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Strangford Integrated College
Strangford Integrated College offers grammar and all-ability Year 8 routes. Families using the all-ability route do not need SEAG.
Grammar or selective school · Carrowdore
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Entry information
Strangford Integrated College’s Year 8 admissions include an all-ability pathway and a grammar pathway using SEAG; the school says families on the all-ability pathway do not need SEAG. Its current Year 8 criteria page links 2026 materials, so confirm the school’s September 2027 allocation criteria when published.
Entry stage: Northern Ireland Year 8 transfer; the school describes separate all-ability and SEAG grammar pathways
What the assessment covers
- English/literacy (grammar pathway only)
- Mathematics/numeracy (grammar pathway only)
Assessment provider: SEAG for the grammar pathway
The admissions process
- Use the school’s admissions information to identify the intended route
- The school’s SEAG page says all-ability pathway applicants are not required to sit SEAG
- The page currently links 2026 school criteria; check the new criteria for September 2027 before applying
- SEAG 2026 assessment registration is closed; 2026 papers are scheduled for 14 and 21 November
Read the official details: Admissions information from Official school website
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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 choosing the academic SEAG pathway, the official guide and practice materials cover English/literacy and Mathematics/numeracy. The school also describes an all-ability pathway; check its next criteria to confirm which route applies.
Read the official guidance: Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group · Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group · Official school website
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.
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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.
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Use Plusling’s original maths questions and worked explanations to make those next practice sessions count.
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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.
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- 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
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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.
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- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
Their next step starts here
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Before you apply
- The school’s current linked Year 8 criteria are for 2026 entry. Confirm the September 2027 criteria and whether the grammar-pathway/SEAG route applies to your child. The usual 2026 SEAG registration and exceptional late window have both closed.
Plusling’s guide to Strangford Integrated College 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
- SEAG | Assessment Guide Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group
- SEAG official practice papers and answers Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group
- 2026 SEAG emergency registration window SEAG
- SEAG and the grammar pathway Official school website
- Year 8 admissions Official school website