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THE ROYAL BELFAST ACADEMICAL INSTITUTION College Square East Belfast BT1 6DL Telephone No: 028 9024 0461 Fax No: 028 9023 7464 E-mail: prinsec@rbai.belfast.ni.sch.uk Web-site: www.rbai.org.uk Voluntary Grammar School Boys Grammar Age Range: 11-18 Enrolment September 2013: 1050 Approved Admissions No for 2014: 150 Approved Enrolment No for 2014: 1050 Fees: £1050 pa (at present) Principal: Miss J Williamson MA (Oxon) NPQH Chairman of the Board of Governors: Mr C D Gowdy LLB To Parents/Guardians naming The Royal Belfast Academical Institution as a preference on your child’s Transfer Form. Exam Test Results Please ensure that Section C of your son’s Transfer Form includes the AQE Common Entrance Assessment score. It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to make sure that the original notification received from the AQE indicating their child’s AQE CEA score is attached to the Transfer Form. A photocopy will not be accepted. Special Circumstances and/or Special Provision If you are making a claim for your child to be considered under Special Circumstances or Special Provision (and these are called “special cases” in the Admissions Criteria) please note that you are required to: - Attach to the Transfer Form the information required by the School as referred to in the Admissions Criteria in “Special Cases”, Notes 1-7. Open Days – Saturday 11 th January 2014 9.30am-12.30pm Wednesday 5 th February 2014 4.00pm-6.00pm (tours only) INTRODUCTION The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, founded in 1810, continues in its original purpose - to educate boys of all social classes, race and religious affiliations. Pupils come from the city, suburbs and Greater Belfast, with boys accepted from the Preparatory Department, Inchmarlo, and one hundred primary schools. The school buildings, on the historic city-centre site, include specialist laboratories, sports hall, fitness suite, indoor heated swimming pool, and over fifty classrooms with modern ICT facilities. The Common Hall has extensive stage facilities; there is a spacious, modern dining hall; and well resourced library and ICT Centre of Excellence. There is also the Sixth Form Centre, with its own dining facilities and areas for private study. There are extensive playing fields, a boathouse, an astro turf hockey pitch, football pitch and two pavillions. All Year 8 pupils follow the Revised KS3 Curriculum which includes English, History, Geography, German, French, Spanish, Latin, Mathematics, Science, Art, Divinity, Technology and Physical Education. Enrichment is provided through Home Economics, Citizenship, Employability and Personal Development. . For GCSE, pupils normally study English Language and Literature, a Modern Foreign Language and Mathematics, together with a choice of five or more other subjects from the following: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, SA Science, Drama, History, Geography, Technology, RE, Manufacturing, Media Studies, Art, Astronomy, Latin, German, Spanish, Sports Studies, Music and Business Studies. Divinity and Physical Education are also included in the curriculum. Students in the Sixth Form follow academic courses leading to GCE A/S and A2 Level, with a view to entry to higher education or to an appropriate career. In addition to a wide range of A/S and A2 Level subject options, all boys in the Sixth Form undertake an enrichment programme to extend their skills and interests. Courses are available in many subjects including Communication Skills, ICT, Understanding Law, CAD/CAM, PE and Survival Cookery. Annually members of the Sixth Form gain admission at Oxford and Cambridge with success extending to Harvard and Stanford, USA. The School is renowned for the range of opportunities it offers in sport and cultural activities. As well as rugby (winners of the prestigious Schools’ Cup on twenty-nine occasions), cricket, hockey, swimming, athletics and football, there are numerous clubs and societies (over 50). The Orchestra, Choral Society and Jazz Band, a Combined Cadet Force Contingent, a Scout Troop and Venture Scout Unit and the Community Service Group are further examples of the co-curricular life of the School. There is an extensive provision of trips at a Local, National and International level. The International Schools Award has been re-awarded for 2012-15. 126
Six Houses provide a framework for overseeing each boy’s personal development as well as for inter-house competitions. For the first five years each boy belongs to a tutor group under a Form Tutor, who supervises progress, community involvement, conduct, career aims and general welfare. In the Sixth Form the Housemasters take individual responsibility for each boy’s pastoral care. The Principal is a member of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference and President of ASCL 2014-2015. Further information about the School may be obtained from the School’s web-site: www.rbai.org.uk or by enquiry from the School. In addition to the named top Feeder Primary Schools listed in 3.6 of the Admissions Criteria, the School has also welcomed pupils from the following Primary Schools over the past seven years – Abbey PS, Abbotts Cross PS, Acorn IPS, Alexander Dickson PS, Anahilt PS, Ashgrove PS, Ballinderry PS, Ballycarrickmaddy PS, Ballycarry PS, Ballyclare PS, Ballydown PS, Ballyhenry PS, Ballyholme PS, Ballymacward PS, Ballynahinch PS, Bangor Central PS, Blythefield PS, Braniel PS, Bridge PS, Brooklands