🏫 Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Enniskillen – SEAG Practice Papers with Video Explanations
Catholic Voluntary Grammar School | Girls | Enniskillen, County Fermanagh | Ages 11–18
📚 History of Mount Lourdes Grammar School
Mount Lourdes Grammar School was established in 1906 by the Sisters of Mercy to provide quality Catholic education for girls in County Fermanagh. The school was originally situated at Belmore Street in Enniskillen and later moved to its current location on Belmore Street / Belleek Road, overlooking the beautiful surroundings of Lough Erne.
As a Catholic grammar school, Mount Lourdes remains committed to its founding principles of faith, academic excellence, service, and empowerment of young women. It has grown into one of the leading grammar schools in the Western region of Northern Ireland, with a strong reputation for academic and pastoral care.
👨🎓 Pupil Numbers & Structure
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Total Pupils: ~850
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Year 8 Intake: ~120–130 pupils
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Sixth Form: ~200 pupils
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Gender: Girls only
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Age Range: 11–18
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School Type: Catholic Voluntary Grammar School
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Religious Ethos: Roman Catholic (Diocese of Clogher)
🎓 Academic Reputation
Mount Lourdes Grammar School is highly respected for its strong academic performance, dedicated staff, and nurturing environment. It consistently achieves excellent GCSE and A-Level results, and its pupils regularly progress to higher education in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the UK.
✅ Academic Strengths:
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High achievement in STEM, English, Modern Languages, Religious Education, and Humanities
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Excellent track record for Medicine, Nursing, Law, Teaching, and Engineering university courses
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Supportive and structured academic guidance throughout all key stages
📊 Academic Results:
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GCSEs:
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~99–100% of pupils achieve 7+ GCSEs at grades A–C*
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~85–90% of grades at A–A*
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A-Levels:
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~85–90% of grades at A–B*
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High percentage of pupils gain places at Queen’s University Belfast, Ulster University, and universities in Dublin, Galway, and the UK
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🏫 Mount Lourdes Grammar School – Contact Information
School Name: Mount Lourdes Grammar School
Type: Catholic Voluntary Grammar School for Girls (Ages 11–18)
Location: Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
📍 Address:
Mount Lourdes Grammar School
Belmore Street
Enniskillen
County Fermanagh
BT74 6AB
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
☎️ Telephone:
+44 (0)28 6632 2658
📧 Email:
info@mountlourdes.enniskillen.ni.sch.uk
🌐 Website:
📱 Social Media:
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Facebook: Mount Lourdes Grammar School
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Twitter/X: @MountLourdesGS
You can view the school’s location on the map below:
SEAG Score Needed to get into Mount Lourdes Grammar School
Below is historical scores for Mount Lourdes Grammar School from 2022 to 2014.
2022 Lowest Grade – PPTC/GL – 219
2021 N/A
2020 Lowest Grade – PPTC/GL – 213
2019 Lowest Grade – PPTC/GL – 213
2018 Lowest Grade – PPTC/GL – 224
2017 Lowest Grade – PPTC/GL – 224
2016 Lowest Grade – PPTC/GL – 213
2015 Lowest Grade – PPTC/GL – 224
2014 Lowest Grade – PPTC/GL – 219
As you can see from the above stats and 219 in PPTC/GL in most years will have got you into Mount Lourdes Grammar School. The highest score needed was 224 in 2023.
A 224 score in old PPTC/GL test is equivalent to 190 in new SEAG test so based on past intake a minimum score of 190+ in SEAG test would give your child a very high chance of getting accepted into Mount Lourdes Grammar School.
SEAG Comparison with historical AQE and PPTC outcomes:
| Approx PPTC / GL Equivalent SAS | SEAG TSAS | Approx AQE Equivalent SAS | SEAG Band | SEAG Cohort Percentile |
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| 282 | 282 | 130 | 1 | 100 |
| 258 | 236 | 1 | 90 | |
| 249 | 224 | 113 | 1 | 80 |
| 242 | 215 | 109 | 1 | 70 |
| 236 | 207 | 106 | 1 | 60* |
| 231 | 200 | 103 | 2 | 50* |
| 226 | 193 | 99 | 3 | 40* |
| 220 | 185 | 94 | 4 | 30* |
| 214 | 175 | 88 | 5 | 20* |
| 200 | <175 | 6 | <20 |
*This is the minimum cohort percentile needed for that Band
Two examples:
A SEAG TSAS of 215 would be “equivalent” to a PPTC SAS of about 242 or an AQE SAS of about 109. A SEAG TSAS of 185 would be “equivalent” to a PPTC SAS of about 220 or an AQE SAS of about 94.
| Minimum PPTC /GL SAS needed for Grade | PPTC/ GL Grade | Approx Equivalent SEAG TSAS |
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| 234 | A | 206 |
| 229 | B1 | 197 |
| 224 | B2 | 190 |
| 219 | C1 | 183 |
| 213 | C2 | 174 |
| <213 | D | <174 |
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📋 Admissions Criteria (Subject to Annual Review)
If applications exceed available places (~125), Mount Lourdes applies the following criteria:
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Applicants with SEAG scores, ranked by performance
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Baptised Catholic girls
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Siblings of current or former pupils
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Daughters of staff or past pupils
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Pupils from designated Catholic primary schools
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Children residing closest to the school (distance tie-breaker)
✅ Special Circumstances (illness, SEN, bereavement, etc.) may be considered with supporting documentation.
