a confident start.
Try Plusling together. Five free questions, useful feedback and a first look at a friendlier way to practise.
What to confirm
- Ask Regent House whether its 2027 policy will retain the previous score-first and remaining-place rules.
Plusling’s guide to Regent House School (Newtownards) is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
Contains government school-register data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary sources
- Northern Ireland: official school register Department of Education, Northern Ireland
- Regent House School (Newtownards): pupil information Regent House School (Newtownards)
- SEAG | Member Schools Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group
- SEAG | Assessment Guide Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group
- SEAG official practice papers and answers Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group
- Admissions Criteria — Regent House School Regent House School (Newtownards)
- Year 8 and Preparatory Department Admissions — Regent House School Regent House School (Newtownards)
- Prospectus Supplement 2026 (September 2026 entry) Regent House School
- School calendar: SEAG 2026 dates Regent House School
- Education Authority admissions information Official school information