PS, Brownlee PS, Carr PS, Carrickfergus Central PS, Carrickfergus Model PS, Carr's Glen PS, Carryduff PS, Clandeboye Road PS, Comber PS, Cranmore IPS, Crumlin PS, Derryboy PS, Doagh PS, Donegall Road PS, Downey House, Downpatrick PS, Dromara PS, Edenbrooke PS, Elmgrove PS, Fair Hill PS, Fairview PS, Fane Street PS, Forge IPS, Forthill PS, Forthriver PS, Fullerton House Prep, Glasswater PS, Glengormley PS, Glenwood PS, Grange Park PS, Greenisland PS, Harberton, Harding Memorial PS, Hazelwood PS, Hillhall PS, Holy Rosary PS, Killinchy PS, Kilmaine PS, Knocknagoney PS, Leadhill PS, Ligoniel PS, Lisburn Central PS, Loanends PS, Loughview IPS, Lowwood PS, Maralin Village PS, Meadowbridge PS, Millennium IPS, Moneyrea PS, Nettlefield PS, New Bridge PS, Newtownbreda PS, Oakwood IPS, Orangefield PS, Our Lady Queen of Peace PS, Parkgate PS, Portaferry IPS, Rathmore PS, Riverdale PS, Rockport Prep Sch, Rosetta PS, Rowandale PS, Seaview PS, Seymour Hill PS, Silverstream Primary, Spa PS, St Aloysius PS, St Anne's PS, St Bernard's PS, St Bernard’s Glengormley, St Clare’s PS, St Gerard’s PS, St Ita’s PS, St James’ PS, St John the Baptist PS, St Joseph’s PS Lisburn, St Joseph’s Carryduff, St Joseph’s Holland Drive, St Malachy's PS, St Michael's PS, St Nicholas’ PS Carrick, St Patrick’s PS, St Therese of Lisieux, St Mary’s (Comber) PS, Straidhaven PS, Taughmonagh PS, Thompson PS. THE ROYAL BELFAST ACADEMICAL INSTITUTION The Royal Belfast Academical Institution (“the School”) is a non-denominational boys’ grammar school in the centre of Belfast. The School traditionally accepts pupils of widely varied social background from Belfast and from an extensive area within Northern Ireland. Because of this well established pattern of intake, there are certain factors which are not considered in selecting pupils. These include: (1) the religious affiliation of the pupil, of his family, or of his primary school, and (2) the geographical location of the pupil’s home or of his primary school. It is customary at the School that all applicants are offered an informal interview in the presence of their parents. An application form is available from the School for prospective applicants and should be returned to the Principal as soon as possible. Admissions Criteria for entry into Year 8 in 2014 The Board is responsible for the Admissions Criteria set out below. The Board in applying those criteria may delegate that responsibility to a sub-committee appointed by the Board for that purpose. Only boys may apply for admission to the School, and in the event that the School has more applicants than it has places, it will apply the criteria set out below in selecting those applicants to whom it will offer places. The School will use the results of the Common Entrance Assessment conducted by the Association for Quality Education Limited. In these criteria: “alternative academic evidence” means any or all of the following: (a) such objective evidence of the applicant’s primary school test results in English and Mathematics (i.e. internal school tests and standardised tests) from the beginning of the Key Stage 2 period (i.e. P5) as the parents or guardians of the applicant produce to the School. (b) such comments of the principal of the applicant’s primary school on the pupil’s academic achievements in comparison with the other members of the pupil’s P7 class as are produced to the School. (c) a report from an educational psychologist. (d) any accredited assessments of the applicant’s ability in English, Mathematics and verbal reasoning. (e) such other information as to the applicant’s academic ability as is provided to the School. 127
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FOREWORD Dear Parent This booklet h
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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF POST-PRIMARY
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THE TRANSFER PROCEDURE 1. INTRODUCT
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3. THE ROLE OF PARENTS IN THE TRANS
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Expressing Your Preference for Post
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Change of Preference after Completi
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FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS NON FEE-PA
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3 SCHOOL MEALS ENTITLEMENT A pupil
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AQUINAS DIOCESAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL 518
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Educational Evidence Please note th
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(v) Applicants will be selected if
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ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING SUPPORT Dia
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Uniform School uniform is compulsor
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Careers Education, Information, Adv
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Duty to verify The Board of Governo
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BLOOMFIELD COLLEGIATE SCHOOL Astori
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1.2 The School will not use the pos
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The Campus Campbell College stands
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Parental Involvement Hazelwood Coll
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