Thank you for your interest in Friends’ School.
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Admissions
For entry into Year 8, please refer to our Admissions Criteria, which are published in December each year. To find out more about what we offer and to gain an insight into everyday life at Friends’, please have a look at our latest prospectus.
You can view our Prospectus here.
We wish everyone well as they make their applications for next September.
Please read our Admissions Criteria carefully before making an application. Further information about applying for post-primary places in Northern Ireland is available from the Education Authority.
Friends’ uses the Entrance Assessment run by the Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group (SEAG) for primary school pupils.
If you are making an application for Special Provisions please read this guidance and complete this form which should be uploaded with the transfer application.
If you are making an application for Special Circumstances please read this guidance and complete this form which should be uploaded with the transfer application.
The SP and SC Forms are editable and where possible we would request that documents are uploaded as PDFs and should be clearly labelled to include the applicant’s name or initials.
Please note that educational evidence will need to be verified by the primary school Principal and can be uploaded separately to Part 1 of the SP/SC Form.
Welcome to our new Year 8
Our Induction Afternoon will take place on Tuesday 17 June at 4pm.
Please remember to return the original Form of Acceptance and a copy of the pupil’s Birth Certificate to the school office by Friday 30 May.
We would also ask that you complete our enrolment form by Friday 30 May.
Our Induction Booklet with important information about Friends’ School can be viewed here.
Unfortunately, we do not currently have spaces available in Years 9-11 and so are not able to operate a waiting list. This is because we have been granted a temporary variation in numbers by the Department which brings us above our approved enrolment number. If this changes, further information will be posted here.
We do not normally admit pupils into Year 12 as pupils have already completed half of their GCSE courses in Year 11.
In August every year Friends’ admits pupils from a wide variety of schools both locally and internationally. We are running a Sixth Form Open Afternoon on Friday 28 March 2025 from 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm and applications are welcomed at any point using the documentation below.
Sixth Form Application Form 2025
Sixth Form Admissions Criteria
Sixth Form Subject Booklet 2025 – 2027
Please also upload a copy of your latest School Record/Report by using the link below:
