Sub-Group on Schools Admission Policy

On 24 November 2006, following a direction from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, the Assembly’s Business Committee established a Committee on the Programme for Government to consider the priorities for a new Executive and to make preparations for restoration. At its meeting on 27 November, the Committee agreed a work programme up to 30 January 2007. This included the setting up of a number of sub-groups including the Sub-Group on Schools Admission Policy.

The Sub-Group’s terms of reference are: -

1. To examine the proposed new post-primary admission arrangements including:

a. The Pupil Profile

b. The Admissions criteria* for over-subscribed schools including any specific number or combination of criteria to be included and whether the criteria should be applied in a specific sequence

2. To identify any other appropriate arrangements that may be considered

To report to the Committee on the Programme for Government by 10 January 2007

* Note: In the consultation document on new admissions arrangements the criteria were grouped under the broad categories of

• Family-Focused Criteria;
• Community-Based Criteria;
• Geographical Criteria; and
• Tiebreakers

Membership

Minutes of the Sub-Group:

2007: 16 January / 8 and 12 January

2006: 22 December / 15 December / 8 December

Minutes of Evidence: 

2006: 15 December / 8 December

Press Releases

PN 05/06 Sub-Group scrutinises schools admission policy 
PN 14/06 Sub-Group hears evidence from key stakeholders 
PN 19/06 Sub-Group considers key issues
PN 20/06 Sub-Group considers pupil profile 
PN 22/06 Sub-Group considers report

Reports: