Information for Parents
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List of PPTC schools which acted as Assessment Centres for 2022-23 (click)
The Documents outlined below apply to the Registration Process for the 2022-23
PPTC Entrance Assessment and were contained in the Registration Pack.
PPTC Registration Pack List and Timetable 2022-23 (click)
PPTC Entrance Assessment Registration Form 2022-23
PPTC Entrance Assessment Registration Form - Guidance Notes 2022-23
Details of the PPTC Entrance Assessment 2022-23 (including format and specification) (click)
PPTC Entrance Assessment Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 2022-23 (click)
PPTC Access Arrangements Policy 2022-23 (click)
Access Arrangements Form (AA1) 2022-23 (click)
Access Arrangements Form AA2 (Medical Information) 2022-23 (click)
Access Arrangements Form AA3 (Special Educational Needs) 2022-23 (click)
Special Circumstances Pack 2022-23
Claiming Special Circumstances - A Guide for parents & guardians * (click)
This guide, for parents & guardians of children who have taken the Entrance Assessment outlines the Special Circumstances process.
Form SCR – Registration of a Claim for Special Circumstances (click)
This form which should be submitted by 2.00 pm Wednesday 14th December 2022 to the Assessment Centre where the child sat the Entrance Assessment provides notification of an initial intention of a parent / guardian to make a Claim for Special Circumstances when making a Post Primary Transfer Application in 2023 to schools which use Entrance Assessment outcomes.
Form SC1 –Special Circumstances Claim Form (click)
This is the form which is used if a parent / guardian, having received their child’s Entrance Assessment outcomes in February 2023, decides to make a Claim for Special Circumstances when making a Post Primary Transfer Application in 2023 to schools which use Entrance Assessment outcomes.
Familiarisation Documents
Sample English Assessment Booklet (click)
Sample English Answer Sheet (click)
Sample Maths Assessment Booklet (click)
Sample Maths Answer Sheet (click)
Sample Gaeilge Assessment Booklet (click)
Sample Gaeilge Answer Sheet (click)
Sample Maths (Gaeilge) Assessment Booklet (click)
Sample Maths (Gaeilge) Answer Sheet (click)
Practice Materials
(not part of the Registration Pack)
PPTC/GL English Practice Paper 2022-23 (click)
PPTC/GL English Practice Answer Sheet (click)
PPTC/GL Mathematics Practice Paper 2022-23 (click)
PPTC/GL Mathematics Practice Answer Sheet (click)
PPTC/GL Gaeilge Practice Paper 2022-23 (click)
PPTC/GL Gaeilge Practice Answer Sheet (click)
PPTC/GL Mathematics (Gaeilge) Practice Paper 2022-23 (click)
PPTC/GL Mathematics (Gaeilge) Practice Answer Sheet (click)
PPTC Practice Papers – Parents’ Guide with Answer Keys 2022-23 (click)