What are Grammar School selection tests?
The selection process is designed to select the brightest children in the area, i.e. those children who will benefit from the highly academic education provided by Grammar Schools. Although the selection tests are the most important part of the selection process other factors may be taken into consideration, e.g. – • A report on the child from his/her primary school • Whether there are siblings already at the school • Special aptitudes in which the school may specialise, e.g. musical ability The selection tests will include one or more of the following – Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics and English. The content and number of selection tests a child will take varies considerably across the country. For example, in some areas children are tested on Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics and English, whereas in others children are only tested in Verbal Reasoning.
