North Down AQE / GL Tutoring

AQE Dates 2022

19th November 2022
26th November 2022
3rd December 2022

GL Date

12th November 2022

Changes to this Year's GL maths assessment.

AQE registration info for the Autumn 2020 testing.

Registration 2020 PLEASE NOTE ALL LINKS WILL BE UPDATED AND WORKING ONCE REGISTRATION OPENS, THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY FOR INFORMATION ONLY. Due to current government restrictions, AQE Ltd have developed an online syst…

Open Nights in January 2020
Some info on local open nights by date

St Columbanus’ College, Bangor
Tuesday 7th January 2020 at 19.00.

Methodist College
Thursday 9th & Friday 10th January 2020, both 18:30 – 21:00. Principal’s Address at 18:30 and 20:30.

Wellington College, Belfast
Thursday 9th January & Monday 13th January 2020 from 19:00 – 21:00 on both evenings. Principal’s Address at 19:00 and 20:00 each evening and entrance via Carolan Road.

Lagan College Belfast
Saturday 11th January 2020, 09.00 – 12.30. Principal’s Address: 9.30, 10.30 & 11.30 in the Hall.

Strathearn School, Belfast
Saturday 11th January 2020, 09.15 – 12.30.

Bangor Grammar School
Saturday 11th January 2020 from 09:30 to 12:00. Principal’s Address: 09:45 & 10:45.

Campbell College
Open Evening : Friday 17th January 2020, 18:30 – 21:00. Open Morning : Saturday 18th January 2020, 10:00 – 12:30.

Sullivan Upper School, Holywood
Saturday 18th January 2020 from 09.30 – 12:30.

Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College
Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st January 2020, 19:00 – 21:00. Principal’s Address is at 19:00 & 20:00 each evening.

Strangford Integrated College, Carrowdore
Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 22rd January 2020 from 19:00 – 21:30. Principal’s Address will be at 19.00 & 20.00 on both evenings.

Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor
Thursday 23rd January 2020, 18:45 – 21:00. Principal’s Address: 18.45 & 19.45 in the Main Hall.

Regent House School, Newtownards.
If you missed the open night in December Regent House is running extra open day tours for P7 pupils only, held at 3.40pm on Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd, Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th January 2020. Each tour will last approximately 50 minutes and booking is essential via the school office on 028 9181 3234.

AQE transfer test 2019

Registration opens on Wednesday 1st May.

The dates of the 3 tests are as follows

Saturday 9th November 2019
Saturday 23rd November 2019
Saturday 30th November 2019

Applications close on Friday 6th September 2019.
Places are allocated on a first come first serve basis for spaces in schools.
Children do not have to sit the test in the school they wish to apply for in Year 8.

Results day is Saturday 25th January 2020.

Getting Your Raw Score

You will now have been digesting your child's standardised score and have schools whirring around your brain.
If you would like to obtain their raw scores you can.

To do this, you simply email them at [email protected] or by telephone on 02890 224002.

You may just be curious and like to know them after all the months of seeing scores out of 64 converted into percentages.

Now that the dust has settled and you have taken a breath try to remember. The AQE is a score based on three papers taken over 3 hours, nothing more, nothing less. Whether your child scored higher or lower than expected, it sometimes is and sometimes isnt a true reflection of what they are capable of. I know you will have been so proud of the effort they all put in over the last year. We are surrounded by so many wonderful schools in North Down and I know you will be able to find an environment that will nurture and develop them. Whichever school you decide upon, ensure you read all criteria carefully and then state on their form how your child meets it. Good luck for the incoming week.

I was asked how scores are calculated

How are AQE scores worked out – The Rough Guide

1. Children will have taken 3 AQE tests

2. Each test is then marked and given a
score out of 64

There is usually 32 marks for Literacy and 32 for Numeracy on each paper

3. Next the best 2 scores are selected

4. Your child’s total is then averaged against
other pupils with the same birthday month
as them

‘Marks are not given or taken away because of age’

5. Your child’s averaged score is then
converted into a standardised score ranging
from 50s upto 140

6. The average is usually around 100

Hope this helps. . . .

Have a look at my previous post for schools accepted scores over the last few years

10 days and counting

19 days to results. Thinking about which schools to consider?
I've attached some info to hopefully help.

Thinking of having a look around schools this month. Here are a few dates to consider.

Bangor Grammar School – Saturday 12th January 2019 from 09.30 to 12:00. Principal’s Address: 09.45 & 10.45.

Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College – Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd January 2019, 19.00 – 21.00pm. Principal’s Address is at 19.00 & 20.00 each evening.

Campbell College – Open Evening : Friday 18th January 2019, 18:30 – 21:00. Open Morning : Saturday 19th January 2019, 10:00 – 12:30.

Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor – Thursday 24th January 2019, 18:45 – 21:00. Principal’s Address: 18.45 & 19.45 in the Main Hall.

Methodist College – Thursday 10th & Friday 11th January 2019, both 18:30 – 21:00. Principal’s Address at 18:30 and 20:30.

Our Lady and St. Patrick’s College, Knock – Saturday 19th January 2019 from 09.15 to 13.00. Principal’s Address at 09.30 & 11.00.

Priory Integrated College Holywood – Thursday 17th January 2019, 18:30 – 21:30.

St Columbanus’ College, Bangor – Tuesday 8th January 2019 at 19.00.

Many others available :). Thought I would just get the brain thinking about the open nights again.

Count Down until test 1 of this years AQE. I'm guessing 9th Nov, giving 312 days. Could also be 16th Nov. . . . . .

Start the year off right building confidence in recalling their times tables accurately and with quick recall. I can't stress enough how important good knowledge of table facts are in solving most AQE or GL related math problems