Grammar schools in Northern Ireland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Northern Ireland still maintains the grammar school system with most pupils being entered for the Eleven Plus. Unionists tend to lean towards preserving the grammar schools as they are, with academic selection at the age of 11, whereas republicans lean towards scrapping the Eleven Plus. The matter remains one of deep contention between the province's political parties. The Democratic Unionist Party claimed to have ensured the continuation of the grammar school system in the Province as part of the St Andrews Agreement in October 2006. By contrast Sinn Féin claimed to have secured the abolition of the 11-plus and a veto over any system which might follow it. The outcome was that the government decided to end the 11-plus with the final 11-plus transfer test taking place in 2008.^[1]

[edit] See also

v • d • e Schools

By educational stage	Primary education • Secondary education • Tertiary education

By funding	Free education • Free school • Private school • Public school • Independent school • Independent school (UK) • Charter school

By style of education	Day school • Alternative school • Parochial school • Boarding school • Magnet school • Virtual school • K-12

By scope	Compulsory education • Comprehensive school • Vocational school • University-preparatory school

By name	Grammar school • High school • Secondary school • Middle school • Primary school • Elementary school • University-preparatory school • Vocational school • Gymnasium • College • University