11 Plus Tuition for Belfast High School

Belfast High School traces its origins to 1854, when it was established by John Pyper as Pyper Academy, soon becoming the Belfast Mercantile Academy. It is a co-educational, controlled grammar school in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.

Admission to Year 8 is based on the SEAG Entrance Assessment, with the school then applying its own published admissions criteria to the results. Parents apply through the Education Authority post-primary transfer process, naming Belfast High School.

Belfast High School uses the SEAG Entrance Assessment, the single transfer test used across Northern Ireland. It consists of two papers covering English and Maths, sat on Saturday, 14th November 2026 (Paper 1) and Saturday, 21st November 2026 (Paper 2).

Belfast High School does not use a rigid distance-only catchment, but its admissions criteria consider siblings, family connection and proximity alongside SEAG performance. The school draws strongly from Newtownabbey and the surrounding Belfast and South Antrim area.

For 2027 entry, SEAG registration opens at 8am on Monday, 18th May 2026 and closes at 11:59pm on Friday, 18th September 2026. The two papers are sat on Saturday, 14th November 2026 and Saturday, 21st November 2026, with results on Saturday, 23rd January 2027.

Yes. Belfast High School offers a wide range of sporting, musical and extracurricular activities alongside its broad academic curriculum, supported by strong pastoral care and a welcoming school community.

Yes, all our tuition is available both in-person at our Edgbaston, Birmingham centre and online via live video sessions. Online tuition gives families across the Belfast and Newtownabbey area and Northern Ireland access to our expert tutors without the need to travel. The quality and personalisation of sessions is identical in both formats.