Hunterhouse College

Open events

• Open evening Fri 8 Jan, 9.30pmAdd to calendarsource

Your chances

Check your chances against these criteria.

How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:

1. 1Children resident in Northern Ireland at proposed admission are considered before non-residents.
2. 2Places allocated in strict rank order of SEAG TSAS, highest first, up to the admission number of 100.
3. 3Girls with a child of the family currently enrolled or accepted at the College (tie-break).
4. 4Girls with a child of the family who attended Hunterhouse College (tie-break).
5. 5Girls who are the eldest girl of the family eligible to transfer to a mainstream post-primary school (tie-break).
6. 6Girls with a parent who attended Hunterhouse College (tie-break).
7. 7Older applicant ranked first, by date of birth on birth certificate (tie-break).
8. 8Final tie-break by computer-generated random number (tie-break).

The school's criteria

Getting in

14 of the 63 children who put it first were not offered a place in 2026/27.

Places depend mostly on the SEAG score, so how many apply says little on its own.

For September 2026 entry: places by SEAG score went to 178 and above. source

For September 2026 entry, 150 applications were considered for 100 places. Places ran out at criterion strict rank order: The final place was awarded on SEAG TSAS; no tie-break was required. EA statement

Applications per place (all preferences): 1.5 in 2024/25, 1.3 in 2025/26, 1.5 in 2026/27.

Results for its intake

Expected about 92%, got 99.1% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).

Getting there

School bus from Comber, Ballinderry, Crumlin, Moira, Dromara. Routes

School life

• School day 8.50am to 3.20pm source
• Sport: Hockey, Netball, Tennis, Badminton, Football, Athletics, Equestrian source
• Has a learning support centre source
• Voluntary contribution £180 a year source