In Ballymena lots of primary 7 students have just completed their transfer tests. Well done! The pressure is off! Choosing a secondary school can be a big step and it can be difficult to image moving up from primary school. To help parents and potential students in their decision schools have open nights to allow you to come along and have a look around.
School Open Night Dates – Ballymena
We highly recommend a website called the Transfer Tutor which is packed with great advice and information for parents of children who are in P6 and P7. They have put together and extensive list of school open nights which is available here.
We have gathered the local school information together below:
Ballymena Academy – Wednesday 10th January 2018, 19.00 – 21.00 (for those attending Primary Schools within 3 miles) and Thursday 11th January 2018, 19.00 – 21.00 (for those situated more than 3 miles of Ballymena Academy).
Cambridge House Grammar School, Ballymena – Saturday 20th January 2018, 09.30 – 13.00. Principal’s Address at 09:30 and 11:00.
Cullybackey College – Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd January 2018, both starting at 19:30.
Dunclug College – Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th January 2018. Principal’s Address at 19.00.
Slemish Integrated College – Wednesday 24th January and Thursday 25th January 2018 starting at 19.00 on both evenings.
St Louis’ Grammar, Ballymena – Wednesday 24th January 2018 from 7.15pm (for those attending from Mount St Michael’s, St Colmcille’s, St Comgall’s, Antrim, St Joseph’s, Dunloy and St MacNissi’s, Larne Primary Schools) and Thursday 25th January 2018, 7.15pm (from other primary schools).
St Patrick’s College, Ballymena – Wednesday 10th January 2018, 19:00 – 21:00. Principal’s Address at 19:00.
If you are intending to visit another school that we have missed then again we recommend yo head over the the Transfer Tutor site – where all the hard work has already been done. – just click here. Thanks to all the schools, teachers and students who work hard to host these open nights in secondary schools in Ballymena.