📅 Admissions Timeline
| Stage | Date |
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| SEAG Registration Opens | May |
| SEAG Registration Closes | September |
| SEAG Test Dates | November (Two Saturdays) |
| SEAG Results Issued | January |
| EA Application Portal Opens | Late January |
| Application Deadline | February |
| Offers Announced | March |
SEAG Exam Information for Mount Lourdes Grammar School
The SEAG Group’ consists of 63 Grammar Schools in Northern Ireland that use academic selection for all or part of their Year 8 intake. The SEAG 2024 Entrance Assessment is for pupils who will be transferring to post primary schools and whose parents may be considering a place at a SEAG school for their child. Our Lady’s Grammar School is a SEAG School. Mount Lourdes Grammar School will use the results from the SEAG Test to determine who gets offered a place at the school.
SEAG Registration and Exam Details
Parents can register their child at the SEAG website at the following address. SEAG (seagni.co.uk).The SEAG Entrance Assessment consists of two papers. Both papers assess English and Mathematics and both have an identical format consisting of three Sections:
1st Section – The Practice Test Section
This section contains 5 English followed by 5 Maths questions. These questions are designed to help pupils settle before the Main Test begins. The Practice Test is not assessed or timed.
2nd Section – English Main Test.
The English section of the paper consists of 28 questions (Q1-Q28) and is broken down into 4 sections:
1) “Punctuation Exercise” containing 5 multiple choice questions.
2) “Grammar Exercise” 5 multiple choice questions.
3) “Spelling Exercise” with 5 multiple choice questions.
4) Comprehension”. Contains a passage and are then asked 13 questions on the passage; 7 of these are multiple choice (Q16-Q22). The final 6 questions (Q23-Q28) are described as “free response”; the pupil writes the answer to each in the space provided in the Answer Sheet.
3rd Section – Maths Main Test.
The Maths section also has 28 questions (Q29-Q56) and is broken down into 2 sections:
1) The first 22 Maths questions (Q29-Q50) are multiple choice questions.
2) The final 6 Maths questions (Q51-Q56) are described as “free response”. For each of these questions the pupil works out the correct answer and writes the answer in the space provided in the Answer Sheet.
Pupils will have 60 minutes to answer the 56 Main Test questions.
They can choose to start with the English questions or with the Maths questions.
Each of the multiple choice questions has 5 possible answers.
Admissions Criteria for Mount Lourdes Grammar School
Most Northern Ireland Grammar Schools are now using the SEAG Entrance Assessment instead of Transfer Test AQE or PPTC/GL Assessment. As part of their admissions criteria each school uses slightly different criteria versions for admissions. The vast majority of schools will have SEAG Band one as 1st criteria which means you need to score 206+ in the SEAG Entrance Assessment Test. If you don’t get band one then you will not be guaranteed a grammar school place in any school in Northern Ireland.
After criteria one, criteria two can vary depending on Grammar School. The majority of Grammar Schools 2nd criteria will be if a family member currently or in some cases has attended the school, other schools will go straight to SEAG TSAS scores. The main key point to note is that you need to aim for band one which is 206 in SEAG Entrance Assessment for the vast majority of Grammar Schools in Northern Ireland. Another key point is school preference, most schools don’t stipulate they have to be number one preference on the SEAG Application form to be considered for a place at their school. So, if you put down a Grammar School as 1st preference and don’t get the grade to get in, as long as your 2nd choice school doesn’t stipulate their school has to be 1st preference then it’s the same as putting the 2nd school down 1st on the SEAG application form.
Our advice is to read the Grammar School criteria carefully and know what your child needs to achieve to gain entry as a lot of parents get confused over the criteria. We keep an up-to-date database of past Transfer Test and SEAG scores you need to gain entry to all Grammar Schools in Northern Ireland.
Our SEAG products at bottom of the page are proven resources to give you child the best chance of getting a high score in SEAG, our Practice Test Papers with video explanations are a great starting point for the SEAG Exam. Our online and live tutor bootcamps are a great alternative to an expensive tutor and our mock exams are a great way to find out what level your child is currently at compared to other children who have taken our mock exams in the same area. Our mock exams will be pitched at examination level difficulty so you have an exact understanding of the level your child needs to aim for. Below is the criteria for this Grammar School. If you have any questions please contact us:
The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of the number of applicants being greater than the admissions number for the school, the following method will be used to select girls for admission: The results achieved by girls in the SEAG Entrance Assessment or awarded by the Selection Committee following a Special Circumstances and/or Special Provision Claim, will form the evidence to be considered by the Selection Committee in applying the first criterion below.
1) Girls awarded Band 1 in the SEAG Entrance Assessment and those girls regarding whom parental claims for consideration of special circumstances and/or special provision have been accepted and who, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, based on the documented evidence submitted as required, are of comparable ability to those girls awarded Band 1 to Band 6.
2) If there are more applicants with a particular band in the order of priority set out above than places remaining, then the remaining places will be allocated by the application of the following criteria in the order and priority set down below:
3) Applicants who at the date of their application have another girl of the family (as defined by the Department of Education * see note below) currently enrolled in the school or at the date of their application have a girl of the family selected for admission to the school in the coming school year.
4) Applicants who are the first girl in the family to transfer to secondary education. This criterion includes “only” children, and the Board of Governors will treat twins (or other multiples) as joint eldest. Applicants who consider that this criterion applies to them (as the “first” girl in the family to transfer to secondary education), must provide a verifying letter written on headed notepaper, and signed by one of the following, who is not a member of the applicant’s family: • Primary school principal • Family doctor • Solicitor • Parish priest/member of clergy who is known to the family. The verifying letter must be uploaded with the Transfer Application.
5) In the event of over subscription in any one criterion when applied in the order set, the selection of available places will be carried out using a method of random selection.
Visit Mount Lourdes Grammar School website for a more detailed Admissions Policy document – https://www.mountlourdes.com
