11+ key dates · Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland 11+ key dates
Registration, test day, results, the application deadline and offer day for the SEAG transfer test, in one timeline. Add them to your calendar in one go.
The calendar file has the 2 dates still to come, as all-day events, and works with Apple, Google and Outlook calendars. Want a nudge before each one? Parents in our free WhatsApp community share reminders as dates come up.
September 2027 entry
For children now in P7Act on now
Mon 18 May 2026Passed
SEAG transfer test: registration opens
Fri 18 September 2026Passed
SEAG transfer test: registration closes
Sat 14 November 2026In 10 days
SEAG transfer test: test day
Paper 2 on Saturday 21 November 2026; Saturday 28 November 2026 is a contingency date if the Assessment is completely postponed across N. Ireland
Sat 23 January 2027In about 11 weeks
SEAG transfer test: results sent to families
- SEAG transfer test dates checked against the official source on 19 October 2026(source )opens in a new tab
September 2028 entry
For children now in P6
No dates for this round are confirmed on our site yet. Northern Ireland runs its own transfer timetable through the Education Authority.
The SEAG transfer test dates (registration, test day and results) for september 2028 entryaren't confirmed on our site yet. We only show dates once we've checked them against the official source, so please check with the organiser in the meantime.
Dates can change. Please check important dates with the school, test organiser or council before you rely on them.
Getting ready for the test
Northern Ireland 11+ guide
The schools, who sets the test, how it's scored and free papers for the area.
Open the guideSyllabus checklist
Every topic your child's exam board tests, to tick off before test day.
Open the checklistPractise exam day
A calm run-through of the real thing at home, so test day feels familiar.
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