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Practical, honest advice on the SEAG transfer test, written by the people who built this platform.
Welcome, P7 parent. This page collects the practical, no-jargon advice we wish we'd had when our own children sat the SEAG transfer test in Northern Ireland.
The test is a GL Assessment paper sat in November of P7. Sixty minutes, fifty-six scored questions, English and Maths in the same paper. The score that comes back about six weeks later shapes the grammar school admissions process for the following September. Most parents tell us they understood the test in broad strokes but felt the detail was scattered across school newsletters, WhatsApp groups, and the SEAG website itself.
These guides bring it together in one place. Each one is short, focused, and written for parents rather than teachers. If you want a calendar plan from P6 through to test day, our P6 to P7 month-by-month preparation guide gives you a checklist by month. To understand what the paper actually contains and how the timing breaks down, inside the SEAG paper explains the question formats. And when November rolls around, what to expect on test day covers the practical logistics: what to bring, what happens at the centre, and how the day runs.
Honest note: we run SEAG Success, a paid online platform for SEAG practice. The guides below are free regardless. We wrote them because the information should be free even if the practice tools aren't.
A practical guide to the SEAG morning, from the night before through to the moment your child walks back out of the hall.
The SEAG paper has 12 written answers that need human-style judgement. Here is how our AI handles them, and where you stay in control.
Option E is the SEAG Maths answer choice that causes the most anxiety. Here is how to handle it with confidence.
A practical month-by-month plan from the start of P6 through to test day in November P7, written by a working NI teacher.
If your child has a diagnosed need, they may be entitled to extra time or other SEAG support. Here is how the process works.
A calm, practical guide for parents whose child has not received the band they hoped for, and what genuinely comes next.
What the raw score, the TSAS, the CPR and the band actually mean, and what to do with the letter once it lands.
A section-by-section walkthrough of the GL Assessment SEAG paper, so your child knows exactly what is coming on test day.
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