IMPORTANT INFORMATION:-

NEW TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTS (CEA TESTS)

• From the 17th May 2010 Registration Forms will be available from all 34 schools participating in the new CEA Tests and on-line from AQE Ltd for those applying for a Year 8 place in 2011. Completed forms should be submitted to AQE Ltd (not to the School) between 17th May 2010 and 17th September 2010.

• There will be three one-hour tests scheduled from 10.00am – 11.00am on:

• 1st -  Saturday 13th November 2010
  2nd- Saturday 27th November 2010
  3rd-  Saturday 4th December 2010

• Sullivan Upper School will be holding a familiarisation morning on Saturday 6th November so that candidates have an opportunity to visit the test venue before the tests are taken.

• Candidates may sit two or three of the tests. The result will be based on the average of the best two scores.

• Candidates may apply to sit the tests at any of the 34 AQE Ltd member schools. They will be allocated a test venue by AQE Ltd.

• Wherever the candidate sits the test, the result will be valid for application to attend any of the AQE Ltd member schools i.e. where the test is taken has no bearing on the application to attend a particular school.

• A fee of £38 will be charged by AQE payable at the time of registration; however, this would be waived if the registration form is accompanied by proof that the child is entitled to free school meals.

• The test itself is based on English and Maths only (no science is included) and is based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum. Therefore, no additional subject knowledge is required other than that normally taught in all Primary Schools as part of the revised curriculum.

• Each School which operates as a test centre will provide specific and appropriate access arrangements for those candidates that require them.

• The full specifications for the tests, example questions and additional information are available on the AQE website: www.aqe.org.uk.

• The results, which are age adjusted, will be given in the form of a standardised mark and will be published at the beginning of February 2011.  The application process to apply for a place at a particular school would then follow existing procedures.