11 Plus Tuition for Glenlola Collegiate School

Glenlola Collegiate School was founded as a school for girls in approximately 1880. It is a controlled grammar school for girls in Bangor, County Down, serving the whole North Down community.

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 Glenlola Collegiate School.

Glenlola Collegiate 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).

Glenlola Collegiate School does not use a rigid distance-only catchment, but its admissions criteria consider siblings, family connection and proximity alongside SEAG performance. As a school serving the whole North Down community, it draws girls from Bangor and the surrounding 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. Glenlola Collegiate School offers a wide range of extracurricular activities, from hockey and netball to pottery and jazz band, supported by its six-house system that encourages participation across all age groups.

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 North Down and Northern Ireland access to our expert tutors without the need to travel. The quality and personalisation of sessions is identical in both formats.